Channel V Philippines
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Channel [V] Philippines is a 24-hour music-entertainment television network owned by STAR TV
and Fox International Channels
, a partnership with TV Xtreme Broadcasting Company (formerly Makisig Network) as a new network provider starting on March 1, 2009.
and form its own satellite TV channel in Asia. It began airing on UHF Channel 23, licensed to Ermita Electronics Corporation, as the Philippines' first UHF TV station fully devoted to re-broadcasting a foreign satellite channel after MTV Asia was started as a music channel in 1992. It was started as the "Next Generation of Music" until it relaunched as Channel [V] (During that time, the actual feed was Channel V Chinese on AsiaSat 1 while the Asian/Indian counterparts were on AsiaSat 2 and Palapa C2, respectively). Channel [V] in the Philippines programmed only few of the English-language shows like the The Ride, Over The Edge, By Demand, and Sigaw Manila (with Filipino artists, locally produced) but aired several of their Mandarin Chinese or Indian counterparts. In 1995, the station launched the first ever Channel V Philippines VJ Hunt for aspiring Filipino VJs; it was won by Melanie Casul, the competition's first and last winner. The channel left UHF 23 on 15 October 1996, when EEC (the owner of the license) turned over to AMCARA Broadcasting Network, an ABS-CBN
affiliate, creating Studio 23
.
officially launched Citynet Television
in August 1995, GMA Network signed a contract with Star TV Network to broadcast selected taped Channel [V] International TV shows from 1995 until its closure in March 1999. This programming made Trey Farley
, Joey Mead
, Amanda Griffin
, Michael Zerrudo and the late Francis Magalona
former VJ-TV hosts of part-Filipino descent
, familiar to Citynet viewers. From 1998 until its closure in March 1999, Asian Top 20 Countdown was the only rebroadcast Channel [V] show.
leased the airtime of Citynet to launch Channel [V] Philippines through EMC, also known as Entertainment Music Channel. Part of the strategy to localize Channel [V] was with programming produced both by Star TV and GMA through Alta Productions and Probe Productions, Inc.. The marketing image was shifted from music to more live-action products. Idents from this time frame used the brackets in the name. It dimensionalized the name Channel [V], making it into an object that could then became an environment for its broadcast design and a stage for live events. Additional shifts in programming occurred at the relaunch, specifically a shift to genre-specific rather than continuous hits, with special graphics for each set. In the middle of 2001, Channel V Philippines shut down due to the intense competition from MTV Philippines
provided by Nation Broadcasting Corporation
, a PLDT
sister company, when PLDT bought a controlling stake in GMA, and Myx
, an ABS-CBN cable music channel. The channel was officially shutdown on July 25, 2001.
and Makisig Network/Herma Group Inc (now known as TV Xtreme Broadcasting Company) announced an agreement to expand Channel [V] in the Philippines and to launch Tagalog-language content geared toward youth audiences, with an emphasis on local VJs, Pinoy music, and local bands and artists. Makisig now included Channel [V] International in its basic tier of cable channels, expanding the reach of the channel to more than 600,000 households across the Philippines. The channel's program mix is 60% Hong Kong satellite feed and 40% local feed versions of the more popular programs. Local content includes local-language and Pinoy music. The channel's creative director is Jose Javier Reyes
.
Makisig continued to expand the reach of Channel [V], moving it down from channel 59 to 25 on SkyCable and adding online content.
On March 26, 2011, [V] Philippines went temporarily off-the-air after its CEO, former Ilocos Sur
representative Ronald Singson
was in jail in Hong Kong
due to possession of illegal drugs. Its international counterpart continues to air for now.
However on April 25, 2011 onwards, Channel V Philippines is now return via Global Destiny Cable
as of this time under Northern Star Production (owned by Gov. Chavit Singson).
STAR TV
Satellite Television Asia Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is headquartered in Hong Kong, with regional offices in mainland China, Taiwan....
and Fox International Channels
Fox International Channels
Fox International Channels is a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, which is a part of Rupert Murdoch's global media conglomerate News Corporation...
, a partnership with TV Xtreme Broadcasting Company (formerly Makisig Network) as a new network provider starting on March 1, 2009.
