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-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.
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 on some uses such as the network's sign-on and sign-off (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
TV5, the television network that ABS-CBN has blocktime agreement with it since January 24, 2021 which resulted on broadcasting ASAP Natin To, FPJ: Da King (from January 24, 2021), and Primetime Bida shows (from March 8, 2021) on the said network, has its headquarters in Mandaluyong since 2013, with the said city is also the location where the media conglomerate's parent company (Lopez Holdings Corporation) is located.
However, A2Z, another network that ABS-CBN has blocktime agreement with, is located in Pasig where the former headquarters of its parent company Lopez Holdings Corporation was located.
Headquarters:
ELJ Communications Center, Eugenio Lopez Drive, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Headquarters:
ELJ Communications Center, Eugenio Lopez Drive, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
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