ABS-CBN
Commercial media network in the Philippines
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| February 27 2025 | ABS-CBN disclosed plans to sell most of its Broadcast Center to Ayala Land for redevelopment, while retaining 1.4 hectares of the property to consolidate operations. |
| January 28 2025 | ABS-CBN and GMA Network announced a collaboration for the 20th Anniversary of Pinoy Big Brother as a Celebrity Collab Edition, allowing artists from both media companies to participate. |
| January 2025 | Albay Representative Joey Salceda filed House Bill 11252, the fifth bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN a new 25-year television and radio broadcasting franchise. |
| January 2025 | ABS-CBN Regional returned to content production, launching its first post-shutdown weekly local magazine show 'Bisaya Ni', which airs on A2Z's Cebu station and sister stations in Visayas and Mindanao. |
| October 16 2024 | ABS-CBN Corporation announced layoffs of 100 employees due to declining ad revenues in the TV industry and global pay TV business decline. |
| May 2 2024 | Leandro Leviste acquired 8.5% stake in ABS-CBN Corporation through LL Holdings, Inc., becoming the second largest shareholder after the Lopez group. |
| April 11 2024 | ABS-CBN jointly announced with Advanced Media Broadcasting System that TV Patrol, TV Patrol Weekend, and other programs would be aired on ALLTV, marking a return to channels 2 and 16 in Manila. |
| March 20 2024 | ABS-CBN and GMA Network announced that It's Showtime will be simulcasted on the Kapuso network's noontime slot. |
| June 20 2023 | ABS-CBN announced that It's Showtime will be simulcasted on GTV starting July 1, in partnership with Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc. |
| May 23 2023 | ABS-CBN announced a joint venture agreement with Prime Media Holdings, Inc., owned by House Speaker Representative Martin Romualdez, with plans to potentially revive DZMM on its 630 kHz frequency. |
| 2022 | ABS-CBN Regional gradually resumed operations as a sales and marketing arm, promoting programs on free-to-air channels and restarting regional events. |
| August 10 2022 | ABS-CBN and MediaQuest Holdings signed a 'convertible note agreement' for ABS-CBN to acquire 34.99% of TV5's common shares, with an option to increase to 49.92% within eight years. |
| April 6 2022 | ABS-CBN jointly announced the launch of TV channel 'PIE' in partnership with Kroma Entertainment and 917Ventures. |
| April 5 2022 | ABS-CBN and GMA Network, Inc. forged a partnership to bring Star Cinema movies to GMA's local channels. |
| August 2021 | ABS-CBN acquired the animated series The Legends of Dawn: The Sacred Stone based on Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and planned to air the GMMTV drama series F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers. |
| June 2021 | ABS-CBN promoted the Netflix animated series Trese by replacing its headquarters logo with the fictional ABC-ZNN logo. |
| April 13 2021 | ABS-CBN announced a collaboration with BBC and BBC Studios for the Philippine adaptation of 'Doctor Foster', titled 'The Broken Marriage Vow'. |
| January 21 2021 | ABS-CBN jointly announced with TV5 and Cignal TV the debut of ASAP and FPJ: Da King movie block on the Kapatid network, marking their first free-to-air television broadcast since the May 5, 2020 shutdown. |
| January 18 2021 | ABS-CBN Corporation and TV5 Network, Inc. reportedly entered into a partnership agreement to expand the Kapamilya Network's reach on Free TV. |
| 2020 | ABS-CBN Corporation was nominated for the program 'Jake and Charice' in an unspecified award context. |
| December 5 2020 | ABS-CBN and GMMTV held a virtual fan event called 'BrightWin Manila: The Virtual Fan Meet' via KTX, following the success of 'Hello Stranger: The Final FanCon'. |
| October 6 2020 | ABS-CBN Corporation announced they would air shows and movies on the new 'A2Z' channel via a blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network, starting October 10. |
| August 28 2020 | ABS-CBN Regional ceased operations after 32 years, following the denial of its legislative franchise on July 10. |
| August 17 2020 | The drama series 'Ang sa Iyo ay Akin' became the first original digital teleserye broadcast on Kapamilya Channel and Kapamilya Online Live during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some scenes shot at the ABS-CBN Soundstage in Bulacan. |
| August 15 2020 | The sequel '2gether' series, 'Still 2gether', was shown with a one-day delayed telecast from Thailand. |
| July 10 2020 | Members of the House of Representatives voted 70-11 to deny ABS-CBN's franchise renewal application. |
| June 15 2020 | ABS-CBN announced a partnership with GMMTV, acquiring television and over-the-top rights to air eight GMMTV drama series dubbed in Filipino, with the first series '2gether: The Series' airing on Kapamilya Channel and iWantTFC. |
| May 5 2020 | ABS-CBN's final sign-off of its main terrestrial network, marking the end of its long-standing logo design era. |
| February 24 2020 | ABS-CBN's CEO apologized to Duterte for not airing his 2016 political advertisements, which Duterte accepted. Congress initiated an investigation into the network's franchise renewal. |
| 2019 | ABS-CBN co-produced the crime drama television series Almost Paradise with American film production company Electric Entertainment, marking the network's first North American production. |
| 2017 | Zanjoe Marudo was nominated for an award for his role as Victor in the TV series 'Would You Remember?' (Maalaala Mo Kaya) |
| 2017 | ABS-CBN received a nomination for the documentary 'TV Patrol: Super Typhoon Lawin's Trail of Damage', highlighting their coverage of the significant natural disaster. |
| 2017 | ABS-CBN Corporation was nominated for the television program 'Wansapanataym: Candy's Crush' (English title: Once Upon a Time) in an unspecified awards context. |
| April 2017 | Former president Rodrigo Duterte began attacking ABS-CBN after the network refused to air his 2016 presidential campaign ads and instead aired a smear ad by Antonio Trillanes. |
| 2016 | Henry King Quitain was nominated for the television project 'Bridges of Love' |
| 2015 | Jodi Sta. Maria was nominated for her role as Amor Powers in the television series 'Pangako sa 'Yo' (The Promise) |
| 2015 | ABS-CBN reported advertising revenues of 21.2 billion pesos for the fiscal year. |
| October 3 2015 | ABS-CBN started broadcasting in high-definition quality through its affiliate direct-to-home cable and satellite television providers. |
| May 22 2015 | Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) issued a 25-page ruling dismissing ABS-CBN's copyright infringement case against Willie Revillame regarding similarities between Wowowee and Willing Willie shows. |
| 2014 | The ABS-CBN Store logo design period concluded. |
| 2013 | ABS-CBN Corporation was nominated for the show 'Maalaala Mo Kaya', a significant recognition in the Philippine media industry. |
| 2011 | Laurenti Dyogi was nominated for the television project 'Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Impostor' |
| 2011 | ABS-CBN began test broadcasts for digital terrestrial television using the Japanese standard ISDB-T in select areas of the Philippines. |
| April 15 2011 | Regional launched Choose Philippines, a website promoting Philippine tourism by sharing photos and stories of places, culture, and arts. |
| 2010 | Narciso Y. Gulmatico, Jr. was nominated for the work 'Dahil May Isang Ikaw' (English title: Destined Hearts) |
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