Asian Television Content Corporation (ATC) is a Filipino TV broadcast programming content provider and the major blocktimer of the
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
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, a government-sequestered TV network founded in 1960. Its offices are located at 85 Dona Justina St. Cor. Dalton St. Filinvest II, Brgy.
Batasan Hills
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Quezon City
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ATC produces specialty programs and specials aired on IBC-13 and
People's Television Network
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. ATC Sports serves as an on-ground production division which organizes and produces on-the-air and on-ground sports content.
History
ATCC was established last June 2013 as the network signed a blocktime agreement with IBC Channel 13. (that time, the blocktime deal with
AKTV
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TV5 expired due to high blocktime costs and low ratings) Before that, in April 2013, ATC together with
ONE Fighting Championship
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and IBC agreed for the Free TV broadcast of the largest MMA organization in Asia. Therefore, ATC also partners with HubMedia, a Singaporean company that provides TV & movie program international distribution.
Last June 2, 2014, ATCC's primetime block for channel 13 was launched. Programs that will be aired on the primetime slot of 13 are Australian kid-oriented show ''
Hi-5'' and two Mexican telenovelas ''
The Two Sides of Ana (Dalawang Mukha ni Ana)'' and ''
La Teniente
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''.
Local programs ''Stoplight TV'', reruns of ''Retro TV'', ''Travel & Trade'' and ''Travel: Philippines'', and foreign shows such as ''Animalia'', ''Beyond Stardom'', ''The Big Planet'', ''Boost'', ''Culture Flavors'', ''Fame'', ''Fashion Memoir'', ''Gadgets & Gizmos'', ''
PBA D-League
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'', and ''
ONE FC
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'' also part of the programming line-up of ATC @ IBC 13.
However, on August 31, 2014, some of the programs of ATC have been discontinued due to poor ratings and loss of advertisers' support.
It was later relegated into a content provider and producer of different mainstream sports coverages, including the
PBA Developmental League
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NAASCU
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ONE Championship
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, Philippine Tackle Football League, Universities and Colleges Basketball League (UCBL). and most recently, the
Community Basketball Association (CBA – Pilipinas).
Programs under ATC @ IBC block
See also
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Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) is a Philippines, Philippine State broadcasting, state broadcaster owned by the Government Communications Group under the Presidential Communications Group (Philippines)#Presidential Communicat ...
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List of Philippine media companies
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Philippine television networks
External links
ATC websiteATC on Facebook
References
{{Television in the Philippines
Mass media companies of the Philippines
Television in Metro Manila
Mass media companies established in 2013
2013 establishments in the Philippines
Companies based in Quezon City