Aksyon TV (lit.'Action TV', visually rendered in all
MTV Networks Asia Pacific
from 2001 until 2006.
Named after
Aksyon, it started broadcasting on February 21, 2011, as an all-news channel, with simulcasts from Radyo5 and independently produced newscasts from News5. It has also carried-over sports coverages due to shutdown of sports primetime block AKTV in May 2013 due to high airtime costs and low ratings caused by IBC's impending privatization. Its main broadcast facilities are located at TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong.[1][2] It was the first and only 24-hour news channel on free-to-air TV and the first 24-hour Filipino language
news channel until December 1, 2013. It formerly operates daily from 5:00 AM to 12:00 MN.
The program line-up of AksyonTV also includes news analysis, documentaries and talk shows, as well as entertainment and other news and sports-related programs.
On November 30, 2018,
ESPN5
's Heavy Hitters as its last program to air on the network. AksyonTV International continues to broadcast after the rebrand.
History
Originally, local UHF channel 41 was intended to broadcast local programming under the supervision of
MTV Philippines
on January 1, 2001, until the partnership ended on February 15, 2007.
In March 2010
TV5 from the joint consortium led by former PLDT Chairman Antonio "Tonyboy" O. Cojuangco, Jr. and Malaysia-based broadcaster Media Prima Berhad
.
In October 2010, through its flagship station, it took over the management of Nation Broadcasting Corporation and its radio and television businesses, particularly
UTC+8
).
In December 2010, ABC Development Corporation announced plans to launch its own news and sport-related channel. On February 21, 2011, AksyonTV started its commercial broadcast launched as TV5 introduced the new UHF channel. was launched at exactly 4 am, airing its first program,
Presidential Communications Operations Office
), which was a simulcast of the morning news program on Radyo5 News FM of the same title.
In June 2013, several sports programs from
TV5 Network, Inc. management after the deal expired in May 2013.[4]
News and public affairs programs were either moved to a new timeslot or canceled.
Since December 2013, AksyonTV removed its 24-hour broadcasting activities due to cost-cutting measures by the management as well as NTC's rules and regulations for affiliated free-to-air TV stations.
Since the
2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, AksyonTV is one of the official Olympics broadcasters in the Philippines, together with TV5 and Cignal
.
Since July 21, 2014, AksyonTV ceased producing any independent newscasts including news advisories (e.g. Aksyon Breaking, Aksyon Weather). This was done after TV5 unified all of its newscasts under the
On November 30, 2018, it was announced that on January 13, 2019, the reformat is finally completed when the network relaunched as
ESPN5, along with sports-related content which will target millennials.[3] 5 Plus also competes with rival S+A, which carries the same format. Selected Radyo5 simulcast programs later moved to a new stand-alone satellite channel One PH, at the satellite service, Cignal.[6] Public service program Buhay OFW
and home shopping block EZ Shop are the only non-sports programs from AksyonTV to be carried to 5 Plus (both of which were eventually cancelled by Q2 2019).
Final Programming
Main article:
List of programs aired by AksyonTV/5 Plus
AksyonTV was presented in English and Filipino languages. Programming was distributed equally between newscasts, sports (since June 2013 after the expiration of Mediaquest-IBC 13 blocktime agreement), live coverage of important news events, and talk shows. AksyonTV's programs also comprised a combination of live news reports, documentaries and current affairs. Its lineup of programming draws upon TV5's own resources and its news partners. It also aired programs simulcast from Radyo5 92.3 News FM and news programs of TV5.
After
ESPN5
) were moved to AksyonTV. The channel also started aired foreign entertainment programs that aired on TV5 from 2017 until January 31, 2019, though it is only considered as filler to the network's programming.
It was announced in early 2011 that it would launch an international channel to support AksyonTV's local presence. In July 2011, Pilipinas Global Network Ltd., a company owned by PLDT, Inc. and TV5 Network Inc. based in British Virgin Islands will oversee the operation of AksyonTV International. The news channel will be primarily accessible to viewers in the Middle East, North Africa and some parts in Europe and North America.[7] Despite the closure of its domestic network on January 13, 2019, Aksyon TV International remains operational; airing local sports and public affairs programs from One Sports and Radyo5 simulcasts - now airing in One PH, a "teleradyo" domestic satellite TV channel.
Controversy
On March 16, 2011,
Sky Cable Corporation, one of ABS-CBN Corporation subsidiaries, broadcaster of ABS-CBN and TV5's competitor.[8] In its complaint, ABC and NBC criticized SkyCable for its inaction to the request of the latter and subsequently non-inclusion of AksyonTV to its lineup, despite local laws instructing all cable and satellite companies operating in the Philippines to carry all free-to-air networks. Under Memorandum Circular 4-08-88 (or otherwise known as the “Must Carry Rule”), all entities in the cable and satellite businesses are required to include all free-to-air channels on its system regardless of its capabilities. SkyCable on the other hand revoke its compliance to the order due to system capacity and will conform once an additional facility is in place.[9] On April 1, 2011, SkyCable announces the inclusion of AksyonTV on its channel lineup effective May 4, 2011, but made it earlier on April 30, four days from the planned May 4 launch. In July 2011, it was moved from Channel 61 to Channel 59 on SkyCable
.
Affiliate and relay stations
Main article:
List of The 5 Network TV and radio stations § AksyonTV
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Pay-TV channels and networks based in the Philippines