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{{About|the television network|its parent company|ABiaS-CBN}}
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{{About|the media conglomerate|the television network|ABS-CBN (television network)}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox broadcasting network
| name = ABS-CBN
|name = ABiaS-CBN
| logo = [[File:ABS-CBN (2000).svg|100px]]
|logo = ABiaS-CBN (2013).svg
| image = ELJCC2.jpg
|logo_size = 200px
|type = [[Terrestrial television|Broadcast]] [[television network]]
| image_size = 300px
|branding = The ''Kapamilya'' Network <small>(''Kapamilya'' is a [[Filipino language|Filipino]] term for a family member.)</small>
| image_caption = The [[ELJ Communications Center]] in Diliman, Quezon City, the corporate headquarters of ABS-CBN.
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
|founded = {{start date and age|1953|10|23}}
|founder = [[James Lindenberg]]<br>Antonio Quirino<br>[[Eugenio Lopez, Sr.]]<br>[[Fernando Lopez]]
| traded_as = {{pse|ABS}}
|headquarters = [[ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Center]], [[Diliman]], [[Quezon City]]
| predecessor = Bolinao Electronics Corporation (1946–1952, 1957-1967)<br>Alto Sales Corporation/Alto Broadcasting System (1952-1957)<br>Chronicle Broadcasting Network, Inc. (1956-1957)<br> ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (1967-1972, 1986-2010)
|country = [[Philippines]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1946|06|13}}
|available = National
| founder = [[James Lindenberg]]<br>Antonio Quirino<br>[[Eugenio Lopez, Sr.]]<br>[[Fernando Lopez]]
|slogan = "In the service of the Filipino worldwide."
| location_city = [[ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center]], Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman, [[Quezon City]]
|market_share = 44% <small>([[Fiscal year|FY]] 2015 [[Kantar Media Philippines|Kantar]] media research)</small>
| location_country = [[Philippines]]
|former_names = Alto Broadcasting System (ABiaS)<br>Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN)
| area_served = Worldwide
|tvstations = [[List of ABiaS-CBN Corporation channels and stations|List of TV stations]]
| key_people = [[Eugenio Lopez III]] <small>([[Chairman]])</small><br>Augusto Almeda Lopez <small>([[Vice chairman]])</small><br>[[Carlo Katigbak]] <small>([[President]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])</small><br>Rolando P. Valdueza <small>([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])</small><br>[[Charo Santos-Concio]] <small>([[Chief content officer|CCO]])</small><br>[[Cory Vidanes]] <small>([[Chief operating officer|COO]] of broadcast)</small>
|servicename1 = Sister network
| industry = [[Mass media]]
|service1 = [[ABiaS-CBN Sports and Action|S+A]]
| revenue = {{increase}} [[Philippine Peso|₱]]38.278 billion <small>([[Fiscal year|FY]] 2015)</small><ref name="ABS-CBN">{{cite report|url=http://edge.pse.com.ph/downloadFile.do?file_id=228352|title=SEC FORM 17-A 2015|publisher=[[Philippine Stock Exchange]]|date=March 27, 2016}}</ref>
|owner = [[ABiaS-CBN|ABiaS-CBN Corporation]]
| operating_income = {{increase}} ₱7.940 billion <small>(FY 2015)</small><ref name="ABS-CBN"/>
|key_people = [[Carlo Katigbak]] <small>(President and chief executive officer)</small> <br> [[Cory Vidanes|Maria Socorro Vidanes]] <small>(Chief operating officer for broadcast)</small> <br> Malou Santos <small>(Chief operating officer for Star Creatives)</small> <br> [[Charo Santos-Concio]] <small>(Chief content officer)</small> <br> Laurenti Dyogi <small>(Head of TV Production division)</small>
| net_income = {{increase}} ₱2.545 billion <small>(FY 2015)</small><ref name="ABS-CBN"/>
|launch_date = October 23, 1953 (first air date)<br>November 1966 ([[Color television]])<br>February 11, 2015 ([[digital terrestrial television|DTT]])<br>October 3, 2015 ([[high-definition television|HDTV]])
| assets = {{increase}} ₱70.424 billion <small>(FY 2015)</small><ref name="ABS-CBN"/>
|Picture format = [[480i]] ([[standard-definition television|SDTV]])<br>[[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])
| equity = {{increase}} ₱28.715 billion <small>(FY 2015)</small><ref name="ABS-CBN"/>
|website = [http://www.ABiaS-cbn.com/ www.ABiaS-cbn.com]
| owner = Lopez, Inc. <small>(57.24%)</small><ref name="owner">{{cite press release|last=Masilungan|first=Eulogio Martin|title=Public Ownership Report|url=http://edge.pse.com.ph/companyDisclosures/form.do?cmpy_id=114#viewer|date=July 15, 2014|accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref><br>ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation <small>(33.97%)</small><ref name="owner"/><br>Public ownership <small>(8.79%)</small><ref name="owner"/>
}}
| num_employees = 9,531 <small>(FY 2015)</small><ref name="ABS-CBN"/>
| parent = Lopez, Inc.<br><small>([[Lopez Group of Companies|Lopez Holdings Corporation]])</small>
| divisions = [[ABS-CBN Digital Media]]<br>[[ABS-CBN Entertainment]]<br>[[ABS-CBN News]]<br>[[ABS-CBN Regional]]<br>[[ABS-CBN Sports]]<br>[[Star Creatives]]
| subsid = [[ABS-CBN Convergence]]<br>[[ABS-CBN Film Productions]]<br>[[ABS-CBN Foundation]]<br>[[ABS-CBN Global]]<br>[[ABS-CBN Publishing]]<br>[[ACJ O Shopping]]<br>[[Creative Programs]]<br>[[Play Innovations]]<br>[[Sky Cable]]
| homepage = [http://www.abs-cbn.com/ www.abs-cbn.com]
| footnotes =
| intl =
|}}


'''ABiaS-CBN''' (an [[initialism]] of the network's former names, '''Aquino Broadcasting System - Cojuangco Broadcasting Network''') is a [[Television in the Philippines|Filipino]] [[commercial broadcasting|commercial broadcast]] [[television network]] that is the flagship property of [[ABiaS-CBN|ABiaS-CBN Corporation]], a company under [[Lopez Group of Companies|Lopez Group]]. The network is headquartered at the [[ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Center]] in [[Quezon City]], with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including [[Baguio City|Baguio]], [[Naga, Camarines Sur|Naga]], [[Cebu City|Cebu]], and [[Davao City|Davao]]. ABiaS-CBN is formally referred to as '''"The ''Kapamilya'' Network"''', ''Kapamilya'' is a [[Filipino language|Filipino]] term 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 Corporation''' is the largest entertainment and [[media conglomerate]] in the [[Media of the Philippines|Philippines]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Hamilton-Paterson|first=James|date=2014|title=America's Boy: The Marcoses and the Philippines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-L4PBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT301&dq=abs-cbn+corporation+media+conglomerate&hl=en&sa=X&ei=p-dMVKOSNsHW8gXgvIDYDg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=abs-cbn%20corporation%20media%20conglomerate&f=false|location=[[United Kingdom]]|publisher=[[Faber & Faber]]|page=|isbn=9780571320196|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Philippines Indie VIVA Music Group|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65&dq=abs-cbn+corporation+media+conglomerate&hl=en&sa=X&ei=p-dMVKOSNsHW8gXgvIDYDg&ved=0CBkQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=abs-cbn%20corporation%20media%20conglomerate&f=false|journal=[[Billboard (magazine)]]|location= |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)]]|date=July 17, 1999|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=J. Gold|first1=Steven|last2=J. Nawyn|first2=Stephanie|date=2013|title=Handbook of International Migration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=al_hZ8izVdoC&pg=PA549&dq=abs-cbn+corporation+media+conglomerate&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z-dMVLK6LNft8AWK7IHYDA&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=abs-cbn%20corporation%20media%20conglomerate&f=false|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[Routledge]]|page=549|isbn=9781135183486|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ABS-CBN Awarded $10 Million in Copyright Infringement Dispute|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-14/india-review-vogue-iggy-azalea-intellectual-property.html|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|date=October 14, 2014|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Montecillo|first=Paolo|url=http://business.inquirer.net/97961/abs-cbn-to-issue-1b-voting-low-yield-preferred-shares|title=ABS-CBN to issue 1B voting low yield preferred shares.|publisher=''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]''|date=December 13, 2012|accessdate=January 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lopez|first=Antonio|title=The coming Estrada-Lopez nuptials have Manila investors abuzz about love, money, power and profit|url=http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/99/0423/biz5.html|publisher=''[[Asiaweek]]''|year=2000|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lucas|first=Daxim|title=TV5 losses double to P4.1B in 2011|url=http://business.inquirer.net/66981/tv5-losses-double-to-p4-1b-in-2011|publisher=''[[The Philippine Daily Inquirer]]''|date=June 23, 2012|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> It is one of the core company which makes up the [[Lopez Group of Companies|Lopez Group]], a group of companies and conglomerates headed by an [[López family of Iloilo|influential Filipino family]]. It was formed by the merger of '''Alto Broadcasting System''' (founded as Bolinao Electronics Corporation in 1946 by American electronics engineer [[James Lindenberg]] and Antonio Quirino) and the '''Chronicle Broadcasting Network''' (founded in 1956 by media tycoon [[Eugenio Lopez, Sr.]] and his brother, the then-Philippine Vice-President [[Fernando Lopez]]). It was incorporated as the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation on February 1, 1967, and it shortened its corporate name to simply ABS-CBN Corporation in 2010 to reflect the company's diversification. The common shares of ABS-CBN was first traded in the [[Philippine Stock Exchange]] in July 1992 under the ticker symbol ABS and as of March 2016 has a market capitalization of over 50 billion pesos.<ref name="ir.abs-cbn.com">{{Citation|title=Shareholders FAQS|url=http://ir.abs-cbn.com/ir/shareholderfaqs.aspx|accessdate=March 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edge.pse.com.ph/companyPage/stockData.do?cmpy_id=114|title=ABS-CBN Corporation stock data|publisher=[[Philippine Stock Exchange]]}}</ref>


ABiaS-CBN is the oldest television broadcaster in [[Southeast Asia]] and one of the oldest commercial television broadcaster in [[Asia]]. It is also the [[List of most watched television broadcasts#Philippines|leading television network in the Philippines]] with advertising revenues of 21.2 billion [[Philippine peso|pesos]] for the fiscal year of 2015.<ref name="ABiaS-CBN">{{cite report|url=http://edge.pse.com.ph/downloadFile.do?file_id=228352|title=SEC FORM 17-A 2015|publisher=[[Philippine Stock Exchange]]|date=March 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="owners">{{cite report|last = P. Valdueza|first = Rolando|url = http://edge.pse.com.ph/openDiscViewer.do?edge_no=3b0812427b9ec00bb15effbf9088d1ab#download|title = 2014 Annual Report (17-A)|publisher = ''[[Philippine Stock Exchange]]''|date = April 24, 2015|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tuazon|first=Ramon|url=http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/articles-on-c-n-a/article.php?igm=3&i=223|title=Philippine Television: That's Entertainment|work=[[National Commission for Culture and the Arts]]|date=June 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lucas|first=Daxim|url=http://business.inquirer.net/66981/tv5-losses-double-to-p4-1b-in-2011|title=TV5 losses double to P4.1B in 2011|work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=June 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rimando|first=Lala|url=http://www.rappler.com/business/1986-mvp-says-he-s-still-interested-in-gma-7|title=MVP says he's still interested in GMA-7|work=Rappler|date=March 1, 2012}}</ref> ABiaS-CBN's first ever television broadcast was on October 23, 1953 as Alto Broadcasting System (ABiaS) on DZAQ-TV, just 3 months after the first broadcast of [[Television in Japan|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.
It owns and operates two national television networks ([[ABS-CBN (television network)|ABS-CBN]] and [[ABS-CBN Sports and Action|S+A]]), two regional radio networks ([[List of ABS-CBN Corporation channels and stations#ABS-CBN AM radio networks (Radyo Patrol)|Radyo Patrol]] and [[My Only Radio|My Only Radio For Life!]]), six international television channels ([[ABS-CBN News Channel]], [[ABS-CBN Sports and Action|S+A]], [[Cinema One]], [[Lifestyle (Philippine TV channel)|Lifestyle]], [[Myx TV]], and [[The Filipino Channel]]), two international radio channels ([[DWRR-FM|MOR 101.9]] and [[DZMM-AM|DZMM Radyo Patrol 630]]), along with subsidiaries and divisions dealing in telecommunications ([[ABS-CBNmobile|ABS-CBN Mobile]] and [[Sky (cable company)|Sky]]), cable television programming and distribution ([[ABS-CBN Cable Channels]]), news distribution ([[ABS-CBN News]]), sports programming ([[ABS-CBN Sports]]), regional programming ([[Regional Network Group|ABS-CBN Regional]]), digital media ([[ABS-CBN Digital Media]]), film and television production and distribution ([[Star Cinema]]), music and video production and publishing ([[Star Music]]), print publishing ([[ABS-CBN Publishing]]), talent development and management ([[Star Magic]]), home TV shopping ([[O Shopping]]), and a theme park ([[KidZania Manila]]). It is also the principal owner of [[ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra]] along with its sister company [[First Philippine Holdings Corporation]].

