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The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2024. 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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- Debuts
- Returning or renamed programs
- Programs transferring networks
- Milestone episodes
- Finales
- Networks
- Services
- Deaths
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January
•January 1 •Aniplus and K-Plus have ceased its broadcast in the Philippines by Cignal and SatLite due to the termination of contract agreement between Omnicontent Management, Inc. (the exclusive Philippine pay TV distributor) and Plus Media Networks, Pte. Ltd. as they were not agree on both sides for the renewal terms and conditions on its channel carriage. •Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media terminated Advanced Media Broadcasting System's All TV on BEAM TV's digital subchannel line-up via Channel 31 due to the expiration of its licensing agreement with the network. Meanwhile, the network continued to air via VHF Channel 2 (analog) and UHF channel 16 (digital), Cignal, G Sat, Sky Cable and other cable providers. •Cignal terminated three channels: MTV 90s, MTV Live and Outdoor Channel on its line-up due to the expiration of Cignal's contract with the said networks. Meanwhile, MTV 90s, MTV Live and Outdoor Channel continued to air via Sky Cable, Cablelink and other provincial cable providers. •G Sat terminated six channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific: Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, Cinemax, CNN International, HBO and WarnerTV as they were not agree on both sides for the renewal terms and conditions on its channel carriage. Meanwhile, Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, CNN International, Cinemax, HBO and WarnerTV continued to air via Cignal, Cablelink, Sky Cable and other provincial cable providers. •Telestar Broadcasting Network launched broadcast channel and frequency network, including VHF Channel 3 and UHF Channel 30. •January 2 - Cignal terminated Telenovela Channel on its line-up due to the expiration of Cignal's contract with the said networks. Meanwhile, Telenovela Channel continued to air via Sky Cable and other cable providers. •January 5 - The lawyers of TVJ Productions were served the December 22, 2023 decision of the Marikina City Regional Trial Court Branch 273 ordered GMA Network and TAPE Inc. to stop infringing upon the trademarks to the variety show, Eat Bulaga!. The decision resolved a copyright infringement and unfair competition complaint filed against TAPE and GMA, which continued to use the title even after the original hosts Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon and other hosts left the show on May 31, 2023. This development paved the way for TVJ Productions to resume the use of the title and drop the interim title E.A.T. on January 6. On the same day, GMA Network and TAPE Inc debuted their new noontime show, Tahanang Pinakamasaya pending a planned appeal of the trial court decision. •January 6 - ABS-CBN Entertainment officially renamed to ABS-CBN Studios. •January 15 - After 22 years, GMA Network's primetime evening block "GMA Telebabad" formally renamed to "GMA Prime" in conjunction with the back-to-back premiere of Love. Die. Repeat. and Asawa ng Asawa Ko on its respective time slots. •January 18 - I-Witness celebrated its 25th anniversary on Philippine television. •January 20 - Lance Aceron of Quezon City was hailed as the first ever Mr. Cutie: Boys Got Talent Grand Winner on Eat Bulaga!. •January 22 •One Sports (owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation, a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings under PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund) has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through channel 41 (digital), cable and satellite providers at exactly 8:00 a.m. after 23 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3). •Most of SMNI's free TV and radio broadcasting operations from Sonshine Media Network International including channels 39 and 43 and Sonshine Radio 1026 AM KHz in Mega Manila signed off the air due to the indefinite suspension of the National Telecommunications Commission, citing the network's failure to comply with an earlier order. •January 23 - The Government of the Philippines (Presidential Communications Operations Office) through the subchannel of People's Television Network launched Congress TV on channel 14 (digital) replacing RTVMalacañang. •January 31 •The AMBS network's television All TV frequency is being returned to the ABS-CBN network. •Rea Gen Villareal of Caloocan City was hailed as Tawag ng Tanghalan Year 7 Grand Champion on It's Showtime. •The Boobay and Tekla Show celebrated its 5th anniversary on Philippine television. •After nearly 9 years of broadcasting, CNN Philippines ended its operations on channel 9 and cable and satellite providers as Nine Media Corporation and CNN decided not to renew their licensing agreement due to financial losses as well as poor ratings of the network and loss of advertisers' support. On February 1, Radio Philippines Network from RPTV following the partnership agreement between MediaSerbisyo Corporation, a joint venture between Prime Media Holdings (through subsidiary Philippine Collective Media Corporation), ABS-CBN Corporation and Radio Philippines Television Network on December 22, 2023 to strengthen its reach and enhance its TV experience of viewers nationwide. •After 3 years and five months, Solar Learning ended its digital terrestrial broadcast by Southern Broadcasting Network through their subchannel lineup and Cablelink at 11:00 p.m.
