Pilipinas HD

Country	Philippines
Broadcast area	Philippines
Affiliates	BEAM TV D8TV (timesharing)
Programming
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to16:9480i for theSDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Chino Trinidad
History
Launched	June 12, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-06-12) (test broadcast) September 1, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-09-01) (official launch)
Closed	January 20, 2025; 10 months ago (2025-01-20)
Replaced by	D8TV
Availability
Terrestrial
BEAM TV (Nationwide)	Channel x.7 (DTT)

Pilipinas HD was aPhilippinefree-to-air television channel that broadcasts cultural programming. During its initial broadcast from June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) until August 31, 2016,Chino Trinidad rented a satellite space to all subscription providers to be able to watch by the viewing public free of charge.^[1][2]

On September 1, 2016, Pilipinas HD was launched on digital terrestrial television, following a blocktime deal signed withBroadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. However, unlike its pay TV counterpart, BEAM TV handles and supplies the channel's programming on a dedicated subchannel.

On November 4, 2024, the channel began timesharing withD8TV as part of its soft launch on digital television.

On January 20, 2025, the channel ceased broadcasting after 8 years and 6 months, following Trinidad's sudden passing in July 2024, and six months after its initial launch. D8TV then took over full-time on the same BEAM TV subchannel space.

These were the list of programs aired before the channel's closure:

• Decoding Duterte - a documentary series on the biography of Former PresidentRodrigo Duterte
• Duyan ka Magiting (Cradle of Noble Heroes) - a series featuring the forgotten national heroes
• Pamana - a series on the Filipino families
• Filipiknow - a series on Philippine history, facts and trivias
• Grid - a travel and magazine show which will feature travel destinations in the country
• Panatang Pilipino - a series that tells the aspirations and dreams of ordinary Filipinos
• Ugat ng Lahi - a series on the rich tradition of the Filipino indigenous tribes
• Storya ng Bayan - a series that visit places and towns that have colorful history and its heroes
• Sa Ngalan ng Katotohanan - a documentary series on the biography of PresidentEmilio Aguinaldo during the revolution on his 150th birth anniversary.

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