Nine Media News and Current Affairs (formerly Solar News and Current Affairs Solar News and 9News and Current Affairs/9News) is the news and public affairs production arm and sole division of the media conglomerate
Nine Media Corporation
Nine Media Corporation (formerly known as Solar Television Network, Inc. or STVNI) is a Filipino-based media company. Formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation (SEC), a multimedia television and film company of the ...
leasing the airtime of
Radio Philippines Network. The division is in charge of production of local news and content of
CNN Philippines. 9News ceased identifying themselves explicitly under such brand when the channel was launched on March 16, 2015.
Background
After Solar Entertainment Corporation acquired 34 percent of
Radio Philippines Network from the Philippine government as part of RPN/
IBC IBC is an initialism that can stand for:
Broadcasting
*Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 13, Philippines
* International Beacon Project, Worldwide network of radio propagation beacons
*International Broadcast Centre
*International ...
privatization in 2011, Solar TV ventured into the news at the end of 2011. On July 16, 2012, Solar News launched its first local newscasts including
Solar Network News
CNN Philippines Network News, (titled as CNN Philippines Network News with Pia Hontiveros for its weekday broadcasts) or simply Network News was the first flagship evening newscast of CNN Philippines. It aired seven days a week at 6:00pm PST.
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,
Solar Newsday,
Solar Daybreak and
Solar Nightly News.
In November 2013,
San Miguel Corporation President and COO
Ramon S. Ang
Ramon See Ang (born January 14, 1954), also known by his initials RSA, is a Filipino businessman. He is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Top Frontier Investment Holdings, Inc., the largest shareholder of San Miguel Corporation. ...
acquired a majority stake in Solar Television Network as well as its stake on RPN, The Tiengs were the majority stockholders then of STVNI.
Meanwhile, on August 20, 2014, Solar Entertainment Corporation chief Wilson Tieng announced that he ceded his entire share on Solar TV Network, Inc., including its 34% majority share on RPN, to the now-late
Antonio Cabangon-Chua
Antonio L. Cabangon-Chua (August 30, 1934 – March 11, 2016) was a Filipino businessman, Philippine ambassador to Laos under the administration of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and reserved colonel of the Armed Forces of the Philippi ...
(b. - d. ), owner of business newspaper
BusinessMirror and Aliw Broadcasting Corporation. The Tiengs were losing money after they invested in RPN and the group focused on the cable channels of the
Solar Entertainment Corporation To reflect the change of ownership, and upon announcement of the rebranding of Solar News Channel into 9TV by August 23, Solar News will also rebrand into 9News, retaining its news and current affairs programming as 9TV expands its weekend programming.
9News underwent major overhaul as parent Nine Media Corporation signed a 5-year brand licensing agreement (later extended until the end of 2024) with
Turner Broadcasting System/
Warner Bros. Discovery to share resources with
CNN to integrate the latter's content and 9News's reporting as
CNN Philippines that launched on March 16, 2015. 9News ceased identifying themselves explicitly under that name with the reformat.
Programs
News
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CNN Philippines News Night''
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CNN Philippines Newsroom''
**''CNN Philippines Newsroom Ngayon''
**''CNN Philippines Newsroom Weekend''
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CNN Philippines New Day''
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CNN Philippines Updates''
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CNN Philippines Balitaan
'' CNN Philippines Balitaan Kasama si Pinky Webb'' (simply ''"Balitaan"'' (lit. News)) is the flagship Filipino language noontime newscast of CNN Philippines. It premiered on April 4, 2016, and airs on weekdays at 12:00 NN PST. ''Balitaan'' to ...
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*''
CNN Philippines Sports Desk
CNN Philippines Sports Desk (formerly ''Solar SportsDesk'', or simply Sports Desk) is a Philippine sports news television program broadcast by CNN Philippines. It is CNN Philippines' go-to program for all-sports news, specials, and interviews ...
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**''CNN Philippines Sports Desk Weekend''
*''CNN Philippines Business Roundup''
*''CNN Philippines Busina Balita''
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News.PH
''News.PH Kasama si Pia Hontiveros'' (or simply as News.PH) is the flagship national network Filipino-language newscast program of CNN Philippines (which is now RPTV), anchored by its Chief Correspondent Pia Hontiveros. The half-hour newscas ...
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The Final Word''
Current affairs
*''Leading Women''
(produced by Go Motion Productions)
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Medtalk Health Talk''
*''Politics as Usual''
*''Profiles''
*''Story of the Filipino''
*''The Source''
Public service
*''CNN Philippines Traffic Center''
See also
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Radio Philippines Network
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Nine Media Corporation
Nine Media Corporation (formerly known as Solar Television Network, Inc. or STVNI) is a Filipino-based media company. Formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation (SEC), a multimedia television and film company of the ...
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Solar Entertainment Corporation (former division)
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Solar News Channel
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9TV
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CNN Philippines
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Talk TV
References
External links
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Solar Entertainment Official Website
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Solar Entertainment Corporation
Solar News and Current Affairs
Philippine television news shows