101-630: The Eugenio Lopez Jr. Communications Center (also called 9501 , ELJ Communications Center , or simply ELJ Center ) is the newer and larger studio and office building of ABS-CBN located within ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Diliman, Quezon City , Philippines . The building occupies ten thousand (10,000) square meters of land area within the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center and houses the network's offices,
202-563: A Million and Victim became a hit with the viewers that the ABS-CBN management decided to turn both segments into full-length shows on weekend primetime in November of that year. The move resulted in the network regaining lost audience share on weekends as both shows rated high against their rival counterparts. In 2004, ASAP gradually regained leadership with the addition of singing champions from Viva -produced singing contests Star for
303-478: A Night on IBC and Search for a Star on GMA Network ( Sarah Geronimo , Mark Bautista and Rachelle Ann Go ) and ABS-CBN's very own Star in a Million ( Sheryn Regis , Christian Bautista and Erik Santos ) along with their runners-up. In May of the same year, it also introduced a youth-oriented spin-off, ASAP Fanatic , to serve as a venue for its new young stars (some of which came from Star Circle Quest ) to perform and interact with fans. The show held
404-416: A bitter falling out with her former network. In August 2015, the show faced another challenge when they got into a tough ratings battle with GMA's new Sunday variety show Sunday PinaSaya (the program that replacing Sunday All Stars ) that showcased the vaudeville format (more comedy skits than musical numbers). The show had to make adjustments by reducing the musical production numbers and incorporated
505-414: A black high-slit dress under fake rain. The performance sparked a debate over her undergarments and later became one of the subjects of a Congressional hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise renewal seven years later. The program was later summoned by MTRCB. ASAP's second theme song "Better than Ever" was re-used for the show's summer opening billboard from March 17 to May 26, 2013. Months later, on October 6,
606-399: A blocktime agreement between the network and the aforementioned production company. Manahan produced the daily noontime show Lunch Out Loud that is hosted by Crawford and also directed the now-defunct Sunday noontime show Sunday Noontime Live! headlined by Piolo Pascual, Catriona Gray, Maja Salvador, Donny Pangilinan and Jake Ejercito . Joane Laygo, who has been directing the show since
707-452: A blocktimer on TV5 as part of a reported partnership between ABS-CBN and Cignal TV , which handles TV5's programming, replacing Sunday Noontime Live! . Despite this development, the show continued airing on A2Z Channel 11 , Kapamilya Channel , and Kapamilya Online Live. In March 2021, certain performers who were part of Sunday Noontime Live! , such as Donny Pangilinan , Maris Racal and Zephanie returned to ASAP after their stint in
808-402: A ceremony that was attended by the then-Philippine President Benigno Aquino III . ABS-CBN's Horizon PEZA IT Park , its soundstages, post-production and production facility of ABS-CBN is located at San Jose del Monte , Bulacan . The offices of ELJ Communications Center are composed of two interconnecting building structures. These are the three thousand square meter (3,000), fifteen-storey and
909-628: A dance segment titled ASAP MYX: The Maja - Yassi Xperience and a teen singing group called ASAP G! in June. After ASAP Live in Sydney and the Himig Handog 2018 Grand Finals, it was confirmed through different showbiz websites that the show will undergo a reformat as ASAP Natin 'To which also coincides with the entry of Regine Velasquez as one of the show's main hosts. Jasmin Pallera was named as
1010-443: A grand production number. In 2001, the producers added the tagline "The Only One" to the show's title to emphasize itself as unique amidst the rise of shows duplicating its concept. On March 11 of the same year, the show created new sensations out of "The Hunks", a new group composed of long-time Kapamilya heartthrobs Piolo Pascual , Diether Ocampo , Jericho Rosales , Carlos Agassi and Bernard Palanca . Their phenomenal success as
1111-625: A group made noise around Philippine entertainment circles as they stormed their way through various appearances within ABS-CBN shows and concerts abroad. ASAP 's rival show SOP even got wind of the group's popularity by creating a parody group, "Da HungHunks". In 2002, the show lost former co-host and occasional guest Rico Yan to pancreatitis, while Jolina Magdangal left ASAP and transferred to GMA Network to join SOP , along with Marvin Agustin who would later transfer in 2006. It also became
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#17327901576771212-537: A group of production people from the displaced APO show in January 1995 as a "concert party" on Sundays. Martin Nievera accidentally joined the group while on break from taping his eponymous talk show. He gave the show the title acronym ASAP which stood for All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party . The production group decided to bring him and Pops Fernandez , along with Ariel Rivera and Dayanara Torres as main hosts for
1313-544: A horizontal version going by this design was the logo launched in 1986. From September 14, 1986 up until the final sign-off of main ABS-CBN terrestrial network on May 5, 2020, the elements of the horizontal logo, text, and symbol were evenly sized. Since 2004 starting with the logo of ABS-CBN Store from 2004 to 2014, the horizontal logo is slightly larger than the Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) and Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) names. ABS-CBN Studios
