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The TV5-Cignal group needs to immediately rethink its broadcast setup for its sports offerings, given that the said industry is slowly crawling back to normalcy. In a blog post on this site last year, it was discussed why the Reliance-based media group needed a spillover channel (nicknamed One More) in some form or another. It […]
In less than a month, the ball game will officially begin. This May 9, the Philippines will elect its new set of leaders. From national, up to local officers, registered voters will decide the fate of our country in the next six years. To help them make an informed decision, the media as the fourth […]
The TV simulcast of DZBB Super Radyo deserves a channel of its own. In 2011, programs of GMA’s AM radio station DZBB began airing on the network’s then-news channel GMA News TV. The block, titled Dobol B sa News TV, first aired between 6 and 9 in the morning, until it was cancelled in 2012. […]
And they need to have ‘One’ sooner. Late last year, TV5 bagged a bunch of sporting rights, the most notable of which are those that used to be covered by ABS-CBN Sports like the UAAP, Premier Volleyball League, and the NBA. Around that time, the network’s grid was still being rebuilt, and much of channel […]
News TV still lives on, albeit on a smaller scale locally. On Saturday, February 27, GTV aired a short news bulletin at 11:00am. But instead of having a new hourly news update program, GTV basically continued with the old. News TV Live is still alive. The aformentioned news bulletin, which was launched in 2011, seems […]
Now that TV5’s reformat is well underway, there seems to be more things needed to be done to bring more relevance to the Kapatid network, especially on social media. Currently, TV5 (as in the network) has accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. This is not to mention the independent (and additional) presence of News5 […]
On March 8, 2020, Kapatid sports fans were delighted with a surprise from TV5 and Cignal. All sporting programs and specials across the two platforms and online now share a more cohesive branding that is One Sports. Initially launched as a standalone satellite TV channel on January 9, 2019, it had become a near-mirror channel […]