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The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2019. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

January

  • January 1:
  • January 4 – After nearly 7 months of preparation and conducting its test broadcast on major cable and satellite providers, RJTV officially started its broadcast on digital terrestrial television with its first two subchannels namely, "RJTV" and "Oras ng Himala" of Jesus is our Shield Worldwide Ministries. It was initially set to launch on July 15, 2018 but delayed to the 1st quarter of 2019, the network plans to accommodate six and 1seg digital channels that will air local & foreign content and considering launch its two "Teleradyo" style subchannels for sister stations Radyo Bandido 810 AM and RJ 100.3 FM.
  • January 9 – After 6 years and 10 months, Hyper was rebranded as One Sports, the relaunch of international and localized sports channel in partnership with MVP-owned media properties 5 and ESPN5. WWE Smackdown was the first program aired on the newly rebranded channel.
  • January 12 – After 7 years of broadcast, AksyonTV ended its commercial operations on Saturday evening
  • January 13 – 5 gets a new refreshed logo and alongside with its sister network, AksyonTV officially relaunched as 5 Plus. 5 Plus's programs now airs additional sports content and sports-related programs targeted at millennials; it also serves as a competitor to ABS-CBN's S+A, which also carries the same format. All of Radyo5 simulcast programs moved to the newly launched stand-alone satellite channel under test broadcast, exclusively on pay TV satellite service, Cignal.

February

  • February 1 –
  • February 18 – After 1 month and 5 days of test broadcast, the Radyo5 simulcast channel officially metamorphosed as One PH exclusively on Cignal, a pay TV satellite service. It will be second news channel of the pay satellite service following the launching of the English news channel One News In 2018 and the third channel to use the "One" branding following the rebranding of the sports channel Hyper to One Sports in the previous month.
  • February 23 – Mitch Monteclaro Suasane was hailed as the Miss Q & A 2019 grand winner on It's Showtime. It was held at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

March

April

  • April 3 − Derek Ramsay transferred and returned to GMA Network.
  • April 7 – The FCPC Baliktanaw was named the grand winner of the first season of World of Dance Philippines
  • April 21 − Knowledge Channel moved their channel to DTV Channel 2.01 from DTV Channel 1.05 and began its test broadcast after 4 years of encrypted channel exclusively on ABS-CBN TVplus for Mega Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Cagayan de Oro only.

May

  • May 13–14 - All Philippine TV networks had its special coverage of the 2019 elections.
  • May 19 – Anton Fausto, Dani Mortel, and Aya Fernandez were named as the new MYX VJs at the end of Myx VJ Search 2019.
  • May 23 – The Philippines' female-oriented TV channel, ETC celebrates on its 15th year on free-to-air television.
  • May 31 – Eat Bulaga! introduced their new segment It is based from the Slippery Stairs game from Japan which is a franchise and adaptation, Rush 4 Win Philippines: Slippery Stairs: produced by Tokyo Broadcasting System.

June

  • June 1 – ABS-CBN Corporation extends again for the third time for the free trial broadcasts of additional digital terrestrial television channels available exclusively on ABS-CBN TV Plus, such as Asianovela Channel, Movie Central, Myx, Jeepney TV and O Shopping.
  • June 4 – After 8 years of broadcasting on channel 11, GMA News TV transferred to channel 27 (which also serves as the stations return on-air in the analog after 18 years of hibernation) due to GMA/Citynet's termination of blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network. Their digital broadcast on the other hand will move to UHF Channel 15 to continue its digital test broadcast. A one-day extension had been made to midnight is allowing channel 11 viewers to carry news coverage related to the first day of classes in public schools in the country, averting a June 2 deadline.
  • June 12 – The Philippines' leading Pinoy movie pay TV channel, Cinema One marks on its 25th year on cable television.
  • June 29 – GMA Network, Inc. plans an new partnership with Over-the-top (OTT) digital streaming service Jungo TV to launch the company's networks Front Row Channel and Hallypop to the market; the Philippine launch of Jungo TV's channels will be launched at the later date. It will marked the company's second joint partnership with other media companies in other markets. (GMA already handles programming output content to Fox Filipino, which is owned by Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International from its 2012 launch as joint programming output content partner with rival TV5 Network Inc. until the former assuming the exclusive programming output content partner beginning in 2015).

