CNN Philippines
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television network | |
Country | Philippines |
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Headquarters | Upper Ground Floor Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard corner EDSA, Mandaluyong, Philippines |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English (main) Filipino (for News Night, Newsroom, Balitaan, Eat Bulaga!, PBA and Updates) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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Parent | Radio Philippines Network (Broadcast Spectrum and License) |
Key people |
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Sister channels | Under Nine Media/ALC Group: Aliw Channel 23 Under Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific: Cartoon Network Philippines Cartoon Network Asia Cartoonito Asia CNN Warner TV |
History | |
Launched | March 16, 2015 |
Closed | January 31, 2024 |
Replaced by | RPTV |
CNN Philippines was a Philippine
CNN Philippines' local programming was produced from Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard corner
Background
Under the brand licensing agreement between Turner Broadcasting System and Nine Media, the latter would pay CNN an undisclosed amount of monthly fee for programs and expertise from
On the day of the soft launching of CNN Philippines held on October 14, 2014, at Solaire Resort & Casino, CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker released a statement that said:
The global news gathering power of CNN combined with the local perspective Nine Media Corporation brings enables us to provide first-class news and information to millions of Filipinos in a way that we have not been able to previously. I couldn't be happier to welcome CNN Philippines to the CNN family.[5][7]
Solar TV (2009–2011)
Solar TV was launched on November 29, 2009 on RPN as part of a blocktime agreement with Solar Entertainment. It ended its broadcast on February 25, 2011 as Solar buys a stake of RPN, and programming of ETC (now Solar Flix) was transferred to the network.
Talk TV (2011–2012)
The channel was known as Talk TV from March 2, 2011, to October 29, 2012, on
Solar News, known for its back-to-basics and unbiased journalism, was formed in January 2012 during the coverage of the impeachment trial of former Chief Justice Renato Corona. Post-EDSA revolution
The hourly news bulletin Solar News Update (later renamed Headlines) first aired in March 2012, followed by the primetime newscast Solar Network News and Solar Nightly News, which started airing on June 18 and July 16 of the same year, and Daybreak and Newsday on October 1, 2012. On October 30, 2012, at 05:30 am (UTC +8:00), Talk TV finally signed off to make way for the launching of the first 24-hour English news channel on both cable TV and free-to-air TV, Solar News Channel.[9]
Solar News Channel (2012–2014)
Dubbed then as the "First 24/7 All-English News Channel on Free TV", Solar News Channel (SNC) replaced TalkTV. SNC was launched at 5:45am of October 30, 2012, on SBN Channel 21.[10]
During the first months of the operations, the channel was producing major local newscasts including a native language newscast
In November 2013, San Miguel Corp. President and COO
9TV (2014–2015)
SNC was relaunched as 9TV on August 23, 2014. The Solar brand on Channel 9 was retired after the ALC Group of Companies thru Aliw Broadcasting Corporation bought out the 34% stake of the Tiengs' group with Solar Television Network and RPN 9. The Tiengs were losing money after they invested in RPN 9 and the group focused on the cable channels of Solar Entertainment Corporation. Solar News was then rebranded as 9News, with the programming and personnel retained. Kids Weekend, Home Shopping Network, TV Mass for the Homebound and local informative shows including Something to Chew On, Boys' Ride Out, Drive, Good Company, Two Stops Over and Bogart Case Files became part of 9TV's programming line-up.[14]
Controversies also hounded 9TV as one of the motorpool drivers of the news division allegedly violated traffic rules after the news crewcab was entered a no-left/no-entry road (counterflow) while on hazard in the Balara area on September 14, 2014. 9News management then imposed a disciplinary actions and penalties against the driver and his designated reporter and cameraman.[15]
Transition to CNN Philippines
On October 14, 2014, Cabangon-Chua announced their partnership with the Turner Broadcasting System's Cable News Network (CNN).[16]
As a part of transition to CNN Philippines, 9TV temporarily used green screen as its news studio in December 2014, along with the renovations of the newsroom and the strategic hiring of the personnel, and its newscasts began adopting the CNN graphic package more than a week later (January 15, 2015), in time for 9TV's coverage of
History
Launch and first eight months
CNN Philippines, along with its tagline "We Tell The Story Of The Filipino" was launched after a few weeks of preparation on March 16, 2015. It's programmings from
Magsaysay out, Jarin-Bennett in
In September 2015, Nine Media Corporation President Reggie Galura and CNN Philippines SVP for News and Current Affairs Jing Magsaysay left the network, following the "right-sizing" retrenchment of 70 junior staffers and contractual employees, who worked in the company for Programming and Technical Engineering divisions. Also, Magsaysay left his sole noontime newscast,
Effective November 2, 2015, CNN International's
Expansion of news operation and first anniversary
On February 15, 2016, CNN Philippines updated its station bumpers, remove the station's voice over, improved intros for their newscasts, similar to some CNN International programs like
Since February 2016, CNN PH also started to phase out current affairs shows that debuted under
Emphasis on local and global programming
In August 2016, CNN Sans (the corporate font of their mother network) heavily replaced Helvetica that was used during their transition and first year of operation (which used as substitute to Gotham) as the on-air graphics of their newscasts and current affairs shows, following suit on the implementation of the new font in all CNN operated and franchised networks worldwide. The font was later used on their promos, infomercials, and revamped bumpers in February 2016, and also on their PiliPinas Debates 2016 (Vice Presidential leg) and Traffic Center (which shared with the same graphic package).