1414-509: A main host due to his marital issues with Fernandez, and served as a permanent replacement to Richard Gomez when the latter formally ended his contract with ABS-CBN and moved to rival network GMA . In February 2003, ASAP celebrated its 8th anniversary with another special show at the Araneta Coliseum. The anniversary show was remembered for the launch of the year-long celebration of ABS-CBN's 50th year of Philippine television. It
1515-452: A more variety format of games and skits. ASAP original host Martin Nievera courted controversy when he vented his ire on the show's changes via Twitter , but later clarified his reaction saying he believes these changes in the format of the show are a way to “satisfy many markets with dignity and class". Conceding to "Sunday Pinasaya"'s rising popularity, the ABS-CBN management decided to revert ASAP to its original concert party format and cut
1616-655: A new segment titled ASAP Concert Presents, with the Pair of Aces ( Jona and Darren Espanto ) performing on the first prod of the segment. On March 10, 2020, ASAP Natin 'To , along with other ABS-CBN shows temporarily stopped the admission of the live studio audience as part of the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines upon the country's declaration of the State of public health emergency against
1717-594: A new website promoting tourism in the Philippines by sharing photos and stories of the most extravagant places, culture and arts. ABS-CBN Regional ceased its operations on August 28, 2020, after almost 32 years following the denial of its legislative franchise on July 10. Currently, some of ABS-CBN Regional's TV frequencies are acquired by now-affiliates Advanced Media Broadcasting System and ZOE Broadcasting Network for its networks All TV and A2Z respectively (with ABS-CBN's transmitter equipment for its former frequencies now being leased to and subsequently acquired by
1818-920: A probe by the Department of Trade and Industry led by senator Mar Roxas (which was jokingly suggested by Joey during a speech he made on Eat Bulaga! in reference to the Hello Garci scandal , dubbing it "Hello Pappy"). In late 2007, ABS-CBN and GMA Network accused AGB Nielsen Philippines of tampering with the ratings during their 2007 ratings surveys. ABS-CBN demanded ₱127 million from their former reality show star, Willie Revillame, citing copyright infringement due to stark similarities in Revillame's show, Willing Willie on TV5 , and ABS-CBN's Wowowee . ABS-CBN listed five acts of plagiarism allegedly committed by Willing Willie in their complaint as follows: A 25-page ruling dated May 22, 2015, dismissed
1919-598: A single award. ASAP (TV program) ASAP (known by its abbreviation All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party ) is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel . Originally hosted by Martin Nievera , Pops Fernandez , Ariel Rivera and Dayanara Torres , it premiered on February 5, 1995 on the network's Sunday noontime line up replacing Sa Linggo nAPO Sila . Nievera, Zsa Zsa Padilla , Gary Valenciano , Sarah Geronimo , Erik Santos , Kim Chiu , Enchong Dee , Ogie Alcasid , Regine Velasquez , and Janine Gutierrez currently serve as
2020-577: A special advanced anniversary episode on October 10 of the same year at the Folk Arts Theater and the PhilSports Arena . In 2005, the format changed to ASAP '05 and added rising TV host Toni Gonzaga and commercial model-turned singer Nikki Gil . In 2006, the show absorbed talents from the displaced spin-off show ASAP Fanatic and became a three-hour show. It also launched a somewhat complicated logo resembling LED lights where
2121-430: A studios, a three-level basement parking, a roof deck helipad, a film archive, a studio gallery, an exclusive executive dining restaurant , and garden. The building has a gross floor area of 101,608.32 square meters; almost seventy thousand (70,000) square meters of office space and over thirty thousand (30,000) square meters of parking space. The construction of the building, which costed 6 billion pesos, began in 1995, but
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#17327901576772222-408: A three-way battle when GMA Network ( Party Pilipinas ) and TV5 ( P.O.5 ) produced their own "concert party" shows, where some of their talents and staff were ASAP alumni. In October of that same year, the show celebrated the diamond anniversary of another valued advertiser of ABS-CBN which is P&G Philippines and Carol Banawa guested once again to promote her new album. On January 2, 2011,
2323-444: Is a Philippine television production and distribution company and the entertainment division of ABS-CBN, that was founded in 1962. It produces television programs mainly for the now-defunct main ABS-CBN terrestrial television network and its successors Kapamilya Channel , A2Z , All TV , GMA Network and TV5 . ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs , known on-air as ABS-CBN News (formerly known as ABS-CBN News and Public Affairs ),
2424-440: Is the news and current affairs division. The division is the country's largest international news gathering and broadcast organization, maintaining several foreign news bureaus and offices through ABS-CBN's Global division . ABS-CBN Regional (formerly ABS-CBN Regional Network Group) was a regional network division of ABS-CBN. It was responsible for simultaneously airing most of the shows seen on ABS-CBN's flagship station in
2525-570: Is the first television network in Southeast Asia to broadcast in color, the first television network in the Philippines to formally launch a digital terrestrial television service, and the first broadcast television network in the Philippines to formally launch in HD. The flagship television station of ABS-CBN was DWWX-TV (ABS-CBN TV-2 Manila). As such, the network was informally referred to as "Channel 2" or " dos " ( Spanish for two ) even if
