IBC News Network

**IBC News Network**
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**IBC News Network** is a Philippine free-to-air television network owned and operated by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC). It is notable for being the country's UHF news and public service network and the country's vernacular news network targeted to Filipino masses. The majority of its programs produced and developed by IBC News and Current Affairs. IBC News Network is currently carried through through DWNN-TV (analog UHF Channel 44) in Metro Manila, as well as Baguio via UHF channel 46, Iloilo via UHF channel 44 and Cebu and Davao via UHF channel 37, as well as DZTV-TV's digital subchannel channel 13.2 in Metro Manila.

It serves as the second network launched under the **IBC** television branding, along with the leading TV network IBC, the digital archive TV channel IBC Classics, the UHF TV network IBC Plus, and the digital movie channel IBCinema.

It started broadcasting on July 2, 2012, as an all-news channel, with the station's newscast from IBC News, and sports coverages. Its main broadcast facilities is located at the IBC Compound Center, Lot 3-B, Capitol Hills Drive cor. Zuzuarregui Street, Barangay Matandang Balara, Diliman, Quezon City. It was the country's first and only 24-hour news channel on free-to-air TV and the first 24-hour Filipino language news channel until January 4, 2014. The network is owned by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. It currently operates from 6:00AM to 1:45AM on Monday to Friday and 7:00PM to 12:00MN on Saturday and Sunday.

It was first launched on SkyCable channel 109 and made available to other cable television providers throughout the country. It is also available globally in direct-to-home satellite, cable, IPTV, online video streaming, video on demand and other over-the-top content platforms. It was announced in July 9, 2012 that it would relaunch an international channel to support IBC News Network’s local presence. In July 2011, The news channel will be primarily accessible to viewers in the Middle East, North Africa and some parts in Europe and North America.

The programs line-up of IBC News Network also includes news programs, news analysis, documentaries and public service shows.

## History

The initial test broadcast on new call sign through its flagship UHF station is DWTV-TV Channel 44 on June 30, 2012 for two days. Then, the government-owned sequestered TV network IBC announced plans to launch the 24-hour news channel. On July 2, 2012, new name as IBC News Network established and started its commercial broadcast which offering the latest in local and global news, information, public service, sports, weather updates and entertainment news, in the same competitors of ABS-CBN News Channel and GMA News TV. IBC News Network is available in most parts of the Philippines via its relay and affiliate stations, as well as cable, satellite and Internet.

IBC News Network was the brainchild of the late Lito Ocampo Cruz who envisioned a UHF television network that would become the primary source of news, information and public service. To enhance its resources and strengthen its position as the UHF news channel, it served the viewers through two major news programs, *Lunchtime News* and *Eala ng Balita*, while short news advisories aired throughout the day.

It is free-to-air for all viewers in Metropolitan Manila through local UHF channel 44 and UHF channel 37 in Cebu and Davao. It started broadcasting on July 2, 2012. IBC News Network studios are located at Broadcast City, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City while its television transmitter is located at Coca-Cola Plant, Roosevelt Ave., San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City.

Since January 2014, IBC News Network removed its 24-hour broadcasting activities due to cost-cutting measures by the management as well as NTC's rules and regulations for affiliated free-to-air TV stations.

INN, together with IBC, recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Asian Television Content Corporation under Engr. Reynaldo Sanchez as the major blocktimer of the station. ATC @ IBC primetime block with newest programs premiered last June 2, 2014 on IBC News Network. On August 31, 2014, programs under the ATC @ IBC 13 block suddenly no longer aired on IBC News Network, possibly due to poor ratings and lack of advertisers' support.

Since April 16, 2018, IBC News Network moved from IBC Digibox Channel 3 to Channel 5. On June 4, 2018, IBC News Network, including the new title cards for the channel's major newscasts.

On February 11, 2019, IBC News Network added to the introduction of documentary and public affairs programs airing from sister station PTV. On February 25, 2019, IBC News Network went into a major overhaul in its broadcast design and a brand new title cards for the channel's major newscasts.

On March 17, 2020, IBC News Network, along with DZTV TeleTrese, temporarily suspended its regular programming as an effect of the Luzon-wide "enhanced community quarantine" against COVID-19. However, selected Radyo13/DZTV TeleTrese programs (*Radyo13 Balita*) begin its airing on simulcast on IBC News Network as part of programming revamp spearheaded by IBC's new President and CEO Robert T. Rivera.

## Programming

*Main article:* List of programs shown on the IBC News Network

The programming of IBC News Network is focused primarily on the national newscasts, talk shows, public service, and current affairs shows with weather updates, sports news, entertainment news, informative and lifestyle programs as secondary contents. The network also shows documentaries and television specials, as well as simulcast newscasts of IBC and select programs from its sister station PTV and IBC, and special coverage from the government such as SONA, the election coverage *Hatol ng Bayan* and many more from PTV. In case of developing stories, sudden breaking news or even important or scheduled live coverage, IBC News Network pre-empts its regularly scheduled programming to give way for the developing news stories and/or coverage as it happens. Regular scheduled programs resume once the coverage of an important event has ended.

## International

Later in October 2012, IBC would also launch a 24-hour international version of IBC News Network called IBC News Network International to complement to the international channel Global IBC and to support the network's local presence Programs on IBC News Network International air tape-delayed (except for selected special events such as live coverage of Day 1 of Hatol ng Bayan 2013) and the timepiece on the lower-left hand side of the screen is covered, airing local news and current affairs programs from IBC, **IBC News Network**, a teleradyo domestic digital TV channel DZTV TeleTrese simulcasts and one IBC Plus newscast, along with selected programs from PCOO.

The news channel will be primarily accessible to viewers in the United States, Australia, Middle East and some parts in Europe and North America.

It began to be offered as a preview channel in Australia on FetchTV, IPS/AccessTV in Japan, GUdTV in Guam and on OSN, with an official launch planned for the third quarter of 2012. IBC International will oversee the operation of IBC News Network International.

## Affiliate and relay stations

*Main article: IBC News Network stations*
## See also

* The Fight Nation - Asia's Collest MMA Fans ONE FC
* IBC News Network Needs Improvement
* IBC News Network 44 temporary sked (Mar. – Apr. 2020)
* IBC (IBC News Network's sister channel)
* IBC Plus (IBC News Network's another sister channel)
* IBC News and Current Affairs (the channel's parent division and content producer)
* DZTV Radyo13 1386
* DZTV TeleTrese
* List of analog television stations in the Philippines
* Media of the Philippines

## External links

* news.ibc.com.ph/inn

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1. ↑ IBC New Shows | publisher=*YouTube* | date=March 28, 2014 | accessdate=April 24, 2014
2. ↑ Asian Television Content Phl Corp. launches top-notch TV programs | publisher=*Philippine Star* | date=June 1, 2014 | accessdate=June 1, 2014
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