MANILA – The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Franchises on Friday denied the franchise bid of media giant ABS-CBN after a series of hearings. In a vote of 70 to 11, the Legislative franchise committee has crushed the network’s hope to continue its operations under a fresh franchise. According to the legislators, they have voted to deny the application …

MANILA – House speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said on Monday that Lawmakers should vote on their conscience on whether they would allow another 25-year franchise to the media titan ABS-CBN. Cayetano said that the house will not be imposing the lawmakers on how they should vote and would just allow the legislators to decide on their own. “Well, I cannot …

MANILA – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation announced Wednesday that channels on its TV Plus has stopped airing in areas outside Metro Manila. Channels including CineMo, Yey, TeleRadyo, Jeepney TV, Asianovela Channel and KBO will be affected by the shutdown as the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order to the media titan. NTC said that the cease and desist …

MANILA – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Tuesday, ABS-CBN affiliate Sky Cable to cease and desist from operating its digital broadcast on TVPlus and SKY’s satellite broadcast nationwide. In a move to deliver yet another fresh blow against the Media titan, NTC ordered the ABS CBN affiliate to show cause in 10 days why the frequencies assigned to it …

MANILA – Singer and now former ABS-CBN talent Daryl Ong revealed that he’s no longer part of the network after he and fellow singer Bugoy Drilon were banned from ABS-CBN after talking about the embattled network’s franchise while on a gig in Visayas. In his video on YouTube, Daryl explained why the network banned him and this is due to …

MANILA – ABS-CBN Corp. chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III on Wednesday attended the congressional hearing of the House of Representatives on the network’s bid on a fresh franchise amid questions over his citizenship. Lopez attended the hearing after Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta who raised several issues against Lopez’s citizenship, said that the chairman emeritus should present in attendance in …

MANILA – Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday raised a slew of franchise issues and violations allegedly committed by ABS-CBN as congress opened its hearing on Tuesday on the new franchise application of the media titan. Referencing artist Kim Chui in her viral video clip, “Bawal Lumabas,” Marcoleta accused the network of not complying with the provisions in expired 25-year …

Senators on Friday welcomed the hearing that the Senate Public Services Committee, headed by Senator Grace Poe, would hold on Monday’s renewal of the ABS-CBN Corporation franchise. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the Senate is not in violation of the Constitution by holding the hearing contrary to the statements of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. In addition, the hearing …