2626-404: Is the offices of Star Cinema and the network's human resources division, dressing and rehearsal rooms, and the hallway leading to the network's studios and technical rooms. The network's corporate offices are housed from the building's third to twelfth floors, with several floors being leased to some of ABS-CBN's subsidiaries. ABS-CBN Post Production unit, iPost, is housed in the third floor, while
2727-509: The ASAP Soul Sessions , a soul/R&B vocal group composed of Jason Dy , Daryl Ong , Jay R , KZ Tandingan and Kyla . However, both groups disbanded in late 2017 as part of the show's introduction of new segments that were more youthful. Two weeks later, the show celebrated the 25th anniversary of MMK with Charo Santos-Concio as a guest who paid tribute to its impact on Philippine television. Later, on July 3 of that year,
2828-789: The Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay and the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City to usher the second season of the MBA . Magandang Tanghali Bayan main hosts Randy Santiago , John Estrada and Willie Revillame helped out in hosting ASAP from Bacolod while the main hosts were in Cuneta Astrodome. In the same year, the show celebrated the finales of its top-rating soaps Mula sa Puso and Esperanza through
2929-399: The 2018 reformat, became the permanent main director of the said show. On October 11, 2020, the show went back on free TV via the newly launched A2Z Channel 11 under a blocktime agreement between the network and religious broadcaster , ZOE Broadcasting Network . Also, on the same day, the show returned to the 12:00 PM timeslot. On January 24, 2021, the show began airing its simulcast as
3030-456: The 20th anniversary of Star Magic , a tribute to Comedy King Dolphy , and the 50th and 30th showbiz anniversaries of Vilma Santos and Martin Nievera respectively. In August of that year, the show gave support to its main host Zsa Zsa Padilla as she battled a kidney disease before returning in September. On December 16 of that year, Venezuelan heartthrob actor Fernando Carrillo guested on
3131-479: The ABS-CBN Studios. It is connected with the rest of the center and is further divided into three studios. Studio 10, the largest studio of ABS-CBN, is used by the musical variety show ASAP and selected ABS-CBN’s shows for final show since 2020. Studio 9, is used by the morning talk show, Magandang Buhay and Studio 8 is a temporary studio set-up, where the props and set decorations are dismantled after
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3232-809: The Japanese standard ISDB-T in select areas in the Philippines. On October 3, 2015, ABS-CBN started to broadcast in high-definition quality through its affiliate direct-to-home cable and satellite television providers. As of May 5, 2020, all terrestrial broadcast operations have halted completely as per a cease-and desist order from the National Telecommunications Commission. All frequencies formerly assigned to ABS-CBN have since been reassigned to other networks (including AMBS ' All TV , which ironically, would be begin simulcasting selected ABS-CBN programs nearly two years later). The ABS-CBN logo features three main elements:
3333-601: The Philippines , and in response to rival network GMA extending Kapuso Movie Festival to a two-movie block, which made the network extend the Sunday edition of Kapamilya Blockbusters Family Weekend to two movies. On May 5, 2020, the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order against ABS-CBN Corporation , forcing all of its free-to-air television and radio stations to temporarily suspend their operations due to
3434-537: The aforementioned). In 1992, AGB Nielsen Philippines was founded. In 2007, TNS Philippines started to offer media research through Kantar Media Philippines (formerly Kantar/TNS). In 2008, AGB Nielsen Philippines released the list of all-time highest rating shows in the Philippines , with 7 of the top 10 highest rating shows all from ABS-CBN with the shows like The Battle: Pacquiao vs. Morales , Rosalinda , Esperanza , Meteor Garden , Pangako Sa 'Yo , Miss Universe 1994 , and María Mercedes . Throughout
3535-461: The best in domestic pop culture. In February 2007, Asia's Nightingale Lani Misalucha joined the show on a temporary basis while ex- SOP performers Karylle (daughter of Zsa Zsa Padilla ) and Billy Crawford followed suit in 2008. The show also rolled out a grand welcome fit for royalty when it introduced then-Kapuso Primetime actress Angel Locsin as the newest Kapamilya actress in August and
3636-502: The case against Revillame. After the Quezon City RTC demanded a ₱400 million bond from Revillame to answer any further damage the network might sustain, the fee was waived. Since April 2017, ABS-CBN was attacked by former president Rodrigo Duterte , as the network refused to air his 2016 presidential campaign ads in favor of a smear ad paid for by-then vice presidential candidate Antonio Trillanes . However, according to
3737-556: The company eligible for tax holiday and other incentives. In 2010, the company has availed an income tax holiday incentives of 472 million pesos. In 2011 and 2012, the company has availed 188 million and 204 million pesos respectively. In 2014, PEZA approved the application of Big Dipper for the entitlement of the Pioneer Status. Studios in the ELJ building are housed in a four storey high, 3,000 square meter structure and being part of
