MANILA Bea Alonzo turned to social media anew to air her support for ABS-CBN, after the government forced the shutdown of more of the network's broadcast platforms. Separate cease and desist orders from the National Telecommunications Commission directed ABS-CBN to stop operating its digital TV....

• Cable TV shouldn’t raise tariff after COVID-19 tax rebate — Minister. Leke Baiyewu. The Federal Government has revealed plans to end the monopoly enjoyed by cable television service providers, especially Digital Satellite Television, owned by MultiChoice, a South Africa-based company.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has “big plans” to “as soon as possible” migrate from analogue to digital. This was revealed on Friday during the public broadcaster’s virtual launch of its editorial policies. During a question and answer session, the SABC’s Micheal Markovitz said....

OnePlus has now entered the affordable smart TV space in India by launching its new Y-Series of televisions in two sizes – 32-inch and 43-inch. The OnePlus 32Y1 features a 32-inch HD panel, and is priced at Rs 12,999. The OnePlus 43Y1, meanwhile, features a 43-inch full HD display and is priced at Rs 22,999.

“As far as tax payments... by Big Dipper, I think they are paying more or less correctly their taxes,” Albino Galanza, a regional director of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, told a joint hearing at the House of Representatives. Galanza was referring to Big Dipper Digital Content and Design, a....

MANILA Actress Kim Chiu admitted on Wednesday she now fears speaking out amid the latest blow to her home network ABS-CBN. Last Tuesday, separate cease and desist orders from the National Telecommunications Commission directed ABS-CBN to stop operating its digital TV transmission in Metro Manila using channel 43 (TVPlus), as well as Sky Cable Corp.

MALACAÑANG ON Wednesday distanced itself from the latest move of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to issue two cease and desist orders stopping ABS-CBN Corp.’s digital broadcast on TVPlus in Metro Manila and Sky’s satellite broadcast nationwide.

Market Overview. The Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Market was valued at USD 40.85 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach USD 104.25 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 16.9% over the forecast period 2020 – 2025. The market is going through a paradigm shift from traditional modes of broadcasting....

MANILA, Philippines — Beleaguered media giant ABS-CBN Corp. announced that it will stop the operation of its digital television transmission through TV Plus in all other areas outside Metro Manila starting Wednesday night after the state regulator ordered the immediate stoppage of the digital platform’s operation in the capital region.

“We defer to the actions of the NTC because it is the administrative agency specifically created by law to deal with these matters,” presidential spokesman Harry Roque told CNN news TV. He said the issue of the network’s franchise was a matter that must be dealt with by the NTC, a quasi-judicial body.

Not content with shutting down ABS-CBN’s free radio and TV operations, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Tuesday ordered the company’s subsidiary Sky Cable Corp. to close channels that air on its digital TVPlus service and to stop its direct-to-home satellite transmission.

ABS-CBN regrets to announce that it will stop its digital TV transmission of its TVplus channels CineMo, Yey, TeleRadyo, Jeepney TV, Asianovela Channel, and KBO in all other areas outside Metro Manila starting tonight, July 1, while we seek clarification on the scope of the cease and desist order.

“As far as the Malacañang’s position is concerned, we refer to the actions of the NTC because it is the administrative agency specifically created by law to deal with these matters,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a television interview.

The Philippines' telecommunications watchdog on Tuesday ordered the country's top broadcaster ABS-CBN Corp to stop airing its shows on satellite and digital television just weeks after shutting the company's free TV and radio operations. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered Sky....

MANILA (REUTERS) - The Philippines' telecommunications watchdog on Tuesday (June 30) ordered the country's top broadcaster, ABS-CBN, to stop airing its shows on satellite and digital television just weeks after shutting the company's free TV and radio operations.

“It is clear that the goal of this administration is not only to shut down ABS-CBN but to send a message throughout the media industry,” said the group in their statement. “This must not go unchallenged,” NUJP said. The group led a candle lighting ceremony in front of ABS-CBN’s Esguerra gate earlier....

MANILA, Philippines — The cease and desist order (CDO) stopping the broadcast operations of Sky Direct as well as the digital television transmission through TV Plus via Channel 43 of media giant ABS-CBN will not have any effect on the decision of the House of Representatives on ABS-CBN’s franchise bid, a House leader said.

MANILA, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered television giant ABS-CBN to stop operating digital television transmission through their TV Plus via Channel 43 in Metro Manila. The order is the second blow that the NTC dealt the embattled network on Tuesday, following....

Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The House of Representatives Ad-hoc, yesterday, grilled the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed over N35 billion allegedly spent on the Digital Switch Over (DSO) project of the Federal Government. The House Ad-hoc Committee investigating the....

Government spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat on Tuesday said after the weekly cabinet meeting that the body has acknowledged the educational management needs for schools raised by the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) in light of the pandemic.

Members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines light candles in front of ABS-CBN Esguerra gate, June 30, to denounce the cease and desist order issued against TV Plus and SKY Cable. (Photo courtesy of Altermidya) “It is clear that the goal of this administration is not only to shut....

NTC shuts down Sky Cable, TV Plus channels. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Tuesday dealt ABS-CBN Corp. another big blow when it issued cease and desist orders against its subsidiary Sky Cable Corp. and its TVPlus channels. The regulatory body came out with two separate orders a....

MANILA, Philippines The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered ABS-CBN Corp. to stop airing shows on TVPlus in Metro Manila and its subsidiary SkyCable Corp. to cease the operation of its direct-to-home satellite service. The NTC, which on May 5 shut down ABS-CBN following the....

June 30, 2020. By Neil Jerome Morales. MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ top broadcaster ABS-CBN Corp was ordered to stop transmitting satellite and digital television on Tuesday just weeks after its free TV and radio operations were halted, adding to worries over press freedom.

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' telecommunications watchdog on Tuesday ordered the country's top broadcaster ABS-CBN Corp to stop airing its shows on satellite and digital television just weeks after shutting the company's free TV and radio operations.