2024 in Philippine television

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The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2024. 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
  • Aniplus Asia and K-Plus have ceased its broadcast in the Philippines by Cignal and SatLite due to the termination of contract agreement between Omnicontent Management, Inc. (the exclusive Philippine pay TV distributor) and Plus Media Networks, Pte. Ltd. as they failed to agree on the terms and conditions for the renewal of its channel carriage.
  • Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media terminated Advanced Media Broadcasting System's All TV on BEAM TV's digital subchannel line-up via Channel 31 due to the expiration of its licensing agreement with the network. Meanwhile, the network continued to air on VHF Channel 2 (analog) and UHF channel 16 (digital), Cignal, G Sat, Sky Cable and other cable and satellite providers, while BEAM TV launched Blast Sports on their digital subchannel line-up on January 17.
  • Cignal terminated three channels: MTV 90s, MTV Live and Outdoor Channel on its line-up due to the expiration of Cignal's contract with the said networks. Meanwhile, MTV 90s, MTV Live and Outdoor Channel continued to air on Cablelink, Sky Cable and other cable and satellite providers.
  • G Sat terminated six channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific: Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, Cinemax, CNN International, HBO and WarnerTV as they failed to agree on the terms and conditions for the renewal of its channel carriage; however, they are set to return on April 3. Meanwhile, Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, CNN International, Cinemax, HBO and WarnerTV continued to air via Cignal, Cablelink, Sky Cable and other cable and satellite providers.
• January 2 - Cignal terminated Telenovela Channel on its line-up due to the expiration of their contract with the said network. Meanwhile, the channel continued to air on Sky Cable and other cable and satellite providers until its closure on March 1.
• January 5 - The lawyers of TVJ Productions were served the December 22, 2023 decision of the Marikina City Regional Trial Court Branch 273 ordered GMA Network and TAPE Inc. to stop infringing upon the trademarks to the variety show, Eat Bulaga!.^[1][2] The decision resolved a copyright infringement and unfair competition complaint filed against TAPE and GMA, which continued to use the title even after the original hosts Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon and other hosts left the show on May 31, 2023. This development paved the way for TVJ Productions to resume the use of the title and drop the interim title E.A.T. on January 6. On the same day, GMA Network and TAPE Inc. debuted their new noontime show Tahanang Pinakamasaya.^[3][4]
• January 6 - ABS-CBN Entertainment officially renamed to ABS-CBN Studios.^[5]
• January 15 - After 22 years, GMA Network's primetime evening block "GMA Telebabad" formally renamed to "GMA Prime" in conjunction with the back-to-back premiere of Love. Die. Repeat. and Asawa ng Asawa Ko on its respective time slots.^[6]
• January 18 - I-Witness celebrated its 25th anniversary on Philippine television.
• January 20 - Lance Aceron of Quezon City was hailed as the first ever Mr. Cutie: Boys Got Talent Grand Winner on Eat Bulaga!.
• January 22
  • One Sports (owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation, a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings under PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund) has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through channel 41 (digital), cable and satellite providers at exactly 8:00 a.m. after 23 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3). On March 15, the channel and RPTV (owned and operated by TV5 Network, Inc. and Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network) launched their respective high-definition feeds on Cignal TV.^{[citation needed]}
  • Most of SMNI's free TV and radio broadcasting operations from Sonshine Media Network International including channels 39 and 43 and Sonshine Radio 1026 AM KHz in Mega Manila signed off the air due to the indefinite suspension of the National Telecommunications Commission, citing the network's failure to comply with an earlier order.^[7]
• January 23 - The Government of the Philippines (Presidential Communications Operations Office) through the subchannel of People's Television Network launched Congress TV on channel 14 (digital) replacing RTVMalacañang.
• January 27
  • Rea Gen Villareal of Caloocan City proclaimed as Tawag ng Tanghalan Year 7 Grand Champion on It's Showtime.^[8]
  • The Boobay and Tekla Show celebrated its 5th anniversary on Philippine television.
• January 28 - The Government of the Philippines, under the Marcos administration, officially launched the Bagong Pilipinas Digibox during the Bagong Pilipinas kick-off rally. Coinciding with the launch, the government urged Filipinos to switched to digital terrestrial television as the transition period is now moving ahead.^[9]
• January 31
  • After nearly 9 years of broadcasting, CNN Philippines ended its operations at 10:00 p.m. as Nine Media Corporation and CNN decided not to renew their license agreement due to financial losses as well as poor ratings of the network and loss of advertisers' support.^[10] On February 1, Radio Philippines Network rebranded as RPTV, jointly owned and operated by TV5 Network that featured programs from TV5 and One Sports. Pursuant to airtime lease agreement between MediaQuest Holdings, Cignal TV and Radio Philippines Network, RPTV became the new official broadcaster of the Philippine Basketball Association.^[11][12] A2Z continued to air the Philippine Basketball Association until February 11 and after this, ZOE Broadcasting Network ended the broadcasting rights to that association after 3 months of broadcast, which had been assigned by TV5 Network on October 17, 2023.^[13][14]
  • Solar Learning terminated on Cablelink and other cable and satellite providers due to pull-out from the satellite broadcast dish provider's line-up. Meanwhile, the network continued to air on digital terrestrial broadcast via Southern Broadcasting Network through their subchannel lineup.

