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Kapamilya Channel
Kapamilya Channel (lit. 'Family member channel') is a 24-hour Filipino pay television channel owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Its headquarters is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City and serves as the flagship television channel under the ABS-CBN media brand.
Kapamilya Channel launched on June 13, 2020, replacing the free-to-air ABS-CBN after its broadcast renewal franchise expired on May 5, 2020, and the eventual denial on July 10, 2020. The channel airs a mix of ABS-CBN programs, including those that aired before and after its launch.
Kapamilya Channel is available through most cable providers affiliated with the Philippine Cable and Telecommunications Association (PCTA), including ABS-CBN's Sky Cable, Converge ICT's Vision, and Streamtech's Planet Cable. It is also accessible via direct broadcast satellite television service providers such as Sky Direct (until June 30, 2020 under Sky Cable due to franchise expiration; following Converge and Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited's acquisition and subsequent reactivation of Sky Direct, it eventually returned to its line-up in 2025), G Sat, and, since October 21, 2020, through Cignal and SatLite. Since April 15, 2024, Kapamilya Channel is also being carried by free-to-air television network AllTV2 through a blocktime agreement (later brand licensing agreement from January 2, 2026) with Advanced Media Broadcasting System.
ABS-CBN Corporation continued to produce and distribute content during the congressional deliberations on its franchise renewal application. The cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission applied specifically to ABS-CBN's free-to-air television and radio stations. On July 10, 2020, the House of Representatives voted 70–11 against renewing the franchise application.
The network streams live content and makes most of its shows available on the streaming service iWantTFC. On August 1, 2020, the network launched the Kapamilya Online Live service, which livestreams some content from Kapamilya Channel and Jeepney TV on Facebook and YouTube. While the network is available only in the Philippines, most local programs are accessible via ABS-CBN's international subscription service, The Filipino Channel, through cable, satellite, internet, and IPTV.
Similar to the pre-pandemic free-to-air operations of the former ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel operates 24/7 on pay TV. During Holy Week in the Philippines, the channel pauses broadcasting from 12:00 am to 06:00 am (UTC +8) on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Black Saturday. While for its free-to-air simulcast on All TV, it operates daily Mondays to Fridays from 5:30 am to 11:15 pm (PST), Saturdays from 5:30 am to 12:00 am of the next day (PST), and Sundays from 6:00 am to 12:45 am of the next day (PST). The Three O'Clock Prayer (Filipino: Panalangin sa Ikatlo ng Hapon) is also shown during afternoon time slots.
Kapamilya Channel features programming that previously aired or was scheduled to air on ABS-CBN before the suspension of its operations, which followed the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon and the issuance of a cease and desist order. Programs included the noontime variety shows It's Showtime and ASAP, the morning talk show Magandang Buhay, and drama series such as FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, Love Thy Woman, and A Soldier's Heart. Two original public service programs, Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan? hosted by Judy Ann Santos, and Iba 'Yan hosted by Angel Locsin, premiered on Kapamilya Channel and concluded in 2021.
Initially, TV Patrol and other news and current affairs programs were not broadcast on Kapamilya Channel, despite earlier reports. Until July 24, 2020, TV Patrol was available only on TeleRadyo (now as DZMM TeleRadyo), ANC, and Cine Mo!, and through online streaming on the ABS-CBN News Facebook page and YouTube channel. On July 27, 2020, The World Tonight, ANC's late-night English newscast, began airing on Kapamilya Channel, marking the first time since 1999 that both TV Patrol and The World Tonight were broadcast on the same channel.
Kapamilya Channel
Kapamilya Channel (lit. 'Family member channel') is a 24-hour Filipino pay television channel owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Its headquarters is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City and serves as the flagship television channel under the ABS-CBN media brand.
Kapamilya Channel launched on June 13, 2020, replacing the free-to-air ABS-CBN after its broadcast renewal franchise expired on May 5, 2020, and the eventual denial on July 10, 2020. The channel airs a mix of ABS-CBN programs, including those that aired before and after its launch.
Kapamilya Channel is available through most cable providers affiliated with the Philippine Cable and Telecommunications Association (PCTA), including ABS-CBN's Sky Cable, Converge ICT's Vision, and Streamtech's Planet Cable. It is also accessible via direct broadcast satellite television service providers such as Sky Direct (until June 30, 2020 under Sky Cable due to franchise expiration; following Converge and Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited's acquisition and subsequent reactivation of Sky Direct, it eventually returned to its line-up in 2025), G Sat, and, since October 21, 2020, through Cignal and SatLite. Since April 15, 2024, Kapamilya Channel is also being carried by free-to-air television network AllTV2 through a blocktime agreement (later brand licensing agreement from January 2, 2026) with Advanced Media Broadcasting System.
ABS-CBN Corporation continued to produce and distribute content during the congressional deliberations on its franchise renewal application. The cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission applied specifically to ABS-CBN's free-to-air television and radio stations. On July 10, 2020, the House of Representatives voted 70–11 against renewing the franchise application.
The network streams live content and makes most of its shows available on the streaming service iWantTFC. On August 1, 2020, the network launched the Kapamilya Online Live service, which livestreams some content from Kapamilya Channel and Jeepney TV on Facebook and YouTube. While the network is available only in the Philippines, most local programs are accessible via ABS-CBN's international subscription service, The Filipino Channel, through cable, satellite, internet, and IPTV.
Similar to the pre-pandemic free-to-air operations of the former ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel operates 24/7 on pay TV. During Holy Week in the Philippines, the channel pauses broadcasting from 12:00 am to 06:00 am (UTC +8) on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Black Saturday. While for its free-to-air simulcast on All TV, it operates daily Mondays to Fridays from 5:30 am to 11:15 pm (PST), Saturdays from 5:30 am to 12:00 am of the next day (PST), and Sundays from 6:00 am to 12:45 am of the next day (PST). The Three O'Clock Prayer (Filipino: Panalangin sa Ikatlo ng Hapon) is also shown during afternoon time slots.
Kapamilya Channel features programming that previously aired or was scheduled to air on ABS-CBN before the suspension of its operations, which followed the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon and the issuance of a cease and desist order. Programs included the noontime variety shows It's Showtime and ASAP, the morning talk show Magandang Buhay, and drama series such as FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, Love Thy Woman, and A Soldier's Heart. Two original public service programs, Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan? hosted by Judy Ann Santos, and Iba 'Yan hosted by Angel Locsin, premiered on Kapamilya Channel and concluded in 2021.
Initially, TV Patrol and other news and current affairs programs were not broadcast on Kapamilya Channel, despite earlier reports. Until July 24, 2020, TV Patrol was available only on TeleRadyo (now as DZMM TeleRadyo), ANC, and Cine Mo!, and through online streaming on the ABS-CBN News Facebook page and YouTube channel. On July 27, 2020, The World Tonight, ANC's late-night English newscast, began airing on Kapamilya Channel, marking the first time since 1999 that both TV Patrol and The World Tonight were broadcast on the same channel.