TAP TV

{{Short description|Philippine pay television channel}}

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{{Infobox television channel

| name = TAP TV

| logo = File:TapTV-ph.png

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| logo_size = 190px

| launch_date = April 14, 2019

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| network =

| affiliates =

| owner = TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation

| picture_format = 1080i HDTV

| language = English

| country = Philippines

| area = Nationwide

| headquarters = Mandaluyong, Metro Manila

| former_names = {{Plainlist|

  • TAP Sports 2 (2019–2020)
  • TAP W (2020)

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TAP TV (stylized as tap TV) is a 24-hour Philippine pay television channel owned by TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation.{{cite news|title=Ovation Productions boss on future of live concert scene, adjusting to the 'new normal'|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/376667/ovation-productions-boss-on-future-of-live-concert-scene-adjusting-to-the-new-normal|last=Carvajal|first=Dolly Anne|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=May 25, 2020}} It is launched on April 14, 2019. A former sports channel, it currently broadcasts as a general entertainment channel since November 4, 2020.{{cite news|title=TapTV LAUNCHES WITH LIVE US ELECTION COVERAGE ON THE TODAY SHOW, MONDAY NOVEMBER 2ND AT 9PM|url=https://www.megabites.com.ph/taptv-launches-with-live-us-election-coverage-on-the-today-show-monday-november-2nd-at-9pm/|website=MegaBites|date=November 10, 2020}}{{cite news|title=CATCH THE TODAY SHOW ON TAP TV|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-philippine-star/20201105/282140703893167|website=PressReader|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=November 5, 2020}}

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.{{cite news|title=New channel, new album and a benefit gig|url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/11/05/new-channel-new-album-and-a-benefit-gig/|last=Concepcion|first=Pocholo|website=Daily Tribune|date=November 5, 2020}}

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=

=Former programs=

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;Sports

;Special events coverage

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References