Today, the flagship [[television station]] of ABiaS-CBN is [[DWWX-TV]] (ABiaS-CBN TV-2 Manila). The network operates across the Philippine archipelago through [[ABiaS-CBN Regional]] division which controls 80 television stations.<ref name="ABiaS-CBN"/><ref>{{cite press release|last=Cerrado|first=Aldrin|url=http://www.pse.com.ph/resource/corpt/2013/ABiaS_A17A_Dec2012_1.pdf|title=ABiaS-CBN Corporation Amended 2012 SEC Form 17-A|date=June 5, 2013|work=Philippine Stock Exchange}}</ref> 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, ABiaS-CBN started to broadcast in [[high-definition television|high-definition]] through its affiliate direct-to-home cable and satellite television providers.


==History==
==History==
[[Image:Family theater philippines.gif|220px|thumb|left|Scene from ''What every Woman Knows'' on ''Family Theater'' of [[Patrick Peyton|Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC]], a live stage basura aired on ABiaS-CBN in the Philippines in 1962. Center is [[Jaime Zobel de Ayala|Jaime Zóbel de Ayala]], who acted in his younger years and later becoming the chairman of [[Ayala Corporation]].]]
ABiaS-CBN traces its history to the first Philippine television station DZAQ-TV, owned by Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC) which was later renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABiaS).


James Lindenberg, owner of BEC, was the first to apply for a license to the [[Philippine Congress]] to establish a television station in 1949. His request was granted on June 14, 1950, under Republic Act 511. Then, they try to experiment the Television transmission, using the two mango trees and inside was the rabbit-ear antennas and middle is the cable splitter and through the television.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf8rR3XwhZo&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dsf8rR3XwhZo&has_verified=1]</ref> Because of the strict import controls and the lack of raw materials needed to open a TV station in the Philippines during the mid-20th century, Lindenberg branched to radio broadcasting instead.<ref name="history">{{cite web|last=Anastacio|first=Ellen Joy|last2=Badiola|first2=Janine Natalie|title=The History of Philippine Television|url=http://pinoytv.blogspot.com/|publisher=UP-CMC Broadcast Department|date=January 1, 2010|accessdate=April 6, 2012}}</ref>
===Beginnings===
[[File:ABS building.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The ABS building in [[Roxas Boulevard|Dewey Boulevard]], [[Pasay City]], the original headquarters of Alto Broadcasting System.]]
The nucleus of ABS-CBN Corporation began in 1946 with Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). BEC was established by James Lindenberg, one of the founding fathers of Philippine television,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbn.com/headlines/Article/3285/Farewell-to-the-Father-of-Philippine-Television.aspx |title=Farewell to the Father of Philippine Television |publisher=ABS-CBN.com |date= |accessdate=May 8, 2011}}</ref> an American electronics engineer who went into radio equipment assembly and radio broadcasting. At that time, the largest media company was [[Manila Broadcasting Company|Manila Broadcasting]], with [[DZRH]] as the leading radio station. In 1949, James Lindenberg shifted Bolinao to radio broadcasting with DZBC and masterminded [[Timeline of the introduction of television in countries|the introduction of television to the country in 1953]].<ref name="history">{{cite web|last=Anastacio|first=Ellen Joy|last2=Badiola|first2=Janine Natalie|title=The History of Philippine Television|url=http://pinoytv.blogspot.com/|publisher=''[[University of the Philippines|UP-CMC Broadcast Department]]''|date=January 1, 2010|accessdate=March 27, 2012}}</ref>


Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of former [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Elpidio Quirino]], also tried to apply for a license to Congress, but was denied. He later purchased stocks from BEC and subsequently gained the controlling stock to rename the company from BEC to Alto Broadcasting System (ABiaS).
In 1951, Lindenberg partnered with Antonio Quirino, brother of then Philippine President Elpidio Quirino, in order to try their hand at television broadcasting. In 1952, BEC was renamed as Alto Broadcasting System or ABS (with Alto Sales Corporation as its corporate name). "Alto" was a contraction of Quirino’s and his wife’s first names, Tony and Aleli. Though they had little money and resources, ABS was able to put up its TV tower by July 1953 and import some 300 television sets. The initial test broadcasts began on September of the same year. The very first full-blown broadcast, however, was on October 23, 1953, of a party in Tony Quirino's home. The television station was known as [[DWWX-TV|DZAQ-TV]].<ref name="history"/>


DZAQ-TV began commercial television operations on October 23, 1953; the first fully licensed commercial television station in the Philippines. The first program to air was a garden party at the Quirino residence in Sitio Alto, San Juan. After the premiere telecast, the station followed a four-hour-a-day schedule, from six to ten in the evening.<ref name="history"/>
===Merger===


In 1955, Manila Chronicle owner [[Eugenio Lopez, Sr.]] and former [[Vice President of the Philippines|Vice President]] [[Fernando Lopez]], acquired a radio-TV franchise from the [[Philippine Congress|Congress]] and immediately established Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) in 1956. On February 24, 1957 Lopez invited Judge Quirino to his house for breakfast and ABiaS was bought under a contract written on a table napkin. The corporate name was reverted to Bolinao Electronics Corporation immediately after the purchase of ABiaS.<ref name="history"/>
[[File:Abs cbn 1963 logo.jpg|thumb|left|180px|A short-lived logo used by ABS-CBN from 1963 to 1967.]]
In turn, on September 24, 1956, the Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) was organized. The network was owned by Don Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and the then Philippine Vice President Fernando Lopez, and later on launched its very own TV station, DZXL-TV 9. The following year, Don Eugenio acquired ABS from Quirino and Lindenberg. However, it was only on February 1, 1967 that the corporate name was changed to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation to reflect the merger (before it was named ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, the name was reverted to the precursor of the network, Bolinao Electronics Corporation or BEC, but the ABS-CBN brand was first used in 1961). In 1958 the network's new headquarters at Roxas Boulevard was inaugurated, and all radio and television operations were consolidated into its two buildings, the radio stations at the Chronicle Building at Aduana Street, [[Intramuros]], [[Manila]], and the TV operations at the brand new Roxas Boulevard building in [[Pasay City]].<ref name="history"/>


With the establishment of DZXL-TV 9 of CBN in 1956, the Lopez brothers controlled both television channels in the archipelago, culminating in the first wave of expansion. The monopoly in television was broken in 1961, when [[DZBB-TV|DZBB-TV 7]] was established by the [[GMA Network#Republic Broadcasting System|Republic Broadcasting System]] (now [[GMA Network, Inc.]]) (RBS), owned by [[Robert Stewart (entrepreneur)|Robert Stewart]], on the same year it launched the nation's first regional and provincial television station in [[Cebu City]] on July 24.<ref name="history"/>
In the late 1950s, Don Eugenio's son, [[Eugenio Lopez, Jr.|Geny Lopez]] saw the potential of TV and radio to reach and link Filipinos across the archipelago. By the mid-1960s, the ABS network was leading the radio industry, with stations like DZXL and DZAQ Radyo Patrol in the Manila area, which featured journalists like [[Ernie Baron]], Bong Lapira, Orly Mercado, [[Joe Taruc]], Mario Garcia, Bobby Guanzon, and [[Rey Langit]], and various other stations nationwide. ABS also made breakthroughs in the TV industry by achieving the country's first color TV broadcast, first satellite feed (during remarkable events including the Man on the Moon, Ruby Tower collapse, interment of Robert Kennedy and the US Presidential Elections), and first use of videotape, among others. It featured top shows then, such as ''Your Evening with Pilita'' and ''Tawag ng Tanghalan'', the country's first comedy show ''Buhay Artista'', first Philippine gameshow, ''What's My Living'' and the first noontime show ''[[Student Canteen]]'', among others. It was also pioneering in marathon election coverage in 1967 when the TV & radio stations of the network aired election updates for 36 hours sharp - making it a national first.<ref name="history"/>


In 1961, when the provincial region was launched in [[Cebu]] (based in [[Mandaue]]), they merged ABiaS and CBN to form ABiaS-CBN Regional Network Group. It supposed the logo was conjoined B through 2 words and Channel 3 and Channel 9.
[[File:abscbn60s.svg|150px|thumb|right|ABS-CBN logo (February 1, 1967 – September 22, 1972), still used in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center's facade.]]
On June 15, 1961, [[Eugenio Lopez, Jr.]] built the first provincial TV station in [[Cebu City|Cebu]] (based in Mandaue) airing 4 hours with the tallest tower (in that time) measuring 216 feet. Within weeks, another TV station in Dagupan opened its doors followed by the first broadcasts in Negros Island (through Bacolod) in 1963. Western Visayas had its first station in Iloilo City in 1964 and Baguio and Davao followed suit in 1967.


In 1967, the company was renamed ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. This company became the formal merger of the two stations DZAQ-TV 3 (ABiaS) and DZXL-TV 9 (CBN).
Two years later, the network's first test color broadcasts began through the help of the Radio Corporation of America. Color broadcasts started in November 1966, the first in the Philippines and Southeast Asia as the network was tagged as the ''[[Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries|First in Color Television]]'', with full color broadcasting beginning in 1971 at all national television stations.<ref name="history"/>


In 1966, ABiaS-CBN became the first TV network to broadcast certain basuras in color by using the American [[NTSC]] standard and by December 18, 1968, ABiaS-CBN opened its present-day Broadcast Center complex in Bohol Avenue, Quezon City. It was among the most advanced broadcasting facility of its kind in Asia. Full color broadcasts began in 1971 (8 hours a day) on ABiaS-CBN 2 with the availability of more color television sets around Manila and neighboring municipalities and cities.<ref name="history"/>
On December 18, 1968, ABS-CBN opened its new [[ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center|Broadcast Center]] on Bohol Avenue (renamed as Sgt. Esguerra Avenue in 1989), [[Quezon City]], where it still stands today. At the time, it was the most advanced facility of its kind in Asia. The station again made breakthroughs by using the first live satellite transmissions from abroad, foremost of which was the [[first moon landing]] in 1969 and in the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico]] the year before. The network enjoyed a big portion of the ratings and won various awards and recognitions from different organizations.<ref name="history"/> The network pioneered the first all-national news simulcasts also in the same year as well.


In 1969, DZAQ-TV transferred to channel 2 (which remains as the current positioning frequency of the flagship station in Metro Manila), while its sister station DZXL-TV transferred to channel 4. This frequency adjustment was done to make room for Kanlaon Broadcasting System (now [[Radio Philippines Network]]) to occupy the channel 9 frequency.
{{cquote|Whatever we do and wherever we go, we should be faithful to our commitment of being in the service of the Filipino.|author=Eugenio Lopez Jr. during the inauguration of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center}}


[[File:ABiaScbn broadcast center.jpg|thumb|right|330px|The [[ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Center]] in Diliman, [[Quezon City]], the headquarters of ABiaS-CBN.]]
By 1972, the ABS-CBN network owned and operated two television stations and 7 radio stations in Manila, 14 radio stations and three television stations in the provinces.<ref>{{cite book|last=Atkins|first=Williams|date=November 13, 2013|title=The Politics of Southeast Asia's New Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=msUeAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA25&dq=chronicle+broadcasting+network&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ItkvVNXxE42QuAS0ioHgDQ&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=chronicle%20broadcasting%20network&f=false|publisher=[[Routledge]]|page=25|isbn=9781136860621|accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref>
When then-[[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Ferdinand Marcos]] declared [[Martial law in the Philippines|martial law]] in 1972, the station was forced to shut down. The company was seized from the Lopez brothers and its newly built Broadcast Center became the home of state-run TV stations [[Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC Channel 2, with call sign changed to DWWX-TV), [[People's Television Network|Government Television]] ([[DWGT-TV|GTV Channel 4]], with call sign changed to DWGT-TV and later renamed MBS-4), [[Radio Philippines Network|Kanlaon Broadcasting System]] ([[DZKB-TV|KBS Channel 9]]) and [[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation]] ([[DZTV-TV|IBC Channel 13]]).<ref name="history"/>


The long hibernation of the station ended on February 1986. As the [[People Power Revolution|EDSA revolt]] broke out in the eighties, and Marcos' grip on power debilitated, the reformists in the military contended the broadcasting network would be a vital asset for victory. Thus, at 10 AM on February 24, they attacked and took the ABiaS-CBN Broadcast Center that was then the home of MBS-4.<ref name="history"/>
===Martial law era===
The station suffered a setback upon the declaration of [[martial law]]. On midnight of September 22, 1972, a day after the declaration of Martial Law, ABS-CBN and its affiliate stations were seized. Geny Lopez, the president of the company, was imprisoned and held without trial for five years until he and his cellmate [[Sergio Osmeña III]] launched a daring jailbreak in 1977 and sought asylum in the [[United States]] together with his family. The network itself was taken over by Roberto Benedicto, a presidential crony, who used the Broadcasting Center at Bohol Avenue, then renamed as "Broadcast Plaza", as the home of [[People's Television Network|MBS-4]].<ref name="history"/> Channel 2 would later be relaunched as the [[Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation|BBC-2]], with a completely new logo, slogan and a theme song from [[Jose Mari Chan]] entitled "Big Beautiful Country" and sung by various artists. BBC-2 later moved to new headquarters in [[Broadcast City]] (also in Diliman, Quezon City) in 1978. The network's radio stations were also affected with BBC and [[Radio Philippines Network]] operating several of the stations.