July

August

Upcoming

September

October

  • October 24 – It's Showtime, ABS-CBN's hit noontime variety show, will celebrate its 10th year in Philippine television.

Debuts

ABS-CBN

Main article: List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN

The following are programs that debuted on ABS-CBN:

Upcoming

  • August 17: Coke Studio Philippines (season 3)
  • September 9: Pamilya Ko

No definite date

Re-runs

Notes
^ Originally aired on Yey!

GMA

Main article: List of programs broadcast by GMA Network

The following are programs that debuted on GMA:

Upcoming

No definite date

Re-runs

Notes
^ Originally aired on ABS-CBN
^ Originally aired on 5
^ Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)
^ Originally aired on CNN Philippines
^ Originally aired on 9TV (now CNN Philippines)

5

Main article: List of programs broadcast by 5 (TV channel)

The following are programs that debuted on 5:

Upcoming

No definite date

Re-runs

PTV

Main article: List of programs broadcast by People's Television Network

The following are programs that debuted on People's Television Network:

  • January 27: Saludo: Pagpupugay sa Bayaning Pilipino and Tinig ng Marino
  • February 18: Amazing Human Powers
  • February 23: Magandang Gabi Pilipinas with Ceasar Soriano and TNT: Tara, Negosyo Tayo!
  • February 24: Isyu One-on-One with Ceasar Soriano
  • February 25 A Look at Nature & Microworlds
  • March 15: Gokui: Chasing the Dream
  • March 18: 10 Minutes of Science
  • March 19: Wonderful Science
  • March 30: United Colors of Cosplay
  • May 5: Sacred Monuments of Asia
  • May 6: DILG: Tayo Na!
  • May 11: Japan in Focus
  • May 19: The Digital Comic Encyclopedia
  • May 27: Resilaence Against Disaster
  • June 2: Traditional Japanese Culture
  • June 4: The Beauties of Nature
  • June 15: Totoo Lunas
  • June 16: One One Earth
  • July 1: All About Rice
  • July 7: Republic of Seniors
  • July 11: DIGONG 8888 Hotline
  • July 14: Dagyaw
  • July 15: #Cooltura
  • August 12: Unlad Pilipinas

Upcoming

No definite date
  • Mga Pinoy sa Tsina
  • FedeARAL
  • The Philippine Rise Documentaries (2018)
  • EPower Mo!
  • TeleKlima
  • Salpukan 360
  • Dayo
  • Rise & Shine (Japan)
  • Power of K (Korea)
  • Colors of ASEAN (ASEAN)
  • Sharing ASEAN (ASEAN)
  • Ceasar Soriano Live
  • Haplos ng Bayan
  • Tilaok TV
  • Pambatong Pinoy

IBC

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation

The following are programs that debuted on IBC:

  • January 27: CBA - Pilipinas
  • February 4: Power to Unite with Elvira
  • February 17: Mula sa Edukador
  • February 18: Chinese News TV
  • February 25: Tutok 13
  • March 2: Talents Academy
  • March 4: Bukas May Kahapon
  • March 9: SMAC Pinoy Ito!
  • March 19: OOTD: Opisyal of the Day
  • March 22: Tilaok TV
  • April 29: My Ultimate Modelo 2019
  • April 30: #Cooltura (new episodes)
  • July 12: Artista Teen Quest 2019
  • August 3: Bitag

Upcoming

  • August: Arnelli in da Haus
No definite date
  • Tahor: Your Ultimate Gamefowl Show
  • Alagang Magaling

Re-runs

No definite date

Other channels

The following are programs that debuted on other minor channels and video streaming services:

