The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said that it will issue a cease and desist order for the operations of its ABS-CBN TVplus programs that operate under Channel 43. "All broadcast operations of ABS-CBN are only authorized through its expired franchise...In other words, ABS-CBN's airing of digital TV on Channel 43 is part of the cease and desist order because the franchise that they used for that is ABS-CBN's franchise," said NTC commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba on today's hearing. Explaining the continued broadcast on ABS-CBN TVplus, ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak said the company entered into a blocktime agreement with AMCARA Broadcasting Network Inc., maintaining that such practice is “a standard commercial agreement” and that other broadcasters have gone into similar arrangements. He also pointed out that the previous order issued by the NTC to ABS-CBN did not indicate channel 43. "Blocktimers do not need a franchise to buy airtime from a broadcasting station,” said Nicdao via: ABS-CBN, Philippine Star ABS-CBN, meanwhile, released its own TVplus five years ago. Is it the newer GMA Affordabox Digital TV Receiver or the ABS-CBN TVplus? There's an LED indicator on the front, as well as the ABS-CBN TVplus logo on the right. Read more in our articles including "NTC to issue CDO on ABS-CBN TVplus broadcast" and "GMA Affordabox vs ABS-CBN TVplus: Which one to get?".
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said that it will issue a cease and desist order for the operations of its ABS-CBN TVplus programs that operate under Channel 43. "All broadcast operations of ABS-CBN are only authorized through its expired franchise...In other words, ABS-CBN's airing of digital TV on Channel 43 is part of the cease and desist order because the franchise that they used for that is ABS-CBN's franchise," said NTC commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba on today's hearing.
Explaining the continued broadcast on ABS-CBN TVplus, ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak said the company entered into a blocktime agreement with AMCARA Broadcasting Network Inc., maintaining that such practice is “a standard commercial agreement” and that other broadcasters have gone into similar arrangements. He also pointed out that the previous order issued by the NTC to ABS-CBN did not indicate channel 43. "Blocktimers do not need a franchise to buy airtime from a broadcasting station,” said Nicdao via: ABS-CBN, Philippine Star
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