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NTC: ABS-CBN, TV5 deal needs gov't clearances

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 04:45 PM

ABS-CBN and TV5 will need to secure clearances from several agencies before their proposed investment deal gets approved by the NTC, the agency said. Read more »

'Bloodbath': What ABS-CBN has lost a year since franchise rejection

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 06:30 PM

It was a "bloodbath," said veteran news anchor Korina Sanchez, describing the impact of the non-renewal on the network's day-to-day operations and its employees.  Read more »

Marcoleta eyes takeover of ABS-CBN compound; Roque says Palace has 'no stand'

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 11:37 PM

A Zoom meeting among congressmen revealed a plan to seize ABS-CBN's compound and equipment in Quezon City. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Malacañang had nothing to do with the plan.  Read more »

House panel to probe ABS-CBN blocktime deal with Amcara

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 08:59 PM

The House Committee on Good Government will conduct a separate investigation into ABS-CBN's blocktime agreement with Amcara Broadcasting Corp., one of the issues raised by a number of congressmen seeking to deny the shuttered media network a new operating franchise. Read more »

PEZA rejects allegations against ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 10:23 PM

Tax issues were brought up again during Thursday's House hearing, with one lawmaker accusing ABS-CBN of using its subsidiaries overseas to avoid tax payments. The media giant and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority both rejected the allegation.  Read more »

Marcoleta says ABS-CBN's blocktime with Amcara is 'usufruct'; network execs defend deal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 09:39 PM

SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta on Thursday said ABS-CBN was engaged in usufruct or the use of another entity's property for its own gains in its blocktime deal with an affiliate, Amcara Broadcasting Network Inc.  Read more »

Pagkawala ng SKYdirect, TVplus ikinalungkot ng ilang tagaprobinsiya

Micaella Ilao, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 06:12 PM

Humingi naman ng pang-unawa ang ABS-CBN sa pagkawala ng programa sa TVplus at SKYdirect dahil sa cease and desist order ng NTC.  Read more »

'Itapon na lang': Ilang manonood galit sa cease and desist vs TVplus, SKYdirect

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 08:23 PM

MAYNILA - Nanggagalaiti si Bebian Baranda sa pagkawala ng signal ng mga pinapanood niyang mga palabas sa ABS-CBN TVplus, kasunod ng paghain ng cease and desist order ng National Telecommunications Commission para ipatigil ang pagpapalabas ng ilang channels nito sa Metro Manila.    Read more »

READ: ABS-CBN's statement on the shutdown of TVplus channels outside Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 06:50 PM

ABS-CBN regrets to announce that it will stop its digital TV transmission of its TVplus channels CineMo, Yey, TeleRadyo, Jeepney TV, Asianovela Channel, and KBO in all other areas outside Metro Manila starting tonight, July 1, while we seek clarification on the scope of the cease and desist order. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 30, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 01:06 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

NTC's cease and desist orders to affect around 6 million TVPlus, Sky Direct subscribers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 10:38 PM

Philippine telecom regulators delivered a fresh blow to ABS-CBN as they issue another closure order, this time, for channels that air on the network's digital TVPlus service. Read more »

Press freedom advocates light candles for ABS-CBN

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 10:12 PM

Press freedom advocates gather outside ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City and light candles after the National Telecommunications Commission issued two cease-and-desist orders, this time against the network’s digital broadcast on TVPlus in Metro Manila and SKY's direct-to-home satellite broadcast nationwide, on Tuesday. Read more »

'Double standard': Angara decries cease-and-desist order vs ABS-CBN's TV Plus channels, SKY Direct

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 07:59 PM

MANILA - Sen. Sonny Angara on Tuesday decried the issuance of cease and desist orders against 2 ABS-CBN subsidiaries where the Philippines' largest broadcasting company has been airing programs amid the shutdown of its free TV and radio channels.    Read more »

NTC orders ABS-CBN to stop TVPlus in Metro Manila, SKY Direct

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 09:20 PM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) - The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Tuesday served 2 cease-and-desist orders stopping ABS-CBN’s digital broadcast on TVPlus in Metro Manila and SKY’s satellite broadcast nationwide. Read more »

NTC admits ABS-CBN didn't violate franchise with multiple TVplus programs

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 06:47 PM

"Insofar as 6 programs in 1 channel is concerned, okay po yun (they're okay)," NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba told a joint House panel hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise application.  Read more »

KBP chief defends ABS-CBN's blocktime deals, says it's 'standard practice'

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 08:44 PM

Blocktiming or the purchase of air time in a channel from a franchise holder is a "standard practice" in the broadcasting industry, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas' (KBP) president said on Monday. Read more »

11 million homes affected if NTC shuts TVPlus, Sky cable: ABS-CBN CEO

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 05:24 PM

ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak on Monday said some 11 million homes could lose their source of information and entertainment if TVPlus and Sky services cease to operate. Read more »

Launch of TVPlus, KBO complies with NTC's digital migration plan: ABS-CBN

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 11:44 PM

ABS-CBN's digital TV box with multi-channel capability as well as its pay-per-view service complied with the National Telecommunications Commission's digital migration plan launched in 2014, the network's head legal services Caesar Poblador said Monday. Read more »

NTC to issue alias shutdown order vs ABS-CBN after getting SolGen advice

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 04:49 PM

The NTC said Monday it would heed the advice of the government's lead lawyer to shut down the Kapamilya Channel, which is airing some of ABS-CBN Corp's shows through cable and satellite television, nearly 2 months into the shutdown of its free-to-air TV channels and radio stations.  Read more »

Critics zero in on ABS-CBN programs on TVplus, Sky Cable

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 04:52 PM

Congressmen on Monday pushed to shut down ABS-CBN's programs still airing on TVplus and Sky Cable, citing the network's broadcast franchise which they allowed to expire without acting on its long-pending application for a new one. Read more »