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Yey!

Yey!
Yey!
CountryPhilippines
NetworkABS-CBN
HeadquartersABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)Filipino
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerABS-CBN Corporation
Sister channels
History
Founded2011 (2011)
LaunchedFebruary 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)
ClosedJune 30, 2020 (2020-06-30)
(expired franchise lapsed)[1]
Links
WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2020-08-12)

Yey! was a Philippine defunct free-to-air television channel owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation. It was one of the former digital channels of ABS-CBN TV Plus. Its programming consisting of cartoons and anime shows dubbed in Filipino. Yey! was the second animation channel of ABS-CBN, after Hero. The channel was launched on February 11, 2015.[2][3][4][5]

On June 30, 2020, the channel ceased broadcasting permanently due to the alias cease-and-desist order (ACDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida.[6][7] On September 10, 2020, the frequency for Yey! (from channel 43) had been recalled by the NTC.[8] In January 2022, the former frequency for Yey! was awarded to Apollo Quiboloy's Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).[9]

References

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  1. ^ "READ: ABS-CBN Corp statement on the NTC order vs TV Plus channels". ABS-CBN News. June 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "ABS-CBN TVplus TRANSFORMS FILIPINOS' TV VIEWING EXPERIENCE WITH DIGITAL CLEAR PICTURE, FREE CHANNELS". careers.abs-cbn.com.
  3. ^ Rommel Pedrealba (director) (2011). ANC Future Perfect: TV Goes Digital 2/5 (Television production). Philippines: ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.
  4. ^ Rommel Pedrealba (director) (2011). ANC Future Perfect: TV Goes Digital 3/5 (Television production). Philippines: ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.
  5. ^ "ABS-CBN to launch 5 new premium channels on free-to-air TV". Lopez Group of Companies. April 4, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  6. ^ Cordero, Ted (June 30, 2020). "ABS-CBN: Digital transmission using Channel 43 ceases on June 30 evening". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Alias CDO: Can The NTC Stop ABS-CBN From Producing Content As Blocktimer?". OneNews.PH. July 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "NTC recalls frequencies, channels assigned to ABS-CBN". ABS-CBN News. September 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Duterte adviser, Aliw also get ABS-CBN channels". BusinessWorld Online. January 27, 2022.
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