Yey! Explained

Yey!
Closed Date:
(expired franchise lapsed)[1]
Network:ABS-CBN
Owner:ABS-CBN Corporation
Picture Format:480i (SDTV)
Country:Philippines
Headquarters:ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Language:Filipino

Yey! was a Philippine defunct free-to-air television channel owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation. It was one of the former digital channels of ABS-CBN TV Plus. Its programming consisting of cartoons and anime shows dubbed in Filipino. Yey! was the second animation channel of ABS-CBN, after Hero. The channel was launched on February 11, 2015.[2] [3] [4] [5]

On June 30, 2020, the channel ceased broadcasting permanently due to the alias cease-and-desist order (ACDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida.[6] [7] On September 10, 2020, the frequency for Yey! (from channel 43) had been recalled by the NTC.[8] In January 2022, the former frequency for Yey! was awarded to Apollo Quiboloy's Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: READ: ABS-CBN Corp statement on the NTC order vs TV Plus channels. ABS-CBN News. June 30, 2020.
  2. Web site: ABS-CBN TVplus TRANSFORMS FILIPINOS' TV VIEWING EXPERIENCE WITH DIGITAL CLEAR PICTURE, FREE CHANNELS. careers.abs-cbn.com.
  3. Rommel Pedrealba (director). ANC Future Perfect: TV Goes Digital 2/5. Television production. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Philippines. 2011.
  4. Rommel Pedrealba (director). ANC Future Perfect: TV Goes Digital 3/5. Television production. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Philippines. 2011.
  5. Web site: ABS-CBN to launch 5 new premium channels on free-to-air TV . Lopez Group of Companies. April 4, 2011 . May 8, 2011.
  6. News: Ted. Cordero. ABS-CBN: Digital transmission using Channel 43 ceases on June 30 evening. November 21, 2024 . GMA Integrated News. June 30, 2020.
  7. Web site: Alias CDO: Can The NTC Stop ABS-CBN From Producing Content As Blocktimer?. OneNews.PH. July 2, 2020.
  8. Web site: NTC recalls frequencies, channels assigned to ABS-CBN . ABS-CBN News . September 10, 2020.
  9. News: Duterte adviser, Aliw also get ABS-CBN channels. BusinessWorld Online. 27 January 2022.