3838-440: The country's Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez, the controversial ad was within election law, under "Partisan Political Activity". Duterte publicly stated that he would oppose the 25-year franchise renewal of ABS-CBN, and former Laguna governor E.R. Ejercito supported his plan. Opposition lawmakers as well as labor groups objected to Duterte's stance on ABS-CBN, as the franchise's non-renewal would compromise
3939-403: The country, including Channel 2, 10 digital broadcast channels, 18 FM stations, and 5 AM stations. The network subsequently signed off following TV Patrol . Along with the order, NTC wanted to recall ABS-CBN's assigned frequencies. ABS-CBN explained that it would not be in public interest to have the frequencies recalled, as this would hinder their ability to immediately restart broadcasts in
4040-400: The credibility, prestige, and acclaim it once lost to the former. As a result, its rival show reformatted before that same year ended but the move no longer worked with the viewers. It also paid tribute to Efren Peñaflorida who was hailed as CNN Hero as well as former President Corazon Aquino in August (who happens to be the mother of recurring guest star Kris Aquino ). On January 3, 2010,
4141-443: The employees of the network; stating that the blocking of the franchise renewal had no merit. Opposition groups also claimed that the non-renewal of the franchise violates press freedom. Under Philippine law, broadcasting networks require a congressional franchise (Republic Act) to operate television and radio stations for 25 years; the absence of one will lead to the suspension of its operations. ABS-CBN's legislative franchise, which
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4242-535: The event a new franchise was granted. Additionally, there were fresh measures in the Congress to grant provisional franchise, which later rolled into a series of hearings to grant a fresh 25-year franchise. NTC was told to refrain from carrying out the recall by the Congress. On July 10, 2020, members of the House of Representatives, voted 70–11 to deny ABS-CBN's renewal franchise application, citing several issues on
4343-426: The expiration of its legislative franchise, causing ASAP, as well as the rest of ABS-CBN shows to temporarily suspend their airings. On June 14, 2020, the show resumed its in-studio taping/live staging (once a month) of new episodes for broadcast on cable-and-satellite channel Kapamilya Channel , with a virtual audience being admitted in place of an actual studio audience while using artificial crowd noise . Also on
4444-460: The expiry of and failure to renew its legislative franchise . Since the shutdown, the former network has rebranded itself as a mass content company and produced television programs, films and other entertainment content through partnerships with independent production companies and broadcasters, including former rival TV broadcasters A2Z , TV5 , GMA Network , BEAM TV , and the startup All TV which took over its formerly used frequencies and all of
4545-490: The filing of the violation of Republic Act 8293 (or the Intellectual Property Code ) against GMA Network. It ruled out that the act of GMA Network airing the live video coverage was focused on good faith since there was no intent to instigate damage to ABS-CBN. The local court also said GMA Network acted in good faith when it immediately stopped using the live video feed from Reuters upon learning ABS-CBN
4646-559: The following month, KC Concepcion after a long stay in Paris. On January 27, 2008, the show was aired through different locations as the show also officially started the 55th anniversary celebrations of ABS-CBN . The year 2009 saw milestones for the show as it launched new groups including the Kanto Boys and Sessionistas . Midway through that year, the ratings of its rival show SOP declined due to ASAP again completely regaining
4747-469: The following weeks from March 29, 2020, onwards. In April 2020, ASAP Natin 'To's airtime was shortened to one hour and moved to Banana Sundae 's timeslot of 2:30 pm until May 3, 2020, which was its last airing before the shutdown of ABS-CBN's free to air stations. The move was part of ABS-CBN's temporary programming schedule due to the Enhanced community quarantine done to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in
4848-454: The franchise with fairness. On February 24, 2020, the CEO of the network apologized to Duterte for not airing his political advertisements during his 2016 polls, which Duterte accepted, and Congress made its decision to investigate their franchise renewal. During a Senate hearing on the same day, public services panel chair Grace Poe stated they were to investigate ABS-CBN's compliance with
4949-500: The go-to show for the premieres of ABS-CBN Summer and Christmas station IDs by that period until 2015, when TV Patrol and It's Showtime changed venue (although it later became the venue for the premiere of the ABS-CBN's 2018 Christmas ID and 2021 Summer ID). The show also introduced daring segments such as Rated R (headed by Rica Peralejo ) and Clash Dance ( Regine Tolentino and Angela Velez). In May 2002, Martin Nievera officially returned to ASAP after four years of hiatus
5050-406: The hosts. It is the longest-running Sunday noontime variety show on Philippine television. When Sa Linggo nAPO Sila became 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila to replace Eat Bulaga! (which left ABS-CBN to transfer to GMA after TAPE Inc. (show now produced by TVJ Productions on TV5 ) denied ABS-CBN's offer to buy the airing rights of the show), a TV show was conceptualized by Deo Endrinal with