Debut on UHF 23
Channel [V] was first launched in 1994 in the Philippines, as MTV Asia made the decision to split from STAR TVSTAR TV
Satellite Television Asia Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is headquartered in Hong Kong, with regional offices in mainland China, Taiwan....
and form its own satellite TV channel in Asia. It began airing on UHF Channel 23, licensed to Ermita Electronics Corporation, as the Philippines' first UHF TV station fully devoted to re-broadcasting a foreign satellite channel after MTV Asia was started as a music channel in 1992. It was started as the "Next Generation of Music" until it relaunched as Channel [V] (During that time, the actual feed was Channel V Chinese on AsiaSat 1 while the Asian/Indian counterparts were on AsiaSat 2 and Palapa C2, respectively). Channel [V] in the Philippines programmed only few of the English-language shows like the The Ride, Over The Edge, By Demand, and Sigaw Manila (with Filipino artists, locally produced) but aired several of their Mandarin Chinese or Indian counterparts. In 1995, the station launched the first ever Channel V Philippines VJ Hunt for aspiring Filipino VJs; it was won by Melanie Casul, the competition's first and last winner. The channel left UHF 23 on 15 October 1996, when EEC (the owner of the license) turned over to AMCARA Broadcasting Network, an ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
affiliate, creating Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
.
August 1995
Before GMA NetworkGMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
officially launched Citynet Television
DWDB-TV
DWDB-TV channel 27 was a television station in Metro Manila, owned and operated by the GMA Network, Inc. Originally an independent station, DWDB was the first UHF TV station operated by a major radio-television network...
in August 1995, GMA Network signed a contract with Star TV Network to broadcast selected taped Channel [V] International TV shows from 1995 until its closure in March 1999. This programming made Trey Farley
Trey Farley
Trey Farley is an actor and television presenter.-Early life:Farley's father is English and his mother Filipino...
, Joey Mead
Joey Mead
Joey Mead or Rosa Josefa Mead is an Australian television personality and Model born in the Philippines.-Personal:Mead has a Filipina mother, Josephine del Pilar Mead. Her biological father is of Persian descent. When she was 6, she and her mother settled Adelaide, Australia,with her Australian...
, Amanda Griffin
Amanda Griffin
Amanda Griffin is an English model and television personality in the Philippines. Griffin is the eldest of three children born in Windsor to an English father and a Filipino mother. She spent her childhood growing up in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and in the Philippines, where...
, Michael Zerrudo and the late Francis Magalona
Francis Magalona
Francis Michael Durango Magalona , also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, MC The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipino rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. He was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over to the mainstream...
former VJ-TV hosts of part-Filipino descent
Filipino mestizo
Filipino mestizo is a term used in the Philippines to describe people of mixed Filipino and foreign ancestry. The word mestizo is of Spanish origin, and was originally used in the Americas to only describe people of mixed European and Native American ancestry.- History :Spanish periodThe Spanish...
, familiar to Citynet viewers. From 1998 until its closure in March 1999, Asian Top 20 Countdown was the only rebroadcast Channel [V] show.
December 1999
On December 15, 1999, STAR TVSTAR TV
Satellite Television Asia Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is headquartered in Hong Kong, with regional offices in mainland China, Taiwan....
leased the airtime of Citynet to launch Channel [V] Philippines through EMC, also known as Entertainment Music Channel. Part of the strategy to localize Channel [V] was with programming produced both by Star TV and GMA through Alta Productions and Probe Productions, Inc.. The marketing image was shifted from music to more live-action products. Idents from this time frame used the brackets in the name. It dimensionalized the name Channel [V], making it into an object that could then became an environment for its broadcast design and a stage for live events. Additional shifts in programming occurred at the relaunch, specifically a shift to genre-specific rather than continuous hits, with special graphics for each set. In the middle of 2001, Channel V Philippines shut down due to the intense competition from MTV Philippines
MTV Philippines
MTV Philippines was a 24-hour music/entertainment television network owned by All Youth Channels, Inc., with a partnership with MTV Networks Asia Pacific...
provided by Nation Broadcasting Corporation
Nation Broadcasting Corporation
Nation Broadcasting Corporation is a pioneer radio and TV network operating in the Philippines since 1963. NBC is currently a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.. This station offices and studios are located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City...
