ABS-CBN Corporation

This article is about the media and entertainment conglomerate. For the television channel, see ABS-CBN.

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1946–1953, 1957–1967	1953–1957	1956–1957	1967–1972	1986–2000	2000–2014	2014–present

ABS-CBN Corporation (an initialism of the two former separate companies, Alto Broadcasting System - Chronicle Broadcasting Network, also formerly known as Bolinao Electronics Corporation prior to its renaming to Alto Broadcasting System, still referred to as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation on some uses even after the change in the media conglomerate name in May 27, 2010, and is known as ABS-CBN Inc. on Kapamilya Thank You website (now redirects to the ABS-CBN Entertainment website)) is a Philippine entertainment and media company based on Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines that is owned by Mandaluyong (formerly Pasig)-based conglomerate Lopez Holdings Corporation, run by the Lopez family. It is the country's largest entertainment and media conglomerate in terms of revenue, operating income, net income, assets, equity, market capitalization, and number of employees. The company was founded on June 13, 1946 as Bolinao Electronics Corporation by James Lindenberg, one of the founding fathers of Philippine television and an American electronics engineer who went into radio equipment assembly and radio broadcasting.

The name of the media conglomerate also serves as the corporate name of the ABS-CBN television network.

Bolinao Electronics Corporation (1946–1953, 1957–1967)

1946–1953, 1957–1967

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Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Unknown

Launched:  June 13, 1946

Alto Broadcasting System/Alto Sales Corporation (1953–1957)

1953–1957

Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Plaza/DK Carambola

Launched:  October 23, 1953

Chronicle Broadcasting Network (1956–1957)

1956–1957

Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Bank Gothic

Launched:  September 24, 1956

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation/ABS-CBN Corporation (1967–1972; 1986–present)

1967–1972; 1986–2000

1967–1972

Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Unknown

Launched:  February 1, 1967

1986–2000

Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Unknown

Launched:  September 14, 1986

2000–present

2000–2014

Designer:  Unknown

Typography:  Rotis Semi Serif

Launched:  January 1, 2000

On May 27, 2010, the word "Broadcasting" was removed from the media conglomerate's name to reflect the company's diversification, which resulted in the name change from ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation to simply ABS-CBN Corporation. Despite the name change, the name ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation is still used nowadays such as the sign-on and sign-off of main ABS-CBN terrrestrial channel until June 26, 2012, at the end of credits of Maalaala Mo Kaya until late 2010s, and on some news articles that are related to the network and media conglomerate.

“It is a response to the changes in the media landscape brought about by technology. The media business has gone beyond merely broadcasting to encompass other platforms.”

— Eugenio Lopez III, ABS-CBN Chairman, May 27, 2010

2014–present

Designer:  FutureBrand

Typography:  Rotis Semi Serif (Modified) Gotham

Launched:  January 1, 2014

External links

• ABS-CBN Corporation

◄ Bolinao Electronics Corporation (1946–1953, 1957–1967) Alto Broadcasting System/Alto Sales Corporation (1953–1957) Chronicle Broadcasting Network (1956–1957)

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation/ABS-CBN Corporation (1967–1972)

Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (1973–1986) ►

◄ Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (1973–1986)

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation/ABS-CBN Corporation (1986–present)