5151-793: The last artist to pay tribute to, followed by Rico J. Puno during the Himig Handog 2018 Finals after his death. On May 21, 2017, ASAP staged a special episode at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in celebration of Star Magic 's 25th anniversary and was soon divided into two parts. The first part was staged live, while the second part (aired the following week) was pre-taped. In January 2018, ASAP replaced their existing segments with new segments including ASAP TLC: The Love Connection replacing ASAP LSS: Love Songs and Stories and adding ASAP RePlay Retro Playlist, honoring legendary international acts. On April 15 of that year, ASAP launched
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#17327901576775252-676: The local game show Kapamilya Winner Ka! (now renamed as Kapamilya, Mas Winner Ka! ) in the Visayas and Mindanao, Bagong Morning Kapamilya in North Luzon (Baguio and Dagupan), the 17th local TV Patrol in Southern Tagalog (Region IV-A), and the 18th local TV Patrol in Palawan (IV-B; the network had an affiliate station) provided more relevance to regional audiences. On April 15, 2011, Regional launched Choose Philippines,
5353-568: The location of its headquarters ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center along Mother Ignacia Street in Quezon City. ABS-CBN is the first television network in Southeast Asia to broadcast in color and one of the oldest commercial television broadcasters in Asia. It has also been the leading television network in the Philippines with advertising revenues of 21.2 billion pesos for the 2015 fiscal year. ABS-CBN ceased broadcasting in 2020 following
5454-567: The network was seen in other channel numbers elsewhere in the country. The network operated across the Philippine archipelago through the ABS-CBN Regional division which controlled 80 television stations. Its programs are also available outside the Philippines through the global subscription television channel The Filipino Channel (TFC). From 2011 to 2020, the network had on test broadcast for digital terrestrial television using
5555-455: The network's legal department, corporate communications, licensing, and media asset management (Big Dipper) are located on the fourth floor. ABS-CBN Sports, tax accounting, and human resources could be visited at the fifth floor. Sky Cable is housed in the sixth floor. The eighth floor is the home of their Information Technology division, Creative Programs Inc., and ABS-CBN Publishing, while ABS-CBN Global and Digital Media Division could be found on
5656-654: The network's prior 25-year franchise. According to a survey released by the Social Weather Stations following the rejection of the network's franchise renewal, 75% of Filipinos want the network back. Channels and programs of ABS-CBN have been recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the responsible of several accolades in different categories, primarily the International Emmy Awards , although none of them won
5757-655: The network's variety show Wowowee . The first incident was a demand for tickets to a one-year anniversary episode of the show at the PhilSports Arena in 2006 caused a deadly crowd crush killing 76 people. Over a year later in August 2007, the show became entrenched in another scandal involving the possibility of a new game on the show being rigged as evident by a "mechanical glitch" which occurred during an episode, which grew greater after Eat Bulaga! host Joey de Leon and Wowowee host Willie Revillame started exchanging attacks on-air against each other during their respective and competing shows. The incident later led to
5858-445: The new supervising producer/business unit head of the show, replacing long-time business unit head Joyce Liquicia. Some of the show's cast were retained contrary to reports that some of them won't be seen on the show. On November 15, 2018, all social media accounts of ASAP unveiled the teaser and the new logo of the now revitalized show to be renamed ASAP Natin 'To . Only the typeface since 2015 continues to be used, and no segments from
5959-403: The ninth floor. The thirteenth floor houses the conference center, while Restaurant 9501 , the executive dining restaurant of ABS-CBN is located on the fourteenth floor of the building. Meanwhile, executive offices are located on the building's fifteenth floor. ABS-CBN Film Archives , the film archives of ABS-CBN which holds the biggest film collection in the country, and a parking area located in
6060-426: The previous era were carried over. The reformatted show premiered on November 18, 2018, a week after the Himig Handog 2018 Grand Finals. On December 2, 2018, a new online show "I Want ASAP" was launched hosted by Robi Domingo , Donny Pangilinan , Maymay Entrata and Edward Barber . The online show airs at 11:30 am PHT, 15 minutes before the airing of ASAP Natin 'To , replacing ASAP Chillout. On December 2, 2018,
6161-575: The provinces, with all stations (including Cebu, Bacolod and Davao) reopening in 1988 after suspension due to martial law enacted in September 1972. Manila's flagship station reopened after the People Power Revolution in September 1986. ABS-CBN Regional had several stations in each region outside Mega Manila to ensure nationwide coverage. The local stations also produced their own newscasts which air prior to TV Patrol and another local programming which air on Sundays. The launch of
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#17327901576776262-404: The said disease. On March 15, 2020, as Metro Manila was placed under a community quarantine , the show stopped staging live episodes and aired replays for the first 2 weeks, despite having a scheduled live episode that was supposed to be staged on the said date, but was cancelled due to the already-imposed restrictions. The show later taped new episodes via remote work arrangements via Zoom , for
