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Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use Philippine English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Multiple issues Шаблон:Year nav topic5 The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2020. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

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January

February

March

  • March 1
  • March 8 - After one year of broadcast, 5 Plus rebranded as One Sports, coinciding with the start of the 2020 PBA season. It was the first MediaQuest Holdings free-to-air broadcast network and the first outside cable and satellite to use the "One" branding. In addition to transferring the name from cable to free-to-air, its cable and satellite counterpart has been also rebranded to One Sports+. Along with their sister network rebranding, One News and One PH updated a new updated logo, while 5 removed all ESPN–related references in the network's own sport division due to the rebranding of One Sports, with the website continued to run under the ESPN branding in partnership with The Walt Disney Company's GO Network.[10]
  • March 10–11 - During the COVID-19 pandemic that recently spread across the country, President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration as state of public health emergency and the World Health Organization's declaration as a pandemic, as well as local transmission of the coronavirus being present in the country, ABS-CBN and GMA Network announced the temporary suspension of their studio audience tapings for all of its shows, including the former's Magandang Buhay, It's Showtime, ASAP Natin 'To, Banana Sundae and the second season of I Can See Your Voice;[11] and the latter's Mars Pa More, Eat Bulaga! (the first show suspending their live studio audience tapings on March 9), Wowowin (including its Saturday night primetime spin-off), Centerstage, Sarap, 'Di Ba?, The Boobay and Tekla Show and All-Out Sundays, as well as GMA News TV's Idol sa Kusina and Tonight with Arnold Clavio (which also been affected by the audience taping suspensions) as for the safety and well-being of the artists, crew and production teams. The aforementioned shows were continued to air in production without a studio audience as a precautionary measure.
  • March 12 - The major sports leagues across the country announced a temporary suspension of games in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Philippine Basketball Association, the PBA Developmental League and the Philippine Super Liga announced an indefinite suspension of the league's activity, while the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and the National Basketball League announced the suspension for the remainder of its playoffs. In addition, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines games were cancelled. The suspension of the five leagues affecting schedules of 5, One Sports, One Sports+, PBA Rush, S+A, Liga and Solar Sports.
  • March 13 - The religious community has cancelled the majority of its Catholic masses and Christian worship services due to the pandemic. Religious programs were affected by the pandemic including ABS-CBN's The Healing Eucharist; PTV's Oras Ng Himala, Soldiers of Christ Healing on the Air and Jesus Miracle Crusade; 5's Misa Nazareno, Sambuhay TV Mass and The Word of God Network; CNN Philippines' TV Healing Mass for the Homebound; IBC's Family Appointment with El Shaddai and Feast TV; One Sports' Family TV Mass; S+A's Friends Again; Light TV's Jesus the Healer; SMNI's Sounds of Worship; and Life TV's Oras ng Katotohanan and The Lord's Day. The TV mass shows were continued to air without the churchgoers as a part of a precautionary measure.
  • March 14 - ABS-CBN temporary suspended the productions of teleseryes and live entertainment shows including the episodes that were scheduled to complete effective March 15 as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to become a serious issue. Among of the primetime shows were affected including Pamilya Ko, FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, Make It with You and A Soldier's Heart, which were on hold from the schedule beginning March 16.[12][13] Meanwhile, GMA Network also announced the suspension of productions on the network–produced teleseryes and live entertainment shows, as well as live entertainment shows co-produced by outside producers and blocktimers beginning March 15.[14]
  • March 16 - The Presidential Communications Operations Office began airing Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH providing an official updates on the COVID-19 pandemic on PTV with simulcast on other media outlets through KBP-affiliated member stations.[15]
  • March 18
    • To replace the broadcast of Umagang Kay Ganda and all ABS-CBN Regional morning programming (which were ordered to halt in order to support government efforts to fight against COVID-19), ABS-CBN revived its weekday morning linkup with DZMM TeleRadyo for the first time in years as a provisional programming, leading to the nationwide television simulcast of all DZMM-AM programs including Garantisadong Balita, Kabayan and Radyo Patrol Balita Alas Siyete.
    • The infomercial industry has been affecting their shipping and deliveries, as well as delayed orderings due to the enhanced community quarantine brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. As an emergency measure, two companies announced their temporary suspension of their informercials telecast: TV Shop Philippines (on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation and RJ DigiTV beginning March 19, as well as temporary shut down of its standalone channel on BEAM TV starting March 30) and EZ Shop (on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, BEAM TV, 5, One Sports and GMA News TV beginning March 19, but their standalone channel exclusively on Cignal continued its broadcast). The other companies were continued to air infomercials including O Shopping (on ABS-CBN, S+A, Jeepney TV, and its own standalone network on Sky Cable, Sky Direct and ABS-CBN TV Plus including TV Plus Go) and Shop TV (on ETC and its standalone channel on selected cable and satellite providers).
    • GMA News TV temporary shut down its operations in support of the enhanced community quarantine, whereas all of its staff were moving to GMA and the moved of Dobol B sa News TV to the mother station as Dobol B sa GMA effective March 19 with the simulcast of Melo del Prado sa Super Radyo DZBB, thus marked the first radio-television simulcast since the 1990s radio-TV program Kape at Balita. The Melo del Prado sa Super Radyo DZBB portion (which served as a lead-in to Unang Hirit) aired on March 19 and 20. On March 20, the mother network announced its decision to reverse the suspension for the remainder of its weekday and the entire weekend morning line-ups (with the exception of Yo-kai Watch–which temporary replaced by Sambuhay TV Mass beginning March 22 and Agripreneur, Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko and In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley–all suspended from airing beginning March 21) due to the sister channel's resumption on March 21. Then on March 21, the English language newscast GMA Regional TV Weekend News was also moved to the mother network. Later on March 23, the two networks began simulcasting Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide and Saksi sa Dobol B while Unang Hirit was on hiatus. The temporary, weekday-only joint network simulcast of Dobol B sa GMA/News TV ended on April 8 when Unang Hirit resumed on April 13 following the Holy Week break, while the temporary only broadcast of GMA Regional TV Weekend News ended on April 25, a week before its return to the sister network on May 2.[16]
    • In an unprecedented move following an employee from a company working in the Corporate World Center in Mandaluyong has diagnosed with the virus, CNN Philippines temporary shut down its broadcast for days to allowed for a disinfection works on its studios and control rooms. To compensated, selected programming was broadcast nationally through the channel's social media pages.[17]
    • As an emergency measure, ABS-CBN News Channel temporary simulcast DZMM TeleRadyo programming to local and international viewers but with its own commercials, cutting the feed for the channel's flagship, Top Story.
  • March 19
    • DZMM TeleRadyo temporary stopped the replay broadcast of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programming at 1Шаблон:Nbspp.m. from Mondays to Fridays (which began Monday as a result of the decision for the temporary halt broadcast of Good Vibes) and replaced by the news simulcast from ABS-CBN News Channel in another unprecedented decision, thus DZMM became the first radio station in many years since the end of English broadcast on DZRJ-AM in the 2010s to aired English-language news programming on the AM brand and by extension DZMM TeleRadyo became a pioneer in airing bilingual (Filipino and English) news programming in both cable and digital free-to-air television. The English broadcast aired from 1Шаблон:Nbspp.m. (after Headline Pilipinas) to 5Шаблон:Nbspa.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, with ANC's relay of DZMM TeleRadyo programming on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 6Шаблон:Nbspa.m. following Early Edition), with a break at 9Шаблон:Nbspa.m. for Market Edge during trading days in the Philippine Stock Exchange and 5Шаблон:Nbspp.m. for Top Story. With this decision, DZMM TeleRadyo aired The World Tonight for the first time on free-to-air digital television on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights for the first time since 1999, while both were already taking a 6:30Шаблон:Nbspp.m. break for the live simulcast of TV Patrol (weekdays only).
    • CNN Philippines adopted the video technology services of TVU Networks for local broadcast.
  • March 20
    • One News Now (which also made its first broadcast on 5) became the first aired English-language news broadcast since the end of delayed broadcast of The Big Story. It also marked the first primetime English-language newscast since 2007-08's Sentro to broadcast. Meanwhile, the network's flagship newscast, Aksyon (in its noontime and primetime editions) has officially retired after almost a decade, while the network's simulcast of One Balita (from One PH) and Morning Calls (from Radyo 5 92.3 News FM and One PH) were on hold in support of the government efforts to fight against COVID-19. The primetime portion was ended on May 6, when the network temporary revived the One PH program One Balita Pilipinas on May 7, while the noontime portion ended on May 29, when One Balita resumed on June 1.
    • DZMM TeleRadyo made history with the use of video technology from Zoom Video Communications for the Friday night broadcast of Labor of Love, and Saturday morning to afternoon broadcast of Tandem: Lima at Logan, Magpayo Nga Kayo, Konsyumer ATBP., Usapang Kalye, Good Job and Omaga-Diaz Report simulcast on ANC, making it a pioneer (and third overall) among the country's news channels.
    • BEAM TV temporary off the air due to the enhanced community quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • March 21
    • GMA News TV resumed it broadcast with an expanded Dobol B sa News TV broadcast as a provisional programming.[18]
    • Pop Life TV temporary off the air due to the enhanced community quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • March 22
    • As part of the network's 70th anniversary, GMA launched the online-only Buong Puso Para sa Pilipino No-Contract Show, a weekly virtual entertainment-show-cum-fan-meet-up with network talents to raise funds for relief efforts for people affected by the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon and all the medical workers, as well as to give back to its loyal viewers and listeners in radio and television for seven decades.
    • DZMM TeleRadyo moved to full 24/7 provisionally broadcast on digital free-to-air and cable, with ANC programming being aired on Sunday late nights until 4:30Шаблон:Nbspa.m. on Mondays.
    • Sambuhay TV Mass provisionally moved to GMA from 5 with a 6:00Шаблон:Nbspa.m. broadcast slot on Sundays, became the channel's first Catholic TV Mass broadcast since the Family TV Mass in 2014–15. To replace the former program, 5 debuted the television delayed broadcast of Misa sa Veritas (via Radio Veritas) on Sunday late afternoon.
  • March 23
    • CNN Philippines resumed its operations with the special coverage of the special session of both chambers of Congress as the highlight.
    • As an emergency measure, Net 25 extended (at the cost of certain programs) the airing times of Agila Balita, Agila Probinsiya, the midday Agila Pilipinas and the primetime Mata ng Agila, as well as the Filipino and English-language editions of Eagle News International.
    • Eat Bulaga! began including footage from the program's first 40 years in television (including the past 24 seasons on GMA) on its provisional rerun episodes. The rerun episodes ended on June 6, when the show plans to resume its audience-free live episodes on June 8.
  • March 25
    • ABS-CBN Channel 2 programming (due to the decision to temporary stop the selected TV Patrol regional broadcast as a result of government efforts to fight against COVID-19 countrywide) began airing the selected television stations of the Regional Network Group (Channel 46 Pampanga, Channel 7 Palawan and Channel 4 Davao) in full via satellite as a provisional measure, with their regional reporters temporarily responsible to the national headquarters in Quezon City through local news bureau chiefs, while all local advertising remained. This include Magandang Buhay and It's Showtime (which resumed broadcast at the time) were live nationwide from the homes of the presenters through the Zoom platform, a first in Philippine television history. Both the status of Palawan and Davao stations ended on April 20, when said broadcast in these markets resumed on the said date.
    • While ABS-CBN Channel 7 Palawan local programming took a pause, TV Patrol Palawan became the first-historic regional TV Patrol broadcast to aired live via the channel's social media sites from Mondays to Fridays.
  • March 26 - ABS-CBN Channel 11 Naga provisionally became a semi-satellite of Channel 2 Metro Manila as TV Patrol Bicol temporary stopped broadcast while retaining local advertisement slots for its stations over Bicol Region. The status ended on March 30, when said broadcast resumed airing.
  • March 27 - A public demand forced ABS-CBN to provisionally reduced the Saturday KB Family Weekend block to just one movie instead of the usual two as it dedicated the first slot (8:30Шаблон:Nbspa.m. to 10Шаблон:Nbspa.m., following Dok Ricky, Pedia) for its award-winning Educational Television produced programming (Bayani, Hiraya Manawari and Sine'skwela) courtesy of the cable and digital free-to-air channel, Knowledge Channel to serve the millions of pre-school and elementary students whose studies as a result of the pandemic and the quarantines imposed by many local governments (as well as the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine) have been interrupted, while also aiming to introduced the channel and its valuable work to millions of viewers nationwide with the provisional educational programming began on March 28. Later on, both Bayani and Hiraya Manawari aired on Sundays as well as lead-in to MathDali at 9:15Шаблон:Nbspa.m. beginning April 12.
  • March 30 - One Sports temporary suspended its broadcast due to limitations brought by the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon, with its sister networks 5, One Sports+ and PBA Rush took over some of its archived programming, except for other programs such as Talking Heads (which moved to BEAM TV beginning May 16).

