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Within this month, the Kapatid network will transform into a joint venture station between telco giant PLDT and media conglomerate ABS-CBN. In a statement during a PLDT briefing on Thursday, the telecommunications giant’s chairman Manny V. Pangilinan confirmed that their talks with ABS-CBN over a partnership in TV5 will be completed this month. Pangilinan says […]
Nearly two years into the new normal noontime game, (ex-)rivals Lunch Out Loud and It’s Showtime will finally be shown back-to-back on three TV channels. In a report last week, TV5 has confirmed the addition of ABS-CBN Entertainment’s long-running noontime variety show ‘It’s Showtime’ to its line-up of programs this July. To accommodate the move, […]
There is a brewing big(ger) ‘partnership’ between the two giants in the local media landscape. On Friday, June 3, 2022, media monitoring website Media Newser Philippines shared a bombshell revelation. According to MNP, the Lopez group’s media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation is seeking to strike a new deal with MediaQuest, owners of TV5, Cignal, and the […]
Now beyond Sunday afternoons. On March 5, 2021, columnist and Kapatid broadcaster Cristy Fermin broke the news that TV5 will serve as a home of ABS-CBN’s primetime shows. On her radio program Cristy FerMinute, Fermin confirmed that FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin, Walang Hanggang Paalam, and Pinoy Big Brother Connect will be […]
Kapamilya plus Kapatid equals Kamag-anak? On January 21, 2021, ABS-CBN and TV5 jointly released an official statement confirming the recent rumors of a brewing partnership between the two giants. The latter, in conjunction with Brightlight Productions and Cignal TV, will be simulcasting ASAP Natin ‘To and FPJ: Da King from the former’s Kapamilya Channel. Both […]
“Kahit kailan, kahit saan pa.” On October 21, the country’s leading pay TV operator Cignal announced the inclusion of ABS-CBN’s de facto replacement channel to their platforms. Beginning today, Kapamilya Channel will become available to Cignal TV and Satlite subscribers. It is now available on channel 22 for both satellite TV operators. The news comes […]