Upcoming

No definite date

Re-runs

Upcoming

No definite date
  • Notes
  1. ^ Originally aired on ABS-CBN
  2. ^ Originally aired on GMA
  3. ^ Originally aired on 5
  4. ^ Originally aired on Cine Mo!
  5. ^ Originally aired on Yey!
  6. ^ Originally aired on S+A
  7. ^ Originally aired on Jeepney TV
  8. ^ Originally aired on Sari-Sari Channel
  9. ^ Originally aired on Hero (now defunct)
  10. ^ Originally aired on ETC
  11. ^ Originally aired on Jack TV
  12. ^ Originally aired on 2nd Avenue (now defunct)
  13. ^ Originally aired on CT (now defunct)
  14. ^ Originally aired on Studio 23 (now S+A)
  15. ^ Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)
  16. ^ Originally aired on 9TV (now CNN Philippines)

Returning or renamed programs

Major networks

Show Last aired Retitled as/Season/Notes Channel Return date
Minute to Win It 2017 Same (Last Man Standing, Season 2) ABS-CBN January 7
Philippine Basketball Association 2018 Same (season 44) 5/PBA Rush January 13 (Philippine Cup)
May 19 (Commissioner's Cup)
September (Governor's Cup)
Balwarte 2016 Same (2019 Mid-Term Elections edition) 5 February 3
Scorpion 2017 Same (season 2) 5 February 8
Aja Aja Tayo! 2018 Same (season 2) 5 February 10
Philippine Super Liga 2018 Same (2019 season) 5/5 Plus/One Sports February 16 (Grand Prix Conference)
May 16 (Beach Volleyball Chalenge Cup)
June 15 (All-Filipino Conference)
G Diaries 2018 Same (Season 3: Quest For Love) ABS-CBN March 3
Wolfblood 2018 Same (season 3) GMA April 29
Pluma 2018 Same (season 4) ABS-CBN May 5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2018 Same (season 4) ABS-CBN May 19
Home Foodie 2018 Same (season 5) GMA June 10
StarStruck 2015 Same (season 7) GMA June 15
Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 2019 Same (Inaugural season) 5 June 16 (Patriot's Cup)
Detective Conan 2018 Same (season 7) GMA July 6
Mars 2019 Same (Mars Pa More) GMA July 8
ESPN 30 for 30 2019 Same 5 July 29
Boxing's Greatest Fights 2019 Same 5 July 30
The Voice Kids 2016 Same (season 4) ABS-CBN August 3
Fairy Tail 2016 Same (season 5) GMA August 5
I Can See Your Voice 2018 Same (season 2) ABS-CBN August 10
Coke Studio Philippines 2018 Same (season 3) ABS-CBN August 17
Dance Kids 2016 Same (season 2) ABS-CBN TBA
Little Big Shots 2017 Same (season 2) ABS-CBN TBA
Pilipinas Got Talent 2018 Same (season 7) ABS-CBN TBA
Invincible Teacher 2018 Same (season 2) GMA TBA
The Clash 2018 Same (season 2) GMA TBA
Cardcaptor Sakura 2009 Same (Clear Card) GMA TBA
Supernatural 2018 Same (season 13) 5 TBA
The Walking Dead 2018 Same (season 8) 5 TBA
Blindspot 2017 Same (season 3) 5 TBA
Quantico 2017 Same (season 2) 5 TBA
Smallville 2016 Same (season 3) 5 TBA
Vikings 2018 Same (season 6) 5 TBA
Prison Break 2017 Same (season 2) 5 TBA
Sword Art Online 2015 Same (season 3 / "Alicization") 5 TBA
Arrow 2018 Same (season 5) 5 TBA
Supergirl 2018 Same (season 3) 5 TBA