April

  • April 1
    • ABS-CBN's TV Patrol became the fourth national newscast to incorporate simultaneous sign language interpretation for the deaf and hard of hearing on its broadcast in addition to closed captioning, following 5's lead years before with its News5 newscasts. Previously, sign language interpretation has been available in the regional TV Patrol editions in Palawan and Central Visayas.
    • After almost 15 years of broadcasting, Jack TV has ceased its commercial broadcast on pay TV by Solar Entertainment Corporation due to programming redundancies, lack of advertising support and cross-cutting measures as well as change in business direction during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Meanwhile, it continued as a digital web portal on their official online media platforms, while most of the programming being planned to migrate in either ETC or Solar Sports.[19]
    • Front Row Channel (which is the Philippine version of a global TV network of the same name) was officially launched by the joint venture between Solar Entertainment Corporation and Jungo TV, which is distributed by GMA Network, as the 24-hour music channel that specialized in broadcast of live concerts with featured performances from the world's top musical acts. While it has been initially launched in other cable providers, the channel hasn't been placed in the lineups of major cable systems and satellite providers.
    • Kuwentuhang Lokal and Pasada 630 became the first DZMM TeleRadyo programs to fully aired with productions using the Zoom platform.
    • DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and DZMM TeleRadyo switched to simultaneous telecast with the English-language ABS-CBN News Channel starting at 10:00Шаблон:Nbspp.m. as DZMM temporarily suspended its regular programming after asking all concerned on-duty personnel to go on self-quarantine for 14 days following their exposure to two "persons under investigation", while to those who have not been exposed shall work from home with its studio and facilities have been vacated and immediately disinfected. With this move, DZMM and DZMM TeleRadyo, as well as the regional AM radio stations DYAP and DXAB, became an English-only broadcast (for the first time in history after many years) as a provisional measure. From 5:30Шаблон:Nbspp.m. to 10Шаблон:Nbspp.m., the channel aired the best of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programming in their place with a 6:30Шаблон:Nbspp.m. break for TV Patrol.[20]
    • After almost two years, DisneyLife ceased its operations by The Walt Disney Company in the Philippines, due to the upcoming launch of their own streaming service in the country. The service was originally launched as an all-in-one streaming service in 2018 with Globe Telecom as a partner provider, replacing the TV streaming apps: "Watch Disney Channel", "Watch Disney Junior" and "Watch Disney XD" (which all launched as part of Globe Telecom's partnership in 2015 where it later replaced the "Watch" name to the "App" name on all three services in 2016) for the Philippines.[21]
    • After past three years, Fox+ ceased its operations by Fox Networks Group in the Philippines due to cross-cutting measures as well as change in business direction. The ad-free subscription service was originally launched locally in 2017 as a merger of the company's three streaming services: "Fox Play", "Fox Movies Play" and "Fox Sports Play" for the Philippines, with PLDT, Inc. alongside its sister companies Smart Communications and Cignal TV as a founding provider partners and later with Globe Telecom as an additional provider partner in 2018. With the service was eventually acquired by The Walt Disney Company as a sister streamer to DisneyLife in 2019, the PLDT Group announced that would back out as a provider partner in August in the same year, leaving Globe as the only provider partner for the Philippines until its closure. Following the closure, the subscribers have encourage to continue watching these shows, movies, documentaries and live sporting events on the company's linear TV networks after on that date.[22]
  • April 2
    • With the switch to the English broadcast on ANC as a result of the decision to suspend DZMM's programs, DYAB TeleRadyo provisionally introduced English-language broadcast via ANC in select hours, in combination with TV Patrol and the Cebuano-language programming aired on the channel. Also, the ANC simulcast provisionally began airing on both ABS-CBN (from 5Шаблон:Nbspa.m. to 8Шаблон:Nbspa.m.) and S+A (from 8Шаблон:Nbspa.m. to 10Шаблон:Nbspa.m.), thus bringing the special editions of Early Edition and Headstart as well as Market Edge (the two programs were only aired on S+A via simulcast). The broadcast were the first English news broadcast on both channels after many years.
    • Following TV Patrol's lead the previous night, ANC's Dateline Philippines added the simultaneous sign language interpretation for the deaf and hard of hearing viewers who watch the channel, thus marked the first ANC telecast to utilize it.
  • April 3 - DZMM TeleRadyo resumed its transmissions, with almost all programming and field reports aired via the Zoom platform, but with ANC commercials instead of the channel's commercials. ANC graphics for news stories, as well as for reporter and presenter introductions, would debuted beginning with the Headline Pilipinas broadcast, as well as the Saturday edition on April 4.
  • April 5–8 - In the wake of the cancellation of this year's APT Entertainment Holy Week Drama Special which suppose to aired via GMA on April 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 5 re-aired the previous Lenten Drama Specials produced by APT, including Milagroso from 2006 and May Milagroso Pa Nga Ba? from 2002 (retitled May Milagroso Pa Nga Ba? (Part 1)-Ang Hiling, May Milagroso Pa Nga Ba? (Part 2)-Sister Choleng and May Milagroso Pa Nga Ba? (Part 3)-Awit ni Miling for its re-airing).
  • April 6
    • TV Patrol officially made history with the first news reports aired using the Zoom platform.
    • ABS-CBN and Star Cinema (through Star Creatives) launched an online entertainment program, Rise and Shine, aired on Facebook midday on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (with a same day encore on YouTube) with DJ Jai Ho (the presenter of the Sunday Showbiz Pa More! on Jeepney TV) hosted the program.
    • Inquirer 990 Television resumed its broadcast after a three-week break.
  • April 9–11 - By virtue of a partnership between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines, GMA Network and ABS-CBN Corporation (given the effects of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon and many other provinces) aired the 190th General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from the Conference Center in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA and being broadcast countrywide through both free-to-air and cable via GMA and DZMM TeleRadyo with simulcast on ABS-CBN News Channel (for April 9 and 11 only) during the Easter Triduum period, marked the first time via satellite delay (the Music and the Spoken Word conference edition was aired via GMA on April 11).
  • April 10
    • The 2020 edition of SVD-Mission Communications Foundation's Seven Last Words from the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Jesus, the Divine Word at Christ the King Mission Seminary in Quezon City was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was originally televised live on both ABS-CBN and DZMM TeleRadyo with a delay on Jeepney TV. In lieu of the special, ABS-CBN aired The Young Messiah movie and the network–produce Ang Pitong Huling Salita special in its place.
    • For the first time in its 27-year history on television, The Dominican Fathers of the Philippines' Siete Palabras has switched to the pre-recorded format this year, which was originally to aired live from the Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City but it was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The special was televised for the 12th year by GMA Network (with selected GMA Regional TV stations in Visayas and Mindanao pre-empting the national special with the local versions of the said special), and the simulcast on Radyo Veritas in Manila and other Catholic Media Network radio stations nationwide.
  • April 12 - ABS-CBN provisionally moved two Nickelodeon programs: SpongeBob SquarePants and The Loud House, to 7:30Шаблон:Nbspa.m. and 7:50Шаблон:Nbspa.m. on Sunday (following Swak na Swak) as a result of an expansion to the network's educational television programming supplied by the cable and digital free-to-air channel, Knowledge Channel beginning at 8:15Шаблон:Nbspa.m.
  • April 13
    • The commercial feeds of both ANC and DZMM TeleRadyo on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays were separated after days of using a singular commercial feed. In addition, DZMM (and DZMM TeleRadyo) resumed the use of its radio studios following disinfection measures, with SRO: Suhestyon, Reaksyon at Opinion as the first broadcast to aired.
    • GMA News TV resumed its evening broadcast of its own public affairs and documentary programming and the BBC Natural History Unit's Planet Earth II, while retaining the provisional Dobol B sa News TV afternoon broadcast and 24 Oras simulcast. Later on April 18, five lifestyle programs were also resumed.
  • April 20
    • After 4 weeks, the timesharing of programming between both DZMM TeleRadyo and ANC ended, with ANC resumed its separate programming on Mondays and DZMM slowly resumed its broadcast from the radio studios.
    • GMA Network's 24 Oras became the fifth national newscast to incorporate simultaneous sign language interpretation for the deaf and hard of hearing in its broadcast. In addition, its online livestream on YouTube converted its airing in full high definition, making it the third in the country.
  • April 21 - Infomercial company O Shopping temporary suspended its broadcast on ABS-CBN due to the enhanced community quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, thus became the third infomercial company to suspend their broadcast, following TV Shop Philippines and EZ Shop (both of which previously announced their broadcast suspensions in the previous month). However, the broadcast continued to air on S+A, Jeepney TV and its own standalone network on Sky Cable, Sky Direct and ABS-CBN TV Plus (including TV Plus Go). With that, ABS-CBN reverted to signing off at midnight, with signing-on before the broadcast of Kapamilya Daily Mass (and effective May 4, the replay broadcast of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programming) on Mondays to Fridays at 4:20Шаблон:Nbspa.m. (with Jesuit Communications Foundation produced show Kape't Pandesal preceding it), Saturdays at 5:25Шаблон:Nbspa.m. and before The Healing Eucharist on Sundays at 5:55Шаблон:Nbspa.m.
  • April 23 - Net 25, the television network of Iglesia ni Cristo-affiliated company Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, celebrated its 20th anniversary of broadcasting.
  • April 25–26 - With the termination of the timesharing policies of both DZMM TeleRadyo and ANC, both stations resumed its separate weekend programming schedules. Meanwhile, on DZMM TeleRadyo, music-related programs (Yesterday and Remember When), news-related shows (Sagot Ko 'Yan! and Red Alert) and the public affairs program (Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo) resumed its broadcast on April 26 after a month long hiatus.
  • April 29 - For the first time in weeks, ABS-CBN readjusted its mid-morning and midday programming with a new provisional expansion of Kapamilya Blockbusters with two movies starting at 10Шаблон:Nbspa.m. and 11:50Шаблон:Nbspa.m. respectively, resulting to It's Showtime being pushed back to 1:30Шаблон:Nbspp.m. but with a reduced one-hour run for the first time in its 11-year run of the show, and Love in Sadness also moved following Magandang Buhay at 9:30Шаблон:Nbspa.m. as lead-in to the expanded block. The said expansion followed the success of the expanded Sunday edition of KB Family Weekend.
  • April 30 - After past five years, HOOQ ceased its operations by Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. across all countries, including the Philippines, after the provider filed for liquidation on March 27. Meanwhile, Korean-based company Coupang announced the purchase of HOOQ's assets on July 10.[23][24]

