| ABS-CBN | |
|---|---|
| Type | Broadcast television network (1953 - present) Radio Network (1946-present) |
| Branding | "The Kapamilya Network" (Kapamilya is a Filipino term for a family member.) |
| Country | Philippines |
| Founded | June 13, 1946 (radio) October 23, 1953 (television) |
| Launch Date | October 23, 1953 (first air date) November 1966 (Color television) |
| Founder(s) | James Lindenberg Eugenio Lopez Sr. Antonio Quirino |
| Language(s) | English Filipino |
| Area Served | Worldwide |
| Former Names | Bolinao Electronics Corporation Alto Broadcasting System Chronicle Broadcasting Network, Inc. |
| Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City. |
| Slogan | "In The Service of the Filipino Worldwide" |
| Official Website | abs-cbn.com |
ABS-CBN is a Philippine commercial television and new media network that airs the Philippine version of Big Brother, Pinoy Big Brother since its launch in 2005.
Network History[]
ABS-CBN (an initialism of the network's former names, Alto Broadcasting System - Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Filipino commercial broadcast television network that is the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Group. The network is headquartered at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Iloilo, Cebu, and Davao. ABS-CBN is formally referred to as "The Kapamilya Network", a Filipino word which means a member of a family, and was originally introduced in 2003 during the celebration of the 50th year anniversary of Philippine television. It is the largest television network in the country in terms of revenues, assets, and international coverage.
ABS-CBN is the oldest television broadcaster in Southeast Asia and one of the oldest commercial television broadcaster in Asia. It is also the leading television network in the Philippines with advertising revenues of 21.2 billionpesos for the fiscal year of 2015. ABS-CBN's first ever television broadcast was on October 23, 1953 as Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) on DZAQ-TV, just 3 months after the first broadcast of Japan's Nippon Television. It is also the first television network in Southeast Asia to broadcast in color, the first television network in the Philippines to formally launch a digital terrestrial television service, and the first broadcast television network in the Philippines to formally launch in high-definition.
Today, the flagship television station of ABS-CBN is DWWX-TV (ABS-CBN TV-2 Manila). The network operates across the Philippine archipelago through its ABS-CBN Regional diision which controls 80 television stations. Its programs are also available outside the Philippines through the global subscription television channel The Filipino Channel (TFC) which is now available in over three million paying households worldwide as well as terrestrially in Guam through KEQI-LP. Since 2011, the network is on test broadcast for digital terrestrial television using the Japanese standard ISDB-T in select areas in the Philippines. On October 3, 2015, ABS-CBN started to broadcast in high-definition on select direct-to-home cable television providers and later on direct-to-home satellite television.
2020 Shutdown & Interim Era[]
On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN's Free TV (Channel 2 and regional equivalents) and radio stations (DZMM 630 and MOR 101.9) across the country were ordered to shut down its broadcasting operations, in accordance with the decision of the National Telecommunications Commission in regard to the issue regarding the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte's refusal to renew the license of the network. [1][2] ABS-CBN officially went off air on the same day at 7:52 PM, after the primetime news program TV Patrol ended.
Logo of the new cable channel.
On June 2020, as ABS-CBN's main, free-to-air channel remains closed, ABS-CBN's shows resumed airing on the network's new channel Kapamilya Channel which started broadcasting via cable and satellite TV nationwide on June 13, 2020. The new interim cable channel is set to air shows that resumed production previously suspended by the country's community quarantine on March 15, 2020, in response to COVID-19 pandemic. Shows set to resume airing in the channel include drama series such as Ang Probinsyano, variety shows such as It's Showtime, and reality series such as The Voice Teens 2. [3]
Imported series, as well as re-runs of previously-aired shows, are also set to air. Pinoy Big Brother is set to have a re-run via Pinoy Big Brother Balikbahay Edition.[4]
Association with Big Brother[]
Pinoy Big Brother[]
Ever since the franchise's launch in August 2005, ABS-CBN has been successfully producing Pinoy Big Brother. Dubbed by the network as the Teleserye ng Totoong Buhay (Real-Life Drama Series), Pinoy Big Brother became the first reality show that aired in the country, a stark contrast to the singing reality shows, and quiz/game shows that were popular in the 2000s.
As an ABS-CBN production headed by the network's business unit head, Director Laurenti Dyogi, the network decided to differ the Philippine version from its international counterparts by infusing Filipino values and culture throughout the show, making Pinoy Big Brother "uniquely Filipino", according to a newsletter article of Lopez Link. [5] The ABS-CBN's adaptation of the international series intended to bring Filipinos' best qualities to the fore, among them resiliency, intelligence, and leadership while staying in their most authentic selves in an enclosed house. Despite a promising debut, ABS-CBN and Pinoy Big Brother didn't escape the numerous backlash, concerns from conservative groups, and press criticisms regarding adapting a controversial reality series, causing an episode during Pinoy Big Brother 1 to be suspended from airing due to highly risque scene. However, ABS-CBN defended its reality series and invested in the series by making it wholesome, family-friendly, and relatable to the Filipino masses throughout the years. ABS-CBN's investment in the Big Brother project proved to be successful, and the Pinoy Big Brother became the country's most successful reality show.
Since its inception, ABS-CBN and Pinoy Big Brother proved the show's popularity by bagging awards and nominations both for the show and its hosts. In 2008, Pinoy Big Brother 2 won Best Reality Show University of Santo Tomas's USTv Students' Choice Awards for the Student’s Choice of Reality Show category.[6] In 2014, Pinoy Big Brother: All In's Interactive Facebook Online Big Brother House bagged a Silver award for Effectivity category, and a Bronze award for Campaigns Category at the 2014 Boomerang Awards. [7]
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References[]
- ↑ Philippines largest TV network ABS-CBN ordered shut (in English). Al Jazeera (5 May 2020).
- ↑ Duterte government shuts down Philippines' top broadcaster ABS-CBN (in English). The Straits Times (5 May 2020).
- ↑ ‘Ang Probinsyano,’ favorite Kapamilya shows return on cable, satellite TV (in English). wikipedia:Manila Standard (4 June 2020).
- ↑ @PBBOTSOabscbn - Team Online! Miss niyo na ba ang PBB?...
- ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/20130624022307/http://lopez-holdings.ph/uploads/files/August%202005.pdf The ‘Big Brother’ project begins] (in English). Lopez Link (August 2005).
- ↑ ABS-CBN bags 14 awards while GMA-7 got 8 in the 4th USTv Students' Choice Awards (in English). PEP.ph (21 February 2008).
- ↑ ABS-CBN, winner of four Boomerang Awards (in Filipino). balita.net.ph (24 June 2015).
Trivias[]
- ABS-CBN is the oldest and largest television network in Southeast Asia. It's also the first television network in the region to broadcast color television.
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