Bloomberg TV Philippines

Bloomberg TV Philippines was a Philippine pay television business exclusively to Cignal's channel lineup.[1] United States-based Bloomberg Television made a partnership with TV5 Network and Cignal, both under MediaQuest Holdings, (PLDT's media arm) on March 25, 2015 to launch a local franchise of the international news channel.[2]

Bloomberg TV Philippines
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaPhilippines
Affiliates5
AksyonTV
Bloomberg Television
SloganInspiring Business.
HeadquartersTV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)English (main)
Filipino (secondary)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerBloomberg L.P.
Cignal Digital TV
(TV5 Network)
History
Launched1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) (test broadcast)
5 October 2015 (2015-10-05) (full broadcast)
Closed27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)
Replaced byOne News
Links
Websitebloombergtv.ph

The channel broadcast in English and recorded from TV5's news division, News5. On October 1, 2015, Bloomberg TV Philippines began the initial test broadcasts, and it was officially launched on October 5, 2015, exclusively on Cignal.

Bloomberg TV Philippines was shut down on May 27, 2018 due to higher license fees and was replaced by One News, a joint venture between Mediaquest Holdings' media properties News5, The Philippine Star, BusinessWorld, and content provider Probe Productions.[3]

Final programming

Bloomberg TV Philippines' program lineup includes locally produced business and national newscasts, talk shows, and programs that are currently broadcast and simulcast from Bloomberg Television.

Local programs

Programs being broadcast and simulcast from Bloomberg Television

Previous Programs

Locally Produced
  • First Up (Philippines)
  • Top 5
  • Insight
  • Political Capital

Bloomberg Television
  • Trending Business
  • First Up (Hong Kong)
  • Asia Edge
  • On The Move
  • The Pulse
  • Countdown
  • Bloomberg GO

See also

References
  1. Amojela, Darwin (25 March 2015). "PLDT, Bloomberg team up to launch television channel". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. "Bloomberg TV to launch Philippine channel". Rappler. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. "First on MNP: TV5, Cignal to launch a new 24/7 English news channel". Media Newser Philippines. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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