Q (formerly QTV and stylized as Qtv, standing for Quality Television) was a
television network
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in the Philippines run by
GMA Network Inc. through
Citynet Network Marketing and Productions, Inc. The network primarily aired
lifestyle and
entertainment
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programs particularly aimed towards women. Its flagship station was
DZOE-TV, which GMA ran as part of a lease with its owner,
ZOE Broadcasting Network (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 20, 2011, Q was discontinued in preparation for the launch of a new secondary network,
GMA News TV, which later rebranded to
GTV on February 22, 2021.
History
Q launched on November 11, 2005 as QTV, standing for "Quality Television". Its flagship stations in Metro Manila were
DZOE-TVwhich GMA leased as part of a partnership with the
religious broadcaster ZOE Broadcasting Network (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
DWDB-TV serving as a
UHF translator
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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 drama 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
news channel
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GMA News TV (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.
Final programming
Some of Q's programming consists of Filipino and English-language programming, and additional programming produced by GMA.
See also
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Television in the Philippines
Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System (now ABS-CBN), making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even ...
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ZOE Broadcasting Network
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A2Z
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GMA Network
GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...
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GTV
References
External links
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Q @ Telebisyon.net
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Defunct television networks in the Philippines
Television channels and stations established in 2005
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2011
Women's interest channels
2005 establishments in the Philippines
2011 disestablishments in the Philippines
GMA Network (company) channels
ZOE Broadcasting Network
Former joint ventures