6 a Wagas a Mabalin ti ABS-CBN nga Agoperar Awan ti Prangkisa

Update: In a vote of 70-11, House Committee on Legislative Franchise denies renewal application of ABS-CBN franchise. Two representatives inhibited and one abstained. Read here.

Two authors of a previous bill have withdrawn their bill which brings down the total renewal bills from 16 to 14.

Dagiti napateg a pakasaritaan, ti 25‑taon a lehitimo a prangkisa ti ABS‑CBN ket agpatingga iti Marso 2020. Naipasa dagiti bill idi 2014 ngem saan a napasamak. Inus-usar ti ABS‑CBN ti panagrenew iti 6 a tawen sakbay ti panawen ti prangkisa gapu ta kayatna nga iwasan ti risgo a masapul a dumalan iti proseso babaen ti saan a nasayaat a administrasyon.

Ada 11 a bill a nakalista iti Kongreso a mangipanggep iti daytoy a panagrenew, ngem saan pay a napasamak ti panagdingdingeg iti komitiba. Sigun kadagiti amin a pakakitaan, kasla saan a mairuar dagiti bill a daytoy iti deadline a Marso 30, 2020.

Legal and political issues aside, the franchise covers the ability of ABS-CBN to broadcast over the airwaves. This means no airing on free-to-air TV (Channel 2) and radio (DZMM 630KHz, MOR 101.9) because in order to use these frequencies, one needs a franchise.

Other channels of ABS-CBN do not need this, including cable channels like ANC, Myx, Metro Channel, C1, and Jeepney TV.

Wen, awanen ti Channel 2 iti libre a TV wenno DZMM iti radyo no mapasamak daytoy. Ngem, saan a mangipakita nga agpatingga ti ABS-CBN iti panagserbi. Mabalin latta nga agpartially/full a mangserbi. Uray kasta, masapul a padpadaelen da ti panagserbi gapu ta adu dagiti kostumer wenno agkita da a saan laeng a naggapu iti libre a TV ken radyo a kanal.

Simply put, the Kapamilya network's problem is content distribution so here are 6 ways that ABS-CBN can continue to operate and digitally broadcast all of its shows and news programs even without a legislative franchise.

Facebook. With over 70 million users in the Philippines, ABS-CBN can broadcast all of its news programs and shows over Facebook (FB Live). This would be the easiest way to continue its regular programming that will reach the highest number of audience.

By doing a Facebook Live session, ABS-CBN can stick to the usual schedules and all Kapamilya fans can watch it live or just do a replay from the saved sessions. With more than 75 million mobile phone users in the Philippines and around half of that are smartphones, ABS-CBN can virtually increase its footprint and reach many more people.

YouTube. Kasla met iti Facebook, mabalin ti ABS-CBN nga i-live broadcast amin a daily a programa da iti YouTube. Mabalin da nga agaramid ti YouTube Live a sesion para iti entero nga aldaw a programa wenno ag-upload ti bukod a video para iti tunggal oras wenno programa tapno nalaka para kadagiti agbuya nga usisaar ken kitaen ida idi kalpasan a tiempo.

Ada met la unay a dakkel a bilang ti video dagiti programa ti ABS-CBN a maipablaak iti YouTube kada aldaw babaen dagiti nagduduma a mann-ayon wenno kanal ti YouTube, ngem ti ABS-CBN ket agpapatay kadagiti dayta a video babaen ti copyright strikes (panagkidkid ti intellectual property). Adda met laeng dagiti opisial a kanal ti YouTube ti ABS-CBN a naglaon ti milyon-milyon a sumurot, ngem saan a amin a programa ken damag a programa ti maipablaak idiay.

Netflix. Cardo Dalisay need not have to suffer a horrible end come March 30, 2020. This long-running Kapamilya series can live on with Netflix, along with many other series that ABS-CBN is broadcasting. They can even serve it at a crispy 4k resolution. There are already hundreds of thousands of Netflix users in the Philippines with many more Filipinos abroad.

iWant.ph Ti ABS-CBN ket agpaandar ti iWant TV kas bukod a streaming website para iti ABS-CBN, ANC ken DZMM a programa ken ad-adu pay a pelikula a pagpartuatanda ken agtultuloy a mangala ti kuarta (P15/aldaw, P60/semana, P120/bulan) manipud kadagiti subscription para kadagitoy (ti iWant TV ket naibaliw a nagan a iWant idi Nobyembre 17, 2018).

