ABS-CBN International
| The Filipino Channel | |
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| Launched | September 24, 1994 |
| Owned by | ABS-CBN Global Ltd. |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | "20 Years of TFC: Galing ng Filipino, Ituloy Mo!" |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino, English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | ABS-CBN International, 150 Shoreline Drive, Redwood City, California 94065-1400 |
| Sister channel(s) | S+A, Cinema One, Bro, Myx TV |
| Website | TFC.tv |
The Filipino Channel, commonly known as TFC, is a global subscription television channel based in Redwood City, California with major offices in Australia, Canada, Europe (Hungary and Netherlands), Japan, Middle East, and Manila. It is owned and operated by the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN. TFC is available globally on direct-to-home satellite, cable, IPTV, online streaming, video on demand and on other over-the-top content platforms. TFC is targeted to Filipino expatriates and their families. TFC was launched on September 24, 1994 becoming the world's first trans-Pacific Asian broadcaster.
Its programming is composed primarily of imported programs from ABS-CBN, a national television network in the Philippines. Today, The Filipino Channel has over 3 million subscribers worldwide most of which are in United States, Middle East, Europe, Australia, Canada, and Japan.
On September 24, 1994, then ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (now ABS-CBN Corporation) through its newly established subsidiary ABS-CBN International signed a historic deal with the PanAmSat to bring the first trans-Pacific Asian programming service to some two million Filipino immigrants in the United States using the then-newly launched PAS 2 satellite.
The first headquarters of TFC was built in a garage in Daly City, California with only eight employees doing all the tasks from managing the phones, the computers, and the like. By 1995, TFC has grown to 25,000 subscribers in the United States.
In 1998, TFC Direct! was launched, an independently operated direct-to-home television service that incorporates the TV channels Sarimanok News Network (now ABS-CBN News Channel), Pinoy Blockbuster Channel (now Cinema One), Pinoy Central (later renamed as Kapamilya Channel, then it was replaced by Bro, and now it was replaced again by ABS-CBN Sports + Action (S+A)), and the radio channels DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and WRR 101.9 For Life! (now MOR 101.9).
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