ABS-CBN News Channel
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The logo of ABS-CBN News Channel (October 26, 2015-present)
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| Launched | May 1, 1996 |
| Owned by | ABS-CBN |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | "Your news channel. Your partner." |
| Language | English, Filipino |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | ANC Studio, 8 Rockwell, Rockwell Center, Makati City and Newsroom and Studio 6, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City |
| Formerly called | Sarimanok Channel 37 (1996) Sarimanok News Network (1996-1999) |
| Sister channel(s) | ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Regional Channel, DZMM TeleRadyo, S+A |
| Website | news |
The ABS-CBN News Channel (or simply ANC) is a global subscription television news network targeted to Filipino audience. It is notable for being the country's first all-news cable network, the country's first 24-hour news network, and the country's first English language news network. The majority of its programs are produced and developed by ABS-CBN News. It is available globally in direct-to-home satellite, cable, IPTV, online video streaming, video on demand and other over-the-top content platforms. Some of the programs of ANC is also broadcast terrestrially in Guam through KEQI-LP. ANC is being broadcast from the ANC studio in 8 Rockwell building, Rockwell Center and in Studio 6 and Newsroom in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center.
The ABS-CBN News Channel was originally established in 1996 as the Sarimanok News Network or SNN. SNN was the brainchild of the late Eugenio Lopez, Jr. who envisioned a television network that would become the primary source of news and information for Filipinos. On May 1, 1996, SNN was first offered on Sky Cable. Back then the channel served the viewers through two major news programs, Dateline Philippines and Primetime News, while short news advisories aired throughout the day.
To enhance its resources and strengthen its position as the primary news channel for the Filipinos, SNN in 1998 merged with Sky News, another Lopez-owned cable news channel that specialized in business news. The merger of the two networks paved the way for the formation of the country's first 24-hour news channel offering the latest in local and foreign news, business information, sports, weather updates and lifestyle. On October 11, 1999, the network changed its name to ABS-CBN News Channel or ANC.
In the years that followed, ANC established its name and credibility through its coverage of key events in the Philippines including the impeachment trial of Joseph Estrada, the Sipadan hostage crisis, the Oakwood mutiny, and EDSA Dos and Tres. ANC was also the first to reveal the Joseph Estrada's "brown envelope" controversy, Corazon Aquino's death, the Maguindanao massacre, and Hubert Webb's acquittal.
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