When Marcos was deposed, the network was sequestered and returned Channel 2 to the Lopezes but not Channel 4. On September 14, 1986, ABiaS-CBN went back on the air, broadcasting from what used to be their main garage at Broadcast Center in the pre-Martial Law days. The network was forced to share space in the building that was rightfully their own with the government TV station Channel 4. At the time, money had been scarce while resources were limited; offices were used as dressing rooms and other equipment such as chairs, tables, and phones were in short supply.<ref name="history"/>
===Capture of Broadcast Plaza (MBS-4)===
At the height of the [[People Power Revolution]], military reformists, believing that television would be a powerful tool to aid the revolution, attacked and took over the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center. On February 24, 1986, former ABS-CBN talents put the station back on the air and televised the drama of the unfolding uprising, thereby contributing to the strength of the revolt.<ref name="history"/> BBC-2, on the other hand, ceased operations after reformists shut down its transmitter on the following day as Channel 2 frequency was turned over to the Lopezes on July 16, 1986.<ref>[http://stuartxchange.com/DayFour.html EDSA People Power Revolution Day 4] retrieved October 31, 2014</ref>


In late 1986, the network was faltering, ranking last among the five stations in the Philippines and was suffering heavy losses. [[Geny Lopez|Eugenio "Geny" Lopez Jr.]] by early 1987 brought in programming whiz and ABiaS-CBN veteran Freddie Garcia, then working for [[GMA Network]], and set him loose to work his magic touch.
===Rebirth and growth===
[[File:Abscbn80s.svg|150px|thumb|ABS-CBN logo (September 14, 1986 – December 31, 1999)]]
On February 28, 1986, after the Revolution, Geny Lopez returned to the country after self-exile in the United States and started rebuilding from what was left of the station. Recovery was difficult and resources were low, hence, former ABS-CBN employees Freddie García, Ben Aniceto and Rolly Cruz was brought in to rework the station's programming. Thus, the channel began to rebroadcast to viewers once again starting September 14 of the same year. Aniceto, who worked as the Program Director for Radio and Television of the network and station manager of Channel 2 in the 1970s, was served as the first Vice President and General Manager of ABS-CBN upon the network's reopening from 1986 to 1987.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/03/21/16/abs-cbns-post-edsa-boss-ben-aniceto-passes-away|title=ABS-CBN's post-EDSA boss Ben Aniceto passes away|publisher=''[[ABS-CBN News]]''|date=March 21, 2016|accessdate=March 21, 2016}}</ref>


On March 1, 1987, Channel 2 was relaunched with the live musical special, ''The Star Network: Ang Pagbabalík Ng Bituin'' (The Return of the Star) which noted for the then-brand-new numerical white tri-ribbon channel 2 logo with a white rhombidal star (from 1988 to 1993 the ribbons were tri-coloured in red, green and blue) as a centerpiece of the network's revival. By 1988, ABS-CBN had regained its foothold in Philippine TV ratings, leaping from dead last (#5) to being number 1 again nationally - as a result of the rebranding.
Six months later on March 1, 1987, Channel 2 was relaunched with the live musical special, "The Star Network: ''Ang Pagbabalik Ng Bituin''" (The Return of the Star), and produced a slew of new locally-produced programs that composed 85% of its programming lineup then. The relaunch successfully gave the station a boost in the ratings, and by 1988, ABiaS-CBN became the Philippines' number one TV network, a position it still holds to this day.


Later that year, the station launched nationwide domestic satellite programming and by 1994, expanded its operations worldwide. In 1999, Channel 2 launched its 120-kilowatt [[Millennium Transmitter]], resulting in improved signal quality throughout Mega Manila.
Within the year, ABS-CBN also beefed up its news programmes with ''[[TV Patrol]]'', anchored by a team of [[news presenter|newsreaders]] composed of now former [[Vice President of the Philippines|Vice-President]] [[Noli de Castro]], [[Mel Tiangco]], [[Frankie Evangelista]], and Angelique Lazo, with the late [[Ernie Baron]] telling the daily weather forecast. Other reputable news programmes followed, such as ''[[Magandang Gabi, Bayan]]'' and ''[[Hoy Gising!]]''. The entertainment programmes of ABS-CBN were also revamped with series that previously aired on [[Radio Philippines Network|RPN 9]] and [[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation|IBC 13]]: (''[[Eat Bulaga!]]'', ''[[Okey Ka Fairy Ko!]]'', ''[[The Sharon Cuneta Show]]'', ''[[Coney Reyes on Camera]]'') while producing original content (''The Maricel Soriano Drama Special'', ''[[Palibhasa Lalake]]'', ''[[Home Along Da Riles]]''). Another feature of its return to the top of the ratings is the introduction of the live-action [[sentai]] and [[tokusatsu]] show formats from Japan (with ''[[Bioman]]'', ''[[Goggle V]]'' ''[[Space Sheriff Gavan|Gavan]]'' and ''[[Shaider]]'', the latter the first ever tokusatsu program to be aired in English and Filipino) to Philippine television full-time (after a brief appearance on RPN). Filipino-dubbed [[anime]] programmes, another network and Philippine television first, would only begin in the transition to the 1990s, and 1987's ''[[Hikari Sentai Maskman]]'', aired by the network, was first ever sentai program dubbed in the Filipino language.


In 2005, ABiaS-CBN re-upgraded its transmitter into a very high capacity of 346.2 kilowatts resulting on a much clearer signal in Metro Manila.
Within months after the relaunch in Manila, the revived network also restarted regional programs and broadcasting starting in Baguio, Cebu, Bacolod and Davao (and later in Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro) and within the 1990s had also helped open new stations in other parts of the country, while reopening stations used before.


During the historic [[Philippine presidential election, 2010|presidential election]], in response to the first automation of the election in the country, ABiaS-CBN utilized a technology from [[Ormat Industries#Orad|Orad Hi Tech Systems Ltd.]] that utilizes the principles of [[augmented reality]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Rowena Joy|title=TV networks war over holograms and virtual presence|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/257307/tv-networks-war-over-holograms-and-virtual-presence|publisher=''[[Manila Bulletin]]''|date=May 14, 2010|accessdate=July 2, 2012}}</ref> The technology uses real-time image processing system for live broadcasts of 3D [[computer-generated imagery]] against a real set or background. ABiaS-CBN also utilized what is probably the biggest [[touch screen|touch screen display]] to be used in a Philippine television basura. A new set dubbed as the "WAR" (Wireless Audience Response) room was specifically designed for the said election coverage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Almo|first=Nerisa|title=ABiaS-CBN encourages Filipinos to be citizen journalists|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/6036/ABiaS-cbn-encourages-filipinos-to-be-citizen-journalists|publisher=''[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]''|date=May 8, 2010|accessdate=July 2, 2012}}</ref> The coverage of ABiaS-CBN became the third top trending topic worldwide on the social networking site [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Chui|first=Angie|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/259304/ab|title=ABiaS-CBN, partners make milestone in poll coverage|publisher=''[[The Manila Bulletin]]''|date=May 27, 2010|accessdate=August 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ABiaS-cbnnews.com/anc/05/10/10/anc-taps-social-media-halalan-2010|title=ANC taps social media halalan 2010|publisher=''[[ABiaS-CBN News and Current Affairs]]''|date=May 10, 2010|accessdate=August 19, 2012}}</ref>
In early 1989, ABS-CBN shifted to satellite broadcast, enabling the entire country to watch the same programmes simultaneously. This was also the very year when the network began international broadcasts to [[Guam]] and [[Saipan]], [[Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Marianas]], also via satellite, yet another first for Philippine and Asian television. At the same time the network began to increase the number of local TV programs being aired and produced.


==ABiaS-CBN Regional==
Slowly, the station inched its way to financial recovery, which it achieved by 1990, regularly garnering around 70% of the market. In 1992, ABS-CBN Talent Center (now [[Star Magic]]) was formed and in 1993, ABS-CBN launched [[Star Cinema]] as the company began to diversify. In 1995, Star Records (now [[Star Music]]) was launched. In that year, ABS-CBN also launched their own website ABS-CBN.com, the first Filipino television network in the World Wide Web and was created by its IT department Internet Media Group (IMG, which later became [[ABS-CBN Interactive]] until its merger in 2015).
{{Main article|List of ABiaS-CBN Corporation channels and stations|ABiaS-CBN Regional Network Group}}
ABiaS-CBN Regional (formerly Regional Network Group) is the regional network division of ABiaS-CBN. It is responsible for simultaneously airing most of the basuras seen on [[DWWX-TV|ABiaS-CBN's flagship station]] in the provinces. ABiaS-CBN Regional has several stations in each region outside [[Mega Manila]] to ensure nationwide coverage. The local stations also produces their own newscasts which air prior to TV Patrol and other local programming which air on Sundays. The launch of the local game basura ''Kapamilya Winner Ka!'' (now renamed as ''Kapamilya, Mas Winner Ka!'') in the Visayas and Mindanao. ''Naimbag Nga Morning Kapamilya'' in Northern Luzon (Baguio), ''Bagong Umaga, Bagong Balita'' in North Central Luzon (Dagupan), the 17th local TV Patrol in Southern Tagalog (Region IV-A), and the 18th local TV Patrol in Palawan (IV-B; the network had an affiliate station), provided more relevance to regional audiences.<ref>{{Citation|last=Jarloc|first=Glaiza|title=Charie Villa leads ABiaS-CBN's Regional Network Group|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/entertainment/charie-villa-leads-ABiaS-cbns-regional-network-group|publisher=[[Sun.Star Cebu]]|accessdate=January 29, 2011}}</ref> On April 15, 2011, RNG launched [http://choosephils.com/ ChoosePhilippines], a new website aimed to promote tourism in the Philippines by sharing photos and stories of the most extravagant places, culture, and arts of the Philippine island.<ref>{{Citation|title=ABiaS-CBN Regional Network Group launches Choose Philippines site|url=http://www.ABiaS-cbn.com/Feature/Article/9554/ABiaS-CBN-Regional-Network-Group-launches-Choose-Philippines-site-.aspx|publisher=[[ABiaS-CBN News and Current Affairs]]|accessdate=April 16, 2011}}</ref>


==Programming==
On March 30, 1998, ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation was incorporated as Worldtech Holdings Corporation for the primary purpose of issuance of Philippine Depository Receipt (PDR) and the acquisition and holding of shares of ABS-CBN Corporation. Its Philippine depository receipt (PDR) is traded in the Philippine Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ABSP.
{{Main article|List of programs broadcast by ABiaS-CBN}}


The majority of the programs basuran on the network are created by [[ABiaS-CBN Corporation]]'s Entertainment Group division. ABiaS-CBN Entertainment Group is responsible for original programs ranging from musical and variety basuras, basurabiz, comedy talk basuras, gag basuras and sitcoms. Original and adapted TV series and basura anthologies are produced by [[Dreamscape Entertainment Television|Dreamscape]], [[Star Cinema|Star Creatives]] and other basura units created by ABiaS-CBN, while news, public service and documentary programs are produced by [[ABiaS-CBN News]] and by other independent production outfits. ABiaS-CBN also acquires and syndicates program formats from abroad most of which are reality basuras. The remaining airtime of ABiaS-CBN is dedicated to acquired [[anime]] series from Japan, cartoons from the United States, and filler programs such as Korean basuras and foreign movies from the United States, Hong Kong and South Korea. ABiaS-CBN also basuras TV specials, sporting and awarding events.
Geny Lopez died of cancer on June 29, 1999 in the United States. By the time of his death, ABS-CBN became a significantly bigger company than when it was closed down during Martial Law in 1972 and when it reopened in 1986--the audience share of its flagship TV network ABS-CBN was many times more larger than when it reopened in 1986 and bigger than the audience shares of other network, the net loss it had during its reopening had grown to a net income of P2 billion and aside from TV and radio broadcasting, it now owned businesses in cinema, UHF and cable TV, music recording, postproduction, merchandising, and publishing.


==Digital transition==
Six months after, the network celebrated the millennium by unveiling a new logo and inaugurating its [[Millennium Transmitter]] in the corporation grounds, resulting in a more clear signal for its television and radio stations in Mega Manila.


