Country | Philippines |
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Network | ABS-CBN |
Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Filipino |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | ABS-CBN Corporation |
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History | |
Launched | July 30, 2018 |
Closed | July 1, 2020 (expired franchise lapsed)[1] |
Links | |
Website | http://tvplus.abs-cbn.com[dead link] |
Asianovela Channel (also known as AC and stylized in all uppercase) was a Philippine free-to-air television channel created by ABS-CBN and one of the former freemium channels of ABS-CBN TVplus on Digital Free TV. The channel aired mostly Filipino-dubbed Korean dramas and Asian films, along with limited imported programming from ABS-CBN, Cinema One and Cine Mo!.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
On June 1, 2020, Asianovela Channel temporarily took over the channel space of S+A (ABS-CBN Sports and Action). However, the channel permanently ceased broadcasting on July 1, 2020, due to the alias cease-and-desist order (ACDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and former Solicitor General Jose Calida.[8] On September 10, 2020, all the defunct frequencies for Asianovela Channel (from channel 43) have been recalled by the NTC.[9] In January 2022, the former frequencies for Asianovela Channel are now owned by Apollo Quiboloy's Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).[10]