May

  • May 1 - ABS-CBN announced that the simulcast of Kabayan and Radyo Patrol Balita Alas Siyete via DZMM TeleRadyo ended its airing nationwide to give way for the return of Umagang Kay Ganda and all the ABS-CBN Regional Network Group morning programs in regional areas (except for Palawan and Southern Tagalog) beginning May 4.
  • May 2 - Infomercial company EZ Shop resumed its broadcast on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation after two months of suspension due to the enhanced community quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, thus became the first company to partly resumed its broadcast. Meanwhile, the company remained suspend its broadcast on BEAM TV, 5, One Sports and GMA News TV.
  • May 5 - Most of ABS-CBN's free TV and radio broadcasting operations from ABS-CBN Corporation including ABS-CBN Channel 2, MOR 101.9, DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and its television counterpart (temporarily renamed as TeleRadyo due to DZMM's sign off at 8:20Шаблон:Nbspp.m. and returned on May 8 in digital free-to-air and cable providers, as well as in online platforms), S+A, its regional stations, the free-to-air operations of Jeepney TV, Knowledge Channel, Myx and O Shopping, Asianovela Channel, and Movie Central signed off the air at 7:52Шаблон:Nbspp.m. due to the cease-and-desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission to temporary stop the broadcast operations of ABS-CBN Corporation because of the expiration of its franchise granted on March 30, 1995.[25] Meanwhile, the live channel streaming broadcast of ABS-CBN and DZMM TeleRadyo were unavailable via iWant on the same day with O Shopping and ABS-CBN News Channel took over as temporary replacement of the streaming channels. And finally, Creative Programs owned pay TV channels (Cinema One, Liga, Metro Channel, Myx and Jeepney TV), ABS-CBN News Channel, Cine Mo!, Knowledge Channel, O Shopping and Yey! remain unaffected in some digital terrestrial television and direct-to-home providers, including their standalone pay-per-view channel Kapamilya Box Office, which is also available for ABS-CBN TV Plus, Sky Cable and Sky Direct subscribers.
  • May 6 - A day after the final broadcast on free-to-air, ABS-CBN formally announced that due to demand from the overseas audiences on The Filipino Channel, TV Patrol has resumed its broadcast on the said channel effective May 7 after a two-day break live in all TFC platforms (including online, cable and satellite feeds), thus continuing a tradition of broadcasting to Filipinos abroad since 1989. In addition, the live broadcast of the newscast through online platforms and ABS-CBN News Channel would also continued beginning on the same day, with the channel provisionally shouldering the program's airing and production.
  • May 7 - Aside from the announcement on the return of TeleRadyo, ABS-CBN also announced that all TV Patrol regional editions has resumed its broadcast via Facebook Live through their respective pages effective May 8.
  • May 8 - Knowledge Channel temporary shut down its free-to-air broadcast on ABS-CBN TV Plus due to the cease-and-desist order of the NTC to close down its broadcasting operations of ABS-CBN. Meanwhile, the channel continued its broadcast on cable providers.
  • May 12 - In yet another ABS-CBN announcement, all ABS-CBN Regional Network Group morning programming has resumed airing but for online-only to regional viewers starting at 7Шаблон:Nbspa.m. on May 13 through Facebook Live.
  • May 14 - ABS-CBN launched a new online service, Online Kapamilya Shows (OKS), as the digital-only content can be accessed.
  • May 15 - GagaOOLala, a streaming service owned by Portico Media Co., Ltd., was expanded to all territories except China and North Korea, including the Philippines.[26]
  • May 16
    • BEAM TV resumed its operation of regular programming.
    • Aside from the resumption of BEAM TV's broadcast, infomercial company EZ Shop announced the resumption of its broadcast on the said channel starting on the same day, a few weeks after the company resumed its telecast via Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation on May 2. Meanwhile, other networks such as 5, One Sports and GMA News TV remained suspend the telecast of the said company.
    • TV Shop Philippines announced the resumption of its broadcast on RJ DigiTV only after a two-month break due to the enhanced community quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, thus became the second company to partly resumed its broadcast.
  • May 22 - One PH, a Filipino-language news and talk channel from Cignal, started its test broadcast on digital terrestrial television as a subchannel of 5 (via DWET-TV).
  • May 26–July 9 - the 18th Congress of the Philippines, particularly on the House of Representatives through the Joint Committees on Legislative Franchises, Good Government and Public Accountability, tackled the franchise applications of ABS-CBN for the renewal of its existing franchise, which was expired on May 4.

June

  • June 1 - Due to insisted public demand, Asianovela Channel and Jeepney TV restarted its free-to-air broadcast on ABS-CBN TV Plus while still on free trial as the two channels were assigned as temporary replacement served for ABS-CBN and S+A.
  • June 4 - Following the announcement by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to allow the mass gatherings on churches in General Community Quarantine and Modified General Community Quarantine areas nationwide as well as the statement of ABS-CBN and The Healing Eucharist official Facebook page to temporary stop the admission of studio audience on its Sunday broadcast (live and recorded telecast on Jeepney TV and TeleRadyo) due to the COVID-19 outbreak, The Healing Eucharist - Sunday TV Mass production team announced the temporary suspension of the live audiences admission within four consecutive Sundays effective June 7 to 28.
  • June 5 - Liza Soberano's manager Ogie Diaz took an address to the queries of the fans that Make It with You has been cancelled, thus not being included in the lineup of ABS-CBN shows that scheduled to air on the newly announced pay TV channel.[27]
  • June 7 - Some ABS-CBN programs (mostly from ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs such as Kuha Mo!, Mission Possible, S.O.C.O.: Scene of the Crime Operatives and Umagang Kay Ganda) continued to deliver new and fresh episodes through online.[28]
  • June 12 - During the special coverage of the 122nd Independence Day celebration on People's Television Network, the infographic made a mistake in regarding the picture of the first president Emilio Aguinaldo and the mention of the Katipunan supreme leader Andres Bonifacio. The network later apologized for the error during the coverage and it was later revised with the correct picture of Andres Bonifacio and the mention of Emilio Aguinaldo on the network's social media pages. According to the statement, the error causing the management of the said network that they needed skills development and necessary training to be initiated.
  • June 13
    • Following the Independence Day and in celebration of 74 years since its corporate formation, ABS-CBN began its phased return to full broadcasting on launching a cable and satellite-only channel, Kapamilya Channel (which is also the 2nd incarnation of the same name after it used as an international channel in 2007 replacing Pinoy Central TV before rebranding to BRO in 2011), thus officially resumed the broadcast of entertainment, educational, news and current affairs programming from ABS-CBN which was stopped due to the shutdown of its free-to-air television amid the legislative franchise lapsed. This was announced through TV Patrol on its June 4 broadcast,[29] with its official launch video also debuted on the same program a day later.
    • As part of a longer morning educational television block launch, Knowledge Channel and some of ABS-CBN's legendary award-winning educational programs, officially began airing via Kapamilya Channel on weekends starting today and on June 14 with its purpose to help the educational needs of millions of Filipino children and youth from both public and private educational institutions in the pre-school and elementary levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • ABS-CBN's RGE Drama Unit announced the cancellation of Pamilya Ko with no reason was given,[30] a week after the cancellation of Make It With You due to the health concerns of its lead actress Liza Soberano, as well as the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon and the ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy.
  • June 14
    • GMA Network, Inc. celebrated its 70th anniversary of corporate formation.
    • Movie Central resumed its partial broadcast as a programming block via Kapamilya Channel after a month of halt broadcast due to the lapsed of its broadcast franchise.
  • June 15
    • Cignal TV launched a brand new 24/7 movie and drama channel on satellite television, One Screen, which featured films from local features, Tagalized Hollywood films and European movies (in its original language) supplied by Cinemaworld, as well as dramas from North America and local content from GMA Network and the satellite service's corporate siblings 5 and Cignal Entertainment.
    • One Sports resumed its operation of regular programming.
  • June 19 - 5 celebrated its 60th anniversary of broadcasting.
  • June 22 - After a year of being off-air, ZOE Broadcasting Network reactivated its VHF channel 11 while at the same time opened its assigned DTT channel 20. Since then, both were under test broadcast but still open for blocktime or channel lease offers.
  • June 24 - Tencent acquired Malaysian streaming service, iflix.[31][32]
  • June 26 - GMA Network formally launched its digital terrestrial television brand, GMA Affordabox.[33]
  • June 27 - ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Tickets (KTX) extended its service from the online ticketing portal of ABS-CBN live shows to a digital portal including virtual venue and streaming platform (dubbed as Key To Experiences) that can host simultaneous events, such as from concerts and movie premieres to trade shows, for promising an exclusive experience for organizers and participants.[34]
  • June 29 - As part of its 70th anniversary festivities, GMA Network formally launched its brand new Asianovela channel on digital terrestrial television, Heart of Asia.[35]
  • June 30 - Most of ABS-CBN's digital broadcasting operations from ABS-CBN Convergence using the digital terrestrial television provider ABS-CBN TV Plus, alongside a blocktime agreement with AMCARA Broadcasting Network including its use of digital frequency on Channel 43 carrying Asianovela Channel, Yey!, Kapamilya Box Office, and the free-to-air operations of Jeepney TV, Cine Mo! and TeleRadyo airing in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, as well as the operations of Sky Cable Corporation on its usage of their direct to home satellite service Sky Direct signed off the air at 8:30Шаблон:Nbspp.m. due to the alias cease-and-desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission to temporary stop the broadcast operations of ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct because of the expiration of its franchise granted on March 30, 1995.[36] Meanwhile, ABS-CBN News Channel, Kapamilya Channel, Cine Mo!, TeleRadyo, O Shopping, Knowledge Channel and Creative Programs owned pay TV channels (Cinema One, Liga, Metro Channel, Myx and Jeepney TV) remain unaffected on Sky Cable and some direct-to-home providers in nearby areas. While in ABS-CBN TV Plus, the digital broadcast of other networks also remain unaffected and the operations continue outside Metro Manila.

July

  • July 1 - A day after the two alias cease-and-desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission to temporary stop the broadcast operations of ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct, ABS-CBN announced that Asianovela Channel, Yey!, Kapamilya Box Office, and the free-to-air operations of Jeepney TV, Cine Mo! and TeleRadyo airing on ABS-CBN TV Plus outside Metro Manila were temporary stopped its digital broadcasting and signed off the air at 6:00Шаблон:Nbspp.m.[37] Meanwhile, Cine Mo!, TeleRadyo and Jeepney TV remain unaffected on Sky Cable and some direct-to-home providers in nearby areas. While in ABS-CBN TV Plus, the digital broadcast of other networks also remain unaffected and the operations still continue.
  • July 7
    • After almost eight years of broadcasting, Fox Filipino has ceased its broadcast by Fox Networks Group (a subsidiary of Disney International Operations owend by The Walt Disney Company) due to programming redundancies, lack of advertising support and cross-cutting measures. Meanwhile, GMA Network (the network's content partner since its 2012 launch) said that they encouraged the viewers to continue to watch the older shows of the network that was previously aired on Fox Filipino on the network's partner streaming services such as iflix and Amazon Prime Video under the GMA On Demand banner, the network's new digital network Heart of Asia, as well as the new cable and satellite network One Screen.[38]
    • CNN Philippines temporary shut down its broadcast again and limit its broadcast of select programs through online to allow the disinfection of its studios in Corporate World Center in Mandaluyong, where one of its network staff tested positive with the virus.[39]
  • July 10 - After 12 hearings which began on May 26, the House of Representatives, particularly on the Committee on Legislative Franchises, unofficially voted 70–11–2–1 (rejected–favored–rescued–abstained) to deny the franchise application of ABS-CBN at 3:09Шаблон:Nbspp.m. Following that, ABS-CBN Corporation (which is a media conglomerate or mainstream media) announced that would instead focus on limited businesses that does not require a legislative franchise including digital channels, cable, international licensing and distribution, and production of content for various streaming services.
  • July 13 - ABS-CBN's subsidiary Creative Programs, Inc., launched For Your Entertainment (FYE) Channel, exclusively on a Filipino-made social networking service, Kumu.
  • July 19 - People's Television Network announced a one-day halt of broadcast running for 24 hours to give way for the disinfection of its main studios and offices in Visayas Avene, Quezon City, following a network employee has been tested positive with the virus.[40]
  • July 27 - Cignal TV and its sister company, Smart Communications announced a multi-year deal with the National Basketball Association for the league's official broadcast rights in the Philippines, replacing Solar Entertainment Corporation. The games during the 2019–20 season would aired on free-to-air networks 5 and One Sports (replacing CNN Philippines as a temporary exclusive free-to-air broadcaster, which eventually dropped in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and in Canada, as well as the 4-month suspension of the league's games). Meanwhile, Smart postpaid and prepaid subscribers can avail the live streaming through its service platform. The deal was started on the same day the NBA's restart of the current season began. This marked the first time the NBA broadcast on 5 since the then-ABC 5 last aired the NBA games (in partnership with Solar) from 2007 to 2008.[41][42]
  • July 31 - In coinciding with the NBA's restart of the current season, Cignal TV launched a brand new 24/7 basketball channel on satellite television, NBA TV Philippines (which is the Philippine version of an American channel of the same name), replacing NBA Premium TV (which was formerly owned by the NBA's former Philippine broadcaster, Solar Entertainment Corporation) after ten months of absence thus exclusively available on the satellite provider, though Cignal plans to offer the channel for syndication to other cable operators.[41]