Other channels

Show Last aired Retitled as/Season/Notes Channel Return date
ASAP: Encore 2018 ASAP Natin 'To: Encore Jeepney TV January 6
Royal Pains 2018 Same (season 8 / "The Final Season") Jack TV January 9
The Good Place 2018 Same (season 3) ETC on SBN 21 January 15
The Bold Type 2018 Same (season 2) ETC on SBN 21 January 23
PBA D-League 2018 Same (2019 season) 5 Plus/PBA Rush February 14 (Aspirant's Cup)
July 26 (Foundation Cup)
UAAP Men's & Women's Volleyball 2018 Same (season 81) S+A February 16
UAAP Men's Football 2018 Same (season 81) S+A February 21
Survivor 2018 Same (season 38 / "Edge of Extinction") Jack TV February 21
American Idol 2018 Same (season 17) ETC on SBN 21 / Jack TV (episode 1 and finale episode only) March 4
The Final Pitch 2018/2019 Same (season 3 & 4) CNN Philippines March 17 (season 3)
September 22 (season 4)
Are You the One? 2018 Same (season 6) ETC on SBN 21 March 23
Haikyu!! 2017 Same (season 3 / "Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa") Yey! April 22
Team Yey! 2018 Same (season 4) Yey! April 29
Cooltura 2012 Same (new season / #Cooltura) IBC April 30
Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup 2018 Same (2019 season) 5 Plus May 5
Drop the Mic 2019 Same (season 2) Jack TV May 11
Spikers' Turf 2018 Same (2019 season) One Sports May 19 (Reinforced Conference)

August 20 (Open Confenence)

Chicago Fire 2019 Same (seasons 5 & 6) Jack TV May 20 (season 5)
August 12 (season 6)
Premier Volleyball League 2018 Same (16th season) S+A / Liga May 26 (Reinforced Conference)
August 11 (Open Conference)
Penn & Teller: Fool Us 2019 Same (season 4) Jack TV June 9
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League 2019 Same (2019–20 season) S+A June 12 (Lakan Cup)
O Shopping 2014 Same S+A June 24
Superstore 2019 Same (seasons 3 and 4) Jack TV July 3 (season 3)
August 12 (season 4)
SMAC Pinoy Ito! 2019 Same (season 2) IBC July 6
National Collegiate Athletic Association 2018 Same (season 95) S+A / Liga July 7
Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian 2019 Same (season 2) ETC on SBN 21 July 10
Suits 2019 Same (season 9) Jack TV July 18
Saturday Night Live 2018 Same (season 43) Jack TV July 19
Face Off 2019 Same (season 13 / Battle Royale) Jack TV August 3
Top Chef Junior 2019 Same (season 2) ETC on SBN 21 August 4
Jane the Virgin 2019 Same (season 2) ETC on SBN 21 August 6
The 100 2017 Same (season 5) Jack TV August 6
Mr. Robot 2017 Same (season 3) Jack TV August 11
The Biggest Loser USA 2017 (2nd Avenue) Same (season 17 / Temptation Nation) Jack TV August 12
Naruto Shippuden 2016 (ABS-CBN) Same (season 9) Yey! August 12
Sweet Home Oklahoma 2019 Same (season 2) ETC on SBN 21 August 26
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2019 Same (season 17) ETC on SBN 21 September 10
University Athletic Association of the Philippines 2018 Same (season 82) S+A / Liga September 4
UNTV Cup 2019 Same (season 8) UNTV September
iZombie 2019 Same (season 5)/"The Final Season") ETC on SBN 21 TBA
Asia's Next Top Model 2018 Same (season 7 / "Cycle 7") Fox Life TBA
The Simpsons 2018 Same (season 30) Jack TV TBA
Ace of Diamond 2018 Same (season 2 / "Second Season") Yey! TBA
My Hero Academia 2018 Same (season 3) Yey! TBA

Programs transferring networks

Major networks

Date Show No. of seasons Moved from Moved to
January 6 One Punch Man 1 Yey! ABS-CBN
February 2 Cardcaptor Sakura ABS-CBN/Q (now GMA News TV) GMA
Ben 10: Alien Force 5
April 7 My Hero Academia 1 Yey! ABS-CBN
April 21 Idol Philippines GMA (as Pinoy Idol) ABS-CBN (as Idol Philippines)
June 8 Thunderbird Sabong Nation S+A 5
July 8 Mars GMA News TV (as the original title) GMA (as Mars Pa More)
August 19 Wagas GMA News TV GMA
TBA Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 5 GMA