, a PLDT
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. PLDT is also the largest company in the Philippines, ranked 1138th in the April 2009 update, and 1080th in the April 2010 update, of Forbes' Global 2000 list...
sister company, when PLDT bought a controlling stake in GMA, and Myx
Myx
myx or MYX is the music channel of ABS-CBN brand and the #1 music channel in the Philippines. It is also a part of Studio 23's program line-up. In 2007, MYX North America was launched in the United States....
, an ABS-CBN cable music channel. The channel was officially shutdown on July 25, 2001.
Channel [V] returns to the Philippines
Eight years later, STAR TVSTAR TV
Satellite Television Asia Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is headquartered in Hong Kong, with regional offices in mainland China, Taiwan....
and Makisig Network/Herma Group Inc (now known as TV Xtreme Broadcasting Company) announced an agreement to expand Channel [V] in the Philippines and to launch Tagalog-language content geared toward youth audiences, with an emphasis on local VJs, Pinoy music, and local bands and artists. Makisig now included Channel [V] International in its basic tier of cable channels, expanding the reach of the channel to more than 600,000 households across the Philippines. The channel's program mix is 60% Hong Kong satellite feed and 40% local feed versions of the more popular programs. Local content includes local-language and Pinoy music. The channel's creative director is Jose Javier Reyes
José Javier Reyes
Jose Javier Reyes is a Filipino writer, director, miscellaneous crew and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which include Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga, Batang PX and Kasal, kasali, kasalo.-References:...
.
Makisig continued to expand the reach of Channel [V], moving it down from channel 59 to 25 on SkyCable and adding online content.
On March 26, 2011, [V] Philippines went temporarily off-the-air after its CEO, former Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital...
representative Ronald Singson
Ronald Singson
Ronald Versoza Singson is a Filipino politician, businessman and concert producer. A son of the patriarch of the Singson political clan Chavit Singson, he served as representative of Ilocos Sur's first district from 2007 to 2010, when he resigned after being convicted for 18 months for drug...
was in jail in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
due to possession of illegal drugs. Its international counterpart continues to air for now.
However on April 25, 2011 onwards, Channel V Philippines is now return via Global Destiny Cable
Global Destiny Cable
Global Destiny Cable is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service. Global Destiny Cable is the 2nd largest cable TV company in the Philippines.- History :...
as of this time under Northern Star Production (owned by Gov. Chavit Singson).
Channel [V] Philippines Programs
Note: Some of the Channel V International programs also air on V Philippines with the V orange logo except from V Philippines produced programs only airs during night time, early morning and during commercials (V light blue logo).Current Shows
- Bente Uno - Countdown show.
- Hits All You Can - is a 30-minute daily program that features various music videos in a mixture of genres such as rock, pop, country, rap, R&B, and OPM. There will be a theme for every episode to spice up the show with the host providing trivia on the artists' music videos and news on the artists.
- V Tunes Pinas (replaces Bahasa and JK Pop from parent feed) – The music on this show is entirely Filipino/Pinoy.
- V'd Out - Get to know more about your favorite TV, movie, and media personalities through their five favorite music videos. Vd Out challenges your idols to choose the music videos that has made an impact in their lives or remains a staple on their iPods playlist.
- In Command - a 30-minute, 3-times weekly program where the viewers control the songs played.
- Backtrack Pinas - a 30-minute old OPM and International music video from the past.
- Sound Reel
- Dyip Ni Juan
Previous Shows
- PopKorn - A look at everything about pop culture: what is hip, trendy, new, popular, famous, and even the "corn" (like corny, cornball, hackneyed, dull), providing the viewers with a balanced discussion on what is hot and what is not in the entertainment world.
- Scene and Heard Philippines - Predecessor to V Scene.
- V Tunes Pinas Live - 30 minutes of entirely live Filipino/Pinoy content.
- Circuit TV was a television version of the magazine, with similar look, feel, and content. It additionally consisted of four sections also coming from the magazine: Circuit Breaker, Circadian, The Grid and Circuit Training.
- V Buzz - was a showbiz entertainment opinion show.
- V Trends - A look at pop culture hosted by Tim Yap.
- V Life - Hosted by Claudine Trillo, this program features noted and larger–than–life personalities who work hard to stay on top of their game, but enjoy their perks of their hard–earned success.
- V Scene - A look at events and nightlife in Manila.
- Encore - A look at live music.