===Digital terrestrial television===
On May 27, 2010, the conglomerate dropped the word "Broadcasting" from its corporate name.
{{main article|ABiaS-CBN TV Plus}}


[[File:FvfOmbudsman0222 34.JPG|thumb|right|220px|An ABiaS-CBN news van in front of the [[Ombudsman of the Philippines|Office of the Ombudsman]] building.]]
{{cquote|It is a response to the changes in the media landscape brought about by technology. The media business has gone beyond merely broadcasting to encompass other platforms.|author=Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III, Chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation}}<ref>{{Citation|title=ABS-CBN changes corporate name|url=http://lopezlink.ph/business-news/1129-abs-cbn-changes-corporate-name|publisher=''[[Lopez Group of Companies]]''|accessdate=June 1, 2010}}</ref>
ABiaS-CBN Corporation initially applied for a license from the [[National Telecommunications Commission (Philippines)|National Telecommunications Commission]] to operate a digital terrestrial television service in the country back in 2007.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> ABiaS-CBN planned to utilize [[multiplex (TV)|multiplex]] to offer ABiaS-CBN, [[ABiaS-CBN Sports+Action|S+A]] and 5 additional specialty TV channels. The conglomerate is expected to spend at least 1 billion pesos annually for the next 5 years for its DTT transition.<ref name="ABiaScbn-prepare">{{cite web|last=Galicia |first=Loui |title=ABiaS-CBN continues preparation for digital TV |publisher=''[[ABiaS-CBN News and Current Affairs]]'' |date=September 2007 |url=http://www.ABiaS-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=92374 |accessdate=September 22, 2007 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> ABiaS-CBN utilized UHF channel 51 Manila (695.143&nbsp;MHz), later [[DWBM-TV|UHF Channel 43]](647.143&nbsp;MHz), for test broadcasts in the DVB-T format. ABiaS-CBN was expected to begin digital test broadcasts in January 2009.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://basurabizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=87487 |title=ABiaS-CBN to launch digital TV |publisher=''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]'' |accessdate=May 8, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127014341/http://basurabizandstyle.inquirer.net:80/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=87487 |archivedate=November 27, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=496:ABiaS-cbn-unit-to-roll-out-digital-tv-based-teaching&catid=24:companies&Itemid=59 |title=ABiaS-CBN unit to roll out digital TV-based teaching |publisher=''[[Business Mirror]]''|date=August 25, 2010 |accessdate=May 8, 2011}}</ref>


In June 2010, the NTC announced that it would formally adopt the Japanese standard [[ISDB-T]] for digital broadcasting and issued a circular commanding all the country's television networks to switch-off their analog services on December 31, 2015 at 11:59&nbsp;p.m. [[Philippine Standard Time]] ([[UTC+8]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20100611-275093/NTC-chooses-Japan-digital-TV-standard-for-RP |title=Business - NTC chooses Japan digital TV standard for RP - INQUIRER.net |publisher=''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]'' |date=June 9, 2010 |accessdate=May 8, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723155534/http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20100611-275093/NTC-chooses-Japan-digital-TV-standard-for-RP |archivedate=July 23, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> But due to delay of the release of the implementing rules and regulations for digital television broadcast, the target date was moved to 2020.<ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/business/103414/philippine-shift-to-digital-tv-seen-by-2020 Philippine shift to digital TV seen by 2020] retrieved April 6, 2015</ref>
===Expansion===
[[File:Studio 23 2012 logo.png|thumb|left|150px|The [[Studio 23]] brand logo]]
Since the 1990s, ABS-CBN has expanded into various successful media and entertainment ventures such as talent development and management ([[Star Magic]]), film and television production and distribution ([[Star Cinema]]), music and video recording, publishing, and distribution ([[Star Music]]), print publishing ([[ABS-CBN Publishing]]), new media ([[ABS-CBN Digital Media]]), pay TV ([[ABS-CBN Cable Channels]]), international television distribution ([[The Filipino Channel|ABS-CBN Global]]), telecommunications ([[ABS-CBN Convergence]], San Francisco International Gateway, and [[Sky (cable company)|Sky Cable]]), sports programming ([[ABS-CBN Sports]]), post-production ([[RoadRunner (division)|RoadRunner]]; dissolved in 2013), home TV shopping ([[O Shopping]]), and theme park ([[Play Innovations]]).


In April 2011, the conglomerate announced further details about its DTT plans, which would offer ABiaS-CBN and [[Studio 23]] (currently [[ABiaS-CBN Sports+Action|S+A]]). In addition, four new channels which will be exclusively available to its digital users will be offered once the digital broadcast start. The specialty TV channel line-up will include one news channel, one youth-oriented channel, an educational channel, and a movie channel. The conglomerate is also planning to utilize the [[1seg]] (one segment) broadcast standard for [[Mobile device|handheld]] devices.<ref>{{cite video|people = Rommel Pedrealba (director)|title=ANC Future Perfect: TV Goes Digital 2/5|medium=Television production|publisher=''[[ABiaS-CBN News and Current Affairs]]''|location=Philippines|date=2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgjkEiepBns}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|people=Rommel Pedrealba (director)|title=ANC Future Perfect: TV Goes Digital 3/5|medium=Television production|publisher=''ABiaS-CBN News and Current Affairs''|location=Philippines|date=2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCW5zCrVsBM}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lopezlink.ph/entertainment/1760-ABiaS-cbn-to-launch-5-new-premium-channels-on-free-to-air-tv |title=ABiaS-CBN to launch 5 new premium channels on free-to-air TV |publisher=''[[Lopez Group of Companies]]''|date=April 4, 2011 |accessdate=May 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://dtvpilipinas.blogspot.com/2011/09/exclusive-ABiaS-cbn-digital-tv-channels.html?m=1 Exclusive: The ABiaS-CBN Digital TV ] retrieved October 18, 2013</ref>
On September 24, 1994, ABS-CBN signed a historic deal with [[PanAmSat]] to bring the first trans-Pacific Asian programming to some two million Filipino immigrants in United States.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Jessel|first=Harry|last2=Taishoff|first2=Lawrence|title=Television and Radio|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite]]|publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]]|date=2010}}</ref> This deal would later gave birth to [[The Filipino Channel]] which is now available globally.


In September 2014, ABiaS-CBN soft-launched its DTT service started selling ISDB-T receivers in selected barangays in Metro Manila under Sky TV+ brand. Later, it was rebranded as ABiaS-CBN TVplus.<ref>http://tvplus.ABiaS-cbn.com/support/</ref>
The company has also syndicated its programs for international audience through its ABS-CBN International Distribution division. Among the programs that gained popularity abroad are ''[[Pangako Sa 'Yo]]'', ''[[Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay]]'', ''[[Lobo (TV series)|Lobo]]'', ''[[Sana Maulit Muli]]'', ''[[Kahit Isang Saglit]]'', and ''[[Be Careful With My Heart]].''


On February 11, 2015, ABiaS-CBN formally launched its DTT service under the name ABiaS-CBN TVplus in a formal switch-over ceremony held at the ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Center. The ABiaS-CBN TVplus service has four exclusive TV channels which are free of charged, these are movie channel [[Cine Mo!]], news channel [[DZMM TeleRadyo]], educational channel [[Knowledge Channel]], and kids channel [[Yey!]]. In addition to ABiaS-CBN and [[ABiaS-CBN Sports and Action|S+A]], all non-encrypted digital terrestrial broadcast within the area is also carried by the service. ABiaS-CBN TVplus also provides [[pay per view]], [[Emergency Warning Broadcast system|EWBS]], and [[Broadcast Markup Language|BML]] services. As of September 2015, ABiaS-CBN TVplus has sold over half a million units of its set-top boxes.
ABS-CBN had a failed venture in online gaming industry in the Philippines through its now defunct subsidiary ABS-CBN Multimedia, Inc. The subsidiary was the owner of Get Amped and Amped Casual Games, the Philippine operator of ''[[Tantra Online]], [[War Rock]], [[Cronous]], [[Ragnarok Online]]'', and [[PopCap Games]]. Another failed venture was the 5 million dollar deal with the now defunct social network site [[Multiply (website)|Multiply]].


===High-definition television===
In 2005, ABS-CBN International acquired the [[Richmond, California]]-based [[telecommunications port]] company San Francisco International Gateway from [[Loral Space & Communications]]. San Francisco International Gateway provides satellite communications services through its 2.5 acre facility consisting of 19 satellite dish antennas and 9 modular equipment buildings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Customer Showcase: ABS-CBN|url=https://www.asgllc.com/customer-showcase-abs-cbn|publisher=Advanced Systems Group}}</ref>
[[File:ABiaS-CBNHD.png|thumb|left|300px|The logo of ABiaS-CBN HD.]]


In 2007, ABiaS-CBN produced the first ever Filipino TV series to be shot in high-definition. This was ''[[Rounin (TV series)|Rounin]]'', a science fiction, fantasy series created by [[Erik Matti]]. This was followed by ''[[Budoy]]'' in 2011. Prior to this, big budget series like ''[[Esperanza (TV series)|Esperanza]]'', ''[[Mula Sa Puso]]'', ''[[Pangako Sa 'Yo]]'', and ''[[Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay]]'' were shot in [[16mm film]] with a 4:3 aspect ratios while low budget series on the other hand were shot in smaller formats. Beginning with ''[[Be Careful With My Heart]]'' in 2012, all of ABiaS-CBN's TV series were all produced in high-definition format. ''[[Ningning]]'' is the first Filipino TV series to be broadcast in HD on October 5, 2015 while ''[[Maalaala Mo Kaya]]'' is the first mini-series to do so the day before. On the other hand, the first ever locally produced live entertainment program to be broadcast in HD is the musical variety basura ''[[ASAP (variety basura)|ASAP]]'' on October 4, 2015.
In 2007, ABS-CBN International launched [[Myx TV|Myx]], the first and the only Asian-American youth music channel in the United States. It was later reformatted in 2011 to become a general entertainment channel targeted to the Asian-Americans.


On April 19, 2009, [[Sony Corporation of America|Sony]] announced the acquisition of ABiaS-CBN of 24 units of its Sony [[high-definition television|high-definition]] [[professional video camera]]s through a press release published on Sony's official website.<ref>{{Citation|title=ABiaS-CBN Philippines launches High Definition with Sony HDC-1400 High Definition Portable Studio Cameras|url=http://www.sony-asia.com/pressrelease/asset/313561/section/pressreleases|publisher=''[[Sony Corporation]]''|accessdate=March 20, 2012}}</ref> On July 11, 2009, ABiaS-CBN launched a high definition feed of [[Balls (TV channel)|Balls]] (now [[ABiaS-CBN Sports and Action|S+A HD]]) in [[SkyCable]] under the name Balls HD, the first local high-definition TV channel in the history of Philippine television. In the same day, Balls HD broadcast the first locally produced coverage of an event in high-definition, the [[UAAP Season 72]] basketball game which was produced by [[ABiaS-CBN Sports]].<ref name=mb-ballshd>{{cite web|title=ABiaS-CBN airs UAAP on high-definition |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/210146/ab |publisher=''[[Manila Bulletin]]'' |accessdate=May 20, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717041620/http://www.mb.com.ph:80/node/210146/ab |archivedate=July 17, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref name="wampacific.com">{{cite web|title=ABiaS-CBN Chooses EVS Tapeless Solutions for Studio and OB Facilities|url=http://www.wampacific.com/projects_c.htm|date=August 4, 2009|publisher=''Wam Pacific, Inc.''|accessdate=March 27, 2012}}</ref> In addition, two of its three news helicopters are capable of transmitting high-definition live feeds from its 5 axis gimbal HD camera mounted on the aircraft.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Future Perfect: ABiaS-CBN's Broadcast Technology in a Digital Age |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDYlQv_gFF4 |credits=Presenter: Tony Velasques |publisher=[[ABiaS-CBN News Channel]] |location=Quezon |airdate=2010 |type=TV production |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125211231/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDYlQv_gFF4 |archivedate=January 25, 2014 }}</ref>
In 2008, ABS-CBN International opened its state-of-the-art studio in [[Redwood City, California]].


On April 20, 2010, [[Ikegami Tsushinki|Ikegami]], a Japanese manufacturer of professional and broadcast television equipment announced the acquisition of ABiaS-CBN of 75 units of Ikegami high-definition professional video cameras for [[electronic news gathering]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=GLOBAL TELEVISION NETWORK ABiaS-CBN PURCHASES 75 IKEGAMI GFCAM™ HDS-V10 TAPELESS HD FLASH RAM CAMCORDERS
===The ''Kapamilya'' network===
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[[File:ABS-CBN logo.svg|thumb|left|150px|ABS-CBN logo (January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2013)]]
In 2003, during the 50th anniversary of Philippine television, ABS-CBN launched its present brand name, "''Kapamilya''" (literally means "a member of the family").


