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 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 Office of the Press Secreta ...

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

CNN Philippines CNN Philippines (abbreviated as CNN PH) is a commercial broadcast, cable and satellite television network in the Philippines. It is owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network (RPN) as the main con ...

. 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 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 ''CNN Philippines Newsroom'' or simply Newsroom is CNN Philippines' flagship rolling newscast service. Premiered on March 16, 2015, as a standalone noontime newscast and expanded into different editions since February 15, 2016, the 8:00am edi ...

Solar Daybreak ''9TV Daybreak'' (formerly known as ''Solar Daybreak'') was the English-language morning hard-news newscast of 9TV. It featured daily headlines as well as national and local news, weather, traffic, sports, foreign, and entertainment stories. Its ...

and

Solar Nightly News ''CNN Philippines Nightly News'' (titled as CNN Philippines Nightly News with Mitzi Borromeo) or simply ''Nightly News'' was the flagship late night newscast of CNN Philippines that aired every weeknights 9:00-9:30 pm and replayed Tuesdays-Satu ...

. In November 2013,

San Miguel Corporation San Miguel Corporation, abbreviated as SMC, is a Philippine multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Originally founded ...

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 (b. - d. ), owner of business newspaper

BusinessMirror The ''BusinessMirror'' is a daily business newspaper in the Philippines founded in 2005 by Antonio Cabangon Chua, who was also its publisher and the owner of radio network Aliw Broadcasting Corporation. As of September 2011, ''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 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 ...

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 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (alternatively known as Turner Entertainment Networks from 2019 until 2022) was an American television and media conglomerate. Founded by Ted Turner and based in Atlanta, Georgia, it merged with Time Warner (lat ...

/ Warner Bros. Discovery to share resources with CNN 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 Sports Desk'' **''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