Since 2021, some of the well-beloved Kapamilya Shows of ABS-CBN Studios have been broadcast on TV5, including the current lineup of shows as of the moment – Primetime shows like FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, ROJA, and What Lies Beneath, Asianovela like Go Ahead, weekend shows like ASAP, Your Face Sounds Familiar, Rated Korina, and many other past shows since then, for example, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, 2 Good 2 Be True, The Iron Heart, Linlang, Pamilya Sagrado, Incognito, Saving Grace: The Untold Story, the first season of Rainbow Rumble, Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11, Idol Kids Philippines, and The Voice Kids (under ABS-CBN), along many others.
However, when ABS-CBN recently received a notice regarding the partnership between the network and TV5 Network, Inc., the owner and operator of the TV5 channel that aired these shows through a TV Content Supply Agreement, alongside A2Z (an ABS-CBN Blocktimer, owned and operated by Zoe Broadcasting Network, Inc.), the network announced that “it will part ways very soon”.
In its statement regarding the ABS-CBN-TV5 partnership, “while ABS-CBN is doing everything for this, they can resolve this within the short time they’ve been given, the network wants to be transparent with the public about what’s happening”.
However, contrary to all media reports, the claims regarding the partnership deal between ABS-CBN and TV5 will remain “disputed”, and their obligations to TV5 Network are in the works to address their payments for transmitting their shows on the said television network. ABS-CBN also denied the claims and accusations regarding “delayed payments” due to financial constraints stemming from circumstances beyond its control.
The ABS-CBN-TV5 partnership began on January 24, 2021, through an agreement to air their shows, firstly for their Sunday noontime show ASAP, followed by the following primetime shows on the Kapamilya network at the time when this happened on March 8, 2021: FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin, Walang Hanggang Paalam, and Pinoy Big Brother: Connect (for the remainder of the season’s airtime).
The network also aired its weekday noontime show, It’s Showtime, on July 16, 2022, but it lasted until June 30, 2023, when it moved to GMA Network’s sister channel, GTV, on the following day, while TV5 did also broadcast the entire season of Pinoy Big Brother under the season of Gen 11 that ran between July 20, 2024 and October 26, 2024, with its spin-off called “Big 4 Ever” was aired on December 9, 2024 to January 24, 2025, following the edition’s success with a Nielsen NUTAM Report Rating of 10.7% (combined Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, and TV5), and an all-time high concurrent online viewership record of over 2.26 million on Kapamilya Online Live.
ABS-CBN will remain “In the service of the Filipino” even if their partnership with TV5 has ended, as they will strive to pursue this, no matter the odds, since the broadcast franchise halt on May 5, 2020. ABS-CBN may reach out if any case arises in which the partnership between the network and TV5 has been terminated. At the same time, it will overcome the difficulties caused by the said halt, will never abandon Kapamilyas, and will provide alternative options to serve its viewers.
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