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Aksyon TV () is a commercial broadcast television network in the Philippines. Its owner and operated by TV5 Network Inc. with some of programs produced by News5, Sports5 and TV5 Entertainment divisions in Metro Manila co-owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation (both subsidiary of PLDT media company MediaQuest Holdings). AksyonTV is being broadcast terresrially through DWNB-TV, (UHF Channel 41) which is carried on (UHF Channel 29) in Cebu, Davao and other relay stations. Occupies the frequency previously used by MTV Philippines, a subsidiary of MTV Networks Asia Pacific until 2006. It started broadcasting on February 21, 2011, yet it did not became the company's sole channel for sports until the shutdown of primetime block AKTV on May 31, 2013 due to high airtime cost and low ratings caused by IBC's impending privatization. Its main broadcast facilities is located at TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan sts., Mandaluyong City; while the network alternate studios are located at TV5 Complex, 762 Quirino Highway, San Bertolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. while its TV transmitter is located at the Emerald Hills beside Garden of Gethsemane II, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City. It was the first and only 24-hour news channel on free-to-air TV and the first 24-hour Filipino language news channel until December 1, 2013.
It was announced in early 2011 that it would launch an international channel to support AksyonTV’s local presence. In July 2011, Pilipinas Global Network Ltd., a company owned by PLDT Incorporated and ABC Development Corporation (now TV5 Network Inc.) based in British Virgin Islands will oversee the operation of AksyonTV International. The news channel will be primarily accessible to viewers in the Middle East, North Africa and some parts in Europe and North America.
The programs line-up of AksyonTV also including news programs, news analysis, news talk radio, documentary talk shows and sports news with special focus on current affairs, entertainment well as other programs news-sports related programs.