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| Formerly | TapGo |
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Type of site | OTT streaming platform |
| Available in | English Filipino (select titles only; in dubbed versions) |
| Area served | Philippines |
| Owner | TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation |
| URL | welcome |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | 2020; 6 years ago (2020) |
| Current status | Active |
Blast TV (formerlyTapGo) is a Philippineover-the-top streaming media andfree ad-supported streaming television service owned byTAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation. The service offers in-house linear streaming channels, as well asvideo on demand content fromNBCUniversal,Paramount Skydance,Sony Pictures Entertainment,MGM Television,Lionsgate,FilmRise,Voltage Pictures,Millennium Media,CJ ENM,Medialink andMuse Communication. In addition, Blast TV also housesStudio Universal andParamount+.
The service is available toConverge andGlobe broadband subscribers in the Philippines.
The service traced its origins in 2020 asTAP Go, a streaming service offering live channels from TAP DMV and live sporting events. TAP Go was suspending its operations in November 2020, but continues to stream live football on its sister site PremierFootball.ph.[1] The service resumed in August 2021, coinciding with TAP DMV's coverage ofManny Pacquiao'srecently concluded bout againstYordenis Ugas on its own cable channels.
TAP Go was relaunched in October 2022 with additional live TV channels from third-party content providers likeWarner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific,Paramount Global,Rock Entertainment Holdings, andABS-CBN. In addition, TAP Go has also offers in-houseFAST/linear channels through a partnership withEndeavor Streaming, namely: Laff, Crime TV, Comic U, and Game Show Central.[2][3]
In August 2023, TAP DMV andConverge ICT formally launched Blast TV, originally aFAST-oriented streaming service that offers linear channels and video on-demand content.[4]
On September 18, 2023, TAP DMV launched a new hub for Blast TV calledStudio Universal, a linear channel and video-on-demand.[5]
On November 3, 2023, TAP DMV officially shut down the TAP Go service, with its entire content were merged into Blast TV.
On January 20, 2024, TAP DMV announced that it will launch a new content hub forParamount+ within the Blast TV service, after the latter signed a licensing agreement withParamount Global Content Distribution,[6] which was later launched on May 23, 2025.
Blast TV began carrying some anime titles from regional licensing distributors:Muse Communication in September 2024 andMedialink (via Ani-One) in June 2025.
As of 2024, Blast TV offers in-house linear channels (Laff, Crime TV, Comic U, Game Show Central, Blast Cinema, Family Movies, Fear, Blast Action, Reality TV, Talk Shows, and Showcase Drama) in addition to its own cable channels that are also streamed on the said service, as well as third-party channels including fromCJ ENM (tvN Asia and tvN Movies Pinoy) andPrage Management Corporation (Abante TV andBilyonaryo News Channel). In addition, Blast TV also houses theStudio Universal hub, which features content library from NBCUniversal;Paramount+ hub, which features content library from Paramount Global; andSetanta Sports, which broadcasts live coverages of selected matches from thePremier League,La Liga and theNBA.
The service is available free of charge for Converge FiberX subscribers (including Surf2Sawa and Bida Fiber plans) as well as for Globe At Home broadband subscribers (both Prepaid and Postpaid), but requires user membership. Subscription for non-telco partners is also available on a monthly payment basis.
In May 2025, Blast TV becomes available forDito Telecommunity mobile subscribers thru both paid subscription with Dito prepaid and free streaming via Dito mobile application.
