TAP TV

TAP TV

Country	Philippines
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
Sister channels	TAP Action Flix TAP Movies TAP Edge TAP Sports Premier Tennis Premier Football Premier Sports
History
Launched	April 14, 2019
Former names	TAP Sports 2 (2019–2020) TAP W (2020)

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

• The Today Show
• The Kelly Clarkson Show
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
• Hell's Kitchen USA
• Love Island USA
• Top Chef
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Young Rock
• Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles
• Million Dollar Listing New York
• Summer House
• Will & Grace
• Vanderpump Rules
• The Good Place
• Parks and Recreation
• American Auto
• Girls5eva
• Superstore
• The Office
• Below Deck Sailing Yacht
• The Voice USA

Former programs

• NBC Nightly News
• Daily Pop
• Ellen's Design Challenge
• Good Girls
• Hit Flix (formerly TAP TV Sunday Movies)
• Little Big Shots USA
• Little Big Shots: Forever Young
• 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
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians
• The Voice UK
• The Voice Kids UK
• Heads Up!
• Miracle Hunter
• Food Unwrapped
• Who Do You Think You Are? USA
• Design Junkies
• Superfoods: The Real Story
• Culinary Bluprint
• ES.TV

Sports

• ISU Figure Skating Championships

Special events coverage

• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

References

1. Carvajal, Dolly Anne (May 25, 2020). "Ovation Productions boss on future of live concert scene, adjusting to the 'new normal'". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "TapTV LAUNCHES WITH LIVE US ELECTION COVERAGE ON THE TODAY SHOW, MONDAY NOVEMBER 2ND AT 9PM". MegaBites. November 10, 2020.
3. "CATCH THE TODAY SHOW ON TAP TV". PressReader. The Philippine Star. November 5, 2020.
4. Concepcion, Pocholo (November 5, 2020). "New channel, new album and a benefit gig". Daily Tribune.