Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation

Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
(IBC)

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Type	Broadcast radio and television network
Branding	The Kasama Network
Country	Philippines
Owner	Government of the Philippines
Key people	Enrique M. Razon Jr., Chairman Eric Canoy, President and CEO Joselito Yabut, Chairman of the Board Manny V. Pangilinan, Chairman Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, President and CEO Roberto V. Barreiro, EVP and COO Felipe Gozon CEO, GMA Network, Inc. Gigi Santiago-Lara, AVP-Alternative Programming, GMA Network
Launch date	1961 February 1, 1975
Former names	Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation (1961-1975) Islands TV-13 (1990-1992)
Language	Filipino English

Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) is a Philippine VHF television network of the Government Communications Group headed by the Press Secretary. Its studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City and its transmitter is located at the Coca Cola plant, Roosevelt Avenue, San Francisco Del Monte, Quezon City. It is one of three government-owned and controlled television stations, along with Radio Philippines Network.

History

Beginnings as Inter-Island 13

Channel 13 started broadcasts in 1961 under Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation thru the tri-media conglomerate of RMN-IBC-Philippine Herald owned by the late Andres Soriano. The station also broadcasts in Cebu and Davao. In 1970s, IBC launches the color transmission named "Vinta Color" named after the Vintas from Zamboanga, the third network in the Philippines to convert to all-color broadcasts.

Dick Baldwin was the station's first owner, and programming first consisted of mostly foreign programs from CBS, and a few local shows.

Relaunch as Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation

On February 1, 1975, Inter-Island 13 split off from the Sorianos, owners of RMN and was renamed Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) and moved to Benedicto Group of Companies by the late Roberto S. Benedicto (1916–2000), who purchased the network consisting of the Manila station and other relay stations in Cebu and Davao. IBC also opened its FM station DWKB-FM the same year. In 1976, IBC metamorphosed into one of the country's most viewed TV network with its primetime lineup and full length local and foreign films aired on this channel. This catapulted IBC in the number one slot among 4 rival networks.

Through the sweat of its employees and the income generated from its programs, the network built and finally moved into its present home at the modern Broadcast City, in 1977. The complex was a 55,000 square metre tract located at Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City.

Post-EDSA Revolution

After the EDSA revolution, IBC was sequestered by the government. A board of administrators was created to run the station. All of the stocks and assets of IBC, and its sister networks RPN-9 and BBC-2 were sequestered by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).

President Corazon Aquino turned over IBC and RPN to the Government Communications Group and awarded BBC through an executive order to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. When BBC closed down, IBC absorbed majority of its displaced employees, thus doubled the operating expenses of the network. Cost of programs went up three-fold. Line-produced shows and co-production ventures with some big film companies like Viva, Regal, and Seiko were favored. The top rated shows of IBC were pirated by rival networks. Cost of programs, talent fees and TV rights increased tremendously. IBC could no longer afford to produce its own shows. In 1987, IBC 13 renamed E-13 for the first time and its slogan Life Begins at 13 noted for the butterfly logo in the form of the letter E and the number 13. In 1989, E13 renamed back to IBC 13.

IBC took on a new image at the same year, Pusong Pinoy, Pusong Trese, to recapture the glory days it once had. But because of the sequestration, periodic change of management and the internal problems, the network started to lose the support from its advertisers.

Islands TV-13

Islands Broadcasting Corporation under Mr. Tonyboy Cojuangco took over the management and the marketing of IBC (which came to be known as Islands TV-13) in 1990. It was in the later part of its operations that ratings and income suffered due to mismanagement which caused labor unrest.

Return of Operations

Logo used from 1994 to August 31, 2002. The design of the stylized "13" is a descendant of the one found in the station logo design used in the 1970s and 1980s.

In 1992, IBC return to air and became a 100% government owned station by virtue of a compromise agreement between PCGG and Roberto Benedicto, management and marketing were returned to the IBC Board of Directors. The programming remained at a standstill in preparation for the launching of a new image of the station.

It was 1994 when IBC launched Pinoy Ang Dating with a Filipino-like visually enticing music video (with Grace Nono as the composer and singer of the same song), an innovation in terms of station identification. Despite limited resources, programming improved but the battle for audience share continued. Advertisers became more responsive to marketing efforts. The said ident won the Gawad CCP Award for Best Station Identification in the said year.

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Logo used from September 1, 2002 to December 11, 2003.

Vintage Television (VTV), later merged with Viva Television in 2000, entered the scene in 1996 with PBA Games as its major program and continued until 2002. Rehabilitation of the transmitter and other technical facilities where initiated in the central and provincial stations. Viva Main Event is its only program which still airs in IBC until now. It is now part of its new programming block AKTV, making Viva Sports own a mere 20% of the block.

Logo used from December 12, 2003 to June 4, 2011. The logo is the basis for the logo of a Japanese television station with the same initials.

In 2003, IBC launched its new logo and the new slogan Ang Bagong Pilipino with a freestyle station ID.

In late 2007, IBC Management inked a deal with the Makisig Network, led by Hermie Esguerra. Makisig was accepted as a primetime block-timer of IBC. However, Makisig Network's programs were not aired due to questions on the propriety of the terms and conditions of the agreement. Said agreement expired in October 2008.