August

  • August 1
    • ABS-CBN Corporation launched a livestreaming exclusive and recapping episodes for old, new and well-loved shows of ABS-CBN on their digital and online platforms such as Facebook and YouTube, Kapamilya Online Live.[43][44]
    • People's Television Network announced that its news programming including their hourly updates remained in light of the network's reduced manpower policies beginning August 3 up to September 6 (formerly on August 10), which affect all programming schedules resulting in a reduction of live programming hours. As a result, PTV News and the certain editions of PTV Balita Ngayon converted to remote production. The planned return of the Philippine Lotto Draw broadcast starting August 7 (formerly on August 4) would go on as planned in phrases.
  • August 2
    • In response to a live webinar demanding a return to ECQ restrictions by the representatives of the country's medical profession a day before, Kapamilya Channel reshuffled its Sunday programming with the Sunday KB Family Weekend block expanded to two movies, pushing ASAP Natin 'To to a new timeslot at 12:30Шаблон:Nbspp.m.
    • As part of the celebrations on its 70th anniversary, GMA Network launched a new online service, GMA Entertainment Shows (GETS) Online, which can accessed and binge-watch of both the network's past archive and current programs as well as digital-only contents on their internet platforms.
    • Imbestigador celebrated its 20th anniversary on Philippine television.
  • August 11
    • The Department of Education launched DepEd TV, an educational programming service block featuring lessons for students under the basic level of formal education system on TV and radio as part of their distance learning while face–to–face learning was prohibited due to COVID-19 pandemic. It started the test broadcast run of the programs via IBC and digital-only Channel 30 until August 21 except weekends. DepEd also plans to broadcast using three television stations each for elementary, junior high school, and both senior high school and Alternative Learning System. During its first run, DepEd TV was criticized for the incorrect grammar in Grade 8 English subject. But on August 14, the agency announced the postponement on the opening of regular classes in public schools to October 5, thus placing its test run ended on the same day. On September 21–25, DepEd TV conducted a final test broadcast via broadcast networks (IBC and other partnered channels), direct-to-home satellite providers (Cignal and G Sat), and various cable providers (particularly the members of the Philippine Cable Television Association).
    • Solar Learning was launched as the all-day free-to-air digital terrestrial channel specialized for the online social learning and education classes owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation in partnership with the Department of Education.
  • August 12 - Following the successful launch of Kapamilya Online Live, ABS-CBN's Star Music relaunched a digital online channel for children's learning by using music exclusively on their digital and online platforms including Facebook, Spotify and YouTube, TuTuBee (formerly called Star Music Kids).[45][46]
  • August 14
    • ABS-CBN's Knowledge Channel launched "School at Home: Ang Saya Matuto ng Bago", a campaign program aligned with the Most Essential Learning Competencies in the DepEd's Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan which targeted students to learn at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]
    • Vice Ganda launched its own digital network powered by Viva Digital, The Vice Ganda Network. It was originally launched on July 24, but due to the technical issues of the said network, it was postponed and moved to its current date.[48]
  • August 15 - MediaQuest Holdings, through TV5 Network, Inc. announced The 5 Network or simply 5 would reverted to its former name, TV5, with brand new entertainment programs in collaboration with its sister company, Cignal TV (under Cignal Entertainment), through blocktime agreements co-produced with other content providers such as Archangel Media, Inc., Brightlight Productions and Viva Television, among others. Originally, the plan was to rebranding it into One TV on April 13 (first) and July 20 (second) respectively, but because of the community quarantines in the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was silently decided to not carry on with its promotions through its digital and online platforms have been removed. There's no official word yet from the company if the rebrand would continue or not in the near future whereas some reports told that TV5 has cancelled its plans to rebrand.
  • August 16 - Heart Salvador (coached by Bamboo Mañalac), Cydel Gabutero (coached by Lea Salonga), Isang Manlapaz (coached by apl.de.ap) and Kendra Aguirre (coached by Sarah Geronimo), all won the second season of The Voice Teens for the first time in The Voice of the Philippines history.[49]
  • August 19 - Prima Donnas celebrated its first anniversary on television.
  • August 25 - News5 announced that all of their radio and television programming were being converted to remote production as a result of a massive disinfection of the TV5 Media Center following a network employee has been tested positive with the virus. This followed a prior shutdown of news operations on TV5, One PH and One News from August 21 to 23, which had been also announced.
  • August 27 - Following the acquisition of iflix on June 24, Tencent announced the collaboration of the said service with its own streaming service (Tencent Video or WeTV) under the unified referral as "WeTV iflix". However, both platforms were still operate autonomously with its own shared strategies.[50]
  • August 28 - After almost 32 years, ABS-CBN Regional ceased its operations with 12 TV Patrol–themed newscasts, 10 news bulletins and 10 morning shows ended their broadcast following the denial of its legislative franchise on July 10.[51]
  • August 30 - YouTube launched "Super Stream" in the Philippines featuring limited free access of quality binge-watch local TV, movie and sports contents in collaboration with media partners.[52]
  • August 31 - ABS-CBN Corporation announced on July 15 that it ceased the operations of some of its businesses and implemented a retrenchment program covering the company and its subsidiaries, following the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10.[53]

September

  • September 1
    • ABS-CBN's streaming media services iWant and TFC Online were merged into one over-the-top content platform, iWantTFC, and began its soft launched on the same date exclusively on the web browser and mobile application, as well as be accessible in the Philippines and worldwide.[54] In addition, Sky On Demand was also merged with iWantTFC and The Filipino Channel (TFC) would also available on US-based service, Xfinity in HD.
    • TeleRadyo Cebu (formerly DYAB TeleRadyo) rebranded to Sibya TV, serving as Cebu's dedicated news and information TV channel, thus became the fourth Cebuano-language news channel and fifth overall to broadcast on the same language.
  • September 9 - GMA Network implemented a layoff program covering GMA News TV due to COVID-19 pandemic.[55] In addition to this, it was reported that GMA also announced the cancellation of productions on some programs airing on the said news channel with eleven shows were reportedly threatened to disappear off the air.[56]
  • September 10 - National Telecommunications Commission issued an order to recall all radio frequencies and channels assigned to ABS-CBN Corporation following the lack of congressional franchise.[57]
  • September 11–12[58][59]
    • September 11 - Following the successful launch of Kapamilya Online Live, and the relaunches of KTX and TuTuBee, ABS-CBN Corporation extended its digital and online presence to the virtual world by launching an edutainment interactive portal hub with featured some programming contents for kids exclusively on their social networking and website platforms, Just Love Kids.
    • September 12 - The following day, ABS-CBN also launched a weekend morning programming block of the same name featuring with the same program contents for children exclusively on Kapamilya Channel.
  • September 20 - GMA Network, in partnership with Jungo TV, formally launched its brand new Asian pop culture channel through K-pop, lifestyle and entertainment programming contents on digital terrestrial television, Hallypop (which is the Philippine version of a global TV network of the same name).[60][61]
  • September 21 - GMA News TV resumed its regular schedule slots with returning and new programming line-ups.
  • September 22
    • In acted on a 2013 illegal dismissal case, Supreme Court has ordered GMA Network to reinstate 30 cameramen and assistant cameramen and pay their backwages, allowances and other benefits from its illegal dismissal in 2013 up to actual reinstatement.[62]
    • POPTV made its official launched after being for soft operations in 2019.
  • September 24 - Eugenio Lopez III tendered his resignation as Chairman Emeritus and Director of ABS-CBN Corporation and other Lopez-owned companies for personal reasons.[63]
  • September 28 - FPJ's Ang Probinsyano celebrated its 5th anniversary on Philippine television.

October

  • October 2 - Saksi, GMA Network's longest running late-night newscast since 2002 and formerly as an early evening newscast during its first years, celebrated its 25th anniversary on Philippine television.
  • October 5
  • October 6 - ABS-CBN Corporation and Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (ZOE Broadcasting Network) entered a deal to air ABS-CBN shows and movies via Channel 11 (ZOE's owned TV frequency) in Mega Manila beginning on October 10.[64][65][66][67] The following day, ABS-CBN also released another statement for the list of some programs that would include on Channel 11's line-up, respectively.[68][69]
  • October 8 - O Shopping made some changes on its channel space assignment from Channel 11 to Channel 25 (Metro Manila) and Channel 21 (Provincial) on Sky Cable, as ZOE's upcoming channel was assigned to Channel 11 beginning on the same day.[70][71]
  • October 9–11 - Due to the success of the Easter Triduum broadcast of the 190th General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines and GMA Network, through GMA News TV, broadcast the Church's 190th Semiannual General Conference via satellite delay on GMA News TV though both free-to-air (analog and digital) and cable TV (including Music and the Spoken Word, which aired on October 10). The broadcast, which aired remotely from Salt Lake City due to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the first General Conference TV broadcast in the country earlier that year, marked the first time the Semiannual General Conference was broadcast on Philippine television.
  • October 10 - ZOE TV rebranded to A2Z, which featured some programs from its several content providers (ABS-CBN and Knowledge Channel), licensors (CBN Asia, Trinity Broadcasting Network and others), and ZOE's owned Light TV on the said network, after ABS-CBN and ZOE agreed with the entering of the said deal on October 6. This also marked the return of ABS-CBN programming on free TV after the cease-and-desist order by National Telecommunications Commission due to expired legislative franchise on May 5 and the denial of its renewed legislative franchise on July 10.[64][65][66][67]
  • October 20 - Bubble Gang celebrated its 25th anniversary on Philippine television.
  • October 23 - MediaQuest Holdings, through Cignal TV and TV5 Network, Inc. with its sister company Smart Communications, announced a 5-and-a-half year deal with the University Athletic Association of the Philippines to aired the games beginning with the 84th season after the cancellation of 83rd season on both free-to-air networks TV5 and One Sports, and on the cable and satellite channel, UAAP Varsity Channel that formally launched on September 8, 2021, which supposed to schedule its first airing in 2021, but it was moved on March 26, 2022 due to the health safety of student-athletes amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[72] Meanwhile, Smart postpaid and prepaid subscribers can avail the live streaming through its service platform. This is the first time that the Philippine collegiate league games broadcast on TV5 since NCAA Philippines in 2013-15 and also marked the end of its 20-year relationship with ABS-CBN Corporation following the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10 and the dissolution of ABS-CBN Sports division to close its business operations on August 31.[73]
  • October 30 - After 2 years and nine months of broadcasting, Liga has ceased its broadcast on pay TV by Creative Programs, Inc. (a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation) due to the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10 and the dissolution of ABS-CBN Sports division to close its business operations on August 31.[74]

November

  • November 1
    • After 7 years of broadcasting, O Shopping has ceased its operations as a pay TV channel and infomercial program by ACJ O Shopping Corporation (a joint venture between ABS-CBN Corporation and CJ ENM O Shopping Division) due to the implementation of a retrenchment program covering its business company from August 7, following the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10 and CJ Group's decision to close its business operations in Southeast Asia effective December 31 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[71][75]
    • Cine Mo! has officially part of both Cignal and SatLite channel lineups of Cignal TV, following its successful launch of G Sat's channel lineup a month before.
  • November 2 - TAP W rebranded to TAP TV as a general entertainment channel.[76]
  • November 4 - TAP TV broadcast its first news coverage of the 2020 United States presidential election, straight from the United States through NBC News.
  • November 11 - Balitanghali, one of the nine surviving shows of GMA News TV since its 2011 launch and one of the last three shows inherited from its predecessor network Q, celebrated its 15th anniversary on Philippine television.
  • November 12 - The National Telecommunications Commission approved the digital broadcast of A2Z on UHF Channel 20 and became available on most digital boxes, including ABS-CBN TV Plus and GMA Affordabox across Mega Manila.[77]
  • November 13
    • iWantTFC officially made its grand launched after two months and 13 days of being in soft launch and the merging of iWant and TFC Online on September 1. The platform was made the strategy in three different tiers that has used similar to the US-based streaming service, Peacock: the free tier, the premium tier (which was available for paid subscribers and through subscribing it from telco companies) and an ad-free option with the movie rental service included for an additional cost.[78]
    • Ang Pinaka, one of the nine surviving shows of GMA News TV since its 2011 launch and one of the last three shows inherited from its predecessor network Q, celebrated its 15th anniversary on Philippine television.
  • November 15 - TAP Edge reformatted as a drama-centric entertainment channel, ending its action sports programming via EDGEsport in December 2020.[76]
  • November 20
    • Myx celebrated its 20th anniversary of broadcasting originated as a programming block of Studio 23.
    • GMA Network announced a 5-year deal with the National Collegiate Athletic Association to cover the games of the NCAA from seasons 96 to 101. The new broadcast deal outbided TV5 (the league's former broadcaster in seasons 89 and 90) with the revenues on GMA's new deal would be donated in support of the financial aid for the students of the league's participating colleges and it would broadcast on GMA News TV and on the network's official website. It also marked the return of sporting events for the network for the first time since 2018 and for the sister network after the cancelation of News TV All Sports in 2016, thus ending its second stint with ABS-CBN Corporation (which began on the 91st season) following the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10 and the dissolution of ABS-CBN Sports division to close its business operations on August 31.[79]
  • November 26 - For the first time, TAP TV became the exclusive Philippine broadcaster for the premiere live aired on cable and satellite television broadcast of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade via NBC from Macy's flagship store in New York City, USA since 2013 with the last year's parade was broadcast via tape delay on CNN Philippines.

December

  • December 1 - Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko celebrated its 45th anniversary on Philippine television.
  • December 8 - GMA Network, Inc. launched "Synergy: A GMA Collaboration", a company's division composed of a group that catered and produced ticketing and non-ticketing events and activities.
  • December 15 - Viva Entertainment launched an over-the-top content platform, VivaMax, and began its soft operations which include movies and TV series content from the Viva library, as well as Tagalized versions of Hollywood and Korean movies, in addition to its exclusive-owned web series and miniseries.[80]
  • December 20 - Jessica Villarubin of Cebu won the third season of The Clash.
  • December 21 - Philippine Collective Media Corporation, a Tacloban-based broadcast media company owned by Leyte 1st District Representative and House Majority Floor Leader Martin Romualdez, granted an amendment of its congressional franchise under Republic Act No. 11508 (which previously Republic Act No. 9773, where originally limited to Eastern Visayas only), allowing PCMC to operate radio and television stations nationwide. The company operated a local independent station PRTV in Tacloban.
  • December 26 - Singer-songwriter Daryl Ong (portrayed as "2-2-B") was proclaimed the grand winner of the first season of Masked Singer Pilipinas.
  • December 31 - DZIQ and its television counterpart Inquirer 990 Television has ceased its broadcasting operations by the Inquirer Group of Companies due to programming redundancies, lack of advertising support and cost-cutting measures as well as change in business directions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.

