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TV5, Nine Media strengthen ties, stronger GMA rival in the making; new partnership boosts news, entertainment platform in wake of CNN Philippines’ exit
13 February 2024
Philippines’ broadcast network TV5 has ramped up its play to rival market leader GMA Network, stepping into the gap left by the death of CNN Philippines at the end of January this year and expanding a previous agreement with Nine Media Corporation’s Channel 9.
In early February, TV5, owned by Manny Pangilinan’s MediaQuest Holdings, said it was tying up with former CNN partner, Nine Media Corporation, to launch family-oriented free-TV channel, RPTV.
The new channel, which went live on 1 February – a day after the nine-year-old CNN Philippines went dark – offers a mix of news, sports and entertainment and is available across analogue and digital network, cable/satellite, and on the Cignal Play streaming app.
The previous deal with Nine Media gave Channel 9 rights to TV5’s PBA and Eat Bulaga!, which aired on weekends.
MediaQuest president and CEO, Jane Basas, says the upsized alliance is the result of both parties recognising “a good opportunity for a more robust collaboration”.
She describes the new channel as “unique” in that it combined “some of the most sought-after sports and entertainment content that the MediaQuest group has to offer”.
The partnership with Nine Media is being watched closely for the impact it may have on the fortunes of TV5, which moved up after the exit of ABS-CBN from the national broadcast channel landscape.
But TV5 still trails market leader GMA Network.
One-time broadcast leader, ABS-CBN, meanwhile, launched its digital-only TV Patrol Express on YouTube and Facebook on 7 February.
The new daily (Mon-Fri) show, an extension of one of the country’s best-known news brands, offers a rundown of the day’s biggest stories presented by ABS-CBN’s Jeff Canoy and anchor Denice Dinsay.
The nine-year-old CNN Philippines signed off following years of “significant financial losses,” according to Nine Media Corporation.
The Manila-based media company licensed the CNN brand from CNN Worldwide/Turner Broadcasting Corpora...
Philippines’ broadcast network TV5 has ramped up its play to rival market leader GMA Network, stepping into the gap left by the death of CNN Philippines at the end of January this year and expanding a previous agreement with Nine Media Corporation’s Channel 9.
In early February, TV5, owned by Manny Pangilinan’s MediaQuest Holdings, said it was tying up with former CNN partner, Nine Media Corporation, to launch family-oriented free-TV channel, RPTV.
The new channel, which went live on 1 February – a day after the nine-year-old CNN Philippines went dark – offers a mix of news, sports and entertainment and is available across analogue and digital network, cable/satellite, and on the Cignal Play streaming app.
The previous deal with Nine Media gave Channel 9 rights to TV5’s PBA and Eat Bulaga!, which aired on weekends.
MediaQuest president and CEO, Jane Basas, says the upsized alliance is the result of both parties recognising “a good opportunity for a more robust collaboration”.
She describes the new channel as “unique” in that it combined “some of the most sought-after sports and entertainment content that the MediaQuest group has to offer”.
The partnership with Nine Media is being watched closely for the impact it may have on the fortunes of TV5, which moved up after the exit of ABS-CBN from the national broadcast channel landscape.
But TV5 still trails market leader GMA Network.
One-time broadcast leader, ABS-CBN, meanwhile, launched its digital-only TV Patrol Express on YouTube and Facebook on 7 February.
The new daily (Mon-Fri) show, an extension of one of the country’s best-known news brands, offers a rundown of the day’s biggest stories presented by ABS-CBN’s Jeff Canoy and anchor Denice Dinsay.
The nine-year-old CNN Philippines signed off following years of “significant financial losses,” according to Nine Media Corporation.
The Manila-based media company licensed the CNN brand from CNN Worldwide/Turner Broadcasting Corporation. CNN’s international feed continues to air in the Philippines.
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