Type | Broadcast television network |
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Branding | AksyonTV |
Country | Philippines |
Slogan |
Higit sa Balita, Aksyon! (Better than News, Action!) Basta Maaksyon, nasa AksyonTV, News, Public Service at Sports (Where there's action, here in AksyonTV, News, Public Service and Sports) |
TV stations | List of AksyonTV stations |
Headquarters | TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong City |
Broadcast area
|
Nationwide |
Owner |
TV5 Network Inc. Nation Broadcasting Corporation (both subsidiaries of PLDT media company MediaQuest Holdings) |
Key people
|
Manuel V. Pangilinan (Chairman) Chot Reyes (President and CEO, TV5 Network, Inc.) Engr. Erwin V. Galang (Head, Regulatory and Industry Relations, Nation Broadcasting Corporation) Engr. Edward Benedict V. Galang (Network Engineering Operations, Nation Broadcasting Corporation) |
Launch date
|
February 21, 2011 July 2011 (international) |
(terrestrial)
Former names
|
MTV Philippines (2001 - 2007) |
Sister channels
|
TV5 |
Official website
|
interAKSYON.com News5 Everywhere |
Language |
Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
AksyonTV International | |
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Launched | July 2011 |
Network | TV5 |
Owned by | TV5 Network Inc. |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 16:9/4:3 |
Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino, English |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Headquarters | TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong City, 1552, Philippines |
Sister channel(s) | Kapatid TV5 |
Website | AksyonTV International site |
Aksyon TV (English: Action TV) is a commercial broadcast television network in the Philippines. Its owner and operated by TV5 Network Inc. with some of programs produced by News5 and Sports5 divisions in Metro Manila co-owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation (both subsidiary of PLDT media company MediaQuest Holdings). AksyonTV is being broadcast terresrially through DWNB-TV, (UHF Channel 41) which is carried on (UHF Channel 29) in Cebu, Davao and other relay stations. Occupies the frequency previously used by MTV Philippines, a subsidiary of MTV Networks Asia Pacific until 2006. It started broadcasting on February 21, 2011, yet it did not became the company's sole channel for sports until the shutdown of primetime block AKTV on May 31, 2013 due to high airtime cost and low ratings caused by IBC's impending privatization. Its main broadcast facilities is located at TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan sts., Mandaluyong City; while the network alternate studios are located at TV5 Complex, 762 Quirino Highway, San Bertolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. while its TV transmitter is located at the Emerald Hills beside Garden of Gethsemane II, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City. It was the first and only 24-hour news channel on free-to-air TV and the first 24-hour Filipino language news channel until December 1, 2013. It currently operates daily from 5:00 am to 12:00 midnight.