The Filipino Channel
| The Filipino Channel | |
|---|---|
| Country | Worldwide Pakistan Turkey Albania Iran Iraq Afghanistan Singapore |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines (Philippine headquarters) ABS-CBN International, 2001 Junipero Serra Blvd, Suite 200, Daly City, California, 94014, United States (International headquarters) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Filipino English |
| Picture format | 720p/1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i/576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 24 September 1994 |
| Links | |
| Website | iwanttfc |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV (USA) | Channel 2060 |
The Filipino Channel, commonly known as TFC, is a 24-hour global subscription television network based in Daly City, California with studio in Redwood City, California.
Offices[change | change source]
TFC has offices in Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, UAE, Ethiopia, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the United Kingdom.
iWantTFC[change | change source]
On 1 September 2020, TFC Online its online streaming merged with iWant made the service accessible worldwide. It was soft launched as iWantTFC.[1]
TFC IPTV[change | change source]
| Type | IPTV |
|---|---|
First air date | 30 April 2007 |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Owner | ABS-CBN Corporation |
Key people | Aldrin Cerrado (COO) |
Former names | TFCko |
Official website | TFC IPTV |
Launched on 30 April 2007, TFC IPTV (formerly known as TFCko)[2] is an IPTV and video on demand (VOD) service distributed around the world under the brand of The Filipino Channel.
Channels[change | change source]
Video on demand[change | change source]
- iWantTFC Originals
- Jeepney TV
- Karaoke
- KBO Unlimited
- TFC PPV
- Viva
Studio TFC[change | change source]
-
Ging Reyes, substituting for Gel Santos-Relos in Balitang America.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "iWant to merge with TFC Online". ABS-CBN News. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ↑ "James Careless on how ABS-CBN is using IPTV to bring Filipino expats a taste of home" (PDF). Retrieved 6 April 2021.
Further reading[change | change source]
- Regis, Ethel Marie P. (Fall 2013). Mediating Global Filipinos: The Filipino Channel and the Filipino Diaspora (PDF) (PhD). University of California, Berkeley. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-05-29.