February

• February 1
  • Cignal celebrated its 15th anniversary as a Philippine satellite television and IPTV provider.
  • TV5 Network terminated One PH on their digital subchannel line-up via Channel 18 after three years and 8 months and was replaced by RPTV. Meanwhile, the channel continued to air on Cignal and SatLite.
• February 2 - People's Television Network celebrated its 50th anniversary of television broadcasting.
• February 4 - As part of their 29th anniversary, ABS-CBN's noontime musical variety show ASAP Natin 'To 29 resumed their studio audience after almost 4 years on behind closed door productions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines in 2020.
• February 10 - Christian Era Broadcasting Service International, the religious broadcast media arm of the Iglesia ni Cristo, celebrated its 55th anniversary of religious broadcasting on radio and 41st year in television.
• February 14 - TV Patrol Weekend celebrated its 20th anniversary on Philippine television.
• February 15
  • Cablelink launched seven channels owned by Creative Programs, Inc. (a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation) on their line-up: ANC, Cinema One, Cine Mo!, Jeepney TV, Metro Channel, Myx and TeleRadyo Serbisyo.
  • Converge Vision launched two channels owned by Creative Programs, Inc. (a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation) on their line-up: ANC and TeleRadyo Serbisyo.^[15]
  • G Sat terminated three channels: Fox News and Paramount Network on its line-up due to the expiration of G Sat's contract with the said networks while Daystar TV on its line up due to pull-out from the satellite broadcast dish provider's line-up. Meanwhile, Fox News continued to air on Cignal, Sky Cable and other cable providers via distributor Omnicontent Management while Paramount Network continue to air on Cignal until its closure on April 1. In addition, G Sat launched three channels on their line-up: ANC, RJTV, and TeleRadyo Serbisyo.
• February 22
  • Blast TV launched Setanta Sports on their linear channel line-up.
  • Sky Cable continued its cable television service after Lopez Holdings Corporation (ABS-CBN Corporation) and PLDT's Beneficial Trust Fund (MediaQuest Holdings) decided not to push through with the sale of Sky Cable.^[16] It was previously announced for a shutdown on February 27 at 12:00 m.n. after 32 years and a month, following its transition into internet service provider due to the PLDT-SKY acquisition deal, which disclosed by the Philippine Competition Commission and allowed the transaction to proceed on January 22.^[17][18]
• February 25 - Tutok 13 celebrated its 5th anniversary on Philippine television.