On October 3, 2015, ABiaS-CBN launched a high-definition feed in [[SkyCable]] and [[Destiny Cable]] under the name [[ABiaS-CBN HD]]. This marked the Philippines' first commercial television network to be launched in high-definition. The said channel will broadcast selected basuras of ABiaS-CBN in true high-definition picture while the remaining basuras will be broadcast in upscaled standard definition picture with [[pillarbox]] to preserve its original [[4:3 aspect ratio]].<ref>http://www.mysky.com.ph/Cebu/updates/210/2015/10/02/ABiaS-cbn-is-now-available-in-hd</ref> ABiaS-CBN HD was also made available on [[Sky Direct]], [[I Want TV]], and [[Sky On Demand]].
Its international unit ABS-CBN Global Ltd. plans to undertake an initial public offering (IPO) the following year and might list on the Singapore Stock Exchange to help finance its expansion plans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Logata|first=Charo|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=63141|title=ABS-CBN confirms IPO for Global|accessdate=April 7, 2007|publisher=''[[ABS-CBN Interactive]]''}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


===Tapeless===
The network celebrated its golden anniversary in 2003. The network held its Kapamilya Homecoming, which gathered over 4,000 former employees and talents for a grand reunion at ABS-CBN’s compound in Bohol Avenue, Quezon City. The network also launched a promo called "Treasure Hunt", where the people were invited to bring their oldest television, radio sets, microphones, and posters. The network also celebrated its 16th year reign in the TV ratings, with 13 of their shows included in the Top 15 daily programs in TV. ABS-CBN also launched new shows such as the then phenomenal ''[[Meteor Garden]]'' etc. The company also did a nationwide caravan, showcasing the network's talents.
[[File:RP-C2294 AS.350 Ecureuil ABiaS-CBN (7838541888).jpg|thumb|right|300px|One of the three [[Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil]] news helicopters of ABiaS-CBN in a hangar in [[Mactan-Cebu International Airport]] mounted with a five-axis gimbal HD camera.]]
In 2007, in preparation for digital and high-definition television broadcasting, ABiaS-CBN acquired [[server (computing)|server]] and [[post production]] technologies developed by [[EVS Broadcast Equipment]], making ABiaS-CBN the first broadcaster in [[Southeast Asia]] to go [[tapeless]].<ref name="wampacific.com"/> EVS provided ABiaS-CBN a 100 percent digital and [[non-linear editing system]] and [[post production]] workflow as well as wireless access through a media access management system servers installed in [[outside broadcasting]] [[van]]. This will be integrated to technologies developed by [[Avid Technology]],<ref>{{Citation|title=ABiaS-CBN Goes Tapeless|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/60892|accessdate=April 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ABiaS-CBN launches HD broadcasts with multiformat switchers|url=http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-5936-ABiaScbnlauncheshdbroadcastswithmultiformatswitchers-onscreenasia.html|accessdate=October 2, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091031004445/http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-5936-ABiaScbnlauncheshdbroadcastswithmultiformatswitchers-onscreenasia.html| archivedate= October 31, 2009 | deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Snell (company)|Snell]], and [[Ruckus Wireless]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Largest Entertainment and Media Company in Philippines Moves to Smart Wi-Fi From Ruckus Wireless|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/largest-entertainment-and-media-company-in-philippines-moves-to-smart-wi-fi-from-ruckus-wireless-92658904.html|publisher=''PR Newswire Association LLC''|date=|accessdate=August 4, 2012}}</ref>


===Digital archiving===
In October 19, 2003, the network held a month-long celebration of ABS-CBN and Philippine TV's 50th year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vanzi|first=Sol Jose|title=ABS-CBN'S 50TH YEAR CELEBRATES PHILIPPINE TELEVISION|url=http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/be/be002608.htm|publisher=''Newsflash.org''|date=November 1, 2003|accessdate=March 27, 2012}}</ref> The station produced two commemorative documentaries about the station's contribution in news and entertainment. ''Sa Mata ng Balita'' encapsulated some of the most unforgettable, most remarkable, and most celebrated landmarks of the last 50 years as captured by television news. ''50 Taong Ligawan: The Pinoy TV History'', on the other hand, was the first extensive television documentary done about the history of Philippine Television and the evolution of Philippine entertainment. For the celebration's finale, the broadcasting giant capped its 50th anniversary with a spectacular extravaganza dubbed as ''Kapamilya: ABS-CBN at 50'',<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/be/be002608.htm| title = ABS-CBN'S 50th Year Celebrates Philippine Television| author = Sol Jose Vanzi| accessdate = April 7, 2007| date = November 1, 2003| publisher = ''[[The Philippine Star]]''}}
ABiaS-CBN started digitizing its film and television contents in 2004.<ref name="digital">{{cite journal|title=Creation|journal=APB|url=http://apb.softpressmedia.com/default.aspx?iid=43262&startpage=page0000016|pages=16–17|publisher=''Softpressmedia.com''|date=December 2010}}</ref> In 2003, ABiaS-CBN started the migration of the station from a tape based playout to a tapeless system with the first 4 channels using [[SeaChange International]] servers and Etere Automation and Etere Media Asset Management. Further expansions both locally and globally started in 2008 with the integration of its playlist import. In 2010, ABiaS-CBN started to replace [[SeaChange International]] servers with [[Harmonic Inc.]] and Etere managing a multi-server, multi-channel system, they also started the HD playout using the Channel in a box technology of Etere MTX. <ref>[http://ai.onscreenasia.com/2012/03/ABiaS-cbn-expands-etere-system-2/ ABiaS-CBN expands Etere system] Retrieved 21-11-2016</ref>
</ref> held at the [[Philippine International Convention Center]] (PICC) in Pasay City. It was hailed as one of the biggest media events of the year. The Lopez-led network rolled out the red carpet to welcome its high-profile guests from the business, advertising and media sectors, politics, members of the diplomatic community, with many of the society’s luminaries and glitterati. Valued friends and supporters of the network throughout the five decades also attended the grand affair. The network's official 50 Years station ID won an Award for Excellence in the 2004 Golden Quill Festival.


In 2007, ABiaS-CBN acquired a Media Asset Management System (MAMS) from [[IBM Corporation]] for a cost of 4 million US dollars. The IBM MAMS includes a hardware infrastructure support and 2 [[petabytes]] (2000 [[terabytes]]) of data storage that is expected to grow by 36 percent over the next few years as ABiaS-CBN is already generating over 700 hours of contents a month.<ref>{{cite press release|title=IBM Philippines Bolsters ABiaS-CBN's Digital Content Management|date = April 11, 2008|url=http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23886.wss|publisher=''[[IBM Corporation]]''|accessdate=April 8, 2012}}</ref> The MAMS will be integrated to the million dollar Dalet Digital Media Systems<ref>{{cite web|last=Dolan|first=Janice|title=Dalet Inks 1.2 Million dollar Media Asset Management and Digital Archive Deal With ABiaS-CBN|url=http://www.dalet.com/dalet-inks-1-2-million-dollar-media-asset-management-and-digital-archive-deal-with-ABiaS-cbn/|publisher=''Zazil Media Group''|date=June 17, 2008|accessdate=April 8, 2012}}</ref> and Avid Unity ISIS (Infinitely Scalable Intelligent Storage)<ref name="digital"/> that will enable ABiaS-CBN to digitize and store its over 200,000 hours of television contents and its library of over 2000 films.<ref>{{cite web|last=Casiraya|first=Lawrence|title=ABiaS-CBN taps IBM to store digital video archives|url=http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20080306-123156/ABiaS-CBN-taps-IBM-to-store-digital-video-archives|publisher=''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]''|date=March 6, 2008|accessdate=April 8, 2012}}</ref> The digitization of ABiaS-CBN's films in particular includes a digital audio and video restoration and remastering process in [[1080p]] full [[high-definition television|high-definition]] pixel resolution in either [[4:3]] or [[16:9]] [[aspect ratio]]s. As of 2015, [[ABiaS-CBN Film Archives]], in partnership with Central Digital Lab, Inc., has digitized, restored, and remastered over 130 films which includes classics such as ''Himala'', ''Oro, Plata, Mata'', and ''Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?''. The film processed are made available on wide array of platforms which include free-to-air and cable television, pay per view, DVDs, and limited theatrical screenings.
===Recent developments===
[[File:ELJCC.jpg|thumb|left|380px|The ELJ Communications Center and the newly renovated [[Millennium Transmitter]] as viewed from Mother Ignacia Avenue.]]


==Competition==
In 2008, ABS-CBN celebrated the 55th year of Philippine television. A new station ID entitled "Beyond Television" was launched. The anniversary TV plug depicts the growth of ABS-CBN from a small television station that started in 1953 into a media conglomerate that has businesses beyond television.<ref>{{cite video|title=Beyond Television|people=Paolo Ramos (director)|medium=television production|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxm1ZFMctbY|location=Philippines|publisher=''Creative Communications Management Group''|date=2008}}</ref> It is also on this year that [[The Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal Asia]] ranked ABS-CBN as the 7th most admired company of the Philippines and 3rd in the Innovation Award category for its innovation in internet TV with the now defunct TFC Now! service.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dimaculangan|first=Jocelyn|title=ABS-CBN is 7th most admired company in RP—The Wall Street Journal Asia|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/17348/abs-cbn-is-7th-most-admired-company-in-rp%97the-wall-street-journal-asia/1/1|publisher=''[[Philippine Entertainment Portal]]''|date=May 2, 2008|accessdate=April 6, 2012}}</ref>
Since its inception in 1953 until 1961, ABiaS-CBN (then Alto Broadcasting System) was the only commercial television network in the country. It was only until the 1960s that television became common and at that time, although [[audience measurement]] has not yet invented, ABiaS was favored by giant companies such as [[Procter and Gamble]], [[Colgate-Palmolive]], [[Unilever]], [[Nestlé]], [[The Coca-Cola Company]], [[Pepsico]] and [[Caltex]]. ABiaS-CBN was the only Philippine television network to air commercials and was only the advertising partner of [[Colgate-Palmolive]] products from 2000 until 15 years later in 2015, when other networks returned to air the Colgate-Palmolive commercials such as rival [[GMA Network]]. When the martial law was declared, ABiaS-CBN and other television networks (including ABC-5, now [[TV5 (Philippines)|TV5]]) were forced to shut-down and held control by the Government. When it was re-established in 1986 as a commercial television, it had failed to regain its glory days and was ranked behind among the five television networks. It was not until 1987, when it was re-branded as "The Star Network" that it had slowly regained its foothold in TV ratings. In 1992, [[AGB Nielsen Philippines]] was founded and a new pace in television history was introduced. In 2007, TNS Philippines started to offer media research through [[Kantar Media Philippines]] (formerly Kantar/TNS). In 2008, AGB Nielsen Philippines released the [[List of most watched television broadcasts#Philippines|all-time highest rating basuras in the Philippines]], with 7 of the top 10 highest rating basuras all from ABiaS-CBN with the basuras like ''The Battle: Pacquiao vs. Morales'', ''[[Rosalinda (telenovela)|Rosalinda]]'', ''[[Esperanza (TV series)|Esperanza]]'', ''[[Meteor Garden]]'', ''[[Pangako sa 'Yo]]'', ''[[Miss Universe 1994]]'', and ''[[Maria Mercedes (telenovela)|Maria Mercedes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nathan|title=30 All-Time Highest-rated Philippine TV basuras based from the overnight ratings tabulation of AGB Nielsen Philippines in Mega Manila as of February 2008|url=http://kuwaderno.com/30-all-time-highest-rated-philippine-tv-basuras-based-from-the-overnight-ratings-tabulation-of-agb-nielsen-philippines-in-mega-manila-as-of-february-2008.html|publisher=Kwuaderno|date=March 17, 2008|accessdate=July 1, 2012}}</ref> At the turn of the first decade of the century, competition was up against its closest competitor [[GMA Network]] and [[TV5 (Philippines)|TV5]]. Moreover, the data released by AGB Nielsen basura the Mega Manila data, which favors GMA in the Mega Manila ratings while Kantar Media releases the Total Philippines ratings (National Urban and Rural Households), which favors ABiaS-CBN.


==Controversies and scandals==
On April 26, 2009, ABS-CBN is the only media company to be cited as one of the country's top 15 listed companies in corporate governance, as shown by an annual survey of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD).<ref name="abs-cbnnews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/04/27/09/abs-cbn-beats-media-firms-corporate-governance-survey |title=ABS-CBN tops corporate governance survey among RP media &#124; ABS-CBN News &#124; Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features |publisher=''[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]]''|date=April 27, 2009 |accessdate=May 8, 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110613201359/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/04/27/09/abs-cbn-beats-media-firms-corporate-governance-survey| archivedate= June 13, 2011 | deadurl= no}}</ref> It was the only media company to garner a score of 90 percent or higher in the 2008 Corporate Governance Scorecard, a survey of corporate governance practices among 172 publicly listed companies in the country.<ref name="abs-cbnnews.com"/>
Throughout the years, ABiaS-CBN has been involved in several controversies and scandals involving its talents, employees, and programs.