February
•February 1 •Cignal will celebrate its 15th anniversary as a Philippine satellite television and IPTV provider. •Philippine Collective Media Corporation through the subchannel of RPTV and TeleRadyo Serbisyo on channel 16 (digital) replacing All TV. •February 14 - TV Patrol Weekend will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Philippine television. •February 25 - Tutok 13 will celebrate its 5th anniversary on Philippine television. •February 27 - After 32 years and a month, Sky Cable is set to cease its cable television service by Sky Cable Corporation at 12:00 m.n. following its transition into internet service provider due to the PLDT-SKY acquisition deal. Following the closure, Chinese Entertainment Channel and HLN is also set to cease broadcast operations while several channels will continue to air on other cable and satellite providers.
March
•March 1 - After 12 years and 5 months, Telenovela Channel has ceased broadcast by Beginnings at Twenty Plus, Inc. due to permanent discontinuation of its telecast by the content provider. •March 8 - Weekday noontime programming at GMA Network reverted to its direct control after the abrupt end of the blocktime agreement with TAPE Inc. that lasted for 29 years and two months. This came on the heels of the sudden conclusion of TAPE's Tahanang Pinakamasaya because of its failure to pay GMA a ₱57 million in blocktime fees over a period of eight months, coinciding with the departure of the original hosts of Eat Bulaga! from their partnership with the Jalosjos-owned production company. •March 15 •After the successful of broadcast transition to widescreen format (16:9), One Sports (owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation, a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings under PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund) and RPTV (owned and operated by TV5 Network, Inc. and Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network) launched their respective high-definition feeds on Cignal TV.[citation needed] •24 Oras celebrated its 20th anniversary on Philippine television. •March 20 - ABS-CBN Studios and GMA Network, Inc. extended their collaboration for the broadcasting of its long-running noontime show It’s Showtime on the main channel, while remaining simulcasted with its sister channel GTV and ZOE Broadcasting Network-owned A2Z on the same timeslot on April 6, marked the return of the noontime show duel between Eat Bulaga! and It’s Showtime. •March 25–27 - Eat Bulaga! aired its annual "Lenten Drama Specials" for the first time since 2019, as part of the festivities for its 45th anniversary. This edition resumed production following the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, which caused a hiatus in 2020. Notably, it marked their debut on TV5 and was produced by TVJ Productions. Furthermore, it was the first time the special program aired via simulcast on RPTV, since Radio Philippines Network ended in 1988. •March 28–30 •TeleRadyo Serbisyo, including its radio counterpart (both owned by owned by Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation and operated by Media Serbisyo Production Corporation, a joint venture between Prime Media Holdings (through subsidiary Philippine Collective Media Corporation) and ABS-CBN Corporation) went off-air for the first time after 4 years since the English-language ABS-CBN News Channel along with simultaneous telecast of ABS-CBN-owned TeleRadyo aired the Holy Week special programming every Easter Triduum from 2020 to 2023. •RPTV, including its TV counterpart (owned by Radio Philippines Network and operated by Media Serbisyo Production Corporation, a joint venture between Prime Media Holdings (through subsidiary Philippine Collective Media Corporation) and ABS-CBN Corporation) went off-air. •TV5 (signed-off on March 29, Good Friday), One Sports (owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation, a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings under PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund) went off-air in the observance of Holy Week, while One News, One PH and Sari-Sari Channel broadcast a Holy Week special programming. •The Healing Eucharist aired its special liturgical masses during the Paschal Triduum for this year. The Holy Week Masses taped at the ABS-CBN Chapel of the Annunciation, instead from the normal studio used in the past years, and it was broadcast simultaneously for three days on cable TV via Kapamilya Channel and Metro Channel, online via Kapamilya Online Live, The Healing Eucharist Facebook page and YouTube channel and iWantTFC, and on free-to-air via A2Z (where the network has a right of first refusal to carry as part of a programming agreement with ABS-CBN Corporation along with SVD-Mission Communications Foundation's Seven Last Words, due to the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide's ownership). •March 29 •SVD-Mission Communications Foundation's Seven Last Words officially resumed its live broadcast with live audiences after 2 years of pre-recorded due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and the lapsed of ABS-CBN's broadcast franchise in 2020 (which caused their television networks to shutdown), and was broadcast simultaneously on cable TV via Kapamilya Channel and Metro Channel, online via iWantTFC, and on free-to-air via A2Z (MCFI's director Fr. Bel San Luis later acknowledged Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide and ZOE Broadcasting Network founder Eddie Villanueva during the special program's closing message, as the church's channel ownership also refused to carry Catholic liturgical masses during the Paschal Triduum due to their programming agreement with ABS-CBN Corporation). •The Dominican Fathers of the Philippines' Siete Palabras had its live broadcast with live audiences held at the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City and other locations affiliated with the Dominican Fathers throughout Luzon (including the University of Santo Tomas in Manila and the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag in Manaoag, Pangasinan), and was broadcast on television via GMA Network (selected GMA Regional TV stations in Visayas and Mindanao were pre-empted and replaced with their own local versions) for the 16th year and on radio via Radyo Veritas in Metro Manila as well as other Catholic Media Network affiliated stations nationwide.
