ABS-CBN TV Plus

ABS-CBN TVplus
Product type Digital Set-Top Box
Owner ABS-CBN
Produced by Atlanta DTH, Inc.[1][2]
Country Philippines
Introduced 2011 (free trial)
February 11, 2015 (commercial release)
Markets Philippines
Ambassador(s) Sarah Geronimo
Coco Martin
Tagline "Ang Mahiwagang Blackbox" (The Magical Blackbox)
Website tvplus.abs-cbn.com

ABS-CBN TVplus (formerly Sky TV+ or simply TV+ and stylized as ABS-CBN TVplus) is a digital terrestrial television product and service owned and operated by ABS-CBN Convergence, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN. The service distributes digital set-top boxes, as well as freemium digital TV channels, Broadcast Markup Language, Emergency Warning Broadcast system, and pay per view services to select areas in the Philippines. In order to avail the service, users must buy an ABS-CBN TVplus set-top box and activate it through ABS-CBNmobile sim (until around the 2nd quarter of 2018 when activation requirement of channels through other mobile networks became available). As of May 2018, ABS-CBN TVplus has sold over 5 million units of its set-top boxes.[3][4]

History

ABS-CBN Corporation initially applied for a license from the National Telecommunications Commission to operate a digital terrestrial television service in the country back in 2007.[5] ABS-CBN planned to utilize multiplex to offer ABS-CBN, the former Studio 23 (now S+A), and 5 additional specialty TV channels. The conglomerate is expecting to spend around 1 billion pesos annually for the next 5 years for their DTT transition.[6] ABS-CBN utilized UHF channel 51 Manila (695.143 MHz), later UHF Channel 43 (647.143 MHz), for test broadcasts in the DVB-T format. ABS-CBN was expected to begin digital test broadcasts In January 2009.[5][7]

In 2010, the NTC announced that it would formally adopt the Japanese standard ISDB-T for digital broadcasting and issued a circular for ordering the entire country's television networks to switch-off their analog services on December 31, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).[8] But due to a delay by the release of the implementing rules and regulations for digital television broadcast, the target date was moved to 2023.[9]

In April 2011, ABS-CBN announced further details about its DTT plans, which will offer ABS-CBN and Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sports+Action). Five new channels will be exclusively available to its digital users which will be offered once the digital broadcast starts. The specialty TV channel line-up includes one news channel, two youth-oriented channels, an educational channel, and a movie channel. ABS-CBN is also planning to utilize the 1seg (one segment) broadcast standard for handheld devices.[10][11][12][13]

The set-top box, then known as TV+, was previewed on ABS-CBN's morning show Umagang Kay Ganda on March 22, 2012 where they offered free samples to their studio audiences.[14] Since then, until its official launch, TV+ was distributed as a prize for the quiz segment of DZMM's "Failon Ngayon sa DZMM" and the "Ang Mahiwagang Blackbox" (The Magical Blackbox).

On December 18, 2014, the National Telecommunications Commission issued the implementing rules and regulations for digital terrestrial television broadcast in the country.[15] ABS-CBN Corporation officially launched ABS-CBN TVplus on February 11, 2015 through a ceremonial switch-on at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center.[16][17]

In July 2015, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) signed a memorandum of agreement with ABS-CBN for the inclusion of the Emergency Warning Broadcast system (EWBS) in ABS-CBN TVplus. The feature was activated during the Metro Manila Wide Shake Drill held on the 30th of July through an over-the-air update.

In March 2016, a redesigned version of the set-top box was released, with a new processor and support for HDMI and HDTV resolutions; the latter feature was later removed when the price of TV Plus was reduced in Q4 2016.

In May 2016, TV Plus was awarded two bronze Stevies for Best in New Product Innovation and Best in Branded Development in the 2016 Asia Pacific Stevie Awards.[18]

Recently, TV Plus updated ABS-CBN main channel, putting their Regional Network feed in provinces that has their audience.

Starting July 30 to December 31, 2018, TV Plus will conduct free trial of a new set of freemium channels using UHF Channel 16 (485.143 MHz). It includes cable channels from sister company Creative Programs: Myx (which had tested a complimentary channel Myx2 before the service launched in 2015), O Shopping (also aired through BEAM DTV and as overnight programming for ABS-CBN. Also, Sky Cable-exclusive channels Jeepney TV, Movie Central and Asianovela Channel are also included in the lineup. Initially, the five new channels will be beamed from Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Cagayan de Oro, with plans to extend its coverage to existing ABS-CBN DTV stations.[19][20]

Channel lineup

UHF Channel 43 (647.143 MHz) 1

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming Note
1.01480i4:3ABS-CBNABS-CBNCommercial Broadcast
1.02SPORTS+ACTIONS+A
1.03CINEMO!Cine Mo!Encrypted 2
1.04YEY!Yey!
1.05Knowledge ChannelKnowledge Channel
1.06DZMM TeleradyoDZMM TeleRadyo
1.07KBOKapamilya Box OfficePay per view
1.31 240pABS-CBN OneSegABS-CBN1seg

UHF Channel 16 (485.143 MHz) 1

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming Note
2.01 480i 16:9 O SHOPPING O Shopping Test Broadcast
2.02 4:3 ASIANOVELA CHANNEL Asianovela Channel Encrypted (on free trial until December 31, 2018) 2
2.03 MOVIE CENTRAL Movie Central
2.04 JEEPNEY TV Jeepney TV
2.05 MYX Myx
2.31 240p ASIANOVELA ONESEG Asianovela Channel 1seg

1 For Metro Manila only, channel frequency varies on regional stations.
2 These channels are encrypted and scrambled with Verimatrix encryption system, because of that, thus requiring SMS activation to unscramble those channels. In addition, all non-encrypted digital terrestrial TV channels broadcast within the area of the household will also be carried.[21]

Channel and Frequency

Channel 1 of the ABS-CBN TV Plus broadcasts the following channels per their respective broadcast areas:

Branding Callsign Ch. # Frequency Area of Coverage
ABS-CBN Manila DWWX-TV 43 (Digital Commercial Broadcast) 647.143 MHz Mega Manila
16 (Digital Test Broadcast) 485.143 MHz
ABS-CBN Baguio DZRR-TV 33 (Digital Test Broadcast) 587.143 MHz Metro Baguio
ABS-CBN Pampanga DWIN-TV 24 (Digital Test Broadcast) 533.143 MHz San Fernando, Pampanga
ABS-CBN Tarlac DWTC-TV 35 (Digital Test Broadcast) 599.143 MHz Tarlac
ABS-CBN Cebu DYCB-TV 37 (Digital Test Broadcast) 611.143 MHz Metro Cebu
36 (Digital Test Broadcast) 605.143 MHz
ABS-CBN Iloilo DYAF-TV 37 (Digital Test Broadcast) 611.143 MHz Metro Iloilo
ABS-CBN Bacolod DYXL-TV 37 (Digital Test Broadcast) 611.143 MHz Metro Bacolod
ABS-CBN Davao DXAS-TV 22 (Digital Test Broadcast) 521.143 MHz Metro Davao
ABS-CBN Cagayan de Oro DXEC-TV 40 (Digital Test Broadcast) 629.143 MHz Metro Cagayan de Oro
22 (Digital Test Broadcast) 521.143 MHz

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