More entertainment choices await Filipino families as ABS-CBN TVplus, the country’s pioneering digital terrestrial television (DTT), launches five new channels in Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, and Metro Cebu on Monday, July 30.
Adding to its current channel line-up are two new exclusive channels—Asianovela Channel and Movie Central—plus MYX, Jeepney TV, and O Shopping.
O Shopping, a home TV shopping channel, will be accessible permanently free of charge, while the other four new channels will be on free trial until Dec 31, 2018.
“We believe that every Filipino should be given the opportunity to enjoy quality content at home. Our five new exclusive channels not only empower families, but also ring true to our core mission to deliver more quality and exciting choices to our Kapamilyas,” Chinky Alcedo, head of ABS-CBN digital terrestrial television said.
Asianovela Channel is the first and only channel on digital free TV that will feature classic and blockbuster Asian dramas and movies, all dubbed in Filipino and uncut.
Viewers can expect award-winning and popular TV series such as “Goblin,” “Love in the Moonlight,” “Sensory Couple,” and more to hit the ‘mahiwagang black box’ soon.
Meanwhile, Movie Central, the first all-English movie channel of ABS-CBN on TVplus, will give families a daily dose of Hollywood blockbusters in their original language and in various genres to give every member of the family choices.
From cable television, the 24/7 Jeepney TV comes to ABS-CBN TVplus to give families a chance to go down memory lane as it airs a rich collection of classic and well-loved Kapamilya shows. It will also give them daily catch-up viewing of same-day episodes of “Magandang Buhay,” “It’s Showtime,” and “ASAP.”
Music-loving Kapamilyas can tune in to MYX, the number one music channel in the country initially exclusive on cable, with its mix of OPM and international music videos airing 24/7.
Shopping from their very own homes is now possible for TVplus families with O Shopping, one of the top home TV shopping networks in Asia that features an array of products including electronics, health, travel, and more.
These new channels give families value for money because, for the price of only P1499, they can already enjoy more quality content without the monthly fee.
Alcedo hopes that the new exclusive channels will further entice more Filipinos to make the big switch to digital TV as the government mandated 2023 deadline for the country to migrate to digital looms closer. A total of 5.5 million ABS-CBN TVplus boxes are now in Filipino homes nationwide and continues to grow.
“Hopefully more Filipinos will begin to appreciate the life-changing benefits of DTT with our new offerings. We’ll do the best we can to continue to lead DTT penetration in the country,” she added.
Meanwhile, other areas in the rest of Luzon and VisMin can look forward to enjoying the new channels, as ABS-CBN TVplus will roll out these new channels to the rest of DTT coverage areas soon.
ABS-CBN TVplus has enabled Filipino households to enjoy the perks of DTT with over half of Metro Manila homes watching television on digital broadcast, according to surveys by Pulse Asia (51%) and SWS (56%) in March. It is also one of the digital properties of ABS-CBN as the network transitions into an agile digital company.
Since 2015, ABS-CBN TVplus has transformed the way Filipinos watch television as it delivers clear picture and crisp sound without any monthly and installation fee, supporting the government’s mandate for the full shift from analog to DTT by 2023.
ABS-CBN TVplus signal coverage areas include Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Rizal, Laguna, Pampanga, Tarlac, Benguet, Cavite, Metro Cebu, Cagayan De Oro, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Davao.
For more information, visit tvplus.abs-cbn.com or follow ABS-CBN TVplus on Facebook.
ABS-CBN TVplus, may limang bagong channels para sa mga Pilipino
L-R ABS-CBN TVplus product manager Alvin Ebrada, Asianovela Channel channel head Carlota Rosales, Movie Central channel head Ronald Arguelles, Jeepney TV channel head Cindy de Leon, MYX VJ Ai, and O Shopping business development head Paper Reyno.
Mas marami na ang mapagpipilian na mga programa ang pamilyang Pilipino dahil may handog ang ABS-CBN TVplus, ang unang digital terrestrial television (DTT) service sa bansa, na limang bagong channels sa Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, at Metro Cebu simula ngayong Lunes, Hulyo 30.