Unknown (dates)

  • September - Regional News Group was formed as a new independent cooperative multicasting media group made by the several retrenched employees, news anchors and reporters of the now-defunct ABS-CBN Regional and it composed of different versions nationwide including RNG Luzon (based in Baguio), RNG Bicol (based in Legazpi and Naga) and RNG Mindanao (based in Davao and Cagayan de Oro).

Debuts

Major networks

ABS-CBN

Шаблон:Main The following are programs that debuted on ABS-CBN: Шаблон:Columns-list

Re-runs

A2Z

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Re-runs

Notes
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on ABS-CBN
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on GMA
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Yey!
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Jeepney TV
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Kapamilya Channel
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on NBN (now PTV)
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Knowledge Channel
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)

GMA

Шаблон:Main The following are programs that debuted on GMA Network: Шаблон:Columns-list

Re-runs

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TV5

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Unknown (dates)
  • November: Frontline Eastern Visayas (TV5 Leyte)
Re-runs

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Notes
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on ABS-CBN
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Colours
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Sari-Sari Channel
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on GMA Network
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on RPN (now CNN Philippines)
^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on One Screen

State-owned networks

PTV

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IBC

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  • January 5: Misa Tradionalis Latin Mass and Cathechism
  • March 23: Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH and Sentro Balita (simulcast via People's Television Network)
  • May 1: PTV News (simulcast via People's Television Network)
  • August 2: FYI
  • August 11: DepEd TV

Minor networks

The following are programs that debuted on minor networks: Шаблон:Columns-list

Unknown (dates)

Other channels

The following are programs that debuted on other channels: Шаблон:Columns-list

Re-runs

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  • Notes
  1. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on ABS-CBN
  2. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on GMA
  3. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on TV5
  4. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Cine Mo!
  5. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Yey!
  6. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on S+A
  7. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on GMA News TV
  8. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Jeepney TV
  9. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Sari-Sari Channel
  10. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Hero (now defunct)
  11. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on ETC
  12. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Jack TV (now defunct)
  13. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on 2nd Avenue (now defunct)
  14. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on CT (now defunct)
  15. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Studio 23 (now S+A)
  16. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)
  17. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on RPN (now CNN Philippines)
  18. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Fox Filipino (now defunct)
  19. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Kapamilya Channel
  20. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Metro Channel
  21. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Asianovela Channel
  22. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on NBN (now PTV)
  23. ^ Шаблон:Note label Originally aired on Knowledge Channel

Video streaming services

The following are programs that debuted on video streaming services: Шаблон:Columns-list

Returning or renamed programs

Major networks

Show Last aired Retitled as/Season/Notes Channel Return date
WWE Raw 2019 Same 5 January 18
The Voice Teens 2017 Same (season 2) ABS-CBN February 8
Philippine Basketball Association 2020 Same (season 45) 5 / PBA Rush / One Sports March 8
Doc McStuffins 2015 Same (season 4: "Toy Hospital") 5 May 4
The Atom Araullo Specials 2019 Same GMA May 31
Wish Ko Lang! 2020 July 11
One Piece 2017 Same (season 11) July 13
DC's Legends of Tomorrow 2020 Same (season 2) 5 August 11
Talentadong Pinoy 2014 Bangon Talentadong Pinoy TV5 August 15
Gotham 2020 Same (season 2) September 3
The Clash 2019 Same (season 3) GMA October 3
Pepito Manaloto 2020 Kuwento Kuwento October 10
The Shannara Chronicles 2018 Same (season 2) October 12
Christmas Cartoon Festival Presents 2016 Same November 23
Kagat ng Dilim 2002 (IBC) Same (remake) TV5 November 27
Pinoy Big Brother 2019 (ABS-CBN) Same (season 9: "Connect") A2Z / Kapamilya Channel December 6
Wolfblood 2017 Same (season 2) GMA December 21
National Basketball Association 2020 Same (2020–21 season) TV5 / One Sports / NBA TV Philippines December 23

State-owned networks

Show Last aired Retitled as/Season/Notes Channel Return date
Kerygma TV 2019 Feast TV IBC January 5
Ulat Bayan 2017 Same (weekday edition) PTV September 7
Ulat Bayan Weekend September 12

Other channels

Show Last aired Retitled as/Season/Notes Channel Return date
Penn & Teller: Fool Us 2019 Same (season 5) Jack TV (now defunct) January 12
Jamie & Jimmy's Food Fight Club 2017 (2nd Avenue; now defunct) Same (season 4) ETC
U.S. NCAA Women's College Basketball 2019 Same (2019–20 season) 5 Plus (until March 6) / One Sports (since March 8) January 20
30 for 30 2019 (AksyonTV) Same 5 Plus (until March 7)/ One Sports (since March 8) February 8
Survivor 2019 (Jack TV; now defunct) Same (season 40: "Winners at War") Solar Sports February 27
Philippine Super Liga 2019 Same (2020 season) 5 Plus (free-to-air; until March 7) / One Sports (cable; until March 7, free-to-air; since March 10) / One Sports+ (cable; since March 10) February 29 (Grand Prix Conference)
PBA Developmental League 5 Plus (free-to-air; until March 6) / One Sports (cable; until March 6, free-to-air; since March 9) / One Sports+ (cable; since March 9) / PBA Rush (cable) March 2 (Aspirant's Cup)
EZ Shop Same 5 Plus (until March 6) / One Sports (since March 9) March 2
WWE Raw 2019 (AksyonTV) Same One Sports March 12
NCIS: Los Angeles 2017 (Cine Mo!) Same (season 9) Movie Central April 12
ETC Flix 2018 Same ETC May 3
Failon Ngayon sa DZMM 2020 Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo TeleRadyo May 8
Lingkod Kapamilya sa DZMM Lingkod Kapamilya sa TeleRadyo
Pasada Sais Trenta Pasada sa TeleRadyo
Red Alert sa DZMM Red Alert sa TeleRadyo May 10
Flirty Dancing Same (season 2) ETC May 16
News.PH 2017 Same (as a Filipino–language newcast) CNN Philippines May 18
Cardcaptor Sakura 2009 (GMA) Clear Card Yey! June 29
ESPN's Boxing Greatest Fights 2019 (AksyonTV) Same One Sports July 11
One Up 2019 Same (season 2) One Sports July 25
The Chefs' Line 2018 (2nd Avenue; now defunct) ETC August 10
Ride PH 2019 Same (season 3) One News August 29
Healthy Sabado 2020 (DZMM TeleRadyo) Your Daily Do's TeleRadyo August 29
On The Spot 2020 Same (as a news and commentary program) TeleRadyo September 1
Team Yey! 2020 (Yey!) Same (season 5) Kapamilya Channel September 12
Gising Pilipinas! 2020 Same TeleRadyo / Kapamilya Channel September 21
Toriko 2016 (GMA) Same (season 3) GMA News TV September 27
Buhay na Buhay 2018 (GMA News TV) Same (season 2) ABS-CBN News Channel October 3
Game Ka Na Ba? 2009 (ABS-CBN) Same (2nd incarnation) Jeepney TV October 12
Sakto 2020 Same TeleRadyo / Kapamilya Channel October 26
Pinoy Movie Break Afternoon Movie Break GMA News TV November 28
SportsCenter Philippines 2020 (TV5) The Game One News / One Sports+ December 7
From Helen's Kitchen 2019 Same (season 3) Colours / TV5 December 19

Video streaming services

Show Last aired Retitled as/Season/Notes Service Return date
Coke Studio Philippines 2019 (ABS-CBN) Same (season 4: "Peel Mo, Panalo Promo") YouTube (Coke Studio Philippines) September 26
Barangay 143 2019 (GMA) Same (season 2) POPTV December 12

Programs transferring networks

Major networks

Date Show No. of seasons Moved from Moved to
March 22 Sambuhay TV Mass Шаблон:N/A 5 GMA
April 10 The Key of David Шаблон:N/A PTV 5
May 7 TV Patrol Шаблон:N/A ABS-CBN ANC
May 8 Шаблон:N/A Cine Mo!
June 7 Kabuhayang Swak na Swak Шаблон:N/A ANC
June 13 It's Showtime Шаблон:N/A Kapamilya Channel
Maalaala Mo Kaya Шаблон:N/A
The Voice Teens 2
June 14 ASAP Natin 'To! Шаблон:N/A
Ipaglaban Mo! Шаблон:N/A
June 15 A Soldier's Heart 2
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano 8
Love Thy Woman 1
Magandang Buhay Шаблон:N/A
July 20 Gotham 1 Jack TV (now defunct) 5
Legends of Tomorrow
July 25 Ancient Aliens GMA / GMA News TV
July 27 TV Patrol Шаблон:N/A Cine Mo! Kapamilya Channel
July 31 National Basketball Association Шаблон:N/A CNN Philippines One Sports / NBA TV Philippines
August 1 Шаблон:N/A 5
September 6 Home Base Plus 21 GMA News TV GMA
October 24 Rated Korina Шаблон:N/A ABS-CBN / ANC / TeleRadyo (as Rated K) TV5 (as Rated Korina)
November 27 Kagat ng Dilim Шаблон:N/A IBC TV5
November 28 Turbo Zone Шаблон:N/A GMA News TV GMA
December 13 Pawn Stars Шаблон:N/A TV5

State-owned networks

Date Show No. of seasons Moved from Moved to
April 20 Tutok Tulfo 2.0 Шаблон:N/A 5 (as Tutok Tulfo) PTV (as Tutok Tulfo 2.0)

Minor networks

Date Show No. of seasons Moved from Moved to
February 6 The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A. Шаблон:N/A PTV RJ DigiTV
December 5 Healing Galing Live! Шаблон:N/A TV5 / One PH UNTV

Other channels

Date Show No. of seasons Moved from Moved to
February 8 30 for 30 Шаблон:N/A 5 5 Plus (now One Sports)
February 27 Survivor 40 Jack TV (now defunct) Solar Sports
April 12 NCIS: Los Angeles 9 Cine Mo! Movie Central
May 13 Madam Secretary 6 ("The Final Season") 2nd Avenue (now defunct) ETC
May 16 Talking Heads Шаблон:N/A One Sports BEAM TV
July 5 ESPN's Boxing Greatest Fights Шаблон:N/A 5 One Sports
August 1 Bakbakan Na Шаблон:N/A
August 2 Thunderbird Sabong Nation Шаблон:N/A
Tukaan Шаблон:N/A
August 31 Dos Por Dos Шаблон:N/A TeleRadyo DZRH News Television (as Dos Por Dos sa DZRH)
September 5 Sagupaan TV Шаблон:N/A S+A One Sports
September 12 Team Yey! 5 Yey! Kapamilya Channel
September 27 Toriko 3 GMA GMA News TV
October 3 Buhay na Buhay 2 GMA News TV ABS-CBN News Channel
October 5 Failon Ngayon Шаблон:N/A TeleRadyo TV5 / One PH (as Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5)
November 2 The Today Show Шаблон:N/A Solar News Channel (now CNN Philippines) TAP TV
November 3 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Шаблон:N/A Jack TV (now defunct)
NBC Nightly News Шаблон:N/A 9TV (now CNN Philippines)
Little Big Shots USA 1 Yey!
November 5 Who Do You Think You Are? USA 4 Jack TV (now defunct)
November 6 Repeat After Me 1 2nd Avenue (now defunct)
November 7 OMJ: Oh My Job! Шаблон:N/A DZMM Teleradyo GMA News TV (Dobol B sa News TV)
November 14 Asenso Pinoy Шаблон:N/A S+A A2Z
December 19 Konsyumer Atbp. Шаблон:N/A TeleRadyo GMA News TV (Dobol B sa News TV)

Video streaming services

Date Show No. of seasons Moved from Moved to
September 26 Coke Studio Philippines 4 ABS-CBN YouTube (Coke Studio Philippines)
December 12 Barangay 143 2 GMA POPTV

Finales

Major networks

ABS-CBN

Шаблон:Main The following are programs that ended on ABS-CBN: Шаблон:Columns-list