- Boys Night Out - A TV adaptation of the nightly radio program by the same name hosted by Slick Rick, Sam YG, and Tony Toni. With interviews and comedy.
- Filipino Poker Tour - A poker tournament played in Manila with Filipino players.
- The G Spot
Channel [V] Philippines executives
- Governor Luis "Chavit" Singson - Owner Northern Star Production (Channel V Philippines)
- Rommel Singson - Channel Head
- Cora Dacong - Over All In-Charge of Production
- Arnel Balauro - Production Manager
- Jed Velasco - Events Head, Sales/Advertising
- Francis Quilantang - Production Head
- Joanna Cayanan - Head Writer
- Kimm Hadap - Events and Marketing Coordinator
- Kerstie Sorbito - Writer
- Angela Realica - Marketing
- Josh Garcia - Marketing
Former VJs and Program hosts
- Trey FarleyTrey FarleyTrey Farley is an actor and television presenter.-Early life:Farley's father is English and his mother Filipino...
- Joey MeadJoey MeadJoey Mead or Rosa Josefa Mead is an Australian television personality and Model born in the Philippines.-Personal:Mead has a Filipina mother, Josephine del Pilar Mead. Her biological father is of Persian descent. When she was 6, she and her mother settled Adelaide, Australia,with her Australian...
- Melanie Casul
- Amanda GriffinAmanda GriffinAmanda Griffin is an English model and television personality in the Philippines. Griffin is the eldest of three children born in Windsor to an English father and a Filipino mother. She spent her childhood growing up in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and in the Philippines, where...
- Francis MagalonaFrancis MagalonaFrancis Michael Durango Magalona , also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, MC The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipino rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. He was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over to the mainstream...
† - Mike Zerrudo
- Brad TurveyBrad TurveyBrad Turvey was a Filipino actor and video jockey of Channel [V] International.-Early life:Brad Turvey and his twin brother Greg Turvey were born on 10 March 1978 in Hong Kong to a late Scottish Australian father and a Chinese mother who grew up in Australia. Brad and Greg Turvey grew up in...
- Maxine Mamba
- Alvin Pulga
- Georgina WilsonGeorgina WilsonGeorgina Wilson is a Filipina-British model and VJ. She was a judge on ABS-CBN's Showtime for seven weeks before getting evicted.- Television :-External links:...
- Solenn HeussaffSolenn HeussaffSolenn Marie Adea Heussaff is a French-Filipina VJ, actress, TV Host, model, singer, fashion designer, painter,, and professional make-up artist. She was one of the official castaways of Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown which aired from August 30 to December 3, 2010 on GMA Network...
- Marc NelsonMarc Nelson (actor)Marc Saw Nelson , better known as Marc Nelson is a television host and model mostly credited for being one of Philippine television's most visible and prominent personalities...
(The Bro Code) - Claudine Trillo (V Life)
- JR Issac (Circuit TV)
- Maike EversMaike EversMaike Evers is a fashion model and former MTV VJ born and raised in Australia to a German father and a Filipino mother. Evers is one of the more recognizable faces in the world of modeling in Asia, particularly in Southeast Asia and in China...
(Filipino Poker Tour) - Geoff Rodriguez (Filipino Poker Tour)
- Tim Yap (V Trends)
- Slick Rick (Boys Night Out)
- Sam YG (Boys Night Out)
- Tony Toni (Boys Night Out)
- DJ Vince G (The G Spot)
See also
- Channel VChannel VChannel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
- MTV PhilippinesMTV PhilippinesMTV Philippines was a 24-hour music/entertainment television network owned by All Youth Channels, Inc., with a partnership with MTV Networks Asia Pacific...
- myxMyxmyx or MYX is the music channel of ABS-CBN brand and the #1 music channel in the Philippines. It is also a part of Studio 23's program line-up. In 2007, MYX North America was launched in the United States....
- Citynet TelevisionDWDB-TVDWDB-TV channel 27 was a television station in Metro Manila, owned and operated by the GMA Network, Inc. Originally an independent station, DWDB was the first UHF TV station operated by a major radio-television network...
- Makisig NetworkMakisig NetworkTV Xtreme Broadcasting Company is an entertainment channel owned by horseowner-businessman Hermie Esguerra through Herma Group, Inc. The network's studios were located at 89 Timog Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City....