Other channels

Date Show No. of seasons Moved from Moved to
January 14 eGG Network BEAM TV (as a digital sub-channel) 5 Plus (as a segment block)
High Noon 5 5 Plus
January 19 Buhay OFW AksyonTV (now 5 Plus)
January 20 Ultimate Fighting Championship 5/AksyonTV (now 5 Plus)/Hyper (now One Sports) Fox+
January 21 Meteor Garden ABS-CBN/Jeepney TV Asianovela Channel
January 27 Tinig ng Marino UNTV PTV
January 28 Corazón indomable GMA (as the original title) TeleNovela Channel (as Wild at Heart)
February 11 Signal Cine Mo! Asianovela Channel
February 18 Chinese News TV (CNTV) Net 25 IBC
February 23 Magandang Gabi Pilipinas with Ceasar Soriano Inquirer 990 Television PTV
Superbook Reimagined 1 ABS-CBN Yey!
February 24 Isyu One-on-One with Ceasar Soriano Inquirer 990 Television PTV
March 10 Chicken Talk IBC 5 Plus
Family TV Mass
March 24 LWYD Loving What You Do PTV GMA News TV
May 14 Jane the Virgin 1 ABS-CBN ETC
May 27 Doraemon GMA (as the 1979 TV series) Yey! (as the 2005 TV series)
August 3 Bitag PTV IBC
August 12 Naruto Shippuden 9 ABS-CBN Yey!
The Biggest Loser USA 17 2nd Avenue (now defunct) Jack TV
TBA Buhay Pinoy PTV GMA News TV
Tahor: Your Ultimate Gamefowl Show IBC
The Amazing World of Gumball 5 CNN Philippines
Ben 10 (2016) GMA
Ultimate Fighting Championship 5/AksyonTV (now 5 Plus)/Hyper (now One Sports) Fox Sports
Extra ETC Jack TV
Madam Secretary 4 & 5 2nd Avenue (now defunct) ETC

Milestone episodes

The following shows made their Milestone episodes in 2019:

Show Network Episode # Episode title Episode air date
Eat Bulaga! GMA Network 11,900th "11,900th episode" January 4
It's Showtime ABS-CBN 2,900th "#Showtime1stBiyernes2019"
Ngayon at Kailanman 100th "Laban Bawi"
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano 850th "Salamat" January 8
Tonight with Boy Abunda "Kyle Echarri Interview"
Ika-5 Utos GMA Network 100th "Usig" January 17
My Special Tatay "Bistado" January 18
Royal Pains Jack TV 100th "Doubt of Africa" January 23
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 1000th "Molly Shannon/Robert Irwin" January 24
Wowowin GMA Network 800th "#Wowowin" January 25
Playhouse ABS-CBN 100th "Without A Doubt" February 1
Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko GMA Network "DNA" February 14
Kadenang Ginto ABS-CBN "Paglayo" February 22
Los Bastardos "Sulyap" March 1
Onanay GMA Network 150th "Pagbawi"
Halik ABS-CBN "Rambulang Halik" March 8
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano 900th "Sinungaling" March 19
Tonight with Boy Abunda "Mitch Talao Interview"
My Special Tatay GMA Network 150th "The Special Finale" March 29
Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko 100th "100th Episode" March 31
Tadhana "Chop-chop" April 27
Kadenang Ginto ABS-CBN 150th "Pagbubunyag" May 3
Los Bastardos "Laro" May 14
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano 950th "Sapang Bato" May 30
Tonight with Boy Abunda "Loisa Andalio Interview" May 31
The General's Daughter 100th "Kasado" June 11
Sunday PinaSaya GMA Network 200th "Hataw sa Saya" June 23
Pepito Manaloto 350th "Smart Shoes" June 29
Dragon Lady 100th "Caught on Cam" July 1
Chicago Fire Jack TV "One Hundred"
Kadenang Ginto ABS-CBN 200th "Romina at Leon" July 16
Sarap, 'Di Ba? GMA Network 350th "Gayang-gaya Kayang-kaya" July 20
Los Bastardos ABS-CBN 200th "Giba" July 24
Sahaya GMA Network 100th "Buong Pamilya" August 7
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano ABS-CBN 1,000th "1000" August 8
Tonight with Boy Abunda "TBA" August 9
Nang Ngumiti ang Langit 100th "TBA" August 14

