PlayStation TV

CTNI redirects here. For the Canadian TV network that also uses the name "Central Television Network", and owned by Quebecor Media, see Central Television Network.
PlayStation TV, officially called the Central Television Network, is a Filipino commercial television network owned by PlayStation TV, Inc., a joint venture 50% owned by both Central Communications, a newspaper conglomerate owned by the Poncé family, and VGC, a conglomerate owned by the Villena family. Its headquarters are located in Central Square in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, with additional major offices in Parañaque City (at the VGC Plaza, through The Parañaque Studios).
The network is sometimes referred to as the "Video Game Network", referencing to its branding and logo association with the video game brand since 2013, whose parent company held a 20% stake in the network from 2012 until 2017, when VGC took a 30% stake and bought out Sony's stake.
VGC's ownership in the network gave its owned-and-operated stations sister stations, because PlayStation TV was effectively a sister network to VGC's flagship network FV+.
== History ==
=== Foundation ===
Although the foundation of the network started in 2001, the plan for a network started in the late 1990s, with Central's purchase of 5 stations from CBS Corporation (then-stakeholder in the VGC company), and later, the merger with Davao City-based Dela Vera Company.
In 2001, Central was approached by then-WB affiliate DWVP-TV about a network to expand the reach of one of the syndicated programs both companies produce, Central News. Central then started to hire staff and use employees from Central's station group. Thus, they founded "Central Television Network, Inc." (CTNI) as a holding company for this new network. Back then, there were only two stakeholders: 90% owned by Central, and 10% owned by DWVP's owner Tribune (now part of Nexstar Media Group).
In 2003, VGC, wanting to invest in the new network in hopes of rising, purchased a 20% stake in CTNI from Central. In 2004, VGC asked the network's affiliates association, in which Central is involved with two Dela Vera-owned stations, if they can switch to the new network. Later that year, Florete Group of Companies, which already owned CNP at the time, purchased a 10% stake, which led to the network's first branding (BOMBO TV).
The following stations and their affiliations during that time are shown below. The following are owned by Central:
* DZPS-TV 26 Manila - Independent
* DWDV-TV 3 Legazpi - CBS
* DWBT-TV 35 Naga - Independent
* DYPI-TV 12 Iloilo - ABC
* DYNI-TV 8 Bacolod - NBC
* DYCT-TV 30 Cebu - CBS
* DYTP-TV 13 Tacloban - CBS
* DYTQ-TV 2 Catbalogan - CBS
* DYNQ-TV 25 Catarman - NBC
* DYEQ-TV 33 Borongan - ABC
* DXLV-TV 45 Koronadal - Independent
* DXZP-TV 10 Zamboanga - CBS
* DXCD-TV 2/DXMO-TV 7 Cagayan de Oro - VGC Television
* DXDV-TV 22 Davao - CBS
* DXCV-TV 7 Butuan - UPN
* DXCQ-TV 11 Surigao - CBS
== Controversy ==
=== Canada Central Television Network lawsuit against usage of the branding ===
On 2009, Central Television Network, a TV network from Canada, filed a lawsuit to VGC, Inc., requesting that the Central trademark be expunged and the new station refrain from using Central as its name. The Canadian network, owned by Quebecor Media and has so much TV stations in the Republic of St. Lawrence, Canada, Mushroom Kingdom, The Sovereignty of Dahrconia, the US, and the Philippines (where they have their own since 1991), owns the trademark "Central Television Network" ever since 1980. This is the second branding conflict of Canada Central since 1997, when Canadian Television Network filed a lawsuit for using the abbreviation "CTN", and thought of using the name "Canadian Television Network", but for the latter, it wasn't. The trademark was registered a few weeks before the network was founded, almost a year after Central Philippines celebrated its 10th anniversary. However, Quebecor argued the trademark was invalid because, just like it was said earlier, Canada Central launched their first Philippine TV station back in 1991, and that VGC's trademark application improperly declared that he had begun using the name in commerce, even before the station was officially unveiled or licensed. However, Central Communications released a statement that they trademarked the word "Central" since its founding in 1955.
In response, VGC considered the lawsuit and the Canada Central's ability to assert a trademark over an adverb to be "ridiculous", and stated that he intends to retain the Central Television Network name and fight the corporation in court. After that, Canada Central still allowed them to use the name "Central television Network", but NOT the following:
* Central Philippines (the official name of Canada Central's Filipino counterpart)
* Central NewsWorld
* Central News 11
* The Central Year-end Report
* Central Sports Bureau
* Central News and Current Affairs
== Stations ==
=== O&O stations ===
City of license/Market 	Station	Channel
TV (DT)	Year of
affiliation	Owned
since	Notes
Butuan 	DXCV-TV	7 (6) 	2005	2002	Formerly owned by VGC until 1998, when they sold the station to Paxson Communications who owned the station until 2002.
Legazpi 	DWDV-TV	3 (44) 	2005	1999	
San Jose del Monte, Bulacan - Manila	DZPS-TV	26 (39)	2005	2003	Analog frequency formerly occupied by a translator of DZVC-TV (1972-1974) and later DWAM-TV (1998-2001).
Naga 	DWBT-TV	35 (37)	2005	1959	
Cebu City 	DYCT-TV	30 (33)	2005	1999	Reunited with its former sister newspaper when VGC, owner of The Cebu Times, acquired a controlling stake in the network.
Davao City 	DXDV-TV	22 (15)	2005	1999	Formerly a CBS affiliate, it was the former flagship station of Dela Vera until its merger with Central in 1999.
Iloilo City 	DYPI-TV	 	 	 	
== Gallery ==
bombotv.png|Logo from 2005-2013.
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