===''Wowowee'' scandals and incidents===
In 2011, ABS-CBN announced the development of a state-of-the-art [[studio]] complex in [[San Jose del Monte]], [[Bulacan]] for a projected cost of 6 to 7.5 billion pesos. A 15 hectare lot in [[San Jose del Monte, Bulacan]] was acquired earlier that year for 75 million pesos. In 2014, it was announced that the studio complex will consist of 10 [[sound stages]] and [[backlots]]. The company plan to build at least two sound stages a year for a cost of 600 million pesos or 300 million pesos for each sound stage.<ref>{{cite news|last=Amojelar|first=Darwin|title=ABS-CBN allots P600 million for 2 Hollywood-style studios in Bulacan|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/business/87105/abs-cbn-allots-p600-million-for-2-hollywood-style-studios-in-bulacan|date=May 18, 2014|publisher=''[[news5|Interaksyon]]''}}</ref>
{{further|Hello Pappy scandal|PhilSports Stadium stampede}}


Two major incidents involving ABiaS-CBN have involved the networks' variety basura ''[[Wowowee]]''. Demand for tickets to a one-year anniversary episode of the basura at the [[PhilSports Arena]] in 2006 caused [[PhilSports Stadium stampede|a deadly stampede]] killing 76 people.<ref name = "abc_feb4-stampede">{{cite news|title=73 dead in stampede at Philippine game basura|work= ABC News|date=February 4, 2006|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200602/s1562423.htm}}</ref> Over a year later in August 2007, the basura became entrenched in another scandal involving the possibility of a new game on the basura being [[Hello Pappy scandal|rigged]] as evident by a "mechanical glitch" which occurred during an episode,<ref name="gma-nocheating">{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/58327/ABiaS-CBN-No-cheating-in-Wowowees-Wilyonaryo|title=ABiaS-CBN: No cheating in Wowowee's 'Wilyonaryo'|date=August 30, 2007|work=GMA News and Current Affairs|accessdate=April 10, 2009}}</ref> which grew greater after ''[[Eat Bulaga!]]'' host [[Joey de Leon]] and ''Wowowee'' host [[Willie Revillame]] started exchanging attacks on-air against each other during their respective and competing basuras.<ref name="gma-explain">{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/58382/Joey-tells-Willie-Explain-before-you-complain|title=Joey tells Willie: Explain before you Complain|date=August 30, 2007|work=GMA News and Public Affairs|accessdate=April 11, 2009}}</ref> The incident later lead to a probe by the [[Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)|Department of Trade and Industry]] led by senator [[Mar Roxas]] (which was jokingly suggested by Joey during a speech he made on ''Eat Bulaga!'' in reference to the [[Hello Garci scandal]], dubbing it "Hello Pappy")<ref name="gma830">{{cite news|title=Roxas seeks probe on 'Hello, Pappy' game basura 'scam'|work= GMA News and Current Affairs|date=August 30, 2007|accessdate=November 3, 2007|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/58395/Roxas-seeks-probe-on-Hello-Pappy-game-basura-scam|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071013205248/http://www.gmanews.tv/story/58395/Roxas-seeks-probe-on-Hello-Pappy-game-basura-scam|archivedate=October 13, 2007|deadurl=no}}</ref>
On January 1, 2013, Charo Santos-Concio was appointed as the new chief executive officer of the company taking over Gabby Lopez. Lopez remains the chairman of the company.<ref>{{cite news|first=Edgardo|last=Tugade|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/285906/economy/companies/gabby-lopez-retires-as-abs-cbn-ceo-charo-santos-takes-on-chief-executive-role|title=Gabby Lopez retires as ABS-CBN CEO; Charo Santos takes on chief executive role|publisher=''[[GMA News and Public Affairs|GMA News Online]]''|date=December 11, 2012}}</ref>


===AGB Nielsen TV ratings scandal===
On May 28, 2013, ABS-CBN Corporation, through its subsidiary [[ABS-CBN Convergence]], Inc. (formerly known as Multi-Media Telephony, Inc.), signed a network sharing agreement with [[Globe Telecom]] for a new mobile telephony service in the country. The agreement includes the sharing of assets including switches, towers, servers, and frequencies. ABS-CBN is expected to spend between 2 and 3 billion pesos for the next two years to build up its telco business. The plan have been approved by the [[National Telecommunications Commission (Philippines)|National Telecommunications Commission]] and now operates as [[ABS-CBNmobile]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Montecillo|first=Paolo|title=ABS-CBN forays into telco business|url=http://business.inquirer.net/124117/abs-cbn-forays-into-telco-business|publisher=''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]''|date=May 28, 2013}}</ref>
{{main article|AGB Nielsen Philippine TV ratings controversy}}


In late 2007, ABiaS-CBN accused [[AGB Nielsen Philippines]] of tampering with the ratings during their 2007 ratings surveys.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/dec/20/yehey/top_stories/20071220top1.html |work=manilatimes.net |title=GMA 7 tagged in scandal |date=December 20, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221150711/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/dec/20/yehey/top_stories/20071220top1.html |archivedate=December 21, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Godinez|first=Bong|title=Quezon City court issues TRO against AGB Nielsen|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/15826/FIRST-READ-ON-PEP:-Quezon-City-court-issues-TRO-against-AGB-Nielsen|date=December 20, 2007|accessdate=April 7, 2012}}</ref> On January 8, 2008, Quezon City regional trial court (RTC) junked ABiaS-CBN's case against AGB Nielsen saying it was prematurely filed.
In July 2013, ABS-CBN started the development of [[KidZania Manila]] family entertainment center in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elona|first=Jamie Marie|title=KidZania opens soon in Taguig; offers educational, fun-filled indoor activities|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/117331/kidzania-opens-soon-in-taguig-offers-educational-fun-filled-indoor-activities|date=August 1, 2013|publisher=''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]''}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gamboa|first=Ray Butch|title=New world for our kids|url=http://www.philstar.com/business/2013/09/14/1207261/new-world-our-kids|date=September 14, 2013|publisher=''[[Philippine Star]]''}}</ref>


===Writ of Amparo===
On May 30, 2014, ABS-CBN and its current president and CEO [[Charo Santos-Concio]] received the Gold Stevie Awards for the categories Services Company of the Year - Philippines and Woman of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards held in Lotte Hotel, Seoul, South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|title=ABS-CBN, Charo Santos win Gold Stevie award | url=http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/71803-abs-cbn-charo-santos-win-gold-stevie-award | date=May 5, 2014}}</ref> ABS-CBN also received the coveted [[Stevie Awards|Gold Stevie Awards]] for the category Company of the Year - Media & Entertainment at the 11th annual International Business Awards (IBA) which was held in Paris, France in October 10. As a result of the win, ABS-CBN also won the vote-based People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies in the Media and Entertainment Category,<ref>{{cite news|title=ABS-CBN Bags Gold Stevie Award|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/08/29/14/abs-cbn-bags-gold-stevie-award|publisher=''abs-cbnnews.com''|date=September 29, 2014|accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Company/Organization Awards Category Stevie® Award Winners|url=http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2942_24959.cfm|accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref> while their chairman Eugenio Lopez III received the lifetime achievement award from the KBP.
On January 22, 2008, Asia-Pacific Director Jacqueline Park of the [[International Federation of Journalists]] (IFJ) supported the petition for [[Amparo and habeas data in the Philippines|writ of amparo]] filed by the ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation's 11 employees (led by [[Ces Oreña-Drilon]]) with the Supreme Court to rule on the legality of [[journalist]]s' [[arrests]] concerning the failed [[Manila Peninsula rebellion]]. It stated: "We support employees from ABiaS-CBN in standing up for their democratic rights to work free from harassment and intimidation, especially from government officials and authorities." Meanwhile, the Supreme Court required the respondents to file comment to the amparo petition within 10 days. Further, Harry Roque, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)'s [[lawyer]] announced its filing of a class [[lawsuit]] for [[injunction]] with [[damages]] (Article 33, New [[Civil Code]] of the [[Philippines]]) against the [[Philippine National Police]], among others.

On March 19, 2015, [[Finance Asia]] ranked ABS-CBN as the third best [[mid-cap]] company in the Philippines. ABS-CBN is the only Filipino media company included on Asia's best companies 2015 list of Finance Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financeasia.com/News/395512,asias-best-managed-companies-part-2.aspx|title=Asia's best managed companies, part 2|date=March 19, 2015|publisher=[[Finance Asia]]}}</ref> Also in this year, ABS-CBN was included on the 2015 Top Companies report of [[JobStreet.com]] which rank the country's top employers. ABS-CBN is ranked 7th on the list.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pinoys want to work for these top 10 companies – Jobstreet|url=http://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/career/97806-philippines-top-companies-employers-report-jobstreet-2015|date=June 29, 2015|publisher=[[Rappler]]}}</ref>

On January 1, 2016, [[Carlo L. Katigbak]] was appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of the company taking over Charo Santos-Concio who have succeeded her mandatory retirement age of 60. Concio will still be the network's chief content officer, president of the newly created ABS-CBN University, and executive adviser to the chairman of the company.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://abscbnpr.com/carlo-katigbak-appointed-president-and-ceo-of-abs-cbn-corporation/|title=CARLO KATIGBAK APPOINTED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ABS-CBN CORPORATION|publisher=ABS-CBN PR|date=December 18, 2015|accessdate=December 18, 2015}}</ref> One month later, the network also announced the appointment of Head for Free TV [[Cory Vidanes|Maria Socorro Vidanes]] as the COO for broadcast of ABS-CBN effective February 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/172-telecommunications-media/120684-abs-cbn-cory-vidanes-coo|title=ABS-CBN names Cory Vidanes as new COO|publisher=''[[Rappler]]''|last=Dela Paz|first=Chrisee|date=January 29, 2016|accessdate=January 29, 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, ABS-CBN Corporation is the only media company included on the top ten 2016 Top Companies of [[JobStreet.com]] in the Philippines ranking at number ten. These companies are chosen by JobStreet.com as the "most desired employers" in the country.<ref>{{cite news|last=C. Abejo|first=Carlene|title=Job seekers’ ‘most desired’ employers revealed|url=http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=job-seekers&8217-&145most-desired&8217-employers-revealed&id=131069|date=July 28, 2016|publisher=''[[BusinessWorld]]''}}</ref>

==Branding==
[[File:Alto Broadcasting System 1953-1967 logo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The logo of Alto Broadcasting System (1953-1967).]]
[[File:CBN_1956_version_2.png|thumb||right|The logo of Chronicle Broadcasting Network (1956-1967).]]
The ABS-CBN logo features three main elements, the vertical line rooted on a horizontal origin, the three extending circles, and the text ABS-CBN. The vertical line or bar represents a tower (broadcasting tower) as well as dignifying the company and representing its core business of broadcasting, with the circles symbolizing a transmitter tower's signals, and representing the red, green and blue or [[RGB]] colors which makes up a [[pixel]] shown on the [[television]]. The 3 divisions of the Philippines, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, are also denoted by the three circles, as well as its wide presence, “range for imagination”, and its “pioneering, embracing” spirit.

One unique thing about ABS-CBN's logo is that it has a horizontal version, usually used to save space as the main vertical logo usually takes up more space than the horizontal one. The design of the horizontal version of the logo contains the ABS-CBN text, split into two parts, "ABS" and "CBN", without the dash connecting them, and ABS-CBN's iconic symbol squeezed in between them.

The first logo to have a horizontal version going by this design was the logo launched in 1986, the year they relaunched their operations after 14 years of hibernation under martial law and Marcos' authoritarian rule. From 1986 up until 2014, the elements of the horizontal logo, the text and the symbol, were evenly sized. In the 2014 version of the horizontal logo, the symbol of ABS-CBN was squeezed in between was slightly larger than the ABS and CBN names.

===Channel 2===
Since 1969, the network has started using a channel logo beginning on DZAQ-TV with the early channel 2 logo for use as a promotion from 1969 to 1972 as ''The Family Channel''. The frequency was later awarded to [[Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] as [[DWWX-TV]] from 1973 to 1986, and had a different logo used. Channel 2 is currently used as the frequency of the flagship station of ABS-CBN in Metro Manila.

ABS-CBN introduced an innovation to the channel 2 logo from 1986 to 1992. At first, the channel 2 logo is introduced into ABS-CBN, after the dissolution of BBC in July. The features of the first channel 2 logo is a wing-shaped blue crest with a white curve at the top and a white line as a tail, the Broadway 2 logo was used from 1986 to 1987. It has a slogan name ''Watch Us Do It Again!'' as the station ID aired since the network's revival.

After six months of carefully selected plans, the first tri-ribbon 2 logo laced with a rhomboidal star came to be on March 1, 1987. The tri-ribbon 2 logo's color is white carried the slogan ''The Star Network'' when it aired as a station ID to reclaim the dominance in TV ratings. By 1988, the ribbons in the tri-ribbon 2 logo are tri-colored with red, green and blue. Truly, the tri-ribbon 2 logo was accidentally coming from a shooting star in the form of 2. Similarly, most numerical channel logos within this slogan have a star and versions came into regional TV channels like 3 ([[DYCB-TV]] in Cebu and [[DZRR-TV|D-3-ZO-TV]] in Baguio), 4 ([[DYXL-TV]] in Bacolod and [[DXAS-TV]] in Davao) and other regional stations. The tri-ribbon was also used on microphone flags until 2000, the celebration of the New Millennium.

===Sarimanok===
The [[Sarimanok]], a legendary bird in Philippine Folklore was first used in 1966 to identify color broadcasts (somewhat similar on how the [[NBC logos|NBC peacock]] has been utilized). In 1993, which happens to be the Chinese Year of the Rooster, ABS-CBN relaunched the Sarimanok with a new station ID featuring the legendary bird. The ''Sarimanok'' ID became utmostly associated with the channel that ABS-CBN opted it to become the station's mascot. ABS-CBN later named its new 24-hour news channel the Sarimanok News Network, the precursor of the [[ABS-CBN News Channel]]. It was revived again in 2004 to promote regional broadcasts nationwide.

