The computer-generated model of the TV5 Media Center at the corner of Reliance and Sheridan in Mandaluyong City.
Today is the first working day for News5 employees in its new headquarters in Mandaluyong City. The TV5 Media Center, a brainchild of owner Manny V. Pangilinan, will serve as the corporate headquarters of the network, and will feature six TV studios, newsrooms for News5, post-production facilities, a radio booth for Radyo5 92.3 News FM, technical operating rooms, and production space for TV5’s other programs.
Construction of the TV5 Media Center began on January 2011, and took nearly three years to complete. The new edifice is built as part of TV5’s ongoing efforts to update existing technologies and facilities for a seamless transition to digital broadcasting. In addition, its close proximity to the center of Metro Manila and its highly elevated location should yield a much-improved broadcast signal.
With the move to the new Media Center, TV5 becomes the fourth major broadcast network to operate in Mandaluyong City. Quest Broadcasting’s Magic 89.9, 99.5 Play FM and Jam 88.3, and FBS Radio’s Mellow 947 currently operate at Paragon Plaza in the corner of EDSA and Reliance, while Solar Entertainment currently operate at the Worldwide Corporate Center in Shaw Boulevard.
The opening of the TV5 Media Center should give a huge boost for the Kapatid network, as it continues to find its niche as an alternative to common programming.
I found TV5 very innovative but one government-owned station still remains in rot (IBC 13). Too bad, no one pays attention to Channel 13. Anyway, merry Christmas, Mr. Ralph Domingo, here’s my message and it has a dedication on you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3yIMFPsrg8
Merry Christmas too.
I hope with the move, TV5 and Aksyon TV will have a better signal when the PBA games are aired. The 24 hour broadcasts of Aksyon TV will most likely resume after the holidays now that the transfer is complete.
And, Aksyon TV will launch some new shows next year. Presinto 5 will be on its way out, according to one of its hosts, Patricia Mangune, when I texted her recently.
Should be interesting.
Happy 4th Anniversary, TV5 Media Center! 2013–2017
So big but too much vacant space now that TV5 withered away most of its programming.
Exactly. News5’s problems began when PBA invaded their primetime sked.
That’s because the PBA insisted to have its games aired on VHF TV due to the latter’s higher quality and greater reach. Unfortunately, TV5 didn’t do them favors by not improving their nationwide power and reach in both Channel 5 and AksyonTV 41.
It’s been 8 years since TV5 has been Pangilinan-led. The problem was that MVP decided to make it a clone of ABS and GMA without any regard for signal and power.
Obviously and we’ve been documenting that for years now.