March

• March 1 - After 12 years and 5 months, Telenovela Channel has ceased broadcast by Beginnings at Twenty Plus, Inc. due to permanent discontinuation of its telecast by the content provider.^[19]
• March 5 - After over 20 years, Pampanga-based local/regional cable TV channel PEP TV has ceased broadcast by Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited (an affiliate of Converge ICT) due to financial difficulties.^{[citation needed]}
• March 8 - Weekday noontime programming at GMA Network reverted to its direct control after the abrupt end of the blocktime agreement with TAPE Inc. that lasted for 29 years and two months. This came on the heels of the sudden conclusion of TAPE's Tahanang Pinakamasaya because of its failure to pay GMA a ₱57 million in blocktime fees over a period of eight months, coinciding with the departure of the original hosts of Eat Bulaga! from their partnership with the Jalosjos-owned production company.^[20][21][22]
• March 15 - 24 Oras celebrated its 20th anniversary on Philippine television.^[23]
• March 20 - ABS-CBN Studios and GMA Network, Inc. extended their collaboration for the broadcasting of its long-running noontime show It’s Showtime on the main channel on April 6.
• March 25–27 - Eat Bulaga! aired its annual "Lenten Drama Specials" for the first time since 2019, as part of the festivities for its 45th anniversary. This edition resumed production following the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, which caused a hiatus in 2020. Notably, it marked their debut on TV5 and was produced by TVJ Productions. Furthermore, it was the first time the special program aired via simulcast on RPTV, since Radio Philippines Network ended in 1988.
• March 28–30
  • TeleRadyo Serbisyo, including its radio counterpart (both owned by owned by Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation and operated by Media Serbisyo Production Corporation, a joint venture between Prime Media Holdings (through subsidiary Philippine Collective Media Corporation) and ABS-CBN Corporation) went off-air for the first time after 4 years since the English-language ABS-CBN News Channel along with simultaneous telecast of ABS-CBN-owned TeleRadyo aired the Holy Week special programming every Easter Triduum from 2020 to 2023.
  • TV5 (signed-off on March 29, Good Friday), One Sports (owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation, a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings under PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund) and RPTV (owned and operated by TV5 Network, Inc. and Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network) went off-air in the observance of Holy Week, while One News, One PH and Sari-Sari Channel broadcast a Holy Week special programming.
  • The Healing Eucharist aired its special liturgical masses during the Paschal Triduum for this year. The Holy Week Masses taped at the ABS-CBN Chapel of the Annunciation, instead from the normal studio used in the past years, and it was broadcast simultaneously for three days on cable TV via Kapamilya Channel and Metro Channel, online via Kapamilya Online Live, The Healing Eucharist Facebook page and YouTube channel and iWantTFC, and on free-to-air via A2Z (where the network has a right of first refusal to carry as part of a programming agreement with ABS-CBN Corporation along with SVD-Mission Communications Foundation's Seven Last Words, due to the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide's ownership).
• March 29
  • SVD-Mission Communications Foundation's Seven Last Words officially resumed its live broadcast with live audiences after 2 years of pre-recorded due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and the lapsed of ABS-CBN's broadcast franchise in 2020 that led to the network's shutdown, and was broadcast simultaneously on cable TV via Kapamilya Channel and Metro Channel, online via iWantTFC, and on free-to-air via A2Z (MCFI's director Fr. Bel San Luis later acknowledged Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide and ZOE Broadcasting Network founder Eddie Villanueva during the special program's closing message, as the church's channel ownership also refused to carry Catholic liturgical masses during the Paschal Triduum due to their programming agreement with ABS-CBN Corporation).
  • The Dominican Fathers of the Philippines' Siete Palabras had its live broadcast with live audiences held at the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City and other locations affiliated with the Dominican Fathers throughout Luzon (including the University of Santo Tomas in Manila and the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag in Manaoag, Pangasinan), and was broadcast on television via GMA Network (selected GMA Regional TV stations in Visayas and Mindanao were pre-empted and replaced with their own local versions) for the 16th year and on radio via Radyo Veritas in Metro Manila as well as other Catholic Media Network affiliated stations nationwide.