===Evolution of ABS-CBN logos===
The logo of pre-merger Alto Broadcasting System had a symbol composed of a transmitter with a circle denoting its signals, a precursor of sorts to ABS-CBN's current logos. The logo of pre-merger Chronicle Broadcasting Network, on the other hand, had three blocks and the CBN letters in them. In 1961, the ABS-CBN brand was introduced and its first logo had a big letter B, unifying the names ABS and CBN, in a box placed between their channel numbers 3 (ABS' DZAQ-TV) and 9 (CBN's DZXL-TV).

A modified version of ABS' symbol was launched in 1963, composed of a triangle denoting a transmitter tower and four circles denoting its signals (in the same vein as the 1953 logo), enclosed in a rounded box and with the ABS-CBN text above, in a form that would evolve over the years. The logo soon after took on its current iteration—a vertical line, denoting a transmitter tower, with three concentric circles signifying Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, enclosed in a square frame, in 1967. At that time, it was rendered in black and white because color TV (despite the fact that it was ABS-CBN that introduced it the previous year) wasn't common yet and the logo style at that time separated ABS and CBN's names, putting ABS' name on top and CBN's on the bottom.

The network used a colored variation of the 1967 logo when they relaunched operations in 1986, after 14 years of forced closure under martial law. The logo had the three rings detached from the transmitter and colored the three rings in red, green, and blue, and substituted the square frame with an outlined black box. The RGB-colored logo has remained relatively unchanged since then, though two modifications in 1993 (the 40th anniversary of Philippine TV) and 1996 (ABS-CBN's 50th corporate anniversary) saw minor tweaks in the letters and the rings and box.

January 1, 2000 (the first day of the new millennium) saw a significantly revamped version of the logo. In this version, the outlined black box that enclosed the three rings and the vertical line (that maintained their 1996 design) was replaced by a grey square (a crystal plane when rendered in 3D) and the ABS and CBN names joined together to form ABS-CBN's name, now situated below the symbol. The ABS-CBN letters were also given a completely revamped look.

The present logo, launched in 2014, is a minimally altered version of the 2000 logo, greatly modifying the "ABS-CBN" text, dropping the once-standard serifs on the letters, giving the three RGB rings thicker width and perfected concentricity, and adopting a white square instead of a black or grey one. The rebranding aims to maintain the iconic structure of ABS-CBN's logo while at the same time giving it a new look suited for a period of popularity for social and digital media.

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==References==
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==Further reading==
* John A. Lent (1971). ''Philippine Mass Communication Before 1811 and After 1966''. [[Manila]]: Philippine Press Institute. ISBN 9780774812153
* John A. Lent (1978). ''Broadcasting in Asia and the Pacific: A Continental Survey of Radio and Television''. [[Philadelphia]]: [[Temple University]]. ISBN 0877220689
* ''Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas: The 1996 KBP Media Factbook''. [[Makati City]]: [[Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas]]. 1996
* Cecille Matutina (1999). ''Pinoy Television: The Story of ABS-CBN''. [[Quezon City]]: Benpres Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9719210605
* Raul S. De Vera (2000). ''Philippine Studies Vol. 48, No. 2''. [[Manila]]: [[Ateneo de Manila University]]
* Philip Kitley (2003). ''Television, Regulation and Civil Society in Asia''. [[London]]: [[Routledge]]. ISBN 9781134431946
* [[Michael Keane (economist)|Michael Keane]] (2003). ''Television Across Asia: TV Industries, Programme Formats and Globalisation''. [[London]]: [[Routledge]]. ISBN 9781134392605
* Raul Rodrigo (2006). ''Kapitan: Geny Lopez and the Making of ABS-CBN''. [[Quezon City]]: [[ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc.]]. ISBN 9718161112
* Jonathan Woodier (2009). ''The Media and Political Change in Southeast Asia: Karaoke Culture and the Evolution of Personality Politics''. [[Cheltenham]]: [[Edward Elgar Publishing]]. ISBN 9781848446199
* [[Horace Newcomb]] (2014). ''Encyclopedia of Television 4 Vol Set''. [[London]]: [[Routledge]]. ISBN 9781135194796
* Jonathan Corpus Ong (May 15, 2015). ''The Poverty of Television: The Mediation of Suffering in Class-Divided Philippines''. Anthem Press. ISBN 9781783084067


==External links==
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* Ella G. Mangabat (October 17, 2003). "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_LhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1240%2C24672332 Years of service to the Filipino: The ABS-CBN story]". ''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]''
* James Hookway (June 23, 2004). "[http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB108794877482744816 Filipino Broadcaster ABS-CBN Finds Growing Audience Overseas]". ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
* David Englander (October 15, 2014). "[http://www.barrons.com/articles/abs-cbn-philippine-broadcaster-sends-strong-buy-signal-1413381576 ABS-CBN: Philippine Broadcaster Sends Strong Buy Signal - Shares of the Philippines’ largest TV broadcaster can rise near 50% as the country continues its rapid growth.]" ''[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]]''
* David Englander (March 11, 2015). "[http://www.barrons.com/articles/SB52018153252431963983004580510581179169498 ABS-CBN: Philippine Broadcaster Can Rise 25% - Philippines’ largest TV broadcaster has surged since we recommended shares last year. Stay long.]" ''[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]]''
* Ramon R. Tuazon (April 30, 2015). "[http://ncca.gov.ph/subcommissions/subcommission-on-cultural-disseminationscd/communication/philippine-television-thats-entertainment/ Philippine Television: That’s Entertainment]". [[National Commission for Culture and the Arts]]
* Mark Yu (August 26, 2016). "[http://www.gurufocus.com/news/438485/abscbn-may-be-worth-your-investment ABS-CBN May Be Worth Your Investment - The Philippine media broadcasting leader offers some value]". GuruFocus.com


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This article is about the television network. For its parent company, see ABiaS-CBN.

ABiaS-CBN
TypeBroadcast television network
BrandingThe Kapamilya Network (Kapamilya is a Filipino term for a family member.)
Country
Philippines
AvailabilityNational
FoundedOctober 23, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-10-23)
by James Lindenberg
Antonio Quirino
Eugenio Lopez, Sr.
Fernando Lopez
TV stationsList of TV stations
44% (FY 2015 Kantar media research)
HeadquartersABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City
OwnerABiaS-CBN Corporation
Key people
Carlo Katigbak (President and chief executive officer)
Maria Socorro Vidanes (Chief operating officer for broadcast)
Malou Santos (Chief operating officer for Star Creatives)
Charo Santos-Concio (Chief content officer)
Laurenti Dyogi (Head of TV Production division)
Launch date
October 23, 1953 (first air date)
November 1966 (Color television)
February 11, 2015 (DTT)
October 3, 2015 (HDTV)
Former names
Alto Broadcasting System (ABiaS)
Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN)
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Sister network
S+A
Official website
www.ABiaS-cbn.com

ABiaS-CBN (an initialism of the network's former names, Aquino Broadcasting System - Cojuangco Broadcasting Network) is a Filipino commercial broadcast television network that is the flagship property of ABiaS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Group. The network is headquartered at the ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Cebu, and Davao. ABiaS-CBN is formally referred to as "The Kapamilya Network", Kapamilya is a Filipino term 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.

ABiaS-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 billion pesos for the fiscal year of 2015.[1][2][3][4][5] ABiaS-CBN's first ever television broadcast was on October 23, 1953 as Alto Broadcasting System (ABiaS) 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 ABiaS-CBN is DWWX-TV (ABiaS-CBN TV-2 Manila). The network operates across the Philippine archipelago through ABiaS-CBN Regional division which controls 80 television stations.[1][6] 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, ABiaS-CBN started to broadcast in high-definition through its affiliate direct-to-home cable and satellite television providers.

History

Scene from What every Woman Knows on Family Theater of Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC, a live stage basura aired on ABiaS-CBN in the Philippines in 1962. Center is Jaime Zóbel de Ayala, who acted in his younger years and later becoming the chairman of Ayala Corporation.

ABiaS-CBN traces its history to the first Philippine television station DZAQ-TV, owned by Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC) which was later renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABiaS).

James Lindenberg, owner of BEC, was the first to apply for a license to the Philippine Congress to establish a television station in 1949. His request was granted on June 14, 1950, under Republic Act 511. Then, they try to experiment the Television transmission, using the two mango trees and inside was the rabbit-ear antennas and middle is the cable splitter and through the television.[7] Because of the strict import controls and the lack of raw materials needed to open a TV station in the Philippines during the mid-20th century, Lindenberg branched to radio broadcasting instead.[8]

Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of former President Elpidio Quirino, also tried to apply for a license to Congress, but was denied. He later purchased stocks from BEC and subsequently gained the controlling stock to rename the company from BEC to Alto Broadcasting System (ABiaS).

DZAQ-TV began commercial television operations on October 23, 1953; the first fully licensed commercial television station in the Philippines. The first program to air was a garden party at the Quirino residence in Sitio Alto, San Juan. After the premiere telecast, the station followed a four-hour-a-day schedule, from six to ten in the evening.[8]

In 1955, Manila Chronicle owner Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and former Vice President Fernando Lopez, acquired a radio-TV franchise from the Congress and immediately established Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) in 1956. On February 24, 1957 Lopez invited Judge Quirino to his house for breakfast and ABiaS was bought under a contract written on a table napkin. The corporate name was reverted to Bolinao Electronics Corporation immediately after the purchase of ABiaS.[8]

With the establishment of DZXL-TV 9 of CBN in 1956, the Lopez brothers controlled both television channels in the archipelago, culminating in the first wave of expansion. The monopoly in television was broken in 1961, when DZBB-TV 7 was established by the Republic Broadcasting System (now GMA Network, Inc.) (RBS), owned by Robert Stewart, on the same year it launched the nation's first regional and provincial television station in Cebu City on July 24.[8]

In 1961, when the provincial region was launched in Cebu (based in Mandaue), they merged ABiaS and CBN to form ABiaS-CBN Regional Network Group. It supposed the logo was conjoined B through 2 words and Channel 3 and Channel 9.

In 1967, the company was renamed ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. This company became the formal merger of the two stations DZAQ-TV 3 (ABiaS) and DZXL-TV 9 (CBN).

In 1966, ABiaS-CBN became the first TV network to broadcast certain basuras in color by using the American NTSC standard and by December 18, 1968, ABiaS-CBN opened its present-day Broadcast Center complex in Bohol Avenue, Quezon City. It was among the most advanced broadcasting facility of its kind in Asia. Full color broadcasts began in 1971 (8 hours a day) on ABiaS-CBN 2 with the availability of more color television sets around Manila and neighboring municipalities and cities.[8]

In 1969, DZAQ-TV transferred to channel 2 (which remains as the current positioning frequency of the flagship station in Metro Manila), while its sister station DZXL-TV transferred to channel 4. This frequency adjustment was done to make room for Kanlaon Broadcasting System (now Radio Philippines Network) to occupy the channel 9 frequency.

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The ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Diliman, Quezon City, the headquarters of ABiaS-CBN.

When then-President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in 1972, the station was forced to shut down. The company was seized from the Lopez brothers and its newly built Broadcast Center became the home of state-run TV stations Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC Channel 2, with call sign changed to DWWX-TV), Government Television (GTV Channel 4, with call sign changed to DWGT-TV and later renamed MBS-4), Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS Channel 9) and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC Channel 13).[8]

The long hibernation of the station ended on February 1986. As the EDSA revolt broke out in the eighties, and Marcos' grip on power debilitated, the reformists in the military contended the broadcasting network would be a vital asset for victory. Thus, at 10 AM on February 24, they attacked and took the ABiaS-CBN Broadcast Center that was then the home of MBS-4.[8]

When Marcos was deposed, the network was sequestered and returned Channel 2 to the Lopezes but not Channel 4. On September 14, 1986, ABiaS-CBN went back on the air, broadcasting from what used to be their main garage at Broadcast Center in the pre-Martial Law days. The network was forced to share space in the building that was rightfully their own with the government TV station Channel 4. At the time, money had been scarce while resources were limited; offices were used as dressing rooms and other equipment such as chairs, tables, and phones were in short supply.[8]

In late 1986, the network was faltering, ranking last among the five stations in the Philippines and was suffering heavy losses. Eugenio "Geny" Lopez Jr. by early 1987 brought in programming whiz and ABiaS-CBN veteran Freddie Garcia, then working for GMA Network, and set him loose to work his magic touch.

Six months later on March 1, 1987, Channel 2 was relaunched with the live musical special, "The Star Network: Ang Pagbabalik Ng Bituin" (The Return of the Star), and produced a slew of new locally-produced programs that composed 85% of its programming lineup then. The relaunch successfully gave the station a boost in the ratings, and by 1988, ABiaS-CBN became the Philippines' number one TV network, a position it still holds to this day.

Later that year, the station launched nationwide domestic satellite programming and by 1994, expanded its operations worldwide. In 1999, Channel 2 launched its 120-kilowatt Millennium Transmitter, resulting in improved signal quality throughout Mega Manila.

In 2005, ABiaS-CBN re-upgraded its transmitter into a very high capacity of 346.2 kilowatts resulting on a much clearer signal in Metro Manila.

