TAP Movies
{{Short description|Philippine pay television channel}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = TAP Movies
| logo = TapMovies-ph.png
| logo_caption =
| logo_size = 220px
| launch_date = September 20, 2021 (test broadcast)
October 1, 2021 (full launch)
| closed_date =
| slogan =
| network =
| affiliates =
| owner = TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
| picture_format = 1080i (HDTV)
{{small|(downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed)}}
| language = {{plainlist|
- English
- Filipino {{small|(for Tagalog Cinema Weekend)}}
}}
| country = Philippines
| area = Nationwide
| headquarters = Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
| replaced =
| former_names =
| sister_channels = {{Plainlist|
}}
| website = {{url|http://www.tapdmv.com/}}
| online_serv_1 = Blast TV
| online_chan_1 = Internet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)
}}
TAP Movies (stylized as tap MOVIES) is a Philippine pay television channel dedicated to Hollywood films owned by TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation. It was launched on October 1, 2021.{{cite web|title=Cignal offers free viewing for 11 new channels to all new and active subscribers|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/09/03/new-channels-more-awesome-cignal-offers-free-viewing-for-11-new-channels-to-all-new-and-active-subscribers/|website=Manila Bulletin|date=3 September 2021}}{{cite web|title=Cignal also announces shutdown of FOX, Disney channels|url=https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/cignal-also-announces-shutdown-of-fox-disney-channels-a795-20210916|website=Spin Life|last=Terrado|first=Reuben|date=3 September 2021}}{{cite AV media|title=Tap Movies|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy--_TT-GTI|publisher=Jeannaline Baoya|website=YouTube|access-date=1 September 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mysky.com.ph/metromanila/updates/1515/2021/10/12/new-channels-on-skycable|title = New Channels on SKYcable}}
Programming
Much like other English-language movie channels, TAP Movies mainly carries films from major Hollywood film studios Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Millennium Media, 20th Century Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lionsgate Films, Vine Alternative Investments, and Voltage Pictures, among others. In addition, Filipino-dubbed (or Tagalized) versions of select movie titles are also aired on weekends.
In addition to movies, the channel also airs TV miniseries and live theatrical musicals.
TAP Action Flix
{{Infobox television channel
| name = TAP Action Flix
| logo_caption =
| logo_size =
| launch_date = September 20, 2021
| closed_date =
| slogan =
| network =
| affiliates =
| owner = TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
| picture_format = 1080i (HDTV)
{{small|(downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed)}}
| language = {{plainlist|
- English
- Filipino {{small|(for Tagalized Adrenaline Hour)}}
}}
| country = Philippines
| area = Nationwide
| headquarters = Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
| replaced =
| former_names =
| sister_channels = {{Plainlist|
}}
| website = {{url|http://www.tapdmv.com/}}
| online_serv_1 = Blast TV
| online_chan_1 = Internet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)
}}
TAP Action Flix is the secondary movie channel of TAP DMV. It features Hollywood films related to horror, suspense, thriller, sports and action genres.
See also
References
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{{TAPDMV}}
{{Philippine cable channels}}
Category:English-language television stations in the Philippines
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2021
Category:2021 establishments in the Philippines
Category:TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
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