History of ABS-CBN
History of ABS-CBN from past to present
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| September 2021 | Unsold TVplus units were renamed the ABS-CBN TVplus Digital TV Receiver and rebranded as a regular digital TV set-top box, with the previous marketing tagline rescinded. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| June 30 2020 | All digital channels of ABS-CBN TVplus were forced to stop operations due to a NTC cease-and-desist order. |
| 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. |
| June 1 2020 | Jeepney TV and Asianovela Channel resumed broadcasting, taking over the channel spaces of ABS-CBN and S+A. |
| May 5 2020 | ABS-CBN TVplus was affected by a cease-and-desist order from the NTC, causing ABS-CBN's main channel and S+A to cease broadcasting. |
| 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. |
| June 1 2019 | ABS-CBN launched a digital TV dongle called ABS-CBN TVplus Go for Android smartphones, initially available in multiple regions across the Philippines. |
| 2018 | ABS-CBN TVplus Internet service was discontinued after the closure of ABS-CBNmobile, limiting its internet-connected TV service to selected areas. |
| November 10 2018 | ABS-CBN TVplus launched its digital service in Batangas, making it its 16th signal coverage area. |
| July 30 2018 | ABS-CBN TVplus conducted a free trial of new freemium channels using UHF Channel 16, including additional cable channels and two new exclusive digital channels. |
| April 2018 | ABS-CBN expands activation requirements for digital channels to other mobile networks in the second quarter, making the TV Plus service more accessible to a broader range of mobile users. |
| May 2016 | TVplus was awarded two bronze Stevies for 'Best in New Product Innovation' and 'Best in Branded Development' in the 2016 Asia Pacific Stevie Awards. |
| March 2016 | In celebration of its first anniversary, a redesigned version of the set-top box was released with a new processor and initial HDMI and HDTV resolution support. |
| July 30 2015 | The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority signed a memorandum of agreement with ABS-CBN to include the Emergency Warning Broadcast system in ABS-CBN TVplus, activated during the Metro Manila Wide Shake Drill. |
| February 11 2015 | ABS-CBN Corporation officially launched ABS-CBN TVplus through a ceremonial switch-on at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center. |
| December 18 2014 | The NTC issued the implementing rules and regulations for digital terrestrial television broadcast in the country. |
| March 22 2012 | The set-top box, then known as TV+, was previewed on ABS-CBN's morning show Umagang Kay Ganda, with free samples offered to studio audiences. |
| April 2011 | ABS-CBN announced detailed plans for its Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service, planning to offer multiple new specialty TV channels. |
| 2010 | The NTC announced the adoption of the Japanese standard ISDB-T for digital broadcasting and ordered television networks to switch off analog services by December 31, 2015. |
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