Finales

ABS-CBN

Main articles: List of programs aired by ABS-CBN and List of ABS-CBN drama series

The following are programs that ended on ABS-CBN:

Scheduled

Stopped airing

  • March 23: Pareng Partners (reason: replaced by DocuCentral Presents beginning March 30)
  • April 6: DocuCentral Presents (reason: replaced by Kuha Mo! beginning April 27, program continued on ANC, DZMM TeleRadyo and Jeepney TV)

GMA

Main articles: List of programs aired by GMA Network and List of GMA Network drama series

The following are programs that ended on GMA:

Scheduled

Stopped airing

5

Main article: List of programs aired by 5 (TV channel)

The following are programs that ended on 5:

Scheduled

Stopped airing

  • January 11: Around the Horn and High Noon (reason: Around the Horn on series break and High Noon moved to 5 Plus)
  • February 3: #TolWagTroll - Respeto Lang: Rap Debattle (reason: replaced by the second season of Aja Aja Tayo! beginning February 10, program returned on March 24)
  • March 1: Scorpion (season 2), 30 for 30 and Boxing's Greatest Fights (reason: Scorpion (season 2) replaced by Agenda beginning March 4 and 30 for 30 and Boxing's Greatest Fights on series break, programs returned on July 29 & 30)
  • May 3: Wander Over Yonder (reason: replaced by Mickey and the Roadster Racers and Doc McStuffins (rerun) on May 6)

PTV

Main article: List of programs aired by People's Television Network

The following are programs that ended on People's Television Network:

  • January 21: Marco Polo
  • January 22: NHK Documentaries
  • February 8: EZ Shop
  • February 24: F Talk and Payo Alternatibo
  • March 2: Usapang SSS and Yaman sa Kailaliman
  • March 10: Sammy and Jimie
  • March 17: The Doctor is ln Made More Fun (season 7)
  • March 24: Saludo
  • April 7: The Key of The David
  • April 11: Bagong Bayani TV
  • May 4: Sagisag Kultura TV
  • May 19: Lumad TV
  • May 24: Linya ng Pagbabago
  • May 26: Salaam TV
  • June 1: Crime Desk
  • June 9: Sacred Monuments of Asia
  • June 28: Resilinece Against Disaster
  • June 30: Tinig ng Marino
  • July 6: Bitag
  • July 7: The Digital Comic Encyclopedia

Stopped airing

  • July 27: PCSO Lottery Draw (reason: Temporary suspension of all PCSO lottery games due to massive corruption. The program resumed on July 31.)

IBC

Main article: List of programs previously broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation

The following are programs that ended on IBC:

  • February 11: News Team 13
  • February 23: Chicken Talk
  • March 3: Family TV Mass
  • April 26: Bukas May Kahapon
  • May 5: Mula sa Edukador
  • May 9: OOTD: Opisyal of the Day
  • May 31: My Ultimate Modelo 2019
  • July 5: Tilaok TV

Stopped airing

Other channels

Scheduled

Stopped airing

Networks

The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 2019.