Stopped airing
COVID-19 pandemic
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
Umagang Kay Ganda March 17 May 4 Program temporary replaced by the DZMM TeleRadyo–simulcast programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Bagong Morning Kapamilya (ABS-CBN TV-46 Pampanga, ABS-CBN TV-3 Baguio, ABS-CBN TV-7 Laoag and ABS-CBN TV-32 Dagupan)
Marhay na Aga Kapamilya (ABS-CBN TV-4 Legazpi, Albay and ABS-CBN TV-11 Naga, Camarines Sur)
Panay Sikat (ABS-CBN TV-10 Iloilo)
The Morning Show (ABS-CBN TV-4 Bacolod)
Maayong Buntag Kapamilya (ABS-CBN TV-3 Cebu)
Pamahaw Espesyal (ABS-CBN TV-2 Cagayan de Oro and ABS-CBN TV-11 Butuan)
Maayong Buntag Mindanao (ABS-CBN TV-4 Davao and ABS-CBN TV-3 Zamboanga)
Buenos Días Zamboanga (ABS-CBN TV-3 Zamboanga)
Magandang Umaga South Central Mindanao (ABS-CBN TV-2 General Santos and ABS-CBN TV-5 Cotabato)
TV Patrol Palawan (ABS-CBN TV-7 Palawan) March 25 April 20 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
TV Patrol Southern Mindanao (ABS-CBN TV-4 Davao)
TV Patrol Bicol (ABS-CBN TV-4 Legazpi, Albay and ABS-CBN TV-11 Naga, Camarines Sur) March 26 March 30
ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
Dok Ricky, Pedia May 2 January 30, 2022 (Kapamilya Channel) Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN.
Ipaglaban Mo! June 14 (Kapamilya Channel)

July 4, 2021 (A2Z)

The Healing Eucharist May 3 June 14 (Kapamilya Channel)
G Diaries
KB Family Weekend June 13 (Kapamilya Channel)
ASAP Natin 'To! June 14 (Jeepney TV and Kapamilya Channel)
October 11 (A2Z)
January 24, 2021 (TV5)
Ang Hari: FPJ on ABS-CBN June 14 (Kapamilya Channel; as FPJ Da King)
October 18 (A2Z; as FPJ Da King)
January 24, 2021 (TV5; as FPJ Da King)
TV Patrol Weekend May 9 (Cine Mo!)

August 1 (Kapamilya Channel)

January 1, 2022 (A2Z)

Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN. Continued broadcast via ABS-CBN News Channel and DZMM TeleRadyo.
Sunday's Best June 14 (Kapamilya Channel) Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN.
Kapamilya Daily Mass May 5 June 13 (Kapamilya Channel)
Magandang Buhay June 15 (Kapamilya Channel)
October 19 (A2Z)
February 6, 2023 (TV5)		 Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN.
It's Showtime June 13 (Jeepney TV and Kapamilya Channel)
October 10 (A2Z)
July 16, 2022-June 30, 2023 (TV5)
July 1, 2023 (GTV)
TV Patrol May 8 (Cine Mo!)
July 27 (Kapamilya Channel)
January 3, 2022 (A2Z)		 Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN. Continued broadcast via ABS-CBN News Channel on May 7 and TeleRadyo on May 8.
Cancelled

A2Z

Шаблон:Main The following are programs that ended on A2Z:

  • October 23: Zinema Presents (A2Z Zinema)
  • November 1: A2Z News Alert
  • November 29: Sunday Zine Hits (A2Z Zinema)
  • December 9: Princess Sarah (Kidz Toon Time)
  • December 11: Cedie, Ang Munting Prinsipe (Kidz Toon Time)
Unknown (dates)

GMA

Шаблон:Main The following are programs that ended on GMA Network: Шаблон:Columns-list

Stopped airing
Miscellaneous
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
Wish Ko Lang! February 15 July 11 Program concluded and replaced by Ilaban Natin Yan! on February 22.
Tadhana April 18 May 9 Season break.
Bleach (season 1; rerun) May 3 September 27 (GMA News TV) Program replaced by Fairy Tail (season 6).
Biyahe ni Drew May 29 February 28, 2021 Program replaced by Saksi beginning June 1.
Front Row July 13 January 4, 2021 Program replaced by Saksi beginning July 20. Moved to GMA News TV on the same day.
Alisto July 14 January 5, 2021 Program replaced by Saksi beginning July 20. Moved to GMA News TV on July 21.
Tunay na Buhay July 15 January 6, 2021 Program replaced by Saksi beginning July 20. Moved to GMA News TV on July 22.
Reporter's Notebook July 16 January 7, 2021 Program replaced by Saksi beginning July 20. Moved to GMA News TV on July 23.
Flame of Recca (rerun) October 31 November 8 (GMA News TV) Program replaced by Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.
Dragon Ball Super (season 1; rerun) November 20 January 11, 2021 Program pre-empted by Christmas Cartoon Festival Presents on November 23.
Angry Birds Blues November 28 December 26 Programs replaced by Kaibigan: The Series on December 5.
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Yo-Kai Watch (season 3; rerun) November 29 February 7, 2021 (season 2) Program replaced by Pororo: The Racing Adventure on December 6.
COVID-19 pandemic
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
Agripreneur March 14 April 18 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko
Yo-Kai Watch (season 3; rerun) March 15 May 24 Temporary suspension of telecast and replaced by Sambuhay TV Mass beginning March 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Magkaagaw March 17 January 18, 2021[82]
February 15, 2021 (new episodes)[83]		 Temporary suspension of tapings due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday January 18, 2021
February 8, 2021 (new episodes)
Prima Donnas (season 1) March 18 August 17
November 9 (new episodes)
Descendants of the Sun October 26
November 5 (new episodes)
Love of My Life March 20 December 28
January 18, 2021 (new episodes)
Unang Hirit April 13 Temporarily replaced by Dobol B sa GMA programming block due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
All-Out Sundays March 22 July 12 Temporary suspension of tapings due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Continued broadcast through online via its own Facebook and YouTube (GMA Network) as All-Out Sundays: The Stay Home Party.
Centerstage February 7, 2021 Temporary suspension of tapings due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit March 23 December 7
January 5, 2021 (new episodes)
Saksi March 27 June 1 Temporary suspension of telecast and the extension of 24 Oras to 2 hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Maynila April 4 June 27 Program temporary replaced by Pokémon the Series: XYZ (rerun) and Mako Mermaids (rerun) due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Pokémon the Series: XYZ (rerun) June 20 September 27 (GMA News TV) Program replaced by the returning Maynila on June 27.
Mako Mermaids (season 2; rerun) April 19, 2021
Balitang Bisdak (GMA Cebu) June 26 July 13 Temporary suspension of broadcast due to the enhanced community quarantine in Cebu City.
GMA Regional TV Live! (GMA Cebu)
Cancelled

TV5

Шаблон:Main The following are programs that ended on TV5: Шаблон:Columns-list

Stopped airing
Miscellaneous
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
One Balita Pilipinas February 28 May 7 Program replaced by Babaeng Hampaslupa (rerun) beginning March 2.
Felina: Prinsesa ng mga Pusa (rerun) February 28 March 17 Program replaced by My Driver Sweet Lover (rerun) beginning March 2'
#ParangNormal Activity (rerun) February 29 April 18 Series break.
My Driver Sweet Lover (rerun) March 27 April 13
Celebrity Samurai (rerum) April 4 May 9
Kano Luvs Pinay (rerun)
Mac and Chiz (rerun)
Sa Ngalan ng Ina (rerun) April 6 July 13 Program replaced by Isang Dakot na Luha (rerun) beginning April 13.
Babaeng Hampaslupa (rerun) April 8 May 4 Program replaced by Enchanted Garden (rerun) Kidlat (rerun) and Misibis Bay (rerun) beginning April 13.
Jumpball May 3 June 26 Program on break
Pidol's Wonderland (rerun) July 3 July 20 Idol in Action expanded to 90 minutes beginning July 6.
Breaking the Magician's Code October 24 December 13 Series break.
COVID-19 pandemic
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
Sine Spectacular March 6 May 10 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
Sambuhay TV Mass March 8 March 22 (GMA)
The Chiefs March 15 May 7 Temporary suspension of telecast and replaced by Sunday TV Mass due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
One Balita March 16 June 1 Temporary suspension of broadcast and replaced by One News Now and live special coverage due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
EZ Shop March 21 June 22 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Cancelled
  • August 9: Healing Galing sa TV (reason: Program replaced by Fit for Life and moved to UNTV on December 5 as Healing Galing Live!.)[84]
  • September 9: Love Life with Kris (reason: Unknown. Show was not yet debut on the said network.)

State-owned networks

PTV

Шаблон:Main The following are programs that ended on People's Television Network:

Stopped airing
Miscellaneous
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
PTV Sports October 2 October 19 Program replaced by Tutok PDEA, Kontra Droga beginning October 5.
COVID-19 pandemic
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
PCSO Lottery Draw March 17 August 7 Temporary suspension of all PCSO lottery games due to the implementation of enhanced community quarantine in Luzon during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and was replaced by #LagingHanda press briefing by PCOO at 11Шаблон:Nbspa.m., DOH Press Briefing at 4Шаблон:Nbspp.m. and the expanded PTV News Headlines at 9Шаблон:Nbspp.m.
PNA Newsroom July 30 August 10 Temporary suspension of telecast on July 30 due to the disinfection of the PNA Headquarters.
Sentro Balita July 31 September 7 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the network's reduced manpower policies.
Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH August 1 August 26 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the reductions affecting live programming and the network's reduced manpower policies as the six employees of the network tests positive for COVID-19.

IBC

Шаблон:Main The following are programs that ended on IBC:

  • January 11: ATC E-Sports Highlights
  • January 29: Arnelli in da Haus
  • March 1: Misa Tradionalis Latin Mass and Catechism
  • March 19: Cooltura (revived version)
  • March 21: ASK TV: Artihan, Sayawan at Kantahan and Tilaok TV
  • May 15: PTV News (simulcast via People's Television Network)
  • June 14: El Shaddai
  • July 31: Sentro Balita (simulcast via People's Television Network)
  • October 3: Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH
Stopped airing
Miscellaneous
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
DepEd TV August 14 (end of first test run) September 21 (second test run) Temporary suspension of telecast due to the postponement of opening of regular classes in public schools to October 5.
September 25 (end of second test run) October 5 (full transmission) Temporary suspension of telecast following the conclusion of the week-long second test run.
COVID-19 pandemic
Program Last airing Resumed airing Reason
EZ Shop March 18 May 2 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
TV Shop Philippines March 18 May 16 (RJ DigiTV)
Chinese News TV (CNTV) March 20 April 12, 2021 (ABS-CBN News Channel; as Chinatown News TV)
Cooltura (2011 original version; rerun) March 20 December 2023
Talents Academy March 21 June 12, 2023
Tutok 13 April 30 May 18 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. due to PTV News on IBC 13.
PNA Newsroom July 30 August 10 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH August 1 August 26 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.

Minor networks

  • March 13: Make My Day with Larry Henares and Pondahan ni Kuya Daniel on UNTV
  • September 11: Agila Balita on Net 25

