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A2Z is now two months old! Months after the launch of A2Z Channel 11, it has proven that it’s more than a mere replica of Kapamilya Channel on free TV. Apart from the given JIL-oriented religious programming, A2Z also has a mix of children’s shows, movie blocks, and educational programs from Knowledge Channel. Later on, […]
“The Philippines’ number 1 news channel,” no more? In the past, GNTV served as the biggest risk that GMA Network took in news broadcasting. Hourly news updates, coupled with newscasts and public affairs programs filled the schedule. Entertainment and sports were partially relegated to the outskirts of the broadcast day, but was still somehow given […]
“Oras-oras alam ko.” That was the main battlecry for GMA Network’s first foray into the news station wars, GMA News TV. On February 28, 2011, the said channel was first launched via ZOE TV on channel 11 — ultimately replacing QTV. The Kapuso network envisioned the channel as a place for news-hungry audience that wants […]
The Kapatid network is on a roll! Beginning October 18, more shows that will be part of TV5’s second wave of new programming this year will take on the screens. Kapatid viewers will finally get a glimpse of more Kapamilya stars joining the station via Albee Benitez’s Brightlight Productions. The roster is composed of Billy […]
“Better days are here.” Recently, a blocktime deal between ZOE Broadcasting Network and ABS-CBN was forged. Out of that, A2Z on free TV 11 was born. The channel carries programs from content partners like the Kapamilya network, Knowledge Channel, CBN Asia, and ZOE’s Light TV 33. The network officially signed on last October 10, with […]
No ‘TV Patrol’ and even news advisories are currently aired on channel 11. As the announcement of the A2Z channel came Tuesday last week, it was already made clear that only entertainment, educational, and religious programs will be aired on the station for the forseeable future. Shows pooled primarily from ABS-CBN, Light TV, CBN Asia, […]
As the league’s season reboot is just around the corner, what’s going to be the broadcast set-up come October 9? After the government imposed quarantine measures in mid-March, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)’s 2020 Philippine Cup was only at around 2 playing days. Hence, when the tournament suspended all games until further notice, its broadcast […]
The likelihood of a Cignal-Sky team up isn’t far from possible, at least according to some reports. Just a few weeks ago, Bilyonaryo broke the news that the Lopez-led embattled media giant ABS-CBN Corporation is considering to sell its pay TV subsidiary that is Sky Cable. The reason? It was detailed that this sale might […]
“This is ABS-CBN DZOE-TV channel 11 …” For the past few weeks, several articles sprung up left, right, and center about the possibility of ABS-CBN blocktiming a currently vacated frequency in local television, channel 11 – which is owned by Zoe Broadcasting Network, a company controlled by Bro. Eddie Villanueva and the Jesus Is Lord […]
Gerry Baja, Anthony Taberna, and Vic Lima have something in common. They are no longer part of DZMM or the station that simply goes by the name TeleRadyo. On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN Corporation was served by a cease-and-desist order by the National Telecommunications Commission or NTC after the network’s franchise expired the day before. […]
In a surprise move by ABS-CBN, its popular streaming service iWant will be relaunched yet again next month. Adieu, iWant and iWant’s website as the new iWant TFC is set to take their places beginning September 1, 2020. Currently, no formal announcement has been made yet, although the Philippine Entertainment Portal has already dropped the […]
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 […]