April

• April 1
  • Three beIN Sports linear channels have ceased broadcast in the Philippines on G Sat and Sky Cable due to the planned restructuring content of beIN Media Group as part of the company's continuing efforts focusing on its streaming services through beIN Sports Connect in the region.^[24]
  • After three years and one month, Paramount Network Asia has ceased broadcast across Southeast Asia (including the Philippines) due to the planned restructuring content of Paramount Networks EMEAA (a unit of Paramount International Networks owned by Paramount Global) as part of the upcoming launch of their own streaming services in the region through both Paramount+ and Pluto TV (in the Philippines, however for Paramount+ launched as a content hub on TAP DMV's own streaming service Blast TV instead).
• April 3 - G Sat returned six channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific on their line-up: Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, Cinemax Asia, CNN International, HBO and WarnerTV after three months-long termination also due to the provider's expired contract. In addition, G Sat launched TAP DMV's Premier Sports 2 on their line-up in high-definition while Fox News returned its broadcast on their line-up with a new channel assignment after a month of halt broadcast on its provider.
• April 5 - Cignal terminated two channels on their line-up: CinemaWorld and Gem on its line-up due to the expiration of Cignal's contract with the said networks. Meanwhile, CinemaWorld continued to air on Cablelink, Sky Cable and other cable providers via distributor Omnicontent Management while Gem continued to air on Sky Cable and other cable and satellite providers via distributor Asian Cable Communications.
• April 15 - All TV began its simulcast of Jeepney TV programs under Jeepney TV sa All TV with the official launch of the said programming block, as well as the simulcast of the flagship newscast TV Patrol, making the return of ABS-CBN programs on the terrestrial television after almost 4 years to the Shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting in 2020. Pursuant to content agreement between ABS-CBN Corporation and Advanced Media Broadcasting System on April 23, the official launch of ALL TV with the said programming block commenced on May 13.^[25]
• April 16 - Sky Cable terminated 13 channels on their line-up: ABP News, Da Vinci Kids, Fashion TV, Good Times, NDTV India, Outdoor Channel, Star Bharat, Star Gold, Star Plus, Zee Anmol, Zee Cinema, Zee Punjabi and Zee TV on its line-up. Meanwhile, ABP News, Star Bharat, Star Gold and Star Plus continued to air on Cablelink, while Da Vinci Kids continued to air on G Sat, and Fashion TV continued to air on Cignal and streamed on iWantTFC.^[26]
• April 20 - Kim Hewitt of Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental emerged as the grand champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids season 2.^[27]

Upcoming

April

May

• May 1 - Cignal and SatLite will terminate Rock Action on its line-up due to the expiration of their contract with the said network. Meanwhile, the channel continued to air on Cablelink, G Sat, Sky Cable and other cable and satellite providers.

June

• June 1 - Reporter's Notebook will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Philippine television.
• June 12 - Cinema One, the Philippines' leading Pinoy movie pay TV channel, will celebrate its 30th anniversary of broadcasting in cable television.

July

• July 30 - Eat Bulaga! will celebrate its 45th anniversary on Philippine television.

October

• October 1 - CBN Asia will celebrate its 30th anniversary of television production.
• October 24 - It's Showtime will celebrate its 15th anniversary on Philippine television.

November

• November 7 - Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Philippine television.

December

• December 6 - Unang Hirit, the Philippines' longest-running morning news broadcasting and talk show, will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Philippine television.

Unknown (dates)

• Philippine Collective Media Corporation plans to launch a national television network in collaboration with several other content providers including ABS-CBN Corporation (where PCMC's owner Martin Romualdez, who is Leyte 1st District Representative and House Majority Floor Leader, voted one of the 70 representatives to reject the network's renewal broadcast franchise on July 10, 2020).^[28]
• TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation is set to launch and distribute Paramount+ as a content hub on the Blast TV service in June after the latter signed content licensing and distribution agreement with Paramount Global Content Distribution.^[29]
• Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific is set to rebrand the HBO Go service as Max in the Southeast Asian region.^[30]

Debuts

Major networks

A2Z

The following are programs that debuted on A2Z:

Upcoming

• May 13: High Street

Re-runs

GMA

The following are programs that debuted on GMA Network:

Upcoming

• May 6: Eclipse of the Heart
• May 11: Running Man Philippines (season 2)

No definite date

• A Lifetime With You^[32]
• Agency^[32]
• Ang Prinsesa ng City Jail
• Beauty Newbie^[32]
• Curtain Call^[32]
• Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre
• Forever Young
• Hidden Love^[32]
• Mga Batang Riles
• Pulang Araw
• Royal Doctor^[32]
• Shining Inheritance (Philippine adaptation)
• Stealer: The Treasure Keeper^[32]
• The Clash (season 6)^[33]
• The Heavenly Idol^[32]
• The Voice Kids (season 6)
• The Voice of the Philippines (season 3)
• Widows' War

