Creative Programs

Overview

Creative Programs

type	Subsidiary
foundation	January 1, 1995
location city	Quezon City, Metro Manila
location country	Philippines
location	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman
key people	Ernie Lopez (President, ABS-CBN Creative Programs Inc.) Teresita Villareal (Officer in Charge, ABS-CBN Creative Programs Inc.)
area served	Philippines
industry	Pay television
products	Pay TV channels Pay-per-view
revenue	Php 1.8 billion (FY 2014) ‡R1R‡
subsid	ABS-CBN Publishing
parent	ABS-CBN Corporation
owner	ABS-CBN Corporation
website	cablechannels.abs-cbn.com

Creative Programs, Inc. (CPI) is a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation that operates and distributes pay TV channels and provides pay-per-view services to direct-to-home satellite and cable television providers in the Philippines.[2][3] Since 2019, CPI also engages in book and magazine publishing through its subsidiary ABS-CBN Publishing, following their merger.

Channel distribution

Owned and operated channels

Cinema One (2001–present) – a movie channel that shows mostly Filipino films.
Jeepney TV (2012–present) – a general entertainment channel that shows classic TV shows of ABS-CBN.
Metro Channel/Metro Channel HD (2018–present) – a lifestyle channel targeted to women and serves as a replacement of

Defunct channels

ABS-CBN HD (2015–2020) – a high-definition simulcast of ABS-CBN.

ABS-CBN Regional Channel (2016–2018) – programming produced regionally by ABS-CBN Regional stations.

Asianovela Channel (2018–2020) – a channel that airs Filipino-Dubbed drama series and movies from South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, China and Japan.

Balls (2008–2015) – a premium sports channel targeted to upscale men.

Balls HD (2009, 2013–2015) – a high-definition feed of Balls.

CgeTV (2010–2012) – an interactive user-generated channel.

Classic 21 (1992–1994)

Hero (2005–2018) – a channel that shows Tagalog-dubbed anime; now a pop culture web portal under ABS-CBN Digital Media

I Channel (1992–1999) - a family-oriented channel that shows English-dubbed foreign animated and live-action television series.

Lifestyle (1999–2018) – a channel targeted to upscale women.

Liga (2018–2020; also on HD) – a sports channel that airs international football and local sporting events.

Maxxx (2008–2010) – a channel targeted to upscale men.

Movie Central (2018–2020) – a digital English movie channel from ABS-CBN TV Plus, now a programming block on Kapamilya Channel during overnight hours.

O Shopping (16:9 widescreen) (2013–2020) – a shopping channel owned by ABS-CBN and CJ Group of Korea; now a shopping digital web portal under ABS-CBN Digital Media.

PIE (2022–2023) – an interactive channel owned by ABS-CBN and BEAM TV, now online platform.

Pinoy Blockbuster Channel (1998–2001)

S+A HD (2016–2020) – a high-definition simulcast of S+A.

Sarimanok Channel 37 (1996)

Sarimanok News Channel (1996–1999)

SineBox (2003–2011)

Sky 1 (1994–1998)

Sky News (1995–1996)

Tag (2016–2018) – a channel that shows Tagalog-dubbed foreign movies.

TeleRadyo (2020–2023) – a Filipino language news channel targeted to Filipino masses

TeleRadyo Serbisyo (2023–2025) – a Filipino language news channel targeted to Filipino masses owned by Media Serbisyo Production Corporation, a joint venture between Prime Media Holdings (through subsidiary PCMC) and ABS-CBN, with ABS-CBN News as its main content providers, coinciding with the launch of its radio counterpart DWPM Radyo 630.

Velvet (2008–2014) – a channel targeted to upscale women.

Vid-Ok (1997–2002) – a music channel targeted to Filipinos.

Yey! (2011–2020) - a digital children's channel from ABS-CBN TV Plus, now a programming block on Kapamilya Channel, Jeepney TV, AMBS' All TV[4] and ZOE's A2Z.

Creative Programs

Channel distribution

Owned and operated channels

Local channels owned and operated by ABS-CBN and affiliates

International channel distribution

Pay per view

Live streaming

Others

Defunct channels

Defunct Pay per view

Live streaming

External links

References