Major networksState-owned networksMinor networksThe following are programs that debuted on minor networks: •January 8: All TV News Break on All TV •January 8: Gracious Revenge on Net 25 •January 14: 3-iN-1 on Net 25 •January 20: May For Ever on Net 25Other channelsThe following are programs that debuted on other channels: •January 1: Lovers & Liars on GTV •January 1: Fractured on Kapamilya Channel •January 1: Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 on •January 1: The Big Story on One PH •January 1: Kapuso Primetime Cinema (weeknight edtition) on Pinoy Hits •January 6: Captain Otto & the Adventure Squad, Catch! Teenieping (season 3), Growing Up With TianTian, Kung Fu Wa! and Lulupop on GMA Kids TV •January 6: Frontline Pilipinas Weekend on One PH •January 7: Sunday Blockbusters on Kapamilya Channel •January 8: Eat Bulaga! on BuKo Channel •January 8: Makiling on Pinoy Hits •January 15: Love. Die. Repeat. on GTV •January 15: Project Zoomers on Kapamilya Channel •January 15: Afternoon Delight and Storycon on One News •January 15: Asawa ng Asawa Ko and Love. Die. Repeat. on Pinoy Hits •January 20: "Jose & Maria's Bonggang Villa" on Pinoy Hits •January 22: Linlang on Jeepney TV and Kapamilya Channel •February 4: The Girl He Never Noticed on GTV •February 11: Negosyo Goals (season 3) on GTVMajor networksState-owned networksMinor networksOther channelsVideo streaming servicesMajor networksState-owned networksOther channelsVideo streaming servicesThe following shows made their Milestone episodes in 2024.
Major networksState-owned networksMinor networksThe following are programs that ended on minor networks: •January 5: My Bargain Queen on Net 25 •January 7: Quizon CT on Net 25 •January 13: Anong Meron kay Abok? on Net 25Other channelsThe following are programs that ended on other channels: •January 5: E.A.T. on BuKo Channel •January 5: Gokusen (season 2) and My Shy Boss on Heart of Asia •January 5: I Can See You (season 2; rerun) on Pinoy Hits •January 7: Innocent Defendant (rerun) on Heart of Asia •January 11: Lovers & Liars on GTV and Pinoy Hits •January 12: Doors on GTV •January 12: Princess Charming on Heart of Asia •January 12: Fractured on Kapamilya Channel •January 12: Kapuso Primetime Cinema (weeknight edtition) on Pinoy Hits •January 13: Angel's Last Mission (rerun) and VIP (rerun) on Heart of Asia •January 13: Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko on Pinoy Hits •January 15: Eat Bulaga! on BuKo Channel •January 19: Senior High on Jeepney TV and Kapamilya Channel •January 19: Crown of Tears on Telenovela Channel •January 19: Kakambal ni Eliana (rerun) on Pinoy Hits •January 21: Click, Like, Share (seasons 2 and 3; rerun) on Kapamilya Channel •January 26: The Heirs (rerun) on Heart of Asia •January 26: Nag-aapoy na Damdamin on Kapamilya Channel •January 26: Mar de amor on Telenovela Channel •January 27: Pira-Pirasong Paraiso on Kapamilya Channel •January 28: Sparkle U on GTV and Pinoy HitsLaunches
The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 2024.
Stations changing network affiliation
The following is a list of television stations that have made or will make noteworthy network affiliation changes in 2024.
Rebranded
The following is a list of television stations or cable channels that have made or will make noteworthy network rebrands in 2024.
Launches Rebranded
The following is a list of streaming providers that have made or will make noteworthy service rebrands in 2024.
The following personalities who died in 2024:
January
•January 12 – Hansen Nichols (b. 1983), former contestant of Pinoy Dream Academy
•January 13 – Mario Bautista (b. 1946), columnist
Contents. 1 Debuts. 1.1 Major networks. 1.1.1 A2Z. 1.1.1.1 Upcoming. 1.1.1.2 No definite date. 1.1.1.3 Re-runs. 1.1.2 GMA. 1.1.2.1 Upcoming. 1.1.2.2 No definite date. 1.1.2.3 Re-runs. 1.1.3 TV5. 1.1.3.1 Upcoming. 1.1.3.2 No definite date. 1.1.3.3 Re-runs. 1.2 State-owned networks. 1.2.1 PTV. 1.2.1.1 Upcoming. 1.2.2 IBC. 1.2.2.1 Upcoming.
Jan 3, 2024 · Photos: GMA Network. Leading broadcast company GMA Network unveils its 2024 roster of television shows and films showcasing world-class Filipino entertainment and bannered by the country's biggest and brightest stars! advertisement.
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