Television in the Philippines

"Philippine television" redirects here. For television stations broadcasting in the Philippines, see List of analog television stations in the Philippines and List of digital television stations in the Philippines.

Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 with the first commercial broadcast by Alto Broadcasting System (now called ABS-CBN). This made Philippines the first Southeast Asian country, and the second Asian country to air television broadcasts. During the late 1940s, Filipino engineers and students conducted academic experiments related to broadcasting.

From 1975 to 1978, the Philippine Academy for Television Arts and Sciences (PATAS) presented the SINAG Awards.

The Star Awards for Television, the country's oldest existing television awards, is presented annually by the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) after a vote by members of the press.

The Philippines does not operate any independent public broadcasting television networks. However, there are several government-owned networks.

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