6363-440: The same day, iWant ASAP resumed its telecast via a remote work arrangement through Zoom Video Communications . Owing to safety precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines during the general community quarantine, the show entailed a 4-day lock-in taping set-up to produce 3 episodes per taping cycle, with only the episode done during the lock-in period being staged live from the studio itself. In August 2020, ASAP
6464-546: The show again used year numbers after it was last used in 2009 with ASAP 2012 . On January 22 of that same year, the show celebrated the Chinese New Year through a special episode taped at the Quirino Grandstand . The following month, Sarah Geronimo temporarily left the show as she was given her own primetime show, Sarah G. Live . July of that year saw the show making milestone episodes which include
6565-407: The show along with Piolo Pascual , Sarah Geronimo , Toni Gonzaga , and Bamboo . On January 10, 2016, the show paid tribute to their erstwhile rival GMA Supershow ' s Master Showman German Moreno who passed away on January 8, 2016. In February 2016, another singing contest grand winner from GMA Network, Jonalyn Viray transferred to ABS-CBN under the screen name Jona and officially joined
6666-481: The show because of marital issues with co-host (and now ex-wife) Pops Fernandez and also to focus on his eponymous late night talk show. Dayanara Torres later on left the show to pursue a career in Hollywood. Richard Gomez and Zsa Zsa Padilla became regular hosts from that time on as replacements to Nievera and Torres. On February 7, 1999, the show celebrated its 4th anniversary via a simultaneous broadcast from
6767-510: The show celebrated the 60th anniversary of ABS-CBN and Philippine television through a special episode held at the Marikina Sports Complex . On January 5, 2014, the show was relaunched as ASAP 19 to commemorate the show's 19th anniversary along with a special segment paying tribute to Lea Salonga for her 35th showbiz anniversary. The show also reached its 1,000th episode on April 6 of that same year. On January 4, 2015,
6868-411: The show during his visit to the Philippines. On January 6, 2013, the show again used anniversary marks to indicate the years they air on TV after it was last used in 2010 with ASAP 18 to commemorate the show's 18th anniversary. On February 24 of that same year, the show had a controversial segment wherein actress and host Anne Curtis sung " Diamonds " by Rihanna for her birthday presentation, wearing
6969-568: The show instituted a new segment ASAPinoy , paying tribute to Filipino composers and singers which contributed to the success of Original Pilipino Music (OPM), with a special episode held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater . The show later welcomed Ogie Alcasid as a regular performer by October of the same year, after a few years of guest appearances. However, this segment ended in October 2018 with Ariel Rivera as
7070-491: The show launched their first segment under the new format entitled The Greatest Showdown, featuring various singers. As of now, Martin Nievera and Jolina Magdangal are the only original remaining artists since the show's airing in 1995. On January 5, 2020, the same day current rival program All-Out Sundays premiered on GMA, ASAP Natin' To celebrated its 25th anniversary in advance, and also partly reverted to its original format. On February 9, 2020, ASAP Natin' To launched
7171-475: The show twice (April and December 2011) to promote separately the two movies that he did for ABS-CBN's film arm Star Cinema . In his December 2011 guesting, Vic was joined by some of his Eat Bulaga! co-hosts on stage to promote the MMFF entry Enteng ng Ina Mo . The show also lost its two former co-hosts and performers AJ Perez and RJ Rosales that same year due to their respective deaths. On January 1, 2012,
7272-474: The show was launched as ASAP Rocks as a way of asserting its over-the-top but tastefully conceptualized production numbers, and the first episode for 2011 began with a short AVP emphasizing the Concert Experience format. On April 3, 2011, a new set was introduced, and for the first time in show's history, the show welcomed then- Eat Bulaga! main host Vic Sotto as a special guest, performing in
7373-468: The show was relaunched as ASAP 20 to commemorate the show's 20th anniversary. It launched a new, simple logo that replaced the one being used from 2006 (although the 2006 ASAP LED logo is used on the show's teaser for the said date), and from that point, Piolo Pascual became main hosts of the show as seen in their entire logo animation (this was usually used before commercial breaks). The show unveiled its third theme song "ASAP Let's Celebrate", used during
7474-429: The show was relaunched as ASAP XV to mark its fifteenth anniversary. Year numbers in the show title weren't adapted but instead anniversary marks was used. America's Best Dance Crew champion Jabbawockeez also became guest performers since then. During the show's special anniversary episode on February 7, 2010, a new set was introduced and an opening break bumper (OBB) was instituted for the first time. Competition became
7575-528: The show while Martin Nievera and Zsa Zsa Padilla started hosting the show on a semi-regular basis. The biggest talent acquisitions of the show, however, were Gary Valenciano and Kuh Ledesma who joined in to replaced Rivera and Fernandez. Valenciano and Ledesma signed exclusive contracts with ABS-CBN and also shared the former's creative inputs to make the show more interesting. In addition, Valenciano also celebrated his 20th showbiz anniversary on that show earlier that year. Some ASAP segments like Star in
