Programming Block on Philippine television
Television channel
Yey! |
| Country | Philippines |
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| Network | ABS-CBN |
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| Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines |
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| Language(s) | Filipino (main & only anime)
English (secondary) |
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| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
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| Owner | ABS-CBN Corporation |
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| Founded | January 3, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-03) |
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| Launched | January 3, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-03)
February 11, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-11) (ABS-CBN TVplus)
November 6, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-06) (relaunch as a programming block on Jeepney TV, A2Z Channel 11, Kapamilya Channel) |
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| Closed | June 30, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-06-30) (expired franchise lapsed; Metro Manila Only)
July 1, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-07-01) (as a Nationwide Digital Channel)[1] |
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| Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2020-08-12) |
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Yey! (stylized as YeY!) is a Philippine children's pay television channel created by ABS-CBN and was one of the freemium channels of ABS-CBN TV Plus.[2][3][4] Yey! was the second animation channel of ABS-CBN, after Hero TV. The channel aired Filipino-dubbed Japanese anime series and foreign cartoon shows, along with imported programming from ABS-CBN's former main channel and Hero TV.
History
ABS-CBN TV Plus (2011–2020)
Yey! was first known as a digital free-to-air channel that was first launched on January 3, 2011 in test broadcast. On February 11, 2015, the channel became available on ABS-CBN TV Plus in the digital box channel 4.[5]
On June 30, 2020 (July 1 outside Metro Manila), the channel closed due the alias cease-and-desist order (ACDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against ABS-CBN TV Plus.[6] The final anime series broadcast on the channel was Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card.[7]
Programming block (2021–present)
On November 6, 2021, Yey! was relaunched as a programming block on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z (under "Kidz Toon Time" and "Kidz Weekend"), and Jeepney TV.[8][9][10] Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card resumed airing on A2Z and completed all the episodes.
Programming
Anime series and cartoon programs were divided into various programming blocks.
- All Yey! Anime – The channel's flagship primetime block featuring Japanese anime series intended for all audiences. It was aired every Mondays to Fridays from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
- Nickelodeon sa Yey! – The channel's daytime block consisting of cartoons from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. It was aired every Mondays to Sundays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
- Bibolilits – A morning block that airs selected foreign cartoons intended for pre-schoolers and young children. It was aired every Mondays to Sundays from 6:30 am to 8:30 am.
- Ka-Pow! – A weekday afternoon block consisting of foreign cartoons. It was aired every Mondays to Fridays from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
- Power Hour – A weekend afternoon block consisting of selected live-action series, toys-themed anime series, and foreign cartoons. It was aired every Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
- Fam-Time – An afternoon block consisting of classic anime series (most of them are from the World Masterpiece Theater anime franchise) every weekdays, re-runs of selected ABS-CBN programs every weekends, and channel-produced programs that are considered child-friendly and family-oriented. It was aired Mondays to Sundays from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
- Kid Sine – A weekend movie block that was aired from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, featuring classic local films every Saturdays, and Tagalog-dubbed foreign films every Sundays.