Launches

Date Station Channel Source
January 1 Da Vinci Kids Sky Cable Channel 142 (Metro Manila)
Filmbox ArtHouse Sky Cable Channel 83 (Metro Manila)
February 18 One PH Cignal Channel 6 (Nationwide)
April 16 TAP Sports 1 Sky Cable Channel 216 SD / Channel 264 HD (Metro Manila)
TAP Sports 2 Sky Cable Channel 265 HD (Metro Manila)
TechStorm TV Sky Cable Channel 212 (Metro Manila)
June 16 GINX Esports TV Sky Cable Channel 213 (Metro Manila)
July 1 K Movies Pinoy Sky Cable Channel 79 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 44 (Metro Manila)
Paramount Channel Sky Cable Channel 106 SD / Channel 263 HD (Metro Manila)
TBA DZRJ 810 TeleRadyo Channel 29.4 Channel 4 (Metro Manila)

Stations changing network affiliation

The following is a list of television stations that have made or will make noteworthy affiliation switches in 2019.

Date Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliation Notes Source
June 4 DZOE-TV 11 GMA News TV silent On April 24, GMA News TV's parent company GMA Network, Inc. and its Citynet Television subsidiary announced that they will terminating its lease blocktime programming and advertising sales agreement with DZOE-TV's parent company ZOE Broadcasting Network over its channel 11 license after 14 years along with the network's predecessor Q, when DZOE-TV will be go silent after 21 years of broadcasting. The network will moved to channel 27 (see the article below) as the parent company plans to bring back the channel 27 license after 12 years of hibernation from the airwaves (channel 27 frequency was previously held by the predecessor networks Citynet Television from its launch In August 1995 until April 1999, Entertainment Music Channel (EMC) from April to December 1999, and the second over-the-air iteration of Channel Philippines from December 1999 until its July 25, 2001 closure, and also used as a relay to GMA Network In 2004 and then QTV from 2005 until its discontinuation In 2007). In anticipation of the moving of the news channel to their new channel number, its mother network had discontinued airing religious programs produced by Light TV during the weekend with the programs will continued to broadcast on the said network; leaving In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley as the only religious program to carried on both networks, while The 700 Club Asia will be the only religious program to aired exclusively to its mother network (Except only for the show's live telethon specials which are airing on both networks).
DWDB-TV 27 GMA (DTT test broadcasts) GMA News TV

Rebranded

The following is a list of television stations or cable channels that have made or will make noteworthy network rebrands in 2019.

Date Rebranded from Rebranded to Channel Source
January 1 MTVph MTV Asia Channel 22 (DTT)
EasyTV Home Channel 4 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 42 (Metro Manila)
Cignal Channel 151 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 71 (Metro Manila)
Sky Direct Channel 48 (Nationwide)
January 9 Hyper One Sports Cignal Channel 91 (SD) / Channel 261 (HD)
Cablelink Channel 100 (Metro Manila)
January 13 AksyonTV 5 Plus Channel 41 (analog feed)
Cignal Channel 15 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 6 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 59 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 11 (Metro Manila)
February 1 Global News Network One Media Network G Sat Channel 1 (Nationwide)

Closures

Date Station Channel Sign-on debut Source
January 9 Hyper Cignal Channel 91 (SD) / Channel 261 (HD)
Cablelink Channel 100 (Metro Manila)
April 14, 2012
January 12 AksyonTV Channel 41 (analog feed)
Cignal Channel 6 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 6 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 59 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 11 (Metro Manila)
February 21, 2011
January 31 Global News Network G Sat Channel 1 (Nationwide)
Sky Cable Channel 213 (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 106 (Metro Manila)
March 1, 2008
June 1 Sony Channel Sky Cable Channel 35 (Metro Manila) / Channel 605 (Provincial)
Cablelink Channel 39 (Metro Manila)
Cignal Channel 120 (Nationwide)
SatLite Channel 91 (Nationwide)
October 15, 2014
July 1 fyi Sky Cable Channel 79 (SD) / Channel 200 (HD) (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 44 (Metro Manila)
October 6, 2014

Awards

Deaths

February
  • February 9 – Bentong (b. 1964), actor and comedian
  • February 11 – Armida Siguion-Reyna (b. 1930), actress
  • February 23 – Kristoffer King (b. 1982), actor
March
April
May
  • May 31 – Gary Lising, (b. 1942), former comedian.
June
July
  • July 8 – Chito Arceo, (b. 1949), former actor and television sales executive.

See also

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