ABS-CBN and GMA have just struck an agreement that will have GMA international channels such as GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, GMA News TV, and select GMA programs, on ABS CBN's iWantTFC platform starting May 1. iWantTFC is ABS-CBN's online streaming service that offers an extensive library of Filipino content and is available globally. With the agreement, GMA programs such as Maria Clara at Ibarra, Abot Kamay na Pangarap, Apoy sa Langit, First Yaya, and The World Between Us, among others, will be available on iWantTFC starting May 1. In an announcement today, ABS-CBN released a statement that its Sky Cable sale to PLDT will "no longer push through". ABS-CBN has just announced that one of its signature news channels, TeleRadyo, will be ceasing operations effective June 30, 2023. In a press statement released today, the media giant said that ABS-CBN could no longer sustain the channel's operations given that TeleRadyo had been incurring financial losses since 2020. "The company is deeply saddened by this closure and having to part ways with the many passionate and committed people who have made Teleradyo an important source of news and information for many Filipinos," says ABS-CBN. While TeleRadyo will cease operations, ABS-CBN shared that it is entering a joint venture with Prime Media Holdings Inc. Read more in our articles including "GMA channels, select shows to appear on ABS-CBN's iWantTFC starting May 1" and "ABS-CBN cancels Sky Cable sale to PLDT".
