TAP TV
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| Country | Philippines |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Mandaluyong, Metro Manila |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation |
| Sister channels |
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| History | |
| Launched | April 14, 2019 |
| Former names |
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| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Sky Cable (Metro Manila) | Channel 215 |
| Cablelink (Metro Manila) | Channel 214 |
| Royal Cable (Laguna) | Channel 714 |
| Parasat (Cagayan de Oro) | Channel 84 |
| Available on other cable systems in the Philippines | Check local listings |
| Satellite | |
| G Sat (Nationwide) | Channel 50 |
| Cignal (Nationwide) | Channel 125 |
| SatLite (Nationwide) | Channel 96 |
| Streaming media | |
| TAP Go | Internet protocol television (Philippines only; temporarily suspended) |
TAP TV (stylized as tap TV) is a 24-hour Philippine pay television channel owned by TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation.[1] It is launched on April 14, 2019, it broadcasts as a general entertainment channel since November 4, 2020.[2][3]
History[]
On April 14, 2019, TAP DMV launched a secondary channel of TAP Sports, focusing on airing live coverages and highlights of every WTA tournaments. On February 17, 2020, the WTA events (along with its men's counterpart ATP) were moved to a new tennis-dedicated channel Premier Tennis, while TAP Sports 2 was reformatted as TAP W and began shifting its focus on women's sports.
On November 2, 2020, TAP DMV relaunched TAP W as TAP TV, reformatted as a general entertainment channel. The first program aired on TAP TV was The Today Show.[4]
Programming[]
TAP TV's current schedule consists of canned programming from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, and has programming distribution/output arrangements with Comcast (NBCUniversal and Sky UK) and ITV Studios. It includes news, talk shows, reality dramas, lifestyle and movies.
Current programs[]
- NBC Nightly News
- The Today Show
- Daily Pop
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Heads Up!
- Little Big Shots USA
- Little Big Shots: Forever Young
- Miracle Hunter
- Food Unwrapped
- Who Do You Think You Are? USA
- Design Junkies
- Superfoods: The Real Story
- Culinary Bluprint
- ES.TV
- Hell's Kitchen USA
- Love Island USA
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- The Voice UK
- The Voice Kids UK
- Top Chef
- A.P. Bio
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Wine Show
- Connecting
- Songland
- Love Island USA
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian
- The Bold Type
- Good Girls
- 10 Things You Don't Know
Sports[]
Special events coverage[]
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (since 2020)
Former programs[]
- Ellen's Design Challenge
- Hit Flix (formerly TAP TV Sunday Movies)
References[]
- ^ Carvajal, Dolly Anne (25 May 2020). "Ovation Productions boss on future of live concert scene, adjusting to the 'new normal'". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "TapTV LAUNCHES WITH LIVE US ELECTION COVERAGE ON THE TODAY SHOW, MONDAY NOVEMBER 2ND AT 9PM". MegaBites. 10 November 2020.
- ^ "CATCH THE TODAY SHOW ON TAP TV". PressReader. The Philippine Star. 5 November 2020.
- ^ Concepcion, Pocholo (5 November 2020). "New channel, new album and a benefit gig". Daily Tribune.
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1 Joint venture. 2 Partnership. 3 Distribution. 4 Currently inactive due to the cease and desist order by the NTC after ABS-CBN's legislative franchise expired. 5 Continued broadcast on international and online. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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