IBC Plus

**IBC Plus**
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**IBC Plus** is a Philippine free-to-air television network owned and operated by the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. In Metro Manila, IBC Plus is being broadcast terrestrially and thru digital terrestrial television through DWDZ-TV (UHF channel 47), the frequency once previously used by ABC 47 from 1999 to 2003 and AKTV from June 5, 2011 to May 31, 2013, and carried through analog in Metro Manila, as well as in Cebu and Davao via UHF channel 47, and other relay stations; as well as on DZTV-TV's digital subchannel channel 13.3 in Metro Manila.

Named after its parent station, IBC Plus is the fourth network under the **IBC** television branding, along with the leading TV network IBC, the Filipino-language UHF news channel IBC News Network, the digital archive TV channel IBC Classics and the digital movie channel IBCinema, airing programming aimed towards young adults and original Filipino programming aimed at the demographic as well, such as supplemental programming for IBC 13 programs. This station studios and broadcast facilities are located at the IBC Compound Center, Lot 3-B, Capitol Hills Drive cor. Zuzuarregui Street, Barangay Matandang Balara, Diliman, Quezon City. It began its operations on June 4, 2018 after a series of test broadcast. It broadcast daily from 6:00AM to 2:00AM.

## History

After almost five years of inactivity on television service, on April 2018, it was announced that the UHF 47 frequency under the flagship station DWDZ-TV in Metro Manila returned its operations as a test broadcast and occupied by the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, which took over the frequency of DWDZ-TV 47, after the set of investors and privatization associated with Jose Avellana, the chairman of IBC, signed on about a month before the launch of IBC Plus at a planning session.

IBC management and staff members were plotting out plans to create a UHF general entertainment channel offering a success of the main IBC 13. In the lead-up to the launch, IBC acquired the rights to many Nickelodeon shows, including Nick Jr., Nickelodeon and Nickelodeon GAS are the programming content during the daytime hours; and sports shows, with additional coverage from IBC Sports, along with sports-related content which will target millennials.

In May 2018, Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation announced plans to launch its own UHF channel. On June 4, 2018, IBC Plus was officially launched and started its commercial broadcast. The first program aired on launch morning is the first Nick Jr. show *Dora the Explorer*. It came up with intensified programming led by Filipino-dubbed versions of two of the popular reality TV cooking shows like *Iron Chef* and *Iron Chef America*; the Filipino-dubbed version of the American TV series like *Lethal Weapon* and *S.W.A.T.*; and Tagalized movies. On the same night, the newly-revived *Bantay Balita* premiered, IBC Plus' nightly news program produced by IBC News and Current Affairs

In May 2020, PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar announced that IBC and IBC Plus pioneered its educational television programming by the Department of Education's DepEd TV programming block on analog free-to-air television, the test broadcasts aired from August 11 until 21, 2020 and again from September 21 until September 25, 2020 (airing from 8 am-7 pm on IBC Plus) and broadcast formally started on October 5, 2020, the starting date of classes in public schools throughout the country.

On October 5, 2020, IBC Plus announced a major revamp of its programming, including the introduction of its educational television program simulcasts by the Department of Education's DepEd TV programming block (the same day for the starting date of classes in public schools throughout the country) during daytime to early evening hours (morning and afternoon), selected IBC's local entertainment shows with fresh new episodes from the main channel (including reruns of some fantaseryes like *Janella in Wonderland* and *Syrena*), which allows IBC to continue producing and distributing content and selected Taiwanovelas during primetime and local and foreign movies during late primetime hours. During weekends, the shows includes *Iskul Bukol*, *Talent ng Bayan*, *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?*, *Tasya Fantasya* and *Sarah G. Live*, which will be simulcasted on the UHF network's lineup every weekend primetime beginning October 10, 2020. This also marks the first time that IBC 13 programs will be aired on the UHF free-to-air television nationwide since Channel 13 started in 1960. Since then, these shows will continue to air on IBC 13. Coinciding with the announcement, these programs of IBC are separated into different blocks. These include All Day Kaibigan (kids-oriented programming and educational programming from DepEd TV from morning to early evening), It's Primetime (delayed telecasts of the NBA, cartoon, IBC-produced fantaseryes, Tagalog-dubbed Asian dramas, comedy, news, and local movies), Nickelodeon on IBC Plus (cartoons and kids-oriented programming) and Weekend Plus (Saturday and Sunday programming lineup, including coverage of the NBA during weekend mornings and afternoons and IBC-produced weekend primetime shows).

On November 2, 2020, IBC Plus, Secarats Talent Management Services (IBC's current line producer and production partnership) and Emmanventures TV Production, jointly announced that *Secarats Video*, *TSAS Reloaded* and *Emmanventures* will be aired on the UHF network's lineup every weekend afternoon beginning November 8, 2020, according to Secarats owner and producer Francis Custodio Abuan Jr. This marks the first time that Secarats-IBC programs under IBC and Secarats Television will be aired on UHF free-to-air nationwide since the former digital youth-oriented channel Secarats TV ended its operations on October 2, 2020. Despite this development, *TSAS Reloaded* will continue to air on IBC 13.

## Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by IBC Plus

IBC Plus' programming will primary include selected IBC programs from the main channel; and its station-produced programs that includes newscasts produced by IBC News and Current Affairs; sports programs produced by IBC Sports that includes the National Basketball Association (NBA); entertainment programs produced by IBC Entertainment Group and Secarats Talent Management Services; and educational programs under DepEd TV produced by Department of Education (DepEd). The remaining airtime of IBC Plus is dedicated to acquired Japanese tokusatsu series and Nickelodeon shows. The network also shows TV specials, sporting and awarding events. A selection of IBC Plus' programming will be made available online through IBC's official website and various social media platforms.

IBC Plus is the home of the NBA (also on IBC as the home station).

### **Programming blocks**

IBC Plus divided into programming blocks.

* **All Day Kaibigan** (Mondays-Fridays 6am-6pm) - The network's morning to late afternoon block from kids-oriented shows and educational programming from DepEd TV from morning to late afternoon, plus Asianovelas.
* **It's Primetime** (Mondays-Fridays 5:30pm-12:45am) - the primetime block consists of delayed telecasts of the NBA, cartoon, IBC fantaseryes, Asianovelas, comedy, newscast and local movies.
* **Nickelodeon on IBC Plus** (6am-9:30am and Sundays 8am-9am) - The channel's daytime block consisting of cartoons from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.
* **Weekend Plus** (Saturdays 6am-12:45am and Sundays 8am-12:45am) - the weekend primetime block that airs local action movies, local shows, IBC favorites, sports and Tagalized foreign movies.

## See also

* MB - Boy on Angel Radyo - Celebrity World by Crispina Martinez Belen (12/18/99)
* IBC-13 goes to the newest UHF network IBC Plus Channel 47
* “Ikaw ang Bidang Channel ko” New Programs will come IBC Plus this October
* IBC Plus 47 to simulcast IBC 13's weekend shows starting October 10
* IBC Plus 47 Program Schedule
* Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC)
* IBC News and Current Affairs
* IBC Entertainment Group
* IBC Sports
* List of analog television stations in the Philippines
* Media of the Philippines

## Websites

* IBC Plus Official Site
* IBC Plus on Facebook
* IBC Plus on Twitter
* IBC Plus on Instagram
* IBC Plus on YouTube

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