Re-runs

TV5

The following are programs that debuted on TV5:

Upcoming

• May 13: High Street

No definite date

• Da Pers Family

Re-runs

Notes
^ ^a Originally aired on Kapamilya Channel
^ ^b Originally aired on A2Z

State-owned networks

PTV

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

Upcoming

• May 5: Eat's Fun
• May 11: Artsy Craftsy

IBC

The following are programs that debuted on IBC:

Minor networks

The following are programs that debuted on minor networks:

Re-runs

Notes

1. ^ ^a Originally aired on ABS-CBN
2. ^ ^b Originally aired on TV5
3. ^ ^c Originally aired on Cine Mo!
4. ^ ^d Originally aired on Yey!
5. ^ ^e Originally aired on Jeepney TV
6. ^ ^f Originally aired on Kapamilya Channel
7. ^ ^g Originally aired on A2Z

Other channels

The following are programs that debuted on other channels:

Upcoming

• May 10: The B Side on Cinema One
• May 11: Running Man Philippines (season 2) on Pinoy Hits
• May 13: High Street on Jeepney TV and Kapamilya Channel
• May 16: Round Table with Roby on One News
• June: Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11 on Kapamilya Channel

No definite date

• A Lifetime With You, The Clash, Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre, Pulang Araw, The Voice Kids (season 6), The Voice of the Philippines (season 3) and Widows' War on GTV and Pinoy Hits
• It's Okay to Not Be Okay (Philippine adaptation) and Pamilya Sagrado on Kapamilya Channel
• Shining Inheritance (Philippine adaptation) on Pinoy Hits

Re-runs

Upcoming

• May 4: Count Your Lucky Stars on Kapamilya Channel
• May 6: Voltes V: Legacy on Pinoy Hits

• Notes

1. ^ ^a Originally aired on ABS-CBN
2. ^ ^b Originally aired on GMA
3. ^ ^c Originally aired on TV5
4. ^ ^d Originally aired on Cine Mo!
5. ^ ^e Originally aired on Yey!
6. ^ ^f Originally aired on S+A (now defunct)
7. ^ ^g Originally aired on GMA News TV (now GTV)
8. ^ ^h Originally aired on Jeepney TV
9. ^ ⁱ Originally aired on Sari-Sari Channel
10. ^ ^j Originally aired on Hero (now defunct)
11. ^ ^k Originally aired on ETC (now Solar Flix)
12. ^ ^l Originally aired on Jack TV (now defunct)
13. ^ ^m Originally aired on 2nd Avenue (now defunct)
14. ^ ⁿ Originally aired on CT (now defunct)
15. ^ ^o Originally aired on Studio 23 (now defunct)
16. ^ ^p Originally aired on Q (now GTV)
17. ^ ^q Originally aired on RPN (now RPTV)
18. ^ ^r Originally aired on Fox Filipino (now defunct)
19. ^ ^s Originally aired on Kapamilya Channel
20. ^ ^t Originally aired on Metro Channel
21. ^ ^u Originally aired on Asianovela Channel (now defunct)
22. ^ ^v Originally aired on NBN (now PTV)
23. ^ ^w Originally aired on Knowledge Channel
24. ^ ^x Originally aired on CNN Philippines (now defunct)
25. ^ ^y Originally aired on A2Z
26. ^ ^z Originally aired on GTV
27. ^ ^aa Originally aired on IBC
28. ^ ^ab Originally aired on ABC (now TV5)
29. ^ ^ac Originally aired on TeleAsia Channel (now defunct)
30. ^ ^ad Originally aired on One Screen (now defunct)
31. ^ ^ae Originally aired on Colours (now defunct)
32. ^ ^af Originally aired on Solar Flix
33. ^ ^ag Originally aired on PTV
34. ^ ^ah Originally aired on BuKo Channel

Video streaming services

The following are programs that debuted on video streaming services:

