Yey!

**Yey!** (stylized as **YeY!** or **YEY!**) is a Philippine children's cable television channel created by ABS-CBN and one of the freemium channels of ABS-CBN TV Plus. Yey! is the second animation channel of ABS-CBN after Hero TV (defunct), a cable channel owned by ABS-CBN's narrowcast arm Creative Programs. Yey! channel primary airs Filipino-dubbed Japanese anime series and foreign cartoon shows, along with limited imported programming from ABS-CBN's main channel and Hero TV.

## History

### Digital free-to-air channel (2011–2020)

Yey! was first known as a digital free-to-air channel that was first launched on January 3, 2011. On February 11, 2015, Yey! became available on ABS-CBN TV Plus. On June 30, 2020, Yey! temporarily stop broadcasting on Mega Manila area and July 1, 2020 outside Mega Manila area due to the alias cease-and-desist order (ACDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida against ABS-CBN TV Plus.

### Cable channel (2021–present)

On November 6, 2021, Yey! will relaunch as a cable channel after 16 months since it shutdown on June 30, 2020.

## Programming

*Main article: List of programs broadcast by Yey!*
Anime series and cartoon programs were divided into various programming blocks.

* **All Yey! Anime** – The channel's flagship primetime block featuring Japanese anime series intended for all audiences. It was aired every Mondays to Fridays from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm, (July 29, 2019) and on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
* **Nickelodeon sa Yey!** – The channel's daytime block consisting of cartoons from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.. It was aired every Mondays to Sundays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
* **Bibolilits** – A morning block that airs selected foreign cartoons intended for pre-schoolers and young children. It was aired every Mondays to Sundays from 6:30 am to 8:30 am.
* **Ka-Pow!** – A weekday afternoon block consisting of foreign cartoons. It was aired every Mondays to Fridays from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
* **Power Hour** – A weekend afternoon block consisting of selected live-action series, toys-themed anime series, and foreign cartoons. It was aired every Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
* **Fam-Time** – An afternoon block consisting of classic anime series (most of them are from the *World Masterpiece Theater* anime franchise) every weekdays, re-runs of selected ABS-CBN programs every weekends, and channel-produced programs that are considered child-friendly and family-oriented. It was aired Mondays to Sundays from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
* **Kid Sine** – A weekend movie block that was aired from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, featuring classic local films every Saturdays, and Tagalog-dubbed foreign films every Sundays.

## See also

* ABS-CBN
* Hero (defunct)
* Kapamilya Channel
* S+A (ABS-CBN Sports and Action)
* Studio 23 (defunct)
* A23
* Nickelodeon
* Cartoon Network

## External links

* Template:Anime News Network
* Yey! on YouTube
* Yey! on Facebook
* Official Website

Lopez, Inc. (56.53%) | ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation (37.61%) | Direct public ownership (6.61%) | Total public ownership (42.64%)

**Parent**
Lopez, Inc. (Lopez Holdings Corporation)

**Divisions**

**Subsidiaries**

**ABS-CBN Films**
Star Cinema | Black Sheep Productions | Quantum Films | TFC at the Movies

**TV Stations**
**Kapamilya Regional**
**A23 Regional**

**Television channels**
Analog/Digital free-to-air channels
A23 | Kapamilya Channel
Cable/Satellite channels
International channels

**Telecommunications and digital media**

**Licensed products**
ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc.

**Web TV**
iWant TFC | Kapamilya Online Live | Sky On Demand | Kabarkada Online Live

**YouTube Channels**

**Internet and Social Media**

**TV Productions and Partners**
CBN Asia | AMCARA Broadcasting Network

**Other**
Star Music | TNT Records | ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra

**Inactive**
Cinema One Premium HD

**Former TV Productions and Subsidiaries**
Probe Productions | TAPE Inc.

**Defunct**

**Inactive Radio networks**
ABS-CBN Radio

**Inactive TV Stations**
**ABS-CBN Regional**

**Inactive Television channels**
Analog free-to-air channels
ABS-CBN
Digital free-to-air channels

1Joint venture with CJ ENM

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*ABS-CBN*1 (A2Z) | GMA | One TV

**State-owned**
IBC | PTV | RPN

**Minor**

**Specially**
**News channels**
**General Entertainment channels**
**Educational channels**
DepEd TV | PTV School Time | Solar Learning
**Sports channels**
Pilipinas HD
**Lifestyle channels**
RPN Life
**Islamic channels**
Salaam TV
**Music channels**
**Kids channels**
IBC Kids | IBC Toons | RPN Junior | RPN Kids
**Movie channels**
IBCinema | I Heart Movies
**PPV channels**
BEAM Box Office | IBC Box Office | Nuebe Box Office
**Infomercials channels**
Shop TV‎‎ | TV Shop Philippines

**Religious**

**Regional**

**Defunct/Inactive**

**Inactive: ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy**

1. ↑ Template:Cite video
2. ↑ Template:Cite video
3. ↑ ABS-CBN to launch 5 new premium channels on free-to-air TV. Lopez Group of Companies (April 4, 2011).
4. ↑ ABS-CBN TVplus TRANSFORMS FILIPINOS’ TV VIEWING EXPERIENCE WITH DIGITAL CLEAR PICTURE, FREE CHANNELS.
5. ↑ Alias CDO: Can The NTC Stop ABS-CBN From Producing Content As Blocktimer? (July 2, 2020).
6. ↑ YeY Day Teaser (en).