TAP TV (stylized as tap TV) is a 24-hour Philippine pay television channel owned by TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation.[1] It is launched on April 14, 2019. A former sports channel, it currently broadcasts as a general entertainment channel since November 4, 2020.[2][3]
History
On April 14, 2019, TAP DMV launched a secondary channel of TAP Sports, focusing on airing live coverages and highlights of every WTA tournaments. On February 17, 2020, the WTA events (along with its men's counterpart ATP) were moved to a new tennis-dedicated channel Premier Tennis, while TAP Sports 2 was reformatted as TAP W and began shifting its focus on women's sports.
On November 2, 2020, TAP DMV relaunched TAP W as TAP TV, reformatted as a general entertainment channel. The first program aired on TAP TV was The Today Show.[4]
Programming
TAP TV's current schedule consists of canned programming from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, and has programming distribution/output arrangements with Comcast (NBCUniversal, Peacock, and Sky UK) and ITV Studios. It includes news, talk shows, reality dramas & lifestyle.
Current programs
- NBC Nightly News
- The Today Show
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Heads Up!
- Miracle Hunter
- Food Unwrapped
- Who Do You Think You Are? USA
- Design Junkies
- Superfoods: The Real Story
- Culinary Bluprint
- ES.TV
- Hell's Kitchen USA
- Love Island USA
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- The Voice UK
- The Voice Kids UK
- Top Chef
- A.P. Bio
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Wine Show
- Connecting
- Songland
- Love Island USA
- Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian
- The Bold Type
- 10 Things You Don't Know
- Celebrity Obsessed
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Young Rock
Sports
Special events coverage
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (since 2020)
Former programs
- Daily Pop
- Ellen's Design Challenge
- Good Girls
- Hit Flix (formerly TAP TV Sunday Movies)
- Little Big Shots USA
- Little Big Shots: Forever Young
References
- ^ Carvajal, Dolly Anne (May 25, 2020). "Ovation Productions boss on future of live concert scene, adjusting to the 'new normal'". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "TapTV LAUNCHES WITH LIVE US ELECTION COVERAGE ON THE TODAY SHOW, MONDAY NOVEMBER 2ND AT 9PM". MegaBites. November 10, 2020.
- ^ "CATCH THE TODAY SHOW ON TAP TV". PressReader. The Philippine Star. November 5, 2020.
- ^ Concepcion, Pocholo (November 5, 2020). "New channel, new album and a benefit gig". Daily Tribune.