Other channels

Шаблон:Columns-list

Stopped airing

Miscellaneous
Program Channel Last airing Resumed airing Reason
Born to be Wild GMA News TV February 10 March 8 Program on break.
My Sassy Girl February 14 February 24 Series break.
Stand for Truth May 15 September 21 Program replaced by GMA Regional TV Strip beginning May 18
Wansapanataym Presents Jeepney TV June 12 July 18 Broadcast replaced by Tubig at Langis beginning June 15.
Panahon Ko 'to!: Ang Game Show ng Buhay Ko (rerun) June 28 July 14 Broadcast replaced by May Bukas Pa beginning July 5.
The Healing Eucharist TeleRadyo May 9, 2021 Broadcast replaced by Sunday Mass Live beginning July 5. Continued broadcast via Kapamilya Channel and Jeepney TV (encore).
Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales GMA News TV July 13 November 9 (new episodes) Temporary suspension of telecast and replaced by New Normal: The Survival Guide on July 20.
Brigada July 14 September 19
iJuander July 15 July 26
Pinas Sarap July 16 July 25
November 10 (new peisodes)
Biyahe ni Drew July 17 November 13 (new episodes)
Pop Talk July 18 September 17 Temporary suspension of telecast and replaced by Pinas Sarap on July 25.
September 18 November 14 (new episodes) Temporary suspension of telecast due to the channel's weekday afternoon to late evening programming schedule changes (mostly newscasts resumptions and entertainment programming additions) on September 21.
Ang Pinaka September 16 November 2 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the channel's weekday afternoon to late evening programming schedule changes (mostly newscasts resumptions and entertainment programming additions) on September 21.
Kabayan Kapamilya Channel September 18 Replaced by Gising Pilipinas! beginning September 21. Continued broadcast via TeleRadyo.
Saksi GMA News TV August 9, 2021 (GTV) Program replaced by State of the Nation with Jessica Soho on September 21.
DZBB Executive Summary (Dobol B sa News TV) September 20 October 18 Program replaced by Secret Seven, Ugly Duckling and The Big Picture beginning September 27.
Cristy Ferminute One PH October 2 January 11, 2021 Broadcast replaced by Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 on October 5, which affect the network's program line-up.
Gising Pilipinas! Kapamilya Channel and TeleRadyo October 23 (as a TV program) October 26 (as a segment of Sakto) Fused into a segment of Sakto on October 26.
U-Prince Presents GMA News TV October 18 January 3, 2021 Series break.
Isyu ATBP. (Dobol B sa News TV) October 31 (as a TV program) November 7 (as a segment of Super Balita sa Umaga Weekend) Fused into a segment of Super Balita sa Umaga Weekend on November 7.
Toriko (season 3) November 1 March 28, 2021 (GMA; season 2) Program replaced by Flame of Recca beginning November 8.
COVID-19 pandemic
Program Channel Last airing Resumed airing Reason
Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo DZMM TeleRadyo March 8 April 26 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Kapamilya Konek May 3
Investigative Documentaries GMA News TV March 12 April 16
Pinas Sarap
Goin' Bulilit Classics Jeepney TV March 13 November 6, 2021 (as Goin' Bulilit) Temporarily replaced by the delayed telecast of Kapamilya Daily Mass from ABS-CBN due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Continued broadcast via Yey! as Goin' Bulilit.
Gising Pilipinas! DZMM TeleRadyo September 21 (TeleRadyo) Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Biyahe ni Drew GMA News TV April 17
Reel Time
DZBB Super Serbisyo: Buhay, Trabaho, at Negosyo (Dobol B sa News TV) March 14 May 16 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and replaced by Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH beginning March 23.
GMA Regional TV Weekend News May 2 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Temporary moved to GMA Network on March 21 to April 25.
Turbo Zone May 23 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
Taste Buddies April 18
November 21 (new episodes)
Pop Talk April 18
Sagupaan TV S+A September 5 (One Sports; as Sagupaan High Action TV)
Magpayo Nga Kayo DZMM Teleradyo May 9
Omaga-Diaz Report April 26 (Sunday edition)
May 2 (Saturday edition)
Ang Pinaka GMA News TV March 15 September 14
Idol sa Kusina April 19
October 18 (new episodes)
Glow Up April 19
U-Prince Presents May 23
The Legend of Paranormal Stories
Salamat Dok ABS-CBN News Channel N/A Temporary replaced by special news coverage on the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Sagot Ko 'Yan! DZMM Teleradyo April 26 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Yesterday
Remember When
Chismax
Private Nights
Sa Kabukiran
Salitang Buhay
Red Alert
Family TV Mass One Sports July 5
Friends Again S+A N/A
Asenso Pinoy November 14 (A2Z)
We Bare Bears CNN Philippines March 28 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the disinfection of the building where the network is being housed as the employee of another company tested positive for COVID-19.
TV Healing Mass For The Homebound July 19 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
August 2 September 13 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. Continued broadcast through online.
Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales GMA News TV March 16 April 13 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Planet Earth II
One Balita One PH June 1
One Balita Pilipinas May 7
The Big Story One News
Bawal ang Pasaway kay Mareng Winnie GMA News TV March 17 April 14
Brigada
Dr. Love Radio Show DZMM TeleRadyo March 18 April 20
On The Spot September 1
Todo-todo Walang Preno May 4
Usapang de Campanila N/A
Aladdin: You Would've Heard the Name GMA News TV May 23
Balitanghali September 21
Man x Man May 25
Price of Passion June 8
News TV Live September 21
News TV Quick Response Team
State of the Nation with Jessica Soho
Stand for Truth April 13
iJuander April 15
Tonight with Arnold Clavio
EZ Shop One Sports March 20 October 15 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Continued broadcast throungh its standalone channel.
Moonlight Serenade DZMM Teleradyo March 19 N/A Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Sakto October 26 (TeleRadyo)
Good Vibes June 15 (TeleRadyo)
Magpahanggang Wakas Jeepney TV March 20 June 22 Temporary suspension of telecast due to the channel's midnight to morning programming schedule changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Pieta N/A
Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Quickilig! April 4
You're My Home June 7
Fast Break DZMM TeleRadyo March 21 N/A Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Radyo Negosyo April 25
WWE Raw One Sports March 26 June 18
WWE SmackDown
Talking Heads with Rose Solangon March 28 May 16 (BEAM TV)
One Championship June 15
Geeks & Gamers Guide March 29 January 24, 2021
Basketball Science June 16
The Huddle July 3
30 for 30 June 20
Balitang Bisdak GMA News TV June 23 July 14 Temporary suspension of broadcast due to the "enhanced community quarantine" in Cebu City.
GMA Regional TV Live! June 26 July 17
ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy
Program Channel Last airing Resumed airing Reason
Sabong TV S+A May 2 N/A Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise. Continued broadcast via IBC.
RX Plus: Health, Lifestyle and Leisure Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise.
AC Weekend Cinema Asianovela Channel May 3 June 6 Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN TV Plus.
The Word Exposed S+A November 13, 2022 (Solar Flix) Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise. Continued broadcast via ABS-CBN News Channel and TV Maria.
Agri TV September 25, 2022 (IBC; as Agri TV Atbp.: Kasama sa Hanapbuhay) Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise.
Upfront May 17 (Liga)
The Healing Eucharist Jeepney TV and S+A May 24 (Jeepney TV) Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise and replaced by Kapamilya Sunday Mass via Jeepney TV on May 10. Continued broadcast via TeleRadyo.
Asian Weekday Movie Fest Asianovela Channel May 5 June 1 Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise.
NCIS: Los Angeles (season 9) Movie Central N/A
The Score S+A
Team Fitfil May 11 (Liga)
June 13 (Kapamilya Channel)
It's Showtime sa Primetime Jeepney TV May 9 July 13 Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise and replaced by the encore of "Tawa Way Zone" strip. Program temporary aired as the live regular episode simulcast on June 13 to July 11.
ASAP Natin 'To: Encore May 10 June 28 (Metro Channel) Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise and replaced by the encore of "Tawa Way Zone" strip.
Magandang Buhay: Momshies sa Hapon May 29 N/A Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise and replaced by the replay of "Tubig at Langis".
Monk the Little Dog Yey! June 28 Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct.
PJ Masks May 8, 2021 (A2Z)
Masha and the Bear May 8, 2021 (A2Z)
July 16, 2022 (Kapamilya Channel)
The Fairly Odd Parents N/A
Super Inggo
Goin' Bulilit October 9, 2021 (A2Z)
November 6, 2021 (Kapamilya Channel)
Kid Sine November 7, 2021 (Jeepney TV; as KidSine Presents)
Wansapanataym July 18 (Jeepney TV; as Wansapanataym Presents)
Story of Yanxi Palace Asianovela Channel June 30 November 2 (Kapamilya Channel) Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN TV Plus.
Kongsuni and Friends Yey! July 1 March 13, 2021 (Kapamilya Channel)
November 6, 2021 (Jeepney TV)		 Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct.
Pororo The Little Penguin February 13, 2021 (A2Z; English duubed)
July 16, 2022 (Kapamilya Channel)
Rusty Rivets N/A
Pop Babies September 12 (Kapamilya Channel)
SpongeBob SquarePants N/A
The Loud House
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series July 16, 2022 (A2Z)
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog January 17, 2022 (Jeepney TV)
February 5, 2022 (Kapamilya Channel)
Team Yey! September 12 (Kapamilya Channel; season 5)
October 10 (A2Z; past episodes)
November 6, 2021 (Jeepney TV)
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card September 4, 2021 (A2Z)

Cancelled

Unknown (dates)

Video streaming services

Networks

The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 2020.

Launches

Date Station Type Channel Source
February 8 Hillsong Channel Cable and satellite Cignal Channel 184 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 21 (Metro Manila) 		[9]
February 17 Premier Football Sky Cable Channel 265 (HD) (Metro Manila)
Premier Tennis Sky Cable Channel 264 (HD) (Metro Manila)
TAP W Sky Cable Channel 215 (SD) (Metro Manila)
February Locale Sky Cable Channel 77 (Metro Manila)
March 1 HITS Movies Cignal Channel 58 (Nationwide)
Cablelink Channel 39 (Metro Manila)
April 1 Front Row Channel Various channel listings
Cablelink Channel 36 (Metro Manila)
June 13 Kapamilya Channel Cignal Channel 22 (Nationwide)Шаблон:Ref
Sky Direct Channel 2 (HD) (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 2 (Nationwide) (old) & Channel 22 (Nationwide) (new)Шаблон:Ref
SatLite Channel 22 (Nationwide)Шаблон:Ref
Sky Cable Channel 8 (SD) / Channel 167 (HD) (Metro Manila) & Channel 2 (SD) / Channel 700 (HD) (Provincial)
Destiny Cable Channel 8 (SD) / Channel 167 (HD) (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 8 (Metro Manila) 		[89][90][91]
Word of God Network Cignal Channel 153 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 25 (SD) (Nationwide)Шаблон:Ref
June 15 One Screen Cignal Channel 9 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 35 (Nationwide)
June 29 Heart of Asia Free-to-air DTT Channel 7.03
GMA Affordabox Channel 3 (Metro Manila) 		[33][35]
July 15 Fight COVID-19
Шаблон:Small 		Cable and satellite G Sat Channel 51 (Nationwide) [92]
July 31 NBA TV Philippines Cignal Channel 96 (SD) / Channel 262 (HD) (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 52 (Nationwide) 		[41][42]
August 11 Solar Learning Free-to-air Channel 21 (DepEd ALS) / Channel 30 (DepEd-NCR Central)
September 20 Hallypop DTT Channel 7.04
GMA Affordabox Channel 4 (Metro Manila) 		[60][61]
September Jao TV Regional Channel 51 (digital feed) (Cagayan de Oro)
Parasat Cable TV Channel 29 (Cagayan de Oro)
October 5 DepEd TV Broadcasting service Various channel and program listings
GMA Affordabox Channel 7 (Metro Manila)Шаблон:Ref
Cignal Channel 149 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 189 (Nationwide)
October 8 Amazing Discoveries TV Cable and satellite G Sat Channel 35 (Nationwide)
October 10 A2Z (ZOE TV) Broadcasting network Channel 11 (analog feed) / Channel 20 (digital feed)Шаблон:Ref
Cignal Channel 20 (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 9 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 20 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 11 (Nationwide)
Destiny Cable Channel 11 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 33 (Metro Manila) 		[64][65][66][67]

Stations changing network affiliation

The following is a list of television stations that have made or will make noteworthy affiliation switches in 2020.

Date Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliation Notes Source
June 22 DZOE-TV 11 (analog feed) / 20 (digital feed) silent ZOE TV One year after the termination of the blocktimer agreement between the network and GMA Network, Inc., the parent company of GMA News TV, as well as the move of the said news channel to channel 27 in June 2019, ZOE Broadcasting Network has reactivated the channel 11 analog signal at the same time the digital channel 20 assignment opened. The company has plan to work with blocktimers to open channel lease offers while the channel is on test broadcast and reserved for programming.
October 10 ZOE TV A2Z On October 6, ZOE Broadcasting Network awarded its blocktime programming agreement to media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation, parent company of cable-only networks Kapamilya Channel, Jeepney TV and Cine Mo! for its entertainment programming and the company's affiliated non-profit organization Knowledge Channel for its educational programming and would reformatting channel 11 into A2Z. Christian programming seen on its sister channel Light TV would also shown on the reformatted channel, along with programming supplied by licensors, content providers and ministry programing partners including CBN Asia and Trinity Broadcasting Network. ABS-CBN also handle advertising sales for most of the entertainment shows and movies broadcast on the new network with profits would be donated to support the ministry outreach projects of ZOE's parent church organization Jesus is Lord Church, and it marked the return of the company's programming on free TV following the cease-and-desist order by National Telecommunications Commission due to expired legislative franchise on May 5 and the denial of its renewed legislative franchise on July 10. [64][65][66][67]

Rebranded

The following is a list of television stations or cable channels that have made or will make noteworthy network rebrands in 2020.

