ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of the ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family. The network is headquartered at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in Horizon IT Park is located.[6][7][8][9] ABS-CBN is colloquially referred to as the Kapamilya Network;[note 1] its brand was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th anniversary, and was used until it was forced by the National Telecommunications Commission to cease and desist from free-to-air broadcasting due to the lack of congressional franchise.[10][11][12] ABS-CBN is the largest media company in the Philippines and oldest television broadcaster in Southeast Asia.[13]
This article is about the Philippine media network. For other uses, see ABS-CBN (disambiguation).Type
- Broadcasting network (Free-to-air television: 1953–1972, 1986–2020; Streaming media: since 2020)
- Broadcast syndication, distribution and production (since 2020)
Kapamilya Forever (main branding)[note 1]
Kapamilya Network (former branding as a free-to-air television network)
Nationwide (main transmitter inactive (currently being used by Advanced Media Broadcasting System to broadcast as All TV); currently broadcast through pay television via Kapamilya Channel and via ZOE's A2Z, MediaQuest's TV5 and GMA Network's GMA 7 and GTV)
Worldwide (via The Filipino Channel and through online streaming via Kapamilya Online Live and iWantTFC)
October 23, 1953
by James Lindenberg,
Antonio Quirino,
Eugenio Lopez, Sr.,
and Fernando Lopez
In the Service of the Filipino
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Martin "Mark" L. López (Chairman)[2]
- Carlo L. Katigbak (President and CEO)
- Cory Vidanes (COO for Broadcast)
- Charo Santos-Concio (CCO)
- Peter A. Musñgi (Voiceover Artist/Announcer)
Terrestrial:
October 23, 1953
(initial)
September 14, 1986
(post-People Power Revolution)
Terrestrial:
September 23, 1972
(martial law)
May 5, 2020
(legislative franchise lapsed)
Alto Broadcasting System (ABS)
Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN)
Filipino (main)
English (secondary)
BBC-2 (1973–1986)
- A2Z (free-to-air television)
- Kapamilya Channel (pay television)
- All TV (VHF 2 Manila channel space)
ABS-CBN is the first television network in Southeast Asia to broadcast in color, and one of the oldest commercial television broadcasters in Asia. It has also been the leading television network in the Philippines with advertising revenues of 21.2 billion pesos for the 2015 fiscal year.[14][15][16][17][18]
Since the shutdown, the network has rebranded itself as a mass content company and produced television programs, films and other entertainment content through partnerships with independent production companies and broadcasters, including former rival TV broadcasters A2Z, TV5, GMA Network, BEAM TV and the startup All TV which took over its formerly used frequency.[19][20] The network's social media accounts are mainly managed by ABS-CBN Digital Media, which have an estimated less than 100 million followers across multiple social media websites.[21][19] The network's entertainment YouTube channel is the most-subscribed and most-viewed channel in Southeast Asia, with over 45 million subscribers and over 50 billion views (as of September 2023).[22]
Company type
August 17, 1992
Worldwide
- Laurenti M. Dyogi
ABS-CBN Regional News Group
1988
August 28, 2020
Veneranda Sy
Competition[edit]
In 1992, AGB Nielsen Philippines was founded. 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 all-time highest rating shows in the Philippines, with 7 of the top 10 highest rating shows all from ABS-CBN with the shows like The Battle: Pacquiao vs. Morales, Rosalinda, Esperanza, Meteor Garden, Pangako Sa 'Yo, Miss Universe 1994, and María Mercedes.[36]