7676-458: The show's 20th anniversary OBB. Also during that time, the tide tilted in favor of ASAP once again when some mainstays from their rival shows transferred networks and started appearing in the show. Among the notable transfers were actress Iza Calzado , R&B royalties Jay-R and Kyla , and StarStruck V Ultimate Female Survivor Sarah Lahbati , who also performed regularly while showing her remarkable fierce and sizzling sexy dance moves after
7777-463: The show's running time to 2 hours to accommodate the late-night comedy gag show Banana Split Extra Scoop which was renamed to Banana Sundae in mid-November 2015. A few weeks later, Elmo Magalona , son of Philippine King of Rap Francis Magalona , switched networks and became part of the show. On January 3, 2016, for the second time in 13 years, the show retained the title ASAP alone. Thereafter, Jolina Magdangal and Luis Manzano became main hosts of
7878-484: The show. A few weeks later, ASAP moved to an earlier timeslot at 11:45 am, and extended its runtime to 2 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, the comedy gag show Banana Sundae was transferred to a later timeslot at 2:30 pm. On May 15, 2016, ASAP launched two singing groups, the ASAP Birit Queens , an all-female vocal group composed of Jona Viray , Morissette , Klarisse de Guzman and Angeline Quinto and
7979-591: The show. An elephant door is located in the studios that leads to the other parts of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center. ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network ) was a Philippine commercial broadcast network that served as the flagship property of the ABS-CBN Corporation , a company under the Lopez Holdings Corporation . The network
8080-459: The show. The cast of Pare Ko ( Claudine Barretto , Victor Neri , Roselle Nava , Gio Alvarez , Jao Mapa , Mark Anthony Fernandez , Nikka Valencia ) became co-hosts for the show to attract younger audiences. In 1996, the show's line-up of co-hosts and performers evolved as it included different young stars from ABS-CBN's Talent Center ( Ang TV , Gimik and Star Circle ). The show also celebrated its first anniversary as it finally wrested
8181-448: The terms and conditions of its franchise. The Senate concluded that there was no breach of laws or franchise terms. On May 5, 2020, the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order to stop the network's broadcast, including its radio stations DZMM and MOR , following the expiration of its broadcast franchise the day before. The cease and desist order covers 42 television stations operated by ABS-CBN across
8282-439: The terrestrial stations. The network's social media accounts are mainly managed by ABS-CBN Digital Media , which have an estimated less than 100 million followers across multiple social media websites. The network's entertainment YouTube channel is the most-subscribed and most-viewed channel in Southeast Asia, with over 50 million subscribers and over 50 billion views (as of October 2024). Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC)
8383-421: The three basement levels of the building. In 2013, the whole center became one of the first 4G LTE zone in the country after Globe and Sun Cellular upgraded their respective transmitters inside the complex. ABS-CBN's wholly owned subsidiary, The Big Dipper Digital Content & Design, Inc. (Big Dipper), with offices located on the center's fourth floor, is an approved economic zone enterprise of PEZA, making
8484-471: The top spot away from its closest rival GMA Supershow . The show became victorious in 1997 as they celebrated their 2nd anniversary from the Araneta Coliseum , as their erstwhile institutional rival show GMA Supershow folded up; Supershow was replaced by SOP . The show originally had its own theme song, Hot na Hot sa ASAP in 1995. During the show's second anniversary, another theme song
8585-485: The two thousand square meter (2,000), twelve-storey buildings joint together by steel and glass structures. The ground floor level is a mixed-use commercial area called The Loop, which is home to the several retail shops, dining outlets, and a studio called The Loop Studio which is being used by the morning news and talk show Umagang Kay Ganda . A studio gallery, an executive lobby, and the main reception area are also located on its ground floor. Located on its second floor
8686-458: The vertical line rooted in a horizontal origin, the three extending circles, and the text ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN's logo also has a horizontal version, usually used to save space as the main vertical logo usually takes up more space. The design of the horizontal version of the logo contains the ABS-CBN text, split into two parts, "ABS" and "CBN", without the dash connecting them, and ABS-CBN's iconic symbol squeezed in between them. The first logo to have
8787-540: The words ASAP were made out of dots connected which had been in use until 2015. Also in January of that same year, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao guested on the show. On June 18, 2006, Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson performed for the first time on the ASAP stage following their stint on Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 1 . A few months later, the ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards was launched where they honor
8888-464: The years, ABS-CBN has been involved in several controversies and scandals involving its talents, employees, and programs. On July 22, 2004, during the arrival of Angelo de la Cruz (a truck driver who was held hostage and threatened with beheading in Iraq abducted by armed rebels west of Baghdad while trucking fuel from Saudi Arabia ) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport , live breaking news coverage