Date Rebranded from Rebranded to Type Channel Source
February 17 EDGEsport TAP EDGE Cable and satellite Sky Cable Channel 218 (SD) (Metro Manila) [9]
TAP Sports 1 TAP Sports Sky Cable Channel 188 (HD) (Metro Manila)
TAP Sports 2
March 8 5 Plus One Sports Broadcasting channel Channel 41 (analog feed)
Cignal Channel 15 (Nationwide)
Sky Direct Channel 37 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 6 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 59 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 11 (Metro Manila) 		[10]
One Sports One Sports+ Cable and satellite Cignal Channel 91 (SD) / Channel 261 (HD) (Nationwide)
Cablelink Channel 60 (Metro Manila)
May 8 DZMM TeleRadyo TeleRadyo Broadcasting channel DTT Channel 1.05
ABS-CBN TV Plus Channel 5 (Metro Manila)
Sky Direct Channel 6 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 26 (Metro Manila)
August 15 The 5 Network TV5 (2nd incarnation) Broadcasting channel Channel 5 (analog feed) / Channel 18/51 (digital feed)
Cignal Channel 5 (Nationwide)
Sky Direct Channel 5 (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 5 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 5 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 10 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 10 (Metro Manila) 		Шаблон:Fact
November 2 TAP W TAP TV Cable and satellite Sky Cable Channel 215 (Metro Manila) [76]

Closures

Date Station Type Channel Sign-on debut Source
January 1 Diva Cable and satellite Cignal Channel 125 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 37 (Metro Manila) 		September 19, 2009
January 1 E! Cable and satellite Cignal Channel 61 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 57 (SD) / Channel 207 (HD) (Metro Manila) 		July 1, 2011
January 29 Setanta Sports Cable and satellite Sky Cable Channel 87 (Metro Manila) July 16, 2012
March 1 Paramount Channel Cable and satellite Sky Cable Channel 85 (SD) / Channel 263 (HD) (Metro Manila) June 1, 2019 [9]
March 1 Zee Sine Cable and satellite G Sat Channel 18 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 112 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 45 (Metro Manila) 		April 5, 2016
March 8 5 Plus Broadcasting channel Channel 41 (analog feed)
Cignal Channel 15 (Nationwide)
Sky Direct Channel 37 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 6 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 59 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 11 (Metro Manila) 		January 13, 2019 [10]
April 1 Jack TV Cable and satellite Cignal Channel 126 (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 61 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 92 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 51 (Metro Manila) / Channel 617 (Provincial)
Cablelink Channel 36 (Metro Manila) 		April 6, 2005 [19][93]
May 5 ABS-CBN Broadcasting network Channel 2 (analog feed) / Channel 16/43 (digital feed)
Cignal Channel 2 (Nationwide)
Sky Direct Channel 2 (HD) (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 2 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 2 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 8 (SD) / Channel 167 (HD) (Metro Manila) & Channel 2 (SD) / Channel 700 (HD) (Provincial)
Destiny Cable Channel 8 (SD) / Channel 167 (HD) (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 8 (Metro Manila) 		September 14, 1986 [94][95][96][97]
S+A Broadcasting network Channel 23 (analog feed)
Cignal Channel 23 (Nationwide)
Sky Direct Channel 24 (HD) (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 8 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 23 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 17 (SD) / Channel 166 (HD) (Metro Manila) & Channel 8 (SD) / Channel 701 (HD) (Provincial)
Destiny Cable Channel 17 (SD) / Channel 166 (HD) (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 16 (Metro Manila) 		January 18, 2014
Movie Central Free-to-air channel DTT Channel 2.04
ABS-CBN TV Plus Channel 10 (Metro Manila) 		July 30, 2018
June 30 Asianovela Channel Free-to-air channel DTT Channel 2.03
ABS-CBN TV Plus Channel 9 (Metro Manila) 		July 30, 2018
KBO Pay-per-view DTT Channel 1.06
ABS-CBN TV Plus Channel 6 (Metro Manila)
Sky Direct Channel 45 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 158 (SD) / Channel 258 (HD) (Metro Manila) & Channel 58 (SD) / Channel 958 (HD) (Provincial) 		March 7, 2016
Yey! Broadcasting channel DTT Channel 1.04
ABS-CBN TV Plus Channel 4 (Metro Manila)
Sky Direct Channel 3 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 1 (Metro Manila) / Channel 109 (Provincial)
Destiny Cable Channel 1 (Metro Manila) 		January 3, 2011
July 7 Fox Filipino Cable and satellite Cignal Channel 44 (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 108 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 34 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 115 (Metro Manila) / Channel 629 (Provincial)
Cablelink Channel 53 (Metro Manila) 		March 1, 2012 [38]
September 15 FilmBox Arthouse Cable and satellite Sky Cable Channel 83 (Metro Manila) January 1, 2019 [98]
October 30 Liga Cable and satellite Sky Direct Channel 14 (Nationwide)Шаблон:Ref
Sky Cable Channel 86 (SD) / Channel 183 (HD) (Metro Manila) & Channel 308 (SD) / Channel 757 (HD) (Provincial) 		January 1, 2018 [74]
November 1 O Shopping Broadcasting channel DTT Channel 2.02Шаблон:Ref
ABS-CBN TV Plus Channel 8 (Metro Manila)Шаблон:Ref
Cignal Channel 33 (Nationwide)Шаблон:Ref
Sky Direct Channel 11 (Nationwide)Шаблон:Ref
Sky Cable Channel 11 (Nationwide) (old) & Channel 25 (Metro Manila) / Channel 21 (Provincial) (new)Шаблон:Ref
Cablelink Channel 7 (Metro Manila) 		October 14, 2013 [71]
December 31 Inquirer 990 Television Channel 50 (digital feed)
Sky Cable Channel 72 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 4 (Metro Manila) 		May 9, 2016

Stopped broadcasting

The following is a list of stations and channels or networks that have stopped broadcasting or (temporarily) off the air in 2020.

Miscellaneous

Station Type Channel Last broadcasting Resumed broadcasting Reason Source
Solar Learning Broadcasting channel Channel 21 (DepEd ALS) / Channel 30 (DepEd-NCR Central)
Cablelink Channel 6 (SD) / Channel 205 (HD) (Metro Manila) 		August 14 (end of first test broadcast) September 21 (start of second test broadcast) Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the postponement on the opening of regular classes in public schools to October 5.
September 25 (end of second test broadcast) October 5 (formal launch) Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the conclusion of the second week-long test broadcast.

COVID-19 pandemic

Station Type Channel Last broadcasting Resumed broadcasting Reason Source
Inquirer 990 Television Broadcasting channel Channel 50 (digital feed)
Sky Cable Channel 72 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 4 (Metro Manila) 		March 17 April 6 Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the production at technical challenges made by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the operations continue through online.
CNN Philippines (RPN) Broadcasting network Channel 9 (analog feed) / Channel 19 (digital feed)
Cignal Channel 10 (Nationwide)
Sky Direct Channel 9 (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 3 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 9 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 14 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 14 (Metro Manila) 		March 18 March 23 Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the disinfection of the building where the network is being housed as the employee of another company tested positive for COVID-19, but the operations continue through online. [17]
July 7 July 11 Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the disinfection of the building where the network is being housed as the employee of the network tested positive for COVID-19, but the operations continue through online. [39]
GMA News TV Channel 27 (analog feed) / Channel 15 (digital feed)
Cignal Channel 11 (Nationwide)
Sky Direct Channel 10 (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 6 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 10 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 24 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 13 (Metro Manila) 		March 19 March 21 (simulcast of 24 Oras and DZBB programs only)[18]
April 13 (extended primetime programming slot)
September 21 (regular programming lineup slot) 		Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16][99][100]
BEAM TV Channel 31 (analog feed) / Channel 50 (digital feed)
Sky Direct Channel 54 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 72 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 6 (Metro Manila) 		March 20 May 16
Pop Life TV Broadcasting channel Channel 50 (digital feed)
G Sat Channel 32 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 119 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 33 (Metro Manila) 		March 21 2024
One Sports Broadcasting network Channel 41 (analog feed)
Cignal Channel 15 (Nationwide)
Sky Direct Channel 37 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 6 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 59 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 11 (Metro Manila) 		March 30 June 15
PTV Channel 4 (analog feed) / Channel 42 (digital feed)
Cignal Channel 4 (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 4 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 4 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 6 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 9 (Metro Manila) 		July 19 July 20 Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the disinfection of the building where the network is being housed as the employee of the network tested positive for COVID-19, but the operations continue through online. [40]

Cancelled

The following is a list of television stations or cable channels that have the network cancellation in 2020.

Planned rebrand

Original date Prior rebrand Planned rebrand Type Channel Reason Source
April 13 (1st; suspended)
July 20 (2nd; cancelled) 		The 5 Network One TV (now TV5) Broadcasting network Channel 5 (analog feed) / Channel 18/51 (digital feed)
Cignal Channel 5 (Nationwide)
Sky Direct Channel 5 (Nationwide)
G Sat Channel 5 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 5 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 10 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 10 (Metro Manila) 		Intended to be the sixth MediaQuest channel launched under the "One" branding (presently known as the "One Network Media Group").
Temporary suspension of rebranding due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the community quarantines in the Philippines. In June 2020, it was announced that the rebrand would be pushed through on July 20.
On July 4, it was officially cancelled due to the adverse reactions from the netizens and the opinions of the network's loyal viewers and fans to the upcoming rebrand with its promotions through its digital and online platforms have been removed. 		[101]
  • Notes
  1. Шаблон:Note: via Cignal TV providers since October 21
  2. Шаблон:Note: via G Sat until and since July (both old and new)
  3. Шаблон:Note: via Sky Cable since December 14[102]
  4. Шаблон:Note: via GMA Affordabox since December 12
  5. Шаблон:Note: via DTT since November 12[77]
  6. Шаблон:Note: On June 30, Sky Direct suspend its operations due to the ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy
  7. Шаблон:Note: On May 5, O Shopping ceased its broadcast due to the ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy
  8. Шаблон:Note: via Sky Cable until October 7 (old); October 8−31 (new)

Services

The following are a list of television operators or providers and streaming media platforms or services launches and closures in 2020.

Launches

Date Provider Type Stream Source
May 15 GagaOOLala VOD OTT streaming media platform N/A [26]
June 26 GMA Affordabox DTT set-top device box [33]
June 27 KTX VOD OTT streaming media platform [34]
August 1 Kapamilya Online Live Multicasting Facebook (ABS-CBN)
YouTube (ABS-CBN Entertainment) 		[43]
September 1 Sibya TV Facebook (Sibya TV)
September 11 Just Love Kids Website (ABS-CBN Entertainment) [58]
September 26 Smart Gigafest VOD OTT streaming media platform Website (Smart Communications)
September Filipinas: Malayang Balita Multicasting Facebook (Filipinas: Malayang Balita)
YouTube (Filipinas: Malayang Balita)
Regional News Group (RNG) Facebook (Various)
YouTube (Various)
October 22 Premier Sports Asia VOD OTT streaming media platform N/A
October Alpha News Philippines Multicasting Facebook (Alpha News Philippines)
YouTube (Alpha News Philippines)
November 14 Upstream PH VOD OTT streaming media platform N/A [103]
December 15 VivaMax [80]

Rebranded

The following is a list of streaming providers that have made or will make noteworthy service rebrands in 2020.

Date Rebranded from Rebranded to Type Stream Source
August 12 Star Music Kids TuTuBee Multicasting YouTube (TuTuBee) [45]
September 1 iWant iWantTFC VOD OTT streaming media platform N/A [54]
Sky On Demand
TFC Online
October iflix WeTV iflix
WeTV

Closures

Date Provider Type Stream Sign-on debut Source
April 1 DisneyLife VOD OTT streaming media platform N/A May 25, 2018 [21]
Fox+ March 7, 2017 [22]
April 30 HOOQ February 5, 2015 [24]
June 30 ABS-CBN TV Plus Go DTT USB OTG mobile dongle stick [37]
Sky Direct DTH broadcast satellite television provider March 18, 2016

Stopped operating

The following is a list of providers and platforms or services that have stopped operating or streaming in 2020.

Provider Type Stream Last operating Resumed operating Reason Source
ABS-CBN TV Plus DTT set-top device box N/A June 30 May 2022 (as ABS-CBN TV Plus Digital TV Receiver for relaunch packaging of unsold units to a regular DTT set-top device box) The National Telecommunications Commission issued an alias cease and desist order on ABS-CBN TV Plus to temporary close its broadcasting operations following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966, which was granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4. It resumed operations on May 2022 as ABS-CBN TV Plus Digital TV Receiver. [37]

Miscellaneous

Provider Type Stream Last operating Resumed operating Reason Source
TAP Go VOD OTT streaming media platform N/A November 23 April 27, 2021 (initial)
July 5, 2021 (official) 		Temporary suspension of operations due to their system maintenance.

Deaths

January
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
  • October 10 – Rev. Fr. Sonny Ramirez, OP, (b. 1945), spiritual adviser and former host of Sharing in the City.[118]
  • October 24 – Al Quinn, (b. 1933), veteran TV director.[119]
November

See also

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Years in TV by country Шаблон:Years in the Philippines

Партнерские ресурсы
Криптовалюты
Магазины
Хостинг
Разное

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