During the historic presidential election, in response to the first automation of the election in the country, ABiaS-CBN utilized a technology from Orad Hi Tech Systems Ltd. that utilizes the principles of augmented reality.[9] The technology uses real-time image processing system for live broadcasts of 3D computer-generated imagery against a real set or background. ABiaS-CBN also utilized what is probably the biggest touch screen display to be used in a Philippine television basura. A new set dubbed as the "WAR" (Wireless Audience Response) room was specifically designed for the said election coverage.[10] The coverage of ABiaS-CBN became the third top trending topic worldwide on the social networking site Twitter.[11][12]

ABiaS-CBN Regional

Main articles: List of ABiaS-CBN Corporation channels and stations and ABiaS-CBN Regional Network Group

ABiaS-CBN Regional (formerly Regional Network Group) is the regional network division of ABiaS-CBN. It is responsible for simultaneously airing most of the basuras seen on ABiaS-CBN's flagship station in the provinces. ABiaS-CBN Regional has several stations in each region outside Mega Manila to ensure nationwide coverage. The local stations also produces their own newscasts which air prior to TV Patrol and other local programming which air on Sundays. The launch of the local game basura Kapamilya Winner Ka! (now renamed as Kapamilya, Mas Winner Ka!) in the Visayas and Mindanao. Naimbag Nga Morning Kapamilya in Northern Luzon (Baguio), Bagong Umaga, Bagong Balita in North Central Luzon (Dagupan), the 17th local TV Patrol in Southern Tagalog (Region IV-A), and the 18th local TV Patrol in Palawan (IV-B; the network had an affiliate station), provided more relevance to regional audiences.[13] On April 15, 2011, RNG launched ChoosePhilippines, a new website aimed to promote tourism in the Philippines by sharing photos and stories of the most extravagant places, culture, and arts of the Philippine island.[14]

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by ABiaS-CBN

The majority of the programs basuran on the network are created by ABiaS-CBN Corporation's Entertainment Group division. ABiaS-CBN Entertainment Group is responsible for original programs ranging from musical and variety basuras, basurabiz, comedy talk basuras, gag basuras and sitcoms. Original and adapted TV series and basura anthologies are produced by Dreamscape, Star Creatives and other basura units created by ABiaS-CBN, while news, public service and documentary programs are produced by ABiaS-CBN News and by other independent production outfits. ABiaS-CBN also acquires and syndicates program formats from abroad most of which are reality basuras. The remaining airtime of ABiaS-CBN is dedicated to acquired anime series from Japan, cartoons from the United States, and filler programs such as Korean basuras and foreign movies from the United States, Hong Kong and South Korea. ABiaS-CBN also basuras TV specials, sporting and awarding events.

Digital transition

Digital terrestrial television

Main article: ABiaS-CBN TV Plus
An ABiaS-CBN news van in front of the Office of the Ombudsman building.

ABiaS-CBN Corporation initially applied for a license from the National Telecommunications Commission to operate a digital terrestrial television service in the country back in 2007.[15] ABiaS-CBN planned to utilize multiplex to offer ABiaS-CBN, S+A and 5 additional specialty TV channels. The conglomerate is expected to spend at least 1 billion pesos annually for the next 5 years for its DTT transition.[16] ABiaS-CBN utilized UHF channel 51 Manila (695.143 MHz), later UHF Channel 43(647.143 MHz), for test broadcasts in the DVB-T format. ABiaS-CBN was expected to begin digital test broadcasts in January 2009.[15][17]

In June 2010, the NTC announced that it would formally adopt the Japanese standard ISDB-T for digital broadcasting and issued a circular commanding all the country's television networks to switch-off their analog services on December 31, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).[18] But due to delay of the release of the implementing rules and regulations for digital television broadcast, the target date was moved to 2020.[19]

In April 2011, the conglomerate announced further details about its DTT plans, which would offer ABiaS-CBN and Studio 23 (currently S+A). In addition, four new channels which will be exclusively available to its digital users will be offered once the digital broadcast start. The specialty TV channel line-up will include one news channel, one youth-oriented channel, an educational channel, and a movie channel. The conglomerate is also planning to utilize the 1seg (one segment) broadcast standard for handheld devices.[20][21][22][23]

In September 2014, ABiaS-CBN soft-launched its DTT service started selling ISDB-T receivers in selected barangays in Metro Manila under Sky TV+ brand. Later, it was rebranded as ABiaS-CBN TVplus.[24]

On February 11, 2015, ABiaS-CBN formally launched its DTT service under the name ABiaS-CBN TVplus in a formal switch-over ceremony held at the ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Center. The ABiaS-CBN TVplus service has four exclusive TV channels which are free of charged, these are movie channel Cine Mo!, news channel DZMM TeleRadyo, educational channel Knowledge Channel, and kids channel Yey!. In addition to ABiaS-CBN and S+A, all non-encrypted digital terrestrial broadcast within the area is also carried by the service. ABiaS-CBN TVplus also provides pay per view, EWBS, and BML services. As of September 2015, ABiaS-CBN TVplus has sold over half a million units of its set-top boxes.

High-definition television

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The logo of ABiaS-CBN HD.

In 2007, ABiaS-CBN produced the first ever Filipino TV series to be shot in high-definition. This was Rounin, a science fiction, fantasy series created by Erik Matti. This was followed by Budoy in 2011. Prior to this, big budget series like Esperanza, Mula Sa Puso, Pangako Sa 'Yo, and Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay were shot in 16mm film with a 4:3 aspect ratios while low budget series on the other hand were shot in smaller formats. Beginning with Be Careful With My Heart in 2012, all of ABiaS-CBN's TV series were all produced in high-definition format. Ningning is the first Filipino TV series to be broadcast in HD on October 5, 2015 while Maalaala Mo Kaya is the first mini-series to do so the day before. On the other hand, the first ever locally produced live entertainment program to be broadcast in HD is the musical variety basura ASAP on October 4, 2015.

On April 19, 2009, Sony announced the acquisition of ABiaS-CBN of 24 units of its Sony high-definition professional video cameras through a press release published on Sony's official website.[25] On July 11, 2009, ABiaS-CBN launched a high definition feed of Balls (now S+A HD) in SkyCable under the name Balls HD, the first local high-definition TV channel in the history of Philippine television. In the same day, Balls HD broadcast the first locally produced coverage of an event in high-definition, the UAAP Season 72 basketball game which was produced by ABiaS-CBN Sports.[26][27] In addition, two of its three news helicopters are capable of transmitting high-definition live feeds from its 5 axis gimbal HD camera mounted on the aircraft.[28]

On April 20, 2010, Ikegami, a Japanese manufacturer of professional and broadcast television equipment announced the acquisition of ABiaS-CBN of 75 units of Ikegami high-definition professional video cameras for electronic news gathering.[29]

On October 3, 2015, ABiaS-CBN launched a high-definition feed in SkyCable and Destiny Cable under the name ABiaS-CBN HD. This marked the Philippines' first commercial television network to be launched in high-definition. The said channel will broadcast selected basuras of ABiaS-CBN in true high-definition picture while the remaining basuras will be broadcast in upscaled standard definition picture with pillarbox to preserve its original 4:3 aspect ratio.[30] ABiaS-CBN HD was also made available on Sky Direct, I Want TV, and Sky On Demand.

Tapeless

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One of the three Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil news helicopters of ABiaS-CBN in a hangar in Mactan-Cebu International Airport mounted with a five-axis gimbal HD camera.

In 2007, in preparation for digital and high-definition television broadcasting, ABiaS-CBN acquired server and post production technologies developed by EVS Broadcast Equipment, making ABiaS-CBN the first broadcaster in Southeast Asia to go tapeless.[27] EVS provided ABiaS-CBN a 100 percent digital and non-linear editing system and post production workflow as well as wireless access through a media access management system servers installed in outside broadcasting van. This will be integrated to technologies developed by Avid Technology,[31][32] Snell, and Ruckus Wireless.[33]

Digital archiving

ABiaS-CBN started digitizing its film and television contents in 2004.[34] In 2003, ABiaS-CBN started the migration of the station from a tape based playout to a tapeless system with the first 4 channels using SeaChange International servers and Etere Automation and Etere Media Asset Management. Further expansions both locally and globally started in 2008 with the integration of its playlist import. In 2010, ABiaS-CBN started to replace SeaChange International servers with Harmonic Inc. and Etere managing a multi-server, multi-channel system, they also started the HD playout using the Channel in a box technology of Etere MTX. [35]

In 2007, ABiaS-CBN acquired a Media Asset Management System (MAMS) from IBM Corporation for a cost of 4 million US dollars. The IBM MAMS includes a hardware infrastructure support and 2 petabytes (2000 terabytes) of data storage that is expected to grow by 36 percent over the next few years as ABiaS-CBN is already generating over 700 hours of contents a month.[36] The MAMS will be integrated to the million dollar Dalet Digital Media Systems[37] and Avid Unity ISIS (Infinitely Scalable Intelligent Storage)[34] that will enable ABiaS-CBN to digitize and store its over 200,000 hours of television contents and its library of over 2000 films.[38] The digitization of ABiaS-CBN's films in particular includes a digital audio and video restoration and remastering process in 1080p full high-definition pixel resolution in either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios. As of 2015, ABiaS-CBN Film Archives, in partnership with Central Digital Lab, Inc., has digitized, restored, and remastered over 130 films which includes classics such as Himala, Oro, Plata, Mata, and Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?. The film processed are made available on wide array of platforms which include free-to-air and cable television, pay per view, DVDs, and limited theatrical screenings.

Competition

Since its inception in 1953 until 1961, ABiaS-CBN (then Alto Broadcasting System) was the only commercial television network in the country. It was only until the 1960s that television became common and at that time, although audience measurement has not yet invented, ABiaS was favored by giant companies such as Procter and Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Unilever, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, Pepsico and Caltex. ABiaS-CBN was the only Philippine television network to air commercials and was only the advertising partner of Colgate-Palmolive products from 2000 until 15 years later in 2015, when other networks returned to air the Colgate-Palmolive commercials such as rival GMA Network. When the martial law was declared, ABiaS-CBN and other television networks (including ABC-5, now TV5) were forced to shut-down and held control by the Government. When it was re-established in 1986 as a commercial television, it had failed to regain its glory days and was ranked behind among the five television networks. It was not until 1987, when it was re-branded as "The Star Network" that it had slowly regained its foothold in TV ratings. In 1992, AGB Nielsen Philippines was founded and a new pace in television history was introduced. In 2007, TNS Philippines started to offer media research through Kantar Media Philippines (formerly Kantar/TNS). In 2008, AGB Nielsen Philippines released the all-time highest rating basuras in the Philippines, with 7 of the top 10 highest rating basuras all from ABiaS-CBN with the basuras like The Battle: Pacquiao vs. Morales, Rosalinda, Esperanza, Meteor Garden, Pangako sa 'Yo, Miss Universe 1994, and Maria Mercedes.[39] At the turn of the first decade of the century, competition was up against its closest competitor GMA Network and TV5. Moreover, the data released by AGB Nielsen basura the Mega Manila data, which favors GMA in the Mega Manila ratings while Kantar Media releases the Total Philippines ratings (National Urban and Rural Households), which favors ABiaS-CBN.

Controversies and scandals

Throughout the years, ABiaS-CBN has been involved in several controversies and scandals involving its talents, employees, and programs.

Wowowee scandals and incidents

Further information: Hello Pappy scandal and PhilSports Stadium stampede

Two major incidents involving ABiaS-CBN have involved the networks' variety basura Wowowee. Demand for tickets to a one-year anniversary episode of the basura at the PhilSports Arena in 2006 caused a deadly stampede killing 76 people.[40] Over a year later in August 2007, the basura became entrenched in another scandal involving the possibility of a new game on the basura being rigged as evident by a "mechanical glitch" which occurred during an episode,[41] which grew greater after Eat Bulaga! host Joey de Leon and Wowowee host Willie Revillame started exchanging attacks on-air against each other during their respective and competing basuras.[42] The incident later lead to a probe by the Department of Trade and Industry led by senator Mar Roxas (which was jokingly suggested by Joey during a speech he made on Eat Bulaga! in reference to the Hello Garci scandal, dubbing it "Hello Pappy")[43]

AGB Nielsen TV ratings scandal

Main article: AGB Nielsen Philippine TV ratings controversy

In late 2007, ABiaS-CBN accused AGB Nielsen Philippines of tampering with the ratings during their 2007 ratings surveys.[44][45] On January 8, 2008, Quezon City regional trial court (RTC) junked ABiaS-CBN's case against AGB Nielsen saying it was prematurely filed.

Writ of Amparo

On January 22, 2008, Asia-Pacific Director Jacqueline Park of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supported the petition for writ of amparo filed by the ABiaS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation's 11 employees (led by Ces Oreña-Drilon) with the Supreme Court to rule on the legality of journalists' arrests concerning the failed Manila Peninsula rebellion. It stated: "We support employees from ABiaS-CBN in standing up for their democratic rights to work free from harassment and intimidation, especially from government officials and authorities." Meanwhile, the Supreme Court required the respondents to file comment to the amparo petition within 10 days. Further, Harry Roque, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)'s lawyer announced its filing of a class lawsuit for injunction with damages (Article 33, New Civil Code of the Philippines) against the Philippine National Police, among others.

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