No definite date

Returning or renamed programs

Major networks

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Channel	Return date
Kapuso Primetime Cinema	2016 (as Monday-Thursday Edition)	Same (as weeknight Edition)	GMA / Pinoy Hits	January 1
E.A.T.	2024	Eat Bulaga!	TV5 / BuKo Channel / CNN Philippines / RPTV	January 6
Jose & Maria's Bonggang Villa	2022	Same (season 2)	GMA / Pinoy Hits	January 20
Linlang	2006 (GMA)	Same (2023 edition)	A2Z / Jeepney TV / Kapamilya Channel / TV5	January 22
Wanted sa Radyo	2019 (AksyonTV)	Same	TV5 / RPTV	February 1 (RPTV) February 21 (TV5)
Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis	2023	Same (season 2)	GMA / Pinoy Hits	February 4
The Voice Teens	2020	Same (season 3)	A2Z / Kapamilya Channel / TV5	February 17
American Idol	2019 (ETC)	Same (season 22)	TV5	March 31
Mga Kwento ni Marc Logan	2017 (ABS-CBN)	Top 5: Mga Kwentong Marc Logan	TV5 / One PH	April 6
Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko	2024	Same (season 3)	GMA / Pinoy Hits
Aksyon sa Tanghali	2020	Frontline Express	TV5	April 8
Running Man Philippines	2022	Same (season 2)	GMA / Pinoy Hits	May 11
Senior High	2024	High Street	A2Z / Jeepney TV / Kapamilya Channel / TV5	May 13
Wowowin	2023 (All TV)	TBA	TV5	TBA
The Clash	2023	Same (season 6)	GMA / GTV / Pinoy Hits
The Voice Kids	2023 (A2Z / Kapamilya Channel / TV5)
The Voice of the Philippines	2015 (ABS-CBN)	Same (season 3)
Encantadia	2017	Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre

State-owned networks

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Channel	Return date
Serbisyo Muna	2008 (NBN)	Same	PTV	January 27

Minor networks

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Channel	Return date
Hataw Balita Pilipinas	2024	Hataw Balita Ngayon	UNTV	February 5
Pasada Balita	2023	Same	Aliw 23	March 4

Other channels

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Channel	Return date
Negosyo Goals	2023 (All TV)	Same (season 3)	GTV	February 11
Buena Manong Balita (Dobol B TV)	2021	Same		February 12
UAAP Men's & Women's Volleyball	2023	Same (season 86)	One Sports / UAAP Varsity Channel	February 17
Premier Volleyball League	2023 (as season 6 "second All-Filipino Conference")	Same (season 7: "All-Filipino Conference"; season 20 as Shakey's V-League)	One Sports / One Sports+ / RPTV	February 20
Philippine Basketball Association	2024 (as "Commissioner's Cup")	Same (season 48: "Philippine Cup")	PBA Rush / RPTV	February 28
MBC Network News	2024	MBC TV Network News	DZRH TV	March 4
Garantisadong Balita	2020 (TeleRadyo)	Radyo 630 Balita	TeleRadyo Serbisyo
Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Kuwatro Weekend	2020 (DZMM TeleRadyo)	Yan Tayo		March 9
Kape at Salita	2021 (TeleRadyo)	Sunny Side Up		March 10
PBA D-League	2023 (One Sports)	Same (season 11: "Aspirant's Cup")	PBA Rush / RPTV	March 14
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League	2023	Same (season 6)	Media Pilipinas TV (MPTV) / One PH	April 6
NCAA Women's Volleyball		Same (season 99)	GTV	April 7
Pinoy Big Brother	2022	Same (Gen 11)	Kapamilya Channel	June

Video streaming services

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Service	Return date

Programs transferring networks

Major networks

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to
January 6	Eat Bulaga!	—	GMA	TV5
March 31	American Idol	22	ETC (now SolarFlix)
April 6	Mga Kwento ni Marc Logan	—	ABS-CBN	TV5 (as Top 5: Mga Kwentong Marc Logan)

State-owned networks

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to

Minor networks

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to

Other channels

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to
February 1	Wanted sa Radyo	—	AksyonTV (now One Sports)	RPTV
February 11	Negosyo Goals	3	All TV	GTV