Abandonment and privatization

After four decades of serving the network's dominance and entertainment programing, IBC-13's studios and facilities are abandoned due to negligence and their network's mismanagement. However, their studio equipment, cameras, lighting and props are useless, dilapidated and very old, cash and budgets were cut short and cannot afford to utilize radio-TV operations, their programing and airtime were lost after suffering them from a network war in the late 1980s and the 1990s and many employees lost their jobs. But the management tries to revive the ill-fated network but it failed thereafter in the 2000s.

There were many plans to sell and privatize IBC and its sister station RPN. TV network ABS-CBN was planning to buy the network's blocktime to address signal problems and mimic the former's programs. However, ABS-CBN could not join the privatization bid due to ownership regulations.

IBC has entered into a joint venture agreement with Prime Realty, an affiliate of R-II Builders Group of Reghis Romero Jr. The agreement called for the development of 3.5 hectares of Broadcast City. With this joint venture agreement with a private business enterprise, the Aquino administration expressed its desire to privatize both RPN and IBC and retain the People's Television (PTV) as a sole-mandated government TV network.

It has been announced that conglomerate San Miguel Corporation will join the government-sponsored bidding for the privatization of RPN and IBC.

Before 2011 ends, TV network TV5 plans to buy IBC-13 to become a part of Manuel V. Pangilinan-owned network as it is privatized by 1st quarter of 2012 and to revive the old network's glory days (as in AKTV).

Relaunch

IBC signed a blocktime agreement with TV5's sports division Sports5 to air live sports coverage via its new programming block AKTV. It was launched last June 5, 2011, with the AKTV Run held outside SM Mall of Asia in Bay City, Pasay.

At the same day, IBC launched a new logo & slogan Where the Action Is! to reflect the change.

IBC signed a blocktime agreement with GMA Network's Entertainment division to air QTV Programs via its new programming block Q on IBC this Year 3rd quarter of 2013.

Programming

IBC Programs

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation

Slogans

Branding	Slogan	Years Active
Inter-Island 13	The Dynamic Station	1961-January 31, 1975
IBC	New Beginning	February 1, 1975–1976
IBC	A New Direction	1976–1977
IBC	A New Decision	1977–1978
IBC	Enjoy Yourself	1978–1986
IBC	Basta Pinoy sa Trese (The Filipino is on 13)	1986–1987
E13	Life Begins at 13	1987–1989
IBC	Pusong Pinoy, Pusong Trese (The Heart of Filipino, The Heart of 13)	1989–1990
Islands TV 13	The Best of Shows	1990–1992
IBC	Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation	1992–1994
IBC	Pinoy Ang Dating (Filipino is Great)	1994–2002
IBC	Nationwide Satellite Broadcast	1994–1998
IBC	Bagong Pinoy (New Filipino)	1998–1999
IBC	New Face, New Attitude!	2002–December 11, 2003
IBC	Ang Bagong Pilipino (The New Filipino)	December 12, 2003–June 4, 2011
IBC	Where the Action Is!	June 5, 2011 – present

VTV/Viva TV/AKTV on IBC

Branding	Slogan	Years Active
VTV on IBC	Hyper Television	1996–1997
VTV on IBC	Sports and Entertainment	1997–1998
VTV on IBC	The Night is Alive	1998–2001
Viva TV on IBC	The Sports and Entertainment Channel on IBC-13	2001–2002
Viva TV on IBC	Walang Patid ang Saya!	2002–2003
AKTV on IBC	Live Active	June 5, 2011–present
Q on IBC	Buhay Q. Kumpleto!	Coming Soon

IBC Stations Nationwide

Main article: List of Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation channels and stations

Entities and ventures

Subsidiaries

• Operation Tulong Bayan
• Cignal Digital TV
• Studio 5
• Sports5
• PLDT-Smart Foundation
• Alagang Kapatid Foundation, Inc.
• One Mega Group, Inc.
• GMA Artist Center
• GMA Entertainment Television Group
• GMA Engineering
• GMA New Media, Inc., the technology arm
• Citynet Network Marketing and Productions, Inc., a television entertainment production outfit
• GMA Films, Inc., a film studio
• Alta Productions Group, Inc., handles pre- and post-production
• GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc., handles marketing and sales
• MediaMerge Corporation, handles online publishing and advertising, indirectly owned via GMA New Media.
• GMA Worldwide, Inc., handles international marketing
• RGMA Marketing and Productions, Inc. (GMA Records), a recording company
• Scenarios Inc., handles design, construction and maintenance of sets for TV, stage plays and concerts

Affiliates and productions

• MPB Primedia, Inc.
• Blue Screen Entertainment
• Red Communications
• Jojoatv Entertainment
• Jesuit Communications Foundation
• Bigtop Media Productions, Inc.
• Double Vision
• Philippine Children's Television Foundation
• Mega Productions, Inc.
• Regal Multimedia Production, Inc.
• Viva Television
• Fox Filipino Channel

See also

• IBC News and Public Affairs
• List of Philippine media companies
• Philippine television networks
• Television channels
• People's Television Network
• Philippine Broadcasting Service
• Radio Philippines Network

External links

• Official Site AKTV Website
• Q - Official Site