HLN-produced programs such as Morning Express, Weekend Express and The Daily Share (which ended on HLN's programming on mid-November 2016) were axed from the local lineup during the main network's coverage of the respective Republican and Democratic National Conventions but returned on August 23 due to putting the premiere of CNN International programming (Amanpour and Anderson Cooper 360°) on hold. Amanpour (whose select stories were featured on CNN PH's Global Conversations) was eventually given the go-signal, but is only shown on special occasions when the show discusses Philippine affairs in global context. Its first stand-alone broadcast on CNN Philippines was on August 31, 2016, with Christiane Amanpour interviewing Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Leila de Lima.
CNN/U.S. programming (
Since mid-September 2016, HLN programming was relegated to the cable-only
Effective October 9, 2016, Armie Jarin-Bennett was appointed as president of Nine Media Corporation. With her promotion to presidency, more CNN International shows began airing as weekend staples, notably The Art of Movement and Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, that premiered during the latter week of October. Vital Signs is currently a companion show to CNN Philippines' MedTalk.
Second year, sweeping restructuring
Sweeping restructuring started out by February, starting off with the further replacement of shows originating from the network's predecessors. Newsroom was further expanded to include a mid-morning Filipino newscast with Ruth Cabal, a former news anchor and reporter from
In April 2017, the network reconfigured to a 16:9 anamorphic widescreen standard-definition format, eliminating the use of letterbox.
Weekend programming expansion, extension of partnership and COVID-19 pandemic
On September 1, 2018, CNN Philippines launched its weekend morning block, consisting of cartoons from sister channel
On November 13, 2019, CNN Philippines announced its intention to air weekend broadcasts of selected
Based from a December 2019 report of Media Newser Philippines, Nine Media Corporation and WarnerMedia agreed to extend its 2014 brand licensing agreement until the end of 2024. The extension of partnership is brought about by the positive performance and financial stability of CNN Philippines as well as to improve the ratings of the network in 2019.
On March 18 to 22, 2020, CNN Philippines was forced to go off-air after an employee working at the Worldwide Corporate Center, where the network's headquarters is situated, was confirmed to be positive with COVID-19.[24] The channel resumed broadcast operations on March 23, 2020. However, the network went off-air again on July 7, 2020, when a utility staff tested positive for COVID-19.[25] It resumed broadcasting on July 11, 2020.
On January 10, 2022, CNN Philippines was forced to go off-air again for the third time, due to limited staffs and implementation of health protocols in the broadcast center. Broadcast resumed on January 11, 2022, at 12 noon.[26]
On December 22, 2023, TV5 Network entered into an acquired agreement with Nine Media Corporation to broadcast the Philippines' longest-running noontime variety and entertainment show Eat Bulaga! and selected games from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) every Saturday and Sunday on CNN Philippines starting January 6, 2024. This marks the return of the two programs previously aired on RPN to strengthen CNN Philippines's weekend line-up.[27]
Closure
On January 25, 2024, Media Newser Philippines reported that Nine Media Corporation and CNN mutually agreed to terminate its brand licensing agreement, ahead of its expiry by the end of the year, due to increasing financial losses as well as poor ratings of the network and loss of advertisers' support. Reportedly, the Radio Philippines Network branding is set to return to its free TV affiliates for some time in the future, while CNN weighs its future options which includes setting up its own news bureau in the Philippines.[28]
On January 29, 2024, CNN Philippines confirmed that it ceased live news productions effective immediately, and shut down entirely on January 31, citing financial losses and to shift its focus on the operations of their sister channel, Aliw Channel 23.[a] Nine Media President Benjamin Ramos said "the employees were given their severance package and their salary for the whole month of February."[35]
On January 31, 2024, at 10:00 p.m., CNN Philippines quietly signed-off for the last time after their final interstitial "A Moment of Serenity" was played. Its last program aired was an episode of Building Bridges.[36] On the same hour, all digital platforms of CNN Philippines were permanently deactivated.[37]
On February 1, 2024, RPTV was launched.