Video streaming services

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to

Milestone episodes

The following shows made their Milestone episodes in 2024:

Show	Network	Episode #	Episode title	Episode air date
Rated Korina	A2Z / Kapamilya Channel / TV5	1,000th	"1,000th Episode"	January 6
Senior High	A2Z / Jeepney TV / Kapamilya Channel / TV5	100th	"Sacrifice"	January 12
Tadhana	GMA / Pinoy Hits	300th	"Pinaasa (Part 2)"	January 13
Face 2 Face	TV5 / One PH	200th	"Aswang"	January 26
TiktoClock	GMA	400th	"400th Episode"	February 14
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho	GMA / GTV / Pinoy Hits	1,000th	"1,000th Episode"	February 25
Can't Buy Me Love	A2Z / Jeepney TV / Kapamilya Channel / TV5	100th	"Dig Deeper"	March 1
Fast Talk with Boy Abunda	GMA / Pinoy Hits	300th	"300th Episode"	March 20
Black Rider	GMA / GTV / Pinoy Hits	100th	"Sugod Na"	March 22
Amazing Earth	GMA / Pinoy Hits	300th	"300th Episode"	April 5
FPJ's Batang Quiapo	A2Z / Kapamilya Channel / TV5		"Ex-Convict"	April 11
Abot-Kamay na Pangarap	GMA / Pinoy Hits	500th	"Hawahan"	April 17

Finales

Major networks

A2Z

The following are programs that ended on A2Z:

Scheduled

• May 10: Can't Buy Me Love

Stopped airing

Program	Last airing	Resumed airing	Reason

GMA

The following are programs that ended on GMA Network:

Scheduled

• May 3: Makiling and Yumi's Cells (season 1)
• May 5: Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis (season 2)

Stopped airing

Program	Last airing	Resumed airing	Reason

TV5

The following are programs that ended on TV5:

Scheduled

• May 10: Can't Buy Me Love

Stopped airing

Program	Last airing	Resumed airing	Reason

State-owned networks

PTV

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

Scheduled

Stopped airing

Program	Last airing	Resumed airing	Reason

IBC

The following are programs that ended on IBC:

Scheduled

Stopped airing

Program	Last iairing	Resumed airing	Reason

Minor networks

The following are programs that ended on minor networks:

Other channels

The following are programs that ended on other channels:

Scheduled

• May 3: Makiling on Pinoy Hits
• May 5: Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis (season 2) on Pinoy Hits
• May 10: Can't Buy Me Love on Jeepney TV and Kapamilya Channel

Stopped airing

Program	Channel	Last airing	Resumed airing	Reason

Video streaming services

Scheduled

• May 7: Can't Buy Me Love on Netflix
• May 8: Can't Buy Me Love on iWantTFC

Stopped streaming

Program	Service	Last streaming	Resumed streaming	Reason

Networks

Launches

The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 2024.

Date	Station	Type	Channel	Source
January 17	Blast Sports	Free-to-air	Channel 31 (digital feed)
January 23	Congress TV		Channel 14 (digital feed)
TBA	All Radio 103.5 FM		Channel 16 (digital feed) Planet Cable Channel 3 (provincial)	[34]
	Unnamed PCMC Network		Channel 22 (digital feed)	[28]

Stations changing network affiliation

The following is a list of television stations that have made or will make noteworthy network affiliation changes in 2024.

Date	Station	Channel	Prior affiliation	New affiliation	Source
February 1	RPN	9	CNN Philippines	RPTV	[35]

Rebranded

The following is a list of television stations or cable channels that have made or will make noteworthy network rebrands in 2024.

Date	Rebranded from	Rebranded to	Type	Channel	Source
February 1	CNN Philippines	RPTV	Broadcasting network	Channel 9 (analog feed) Channel 18 (digital feed) Channel 19 (digital feed) Cablelink Channel 103 (Metro Manila) Sky Cable Channel 14 (Metro Manila) Cignal Channel 9 (SD) / Channel 10 (HD) (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 8 (Nationwide) SatLite Channel 9 (Nationwide) Converge Vision Channel 9 (Metro Manila)	[12]

Closures

The following is a list of stations and channels or networks that have stopped broadcasting or (permanently) off the air in 2024.