They also have an app for this in the Apple iTunes Store and Google Play Store (just search for iWant).

TFC.tv Ti The Filipino Channel ket maysa a online a plataporma a naipatarus tapno maipaay iti merkado ti OFW. Ti online a pasetna ket TFC.tv a mangipataray kadagiti ad-adu a programa ti ABS-CBN kas koma ti TFC, ANC, DZMM Teleradyo, ABS-CBN Regional Channel, Lifestyle Network, Cinema One, CineMo, ken S+A.

It comes with a free version with limited streaming shows and movies but at Php375/month, you can watch the entire library of 500 Filipino movies and one KBO movie of your choice per month.

Apple TV. Just like Netflix, Apple users might rejoice if ABS-CBN content will be readily available on Apple TV.

Para iti DZMM ken MOR, mabalin da met nga ag-stream babaen ti Spotify.

Kasla met, no maikkaten ti prangkisa ti ABS-CBN (gaputa ti kaso a quo warranto) wenno saan a ma-renew iti oras (prangkisa a panglegislatura), dagiti kaaduan a maapektaran a managkita ket dagiti agtalinayon a mangdepende laeng iti libre a TV ken agpada a milyon. Ngem kas iti naipakaammo idi, adu a wagas ti panangipaay kadagiti daytoy a contenido a libre ken saan a makaapekto iti kabaelan ti network a mangpadur-as. Sigurado kami a naisipenen ti ABS-CBN dagiti amin a solusyon a kas kasta ken ad-adu pay a sabali.

So don't worry, Cardo Dalisay will not meet his untimely end any time soon.

What happens to ABS-CBN's free TV and radio if its franchise expires?

ABS-CBN cannot air on free-to-air TV (Channel 2) and radio (DZMM, MOR) without a franchise.

Which ABS-CBN channels can still operate without a franchise?

Cable channels like ANC, Myx, Metro Channel, C1, and Jeepney TV do not need a franchise.

Why did ABS-CBN seek franchise renewal six years before expiration?

ABS-CBN wanted to avoid the renewal process under an unfriendly administration.

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16 Comments

Alfredo Dalut, Jr. · 5 years ago

Mabuti nalang hindi nangangailangan ang isang tv station ng franchise basta eired able ang ginahamit. Buti nlang avid fan kasi ako ng ABS-CBN. Thank you, Basta Kapamilya May Forever!

YESTOSHUTDOWN · 6 years ago

You know very well that ABS CBN goes beyond providing content. They need to stay on airwaves because they want to monopolize ideas, control the government, even “capture the regulatory bodies”. Haha! If it takes a new platform, they’re eating a small part of the cake. Good luck.

Ramon Tapawan · 6 years ago

Watch Abs
P50 a day internet
Or P350 a week
Or sa vpn mga P300 a month. Still sa probinsya at sa mga d makaya medyo malaki at mabagal na serbis pa.
Sa mga makakaya mga subs congrats. Laking bagay na nawala ang ch2. Sana me divine intervention para makabalik sila.

Kristoff · 6 years ago

True. But the problem is ABS won’t be able to show commercial/ads through mentioned platforms which they rely heavily to generate income. They will be able stream/upload their shows but the money that will fuel them to do the contents will stop if they don’t air on free TV. Unless, of course they won’t mind providing “service to the Filipino”.

mrericx · 6 years ago

And also if the internet in our country are very fast, cheaper & very accessible but for now we have only 2 telco companies in the Philippines that are available [and one telco had been delayed for their launch this year due to this pandemic crisis] which are too slow & expensive unless if 5G bandwidth is now available in our country right now.

Abiel · 6 years ago

The franchise is needed in order to use the broadcast frequency, which is owned by the Government. If the Admin will not allow ABS-CBN to use these broadcast frequencies then they can go to full digital, which is feasible. Just like what you mentioned, the company will even increase its footprint and reach many more people, and this not just in the Philippine but around the world. They may even save a lot of money, since they’ll be using an already establish distribution network; FB Live, Youtube, Netflix, etc.