Q (formerly QTV, standing for Quality TeleVision) was a

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in the Philippines run by GMA Network Inc. through Citynet Network Marketing and Productions, Inc. The network primarily aired lifestyle programs and dramas particularly aimed toward women. Its flagship station was

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, which GMA ran as part of a lease with its owner,

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(who also aired programming on Q's schedule as part of the agreement, which also granted it access to technical resources from GMA). On February 27, 2011, Q was discontinued in preparation for the launch of a new secondary network,

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History

Q launched on November 11, 2005 as QTV, standing for "Quality Television". Its flagship stations in Metro Manila were

which GMA leased as part of a partnership with the religious broadcaster

(gaining control of the station in exchange for providing equipment for ZOE, and allowing airtime for ZOE-produced programming on QTV), with the GMA-owned

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serving as a

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(GMA had previously operated as the independent station Citynet 27, before it went silent in the middle of 2001). The new network would feature a lineup predominantly aimed towards women, with a mixture of domestic and imported lifestyle programs and dramatic series. On March 18, 2007, QTV introduced a new logo, branding the network simply as "Q".

Relaunch as GMA News TV

On February 7, 2011, GMA Network announced that it would replace Q with the

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(now GTV). As Q's programming ended on February 20; the network, broadcasting under transitional branding ''Channel 11'', continued to air teasers for the impending re-launch from February 21–25, and signed off completely on the 26th and 27th of the same month in preparation for its formal re-launch as GMA News TV on February 28.

Programming

Some of Q's programming consists of Filipino and English-language programming, and additional programming produced by GMA.

References

External links

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Q @ Telebisyon.net
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History

Relaunch as GMA News TV

Programming

See also

References

External links