Dagdag sa channel lineup ng ABS-CBN TVplus ang dalawang bagong exclusive channels na Asianovela Channel at Movie Central na may kasama pang MYX, Jeepney TV, at O Shopping.
Permanenteng magiging libre ang O Shopping na isang home TV shopping channel, samantalang naka free trial naman ang apat na bagong channel hanggang Disyembre 31, 2018.
“Naniniwala kaming dapat mabigyan ang bawat Pilipino ng pagkakataon na mapanood sa kanilang tahanan ang mga dekalidad na mga programa. Bukod sa magbibigay saya ang limang channels sa mga pamilya, sumasalamin din ito sa aming misyon na patuloy na maghatid ng kapanapanabik na mga programa sa ating mga Kapamilya,” ani Chinky Alcedo, head of ABS-CBN digital terrestrial television.
Ang Asianovela Channel ang una at natatanging channel sa digital free TV na handog ang iba’t ibang uncut classic at blockbuster Asian dramas at movies na naka-dub sa Filipino.
Ipapalabas sa bagong channel ang mga popular at award-winning na TV series tulad ng “Goblin,” “Love in the Moonlight,” “Sensory Couple,” at marami pang iba.
Ang Movie Central naman ang first all-English movie channel ng ABS-CBN na ekslusibo sa TVplus na maghahatid ng bigating Hollywood blockbusters mula sa iba’t ibang movie genre kabilang na ang action, drama, comedy, at romance.
Tahanan na rin ng Jeepney TV ang ABS-CBN TVplus para matunghayan ng mga pamilya ang mga classic Kapamilya shows na tumatak sa kanilang puso. Bukod dito, may daily catch-up viewing din ng same-day episodes sa Jeepney TV ng “Magandang Buhay,” “It’s Showtime,” at “ASAP.”
Tiyak din na magugustuhan ng music lovers ang MYX, ang numero unong music channel sa buong bansa, dahil sa OPM at international music videos nito na ipinapalabas 24/7.
Posible na rin na makapamili ang TVplus users sa kanilang tahanan dahil sa O Shopping na may maraming tampok na produkto.
Sa halagang P1,499, mapapanood na ng TVplus users ang dagdag na channels na walang monthly fee para sa mas masayang family bonding.
Samantala, umaasa naman si Alcedo na mas mahikayat pa ang iba pang Pilipino na lumipat sa digital TV dahil sa bagong channels, lalo na na palapit na ang government mandated 2023 deadline na dapat naka-digital broadcast na ang bansa. Mayroon nang 5.5 million ABS-CBN TVplus boxes na nasa mga kabahayan sa buong bansa na patuloy na dumarami.
“Sana makita ng mas maraming Pilipino ang kahalagahan ng DTT sa paglunsad ng bagong channels. Gagawin ng ABS-CBN ang lahat ng makakaya nito para patuloy na pangunahan ang paglawak ng DTT sa bansa,” dagdag ni Alcedo.
Samantala, marami na ring kabahayan sa bansa ang nakakaranas ng benepisyo ng DTT dahil higit sa kalahati na ng mga kabahayan sa Metro Manila ang nanonood ng telebisyon sa pamamagitan ng digital terrestrial television (DTT), ayon sa surveys ng Pulse Asia (51%) at SWS (56%) noong Marso ngayong taon. Isa rin ang ABS-CBN TVplus sa digital properties ng ABS-CBN na ngayon ay nagtra-transition na maging isang digital company.
Mula noong 2015, nabago ng ABS-CBN TVplus ang panonood ng telebisyon ng mga Pilipino dahil sa hatid nitong malinaw na panonood ng telebisyon na walang monthly at installation fee.
Kabilang sa ABS-CBN TVplus coverage areas ang Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Rizal, Laguna, Pampanga, Tarlac, Benguet, Cavite, Metro Cebu, Cagayan De Oro, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Davao.
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, pumunta lamang sa tvplus.abs-cbn.com o i-follow ang ABS-CBN TVplus sa Facebook.