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ABS-CBN

This article is about the Philippine media network. For other uses, see ABS-CBN (disambiguation).
"Kapamilya Network" redirects here. For the cable and satellite channel also owned by ABS-CBN, see Kapamilya Channel.
ABS-CBN
Type
BrandingKapamilya Forever (main branding)[note 1]
Kapamilya Network (former branding as a free-to-air television network)
Country
Philippines
AvailabilityAll broadcast stations defunct (former main transmitter and all of the broadcast stations currently being used by Advanced Media Broadcasting System to broadcast as All TV);
Limited Nationwide (currently broadcast through pay television via Kapamilya Channel and via ZOE's A2Z, MediaQuest's TV5, GMA Network's GMA 7 and GTV, and AMBS' All TV)
Worldwide (international broadcasts still active via The Filipino Channel and through online streaming via Kapamilya Online Live and iWantTFC)
FoundedOctober 23, 1953 (1953-10-23)
by James Lindenberg,
Antonio Quirino,
Eugenio Lopez, Sr.,
and Fernando Lopez
MottoIn the Service of the Filipino
TV stationsList of former TV stations
37.58% (Nielsen National Urban TAM January–August 2016)[1]
HeadquartersABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
OwnerABS-CBN Corporation
Key people
Launch date
Terrestrial:
October 23, 1953 (1953-10-23)
(initial)
September 14, 1986 (1986-09-14)
(post-People Power Revolution)
DissolvedTerrestrial:
September 23, 1972 (1972-09-23)
(martial law)
May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05)
(legislative franchise lapsed)
Former names
Alto Broadcasting System (ABS)
Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN)
Sister network
International channel
The Filipino Channel
Affiliation(s)Airtime leasing:
A2Z (October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10))[3]
TV5 (January 24, 2021 (2021-01-24))[4][5]
BEAM (October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05))[6]
GTV (July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01))
GMA (April 6, 2024 (2024-04-06))[7]
All TV (April 15, 2024 (2024-04-15))[8][9][10][11][12][13]
PCMC/Prime Media (July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15))
Official website
www.abs-cbn.com
LanguageFilipino (main)
English (secondary)
ReplacedBBC-2 (1973–1986)
Replaced by

ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) was a Philippine commercial broadcast network that served as the flagship property of the ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under the Lopez Holdings Corporation. The network was headquartered at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, that had additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in Horizon IT Park is located.[14][15][16][17] ABS-CBN was colloquially referred to as the Kapamilya Network;[note 1] its brand was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th anniversary, and was used until it was forced by the National Telecommunications Commission to cease and desist from free-to-air broadcasting due to the lack of congressional franchise.[18][19][20] ABS-CBN is the largest media company in the Philippines and is the oldest television broadcaster in Southeast Asia. The network is metonymically called as "Ignacia" due to the location of its headquarters ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center along Mother Ignacia Street in Quezon City.[21]

ABS-CBN is the first television network in Southeast Asia to broadcast in color and one of the oldest commercial television broadcasters in Asia. It has also been the leading television network in the Philippines with advertising revenues of 21.2 billion pesos for the 2015 fiscal year.[22][23][24][25][26]

ABS-CBN ceased broadcasting in 2020 following the expiry of and failure to renew its legislative franchise. Since the shutdown, the former network has rebranded itself as a mass content company and produced television programs, films and other entertainment content through partnerships with independent production companies and broadcasters, including former rival TV broadcasters A2Z, TV5, GMA Network, BEAM TV, and the startup All TV which took over its formerly used frequencies and all of the terrestrial stations.[27][28] The network's social media accounts are mainly managed by ABS-CBN Digital Media, which have an estimated less than 100 million followers across multiple social media websites.[29][27] The network's entertainment YouTube channel is the most-subscribed and most-viewed channel in Southeast Asia, with over 50 million subscribers and over 50 billion views (as of October 2024).[30]


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  1. ^ "Media Ownership Monitor Philippines – ABS-CBN 2". Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "ABS-CBN elects Gabby Lopez as chairman emeritus, Mark Lopez as chairman". ABS-CBN News. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "ABS-CBN shows, movies return to free tv via Zoe deal". ABS-CBN News. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "ASAP Natin 'To, mapapanood na sa TV5 simula sa January 24". PEP.ph. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "ABS-CBN's 'Asap Natin 'To', 'FPJ: Da King' to be simulcast on TV5". Inquirer Entertainment. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Knowledge Channel returns to digital TV on World Teachers' Day". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Antonio, Josiah (March 20, 2024). "'It's Showtime' to air on GMA from April 6". ABS-CBN News.
  8. ^ "TV Patrol to air on ALLTV beginning April 15". ABS-CBN News. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "AMBS, ABS-CBN to bring Kapamilya shows, TV Patrol to ALLTV". ABS-CBN News. April 23, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Byx Almacen (April 30, 2024). "Eere sa ALLTV: Regine Velasquez 'di iiwanan ang 'Magandang Buhay'". Abante (in Tagalog).
  11. ^ "'It's Showtime' surprises viewers with sudden broadcast on AllTV". LionhearTV. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  12. ^ Deveza, Reyma (May 31, 2024). "'Goin' Bulilit' returning to TV on June 17". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  13. ^ ""It's Showtime" kids and Baby Giant headline return of "Goin Bulilit"". ABS-CBN Entertainment. ABS-CBN Corporation. June 28, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "Pasilip sa bagong ABS-CBN Studios". ABS-CBN News. December 12, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "TOUR: Inside ABS-CBN's enormous Horizon sound stages". ABS-CBN News. December 13, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "ABS-CBN sound stages finally open in Bulacan". www.bworldonline.com. December 12, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  17. ^ Corporation, ABS-CBN. "ABS-CBN unveils sound stages as part of 65th year of television celebrations | ABS-CBN Corporate". ABS-CBN. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "ABS-CBN goes off air following NTC order". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  19. ^ "Philippines largest TV network ABS-CBN ordered shut". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  20. ^ "Calida pressed NTC to issue cease and desist order vs ABS-CBN, document shows". ABS-CBN News. May 6, 2020.
  21. ^ "ABS-CBN Corporation". Media Ownership Monitor Philippines. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  22. ^ SEC FORM 17-A 2015 (Report). Philippine Stock Exchange. March 27, 2016.
  23. ^ P. Valdueza, Rolando (April 24, 2015). 2014 Annual Report (17-A) (Report). Philippine Stock Exchange. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  24. ^ Tuazon, Ramon (June 16, 2013). "Philippine Television: That's Entertainment". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  25. ^ Lucas, Daxim (June 23, 2012). "TV5 losses double to P4.1B in 2011". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  26. ^ Rimando, Lala (March 1, 2012). "MVP says he's still interested in GMA-7". Rappler.
  27. ^ a b "ABS-CBN bigwigs say that the franchise denial pushed the network to focus on its digital platforms". LionhearTV. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  28. ^ Corporation, ABS-CBN. "ABS-CBN evolves into a content company to produce content for viewers worldwide | ABS-CBN Corporate". ABS-CBN. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  29. ^ "ABS-CBN dominates the digital space in 2016". LionhearTV. February 3, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  30. ^ "ABS-CBN's YouTube hits 50 million subscribers, leads all entertainment YouTube channels in Southeast Asia". ABS-CBN PR. October 17, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

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