TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
Company type | Private | |
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Industry | Media | |
Founded | February 1, 2018 | |
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Headquarters | 777 Katarungan St., Plainview Village, , Philippines | |
Area served | Nationwide | |
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Products | Television channels | |
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Services | Parent Ovation Productions | |
Website | www |
TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation (TAP DMV) is a Philippine media and entertainment company which oversees the operations of its 24-hour linear television channels and a digital over-the-top media service. It is founded by Renen and Celinda De Guia (owners of live events company Ovation Productions) and former Solar Entertainment Corporation chief operating officer Peter Chan Liong.[1][2]
TAP DMV owns 8 pay television channels and has programming/coverage rights agreement with international broadcasters such as
History
TAP DMV was founded on February 1, 2018. It launched EDGEsport Philippines on the same year under a branding license agreement from its owner IMG. It aired action-centric and combat sports.[4][5]
In July 2021, TAP DMV signed a licensing rights with Filipino boxing icon
Assets
Channels
Current channels
- TAP Edge - Drama-centric entertainment channel. It airs canned shows from the U.S. focusing on action and crime/suspense drama series, and news/current affairs. Formerly a dedicated EDGEsport and other action sports programming channel.
- TAP TV - Lifestyle and general entertainment channel. It airs canned shows from the U.S. focusing on variety and talk shows, reality drama, and movies.[9][10] The channel was originally a female-centric sports channel known as TAP Sports 2 and later TAP W.
- TAP Movies - All-movie channel. It airs mainstream Hollywood films from Universal Pictures and other film studios. It was Launched in October 2021.[11]
- TAP Action Flix - dedicated movie channel which currently airs action, crime and thriller movies. It was launched in October 2021.[12]
- among others.
- Premier Sports 2 - Counterpart channel to Premier Sports. It broadcasts all of the ATPand WTA tournaments.
- Premier Football - Dedicated football (soccer) channel. It broadcasts selected coverages of international football leagues, including the UEFA, A-League Men and Bundesliga among others.[3][14]
Distributed channels
- EDGEsport
Former channels
- EDGEsport Philippines
- Premier Tennis
- TAP Sports 1
- TAP Sports 2
- TAP W
TAP Go
TAP Go is TAP DMV's official over-the-top (OTT) app and browser-based subscription service which allows users to stream Live TV Channels and Video On Demand content over the internet. It contains
The service was discontinued on November 3, 2023 when TAP Go merged its content into BlastTV.
Blast TV
Blast TV is a over-the-top (OTT) service in partnership with Converge ICT Solutions Inc. which provided shows and channels with content from NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, MGM Television, and Lionsgate.[8] The service offers TV channels of different genres as well as online Video On Demand and catch up content. [8] The service is also the exclusive home of Studio Universal in the Philippines, which operates both as a linear channel and a VOD content library from NBCUniversal.
The service is available for subscription and is included at no extra cost for Converge FiberX subscribers (including Surf2Sawa and Bida Fiber plans) as well as for Globe At Home broadband subscribers (both Prepaid and Postpaid).
References
- ^ Carvajal, Dolly Anne (May 25, 2020). "Ovation Productions boss on future of live concert scene, adjusting to the 'new normal'". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ Concepcion, Pocholo (November 5, 2020). "New channel, new album and a benefit gig". Daily Tribune.
- ^ a b "Premier Football Channel launches 'English Premier League' exclusively in PH this September". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 10, 2020.
- PRWeb. August 29, 2019.
- ^ "New sports, lifestyle channel launched". Manila Standard. March 10, 2018.
- ^ "Manny Pacquiao licenses TAP DMV as exclusive rights holder for Pacquiao vs Spence in August". Manila Bulletin. July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (August 25, 2021). "How to catch Tokyo Paralympics action via livestream, cable TV". Spin.ph Life.
- ^ a b c "Converge & TapDMV Announce the Launch of BlastTV: Collaboration ushers in a new era in streaming experience and entertainment content". Converge ICT. August 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "TapTV LAUNCHES WITH LIVE US ELECTION COVERAGE ON THE TODAY SHOW, MONDAY NOVEMBER 2ND AT 9PM". MegaBites. November 10, 2020.
- ^ "CATCH THE TODAY SHOW ON TAP TV". PressReader. The Philippine Star. November 5, 2020.
- ^ Tap Movies. YouTube. Jeannaline Baoya. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Tap Action Flix. YouTube. Jeannaline Baoya. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "New channels on Cignal starting September 2021". Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "English Premier League games to air on Philippine TV". Rappler. September 10, 2020.
- ^ "Stream live TV on the go". Malaya Business Insight. November 30, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ Perry, Joseph (September 16, 2022). "Filipino platform Tap DMV launches expanded service following Endeavor Streaming tie-up". SportBusiness. Retrieved August 1, 2023.