Awards and citations
In April 2016, CNN Philippines bagged 6 awards from the Golden Dove Awards of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas, most notably, the Best Newscaster Award for Newsroom anchor Mitzi Borromeo.[38] On June 30, 2016, CNN Philippines was recognized as the "Television Station of the Year" in the Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards.[39]
During the 6th EdukCircle Awards, Pia Hontiveros and Pinky Webb were given a special citation for their work on the lone vice presidential leg of the PiliPinas Debates 2016.
Two of CNN Philippines' news programs have been recognized by the Asian Academy Creative Awards for national categories on October 15, 2020.
"The Source with Pinky Webb" won as "Best Current Affairs Programme or Series" while "The Final Word with Rico Hizon" won as "Best News Programme" in the country.[40]
Digital television
On January 28, 2016, CNN Philippines through Radio Philippines Network conducted a DTT testing using ISDB-T on UHF Channel 19 (503.143 MHz).[41] One year later in 2017, Nine Media Corporation together with RPN acquired its UHF transmitter complex in Crestview Heights Subdivision, Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal from Progressive Broadcasting Corporation to use RPN's Digital terrestrial television broadcast in Metro Manila and nearby provinces in preparation of digital television in the Philippines, which is expected to be fully implemented in 2024.
Programming
CNN PH broadcasts local news and international reports from the CNN/U.S. and CNNI reporters pool. Current affairs and lifestyle programs are also aired and produced by different local production outfits. As a part of the deal between CNN and Nine Media Corporation, select programs from CNN/U.S. and HLN also air, mainly in the overnight hours.
Simulcasts between CNN PH, CNNI and CNN/U.S.
When warranted, breaking stories and special scheduled events are also broadcast on CNN PH via the US or international feed. Notable of these were during the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks, rescuing trapped cave survivors in Thailand, New Year's Eve, select US presidential speeches and US presidential election coverage.
Hosts and news anchors, correspondents
Final
- Pia Hontiveros (CNN Philippines Anchor & Chief Correspondent)
- Pinky Webb (CNN Philippines Senior Anchor & Correspondent)
- Rico Hizon[42] (CNN Philippines Senior Anchor & Director of News Content Development)
- Andrei Felix (moved to TV5)[43]
- Christine Jacob-Sandejas[44]
- Paolo Abrera
- Jamie Herrell
- Ruth Cabal (moved to TV5)
- Ria Tanjuatco-Trillo
- Dr. Freddie Gomez
- Menchu Macapangal
- Sam Sadhwani
- Ces Drilon
News correspondents
- Gerg Cahiles (moved to TV5)
- David Santos (moved to TV5)
- Anjo Alimario (moved to TV5)
- AC Nicholls (moved to TV5)
- Tristan Nodalo
- Eimor Santos (moved to TV5)
- Xianne Arcanghel (moved to TV5)
- Rex Remitio (moved to TV5)
- Pauline Verzosa (moved to TV5)
- Paige Javier (moved to ABS-CBN)
- Daniza Fernandez (moved to TV5)
- EJ Gomez (moved to GMA Network)
- Currie Cator
- Agatha Gregorio (moved to TV5)
- Bea Pinlac (moved to TV5)
Former
- Cherie Mercado
- Amelyn Veloso (until 2017)[45]
- Claire Celdran
- Mico Halili[46]
- Charles Tiu[47]
- Gilbert Remulla[48]
- James Deakin
- Rachel Alejandro
- Shamcey Supsup
Affiliate
Notes
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External links
- Media related to CNN Philippines at Wikimedia Commons
- Media Ownership Monitor Philippines - Television by VERA Files and Reporters Without Borders