Nine Media News and Current Affairs
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| Division of | Nine Media Corporation |
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| Former names | Solar News and Current Affairs/Solar News 9News and Current Affairs/9News |
| Country | Philippines |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Pal Marquez (Senior Vice President for Operations) Benjamin Ramos (President, Nine Media Corporation) Pia Hontiveros (Chief Correspondent) Rico Hizon (Senior Anchor, and Director for News Content Development) |
| Headquarters | Worldwide Corporate Center, EDSA cor. Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Philippines |
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| Formed | March 2, 2011 |
Nine Media News and Current Affairs (formerly known as Solar News and Current Affairs/Solar News and 9News and Current Affairs/9News) was the news and public affairs production arm and sole division of the media company Nine Media Corporation leasing the airtime of Radio Philippines Network. The division was in charge of production of local news and content of Nine Media's television brands Talk TV, Solar News Channel, 9TV, and CNN Philippines. 9News ceased identifying themselves explicitly under such brand when the channel was launched as CNN Philippines on March 16, 2015. The division itself was dissolved following the closure of the channel on January 31, 2024 due to financial losses.
Background[edit]
As Solar News (2012-2014)[edit]
After Solar Entertainment Corporation acquired 34 percent of Radio Philippines Network from the Philippine government as part of RPN/IBC privatization in 2011, Solar TV ventured into the news at the end of 2011.[1] On July 16, 2012, Solar News launched its first local newscasts including Solar Network News, Solar Newsday, Solar Daybreak and Solar Nightly News.
As 9News (2014-2015)[edit]
In November 2013, San Miguel Corporation President and COO Ramon S. Ang acquired a majority stake in Solar Television Network as well as its stake on RPN, The Tiengs were the majority stockholders then of STVNI.[2] Meanwhile, on August 20, 2014, Solar Entertainment Corporation chief Wilson Tieng announced that he ceded his entire share on Solar TV Network, Inc., including its 34% majority share on RPN, to the now-late Antonio Cabangon-Chua (b. August 30, 1934 - d. March 11, 2016), owner of business newspaper BusinessMirror and Aliw Broadcasting Corporation. The Tiengs were losing money after they invested in RPN and the group focused on the cable channels of the Solar Entertainment Corporation[3][4] To reflect the change of ownership, and upon announcement of the rebranding of Solar News Channel into 9TV by August 23, Solar News will also rebrand into 9News, retaining its news and current affairs programming as 9TV expands its weekend programming.[5][6][7]
As CNN Philippines (2015-2024)[edit]
9News underwent major overhaul as parent Nine Media Corporation signed a 5-year brand licensing agreement (later extended until the end of 2024) with Turner Broadcasting System/Warner Bros. Discovery to share resources with CNN to integrate the latter's content and 9News's reporting as CNN Philippines that launched on March 16, 2015.
On January 25, 2024, Media Newser Philippines reported that Nine Media Corporation and CNN agreed to shut down CNN Philippines by mutual agreement due to financial losses as well as poor ratings of the network and loss of advertisers' support. The Radio Philippines Network branding is set to return to its stations for some time in the future while CNN weighs its future options.[8]
Closure[edit]
Nine Media News and Current Affairs was dissolved on January 31, 2024, following the closure of CNN Philippines. The division's live news operations was earlier ceased on January 29, citing financial losses and to shift its focus on the operations of their sister channel, Aliw Channel 23.[9][10]
On February 1, 2024, Nine Media Corporation formed a partnership with TV5 Network and launched CNN Philippines' replacement channel RPTV. Its news programs are now outsourced from TV5's news division News5, though selected CNN Philippines' current affairs programs are carried over to RPTV as reruns.
Programs[edit]
News[edit]
- Business Roundup
- News Night
- Newsroom
- Newsroom Ngayon
- Newsroom Weekend
- New Day
- CNN Philippines Updates
- Balitaan
- Sports Desk
- Sports Desk Weekend
- The Final Word
Current affairs[edit]
- Leading Women (produced by Go Motion Productions)
- Medtalk Health Talk[11]
- Politics as Usual
- Profiles
- Story of the Filipino
- The Source
Public service[edit]
- CNN Philippines Traffic Center
See also[edit]
- Radio Philippines Network
- Nine Media Corporation
- Solar Entertainment Corporation (former division)
- Solar News Channel
- 9TV
- CNN Philippines
- RPTV
- Talk TV
References[edit]
- ^ "Tiengs move into news". Manila Standard Today. February 25, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ Badua, Snow (November 9, 2013). "MVP-Ang rivalry set to spill over into television with San Miguel acquisition of Solar stake". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ Amojelar, Darwin G. (August 20, 2014). "BusinessMirror owner acquires majority stake in RPN9". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lawrence (August 21, 2014). "Cabangon-Chua acquires RPN-9". PhilStar Global. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ "Solar News Channel turns into 9TV". Solar News Channel. August 13, 2014. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Solar News to be renamed News9?". Media Newser Philippines. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ Ralphierce (August 4, 2014). "Is RPN-9 Destined to Return?". From the Tube. WordPress. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "CNN Philippines is shutting down after 9 years". medianewser.ph. January 25, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Amojelar, Darwin G. (January 26, 2024). "Nine Media owner confirms CNN Philippines shutdown". Manila Standard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Rivas, Ralf (January 29, 2024). "CNN Philippines shuts down as losses mount". Rappler. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "In this episode of Med Talk/Health Talk, Doc Freddie Gomez and his guests tackle the most important yet often neglected aspect of our overall wellness — self-care. (Facebook)". March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.