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 Radio Philippines Network, Inc. (RPN) is a Philippine Media of the Philippines, television and radio company based in Quezon City. It is the flagship media property of Nine Media Corporation of the ALC Group of Companies; along with the Pre ...

. The division is in charge of production of local news and content of

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. 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

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. ...

, Solar Newsday, Solar Daybreak and Solar Nightly News. In November 2013,

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President and COO

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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

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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 Solar Entertainment Corporation (simply known as Solar or SEC) is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines. Founded and owned by the brothers, Wilson, William and Willy Tieng. Solar Entertainment operates two digital free-to-air c ...

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

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to share resources with

CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the M ...

to integrate the latter's content and 9News's reporting as

that launched on March 16, 2015. 9News ceased identifying themselves explicitly under that name with the reformat.

Programs

News

*'' CNN Philippines News Night'' *'' CNN Philippines Newsroom'' **''CNN Philippines Newsroom Ngayon'' **''CNN Philippines Newsroom Weekend'' *'' CNN Philippines New Day'' *'' CNN Philippines Updates'' *''

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 ...

'' *''

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 ...

'' **''CNN Philippines Sports Desk Weekend'' *''CNN Philippines Business Roundup'' *''CNN Philippines Busina Balita'' *'' News.PH'' *'' The Final Word''

Current affairs

*''Leading Women'' (produced by Go Motion Productions) *'' Medtalk Health Talk'' *''Politics as Usual'' *''Profiles'' *''Story of the Filipino'' *''The Source''

Public service

*''CNN Philippines Traffic Center''

References

External links

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Solar Entertainment Official Website
{{Solar Entertainment Solar Entertainment Corporation Solar News and Current Affairs Philippine television news shows