Date	Station	Type	Channel	Sign-on debut	Source
January 1	Aniplus Asia	Cable and Satellite	Cignal Channel 75 (Nationwide) SatLite Channel 85 (Nationwide)	May 15, 2017
	K-Plus		Cignal Channel 171 (Nationwide)	May 25, 2018
January 22	RTVMalacañang	Free-to-air	Channel 14 (digital feed)	June 26, 2023
March 1	Telenovela Channel	Cable and Satellite	Cignal Channel 126 (Nationwide)2 Sky Cable Channel 81 (Metro Manila)/Channel 619 (Provincial)	September 30, 2011	[19]
March 5	PEP TV		Converge Vision Channel 3 (Metro Manila) Air Cable Channel 3/243 (Provincial) Various cable providers in Central Luzon	2004
April 1	beIN Sports 1		G Sat Channel 75 (HD) (Nationwide) Sky Cable Channel 204 (HD) (Metro Manila)/Channel 767 (HD) (Provincial)	April 15, 2014	[24]
	beIN Sports 2		Sky Cable Channel 206 (HD) (Metro Manila)/Channel 766 (HD) (Provincial)	October 23, 2013
	beIN Sports 3		G Sat Channel 82 (HD) (Nationwide) Sky Cable Channel 205 (HD) (Metro Manila)/Channel 765 (HD) (Provincial)	October 23, 2013
	Paramount Network Asia		Cignal Channel 52 (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 73 (Nationwide)1	February 1, 2021
April 14	UFM 105.5 TV		Converge Vision Channel 6 (Metro Manila) Air Cable Channel 6 (Provincial)	2012	[36]

• Notes

1. ^1 : via G Sat until February 15
   
2. ^2 : via Cignal until January 2

Stopped broadcasting

The following is a list of stations and channels or networks that have stopped broadcasting or (temporarily) off the air in 2024.

Station	Type	Channel	Last broadcasting	Resumed broadcasting	Reason	Source
SMNI	Broadcasting network	Channel 39 and 43 (Metro Manila)	January 18, 2024	—	The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued an indefinite suspension and a cease-and-desist order on SMNI, citing the network failed to comply with the agency's orders despite a number of stations allegedly remained on-the-air.	[7]
SMNI News Channel

Services

The following are a list of television operators or providers and streaming media platforms or services launches and closures in 2024.

Launches

Date	Provider	Type	Stream	Source
January 28	Bagong Pilipinas Digibox	DTT set-top device box	N/A	[9]
June	Paramount+	VOD OTT streaming media platform	N/A (via Blast TV)	[29]

Rebranded

The following is a list of streaming providers that have made or will make noteworthy service rebrands in 2024.

Date	Rebranded from	Rebranded to	Type	Stream	Source
TBA	HBO Go	Max	VOD OTT streaming service	N/A	[30]

Closures

Date	Provider	Type	Sign-on debut	Source

Deaths

The following personalities who died in 2024:

January

• January 12 – Hansen Nichols (b. 1983), former contestant of Pinoy Dream Academy^[37][38][39]
• January 13 – Mario Bautista (b. 1946), columnist^[40]

February

• February 3
  • Roldeo Endrinal (b. 1963), head of ABS-CBN's production unit, Dreamscape Entertainment^[41][42]
  • Augusto "Jake" Almeda Lopez (b. 1928), former vice-chairman of ABS-CBN^[43]
• February 10 – Mike Lacanilao (b. 1935), broadcaster^[44]
• February 19 – Tikoy Aguiluz (b. 1952), film director^[45]

March

• March 2 – Jaclyn Jose (b. 1963), actress^[46]
• March 12 – Ernesto dela Peña (b. 1932), composer^[47]
• March 21 - Zenaida Seva (b. 1944), astrologer^[48]

April

• April 7 – Kathleen Okubo (b. 1953), journalist^[49]
• April 10 – Tito Mina, singer^[50]
• April 15 – Proculo Maslog (b. 1948), journalist^[51]
• April 27 – Floy Quintos (b. 1961), playwright^[52]

See also

• 2024 in television

References