8989-434: Was aired on GMA Network and other television stations in the Philippines. GMA Network used audio-video coverage from Reuters , which the network was subscribed to. During the broadcast, a live feed from Reuters was simultaneously aired with its own live broadcast. During the first five seconds of the live feed, GMA Network noticed that the live feed from Reuters was also airing from its main competitor ABS-CBN. The live video
9090-522: Was also by that time when a major controversy happened when Angela Velez suddenly had a wardrobe malfunction while dancing on stage. On that same period until June 2003, the show simulcasted on ABS-CBN's sister station Studio 23 (now under the ownership of Aliw Broadcasting Corporation as Aliw Channel 23 ). In May 2003, the show was reformatted as ASAP Mania , after it lost its top-rating status to SOP Rules . Consequently, some original main hosts like Ariel Rivera and Pops Fernandez later on left
9191-490: Was also covering the event and its following exertion to authenticate the ABS-CBN Corporation restriction arrangement with the news service, Reuters. The court also stressed that apart from the lack of intent of GMA Network to affect the video from ABS-CBN, the action did not contravene Sections 212.4 and 185.1 of Republic Act 8293 since it was a short excerpt. Two major incidents involving ABS-CBN have involved
9292-470: Was approved by the virtue of Republic Act No. 7966 (granted last March 30, 1995), was scheduled to expire on May 4, 2020, because the franchise will become effective fifteen days after its publication on the Official Gazette on April 19, 1995. At least 12 lawmakers have filed their own versions for a new franchise of the network. House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano assured that Congress will tackle
9393-485: Was delayed due to the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997. It was opened in 2000, and was occupied gradually by the network in the following years, expanding the area of its business operations. It is a PEZA Special Economic Zone, designated as an IT center. It is named in honor of the late Eugenio Lopez Jr. , the chairman emeritus of ABS-CBN. The dedication of the building was held on November 4, 2010, in
9494-529: Was founded on July 11, 1946. It was established by James Lindenberg, one of the founding fathers of Philippine television and an American electronics engineer who went into radio equipment assembly and radio broadcasting. In 1949, James Lindenberg shifted Bolinao to radio broadcasting with DZBC and planned the introduction of television to the Philippines in 1953 . In 1951, Lindenberg partnered with Antonio Quirino, brother of then-Philippine president Elpidio Quirino , to try television broadcasting. In 1952, BEC
9595-624: Was headquartered at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City , that had additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio , Naga , Bacolod , Iloilo , Cebu , Davao , and Bulacan , where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN was colloquially referred to as the Kapamilya Network ; its brand was originally introduced in 1999 and
9696-502: Was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th anniversary, and was used until it was forced by the National Telecommunications Commission to cease and desist from free-to-air broadcasting due to the lack of congressional franchise . ABS-CBN is the largest media company in the Philippines and is the oldest television broadcaster in Southeast Asia . The network is metonymically called as "Ignacia" due to
9797-570: Was on October 23, 1953, at a party in Quirino's home. The first program to air was a garden party at the Quirino residence in Sitio Alto, San Juan. After the premiere telecast, the station followed a daily four-hour schedule from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. ABS-CBN's first television broadcast was on October 23, 1953, as Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) on DZAQ-TV, three months after the first broadcast of Japan 's NHK General TV and Nippon Television . It
9898-531: Was reduced to a 2-hour airtime again since 2015 after the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN was denied by the House of Representatives of the Philippines . In September 2020, ASAP's main director Johnny Manahan and cast members Piolo Pascual , Billy Crawford , Maja Salvador , Catriona Gray , Maris Racal , Donny Pangilinan and Zephanie left the show. They were signed up by independent television producer Brightlight Productions for new shows that air on TV5 under
9999-532: Was released entitled Better Than Ever , to replace the original theme. Initial broadcast commenced on February 5, 1995, at the Delta Theatre in Quezon Avenue . In 1997, they transferred to Studio 3 of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City , sharing space with 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila . However, it suffered a setback on May 10, 1998, when one of the main hosts, Martin Nievera resigned from
10100-400: Was renamed Alto Broadcasting System or ABS (with Alto Sales Corporation as its corporate name). Alto was a contraction of Quirino's and his wife's first names, Tony and Aleli. Despite little money and resources, ABS was able to put up its TV tower by July 1953 and imported around 300 television sets. The initial test broadcasts began in September of the same year. The first full-blown broadcast
10201-424: Was restricted only to ABS-CBN and Reuters did not inform GMA Network that the video coverage was only intended for ABS-CBN. The local Court of Appeals declined the case filed by ABS-CBN Corporation against GMA Network Inc. for allegations of illegal duplication of its live video footage. In a ruling, the local fourth division of the appellate court set aside the resolution of the local Justice Department, which approved
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