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ABS-CBN shutdown and agreement rumors
### ABS\-CBN shutdown and agreement rumors

On May 5, 2020, the broadcast operations of [ABS\-CBN Corporation](/wiki/ABS-CBN_Corporation "ABS-CBN Corporation"), including [Channel 2](/wiki/DWWX-TV "DWWX-TV"), [S\+A](/wiki/ABS-CBN_Sports_and_Action "ABS-CBN Sports and Action"), [DZMM Radyo Patrol](/wiki/DZMM "DZMM"), [My Only Radio](/wiki/My_Only_Radio "My Only Radio"), all digital television channels of [ABS\-CBN TV Plus](/wiki/ABS-CBN_TV_Plus "ABS-CBN TV Plus"), Direct broadcast via satellite of [Sky Direct](/wiki/Sky_Direct "Sky Direct"), [AMCARA](/wiki/AMCARA_Broadcasting_Network "AMCARA Broadcasting Network") (on June 30\) were put off the air after the [National Telecommunications Commission](/wiki/National_Telecommunications_Commission "National Telecommunications Commission"). (NTC) [Solicitor General](/wiki/Office_of_the_Solicitor_General_of_the_Philippines "Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines") [Jose Calida](/wiki/Jose_Calida "Jose Calida") issued a [cease\-and\-desist order](/wiki/Cease_and_desist "Cease and desist") demanding ABS\-CBN to immediately cease all of its free TV and radio broadcasting upon the expiration of its legislative broadcast franchise. Later, the Congress rejected ABS\-CBN's application for franchise renewal on July 10, and the NTC recalled all the broadcast frequencies (including its now\-defunct sister networks [S\+A](/wiki/ABS-CBN_Sports_and_Action "ABS-CBN Sports and Action"), [Yey!](/wiki/Yey%21 "Yey!") and [Asianovela Channel](/wiki/Asianovela_Channel "Asianovela Channel")) assigned to ABS\-CBN on September 10\. From July 28, 2012 to September 10, 2020, ABS\-CBN was subjected to disputes with the government of former [Presidents](/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines "President of the Philippines") [Benigno Aquino III](/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III "Benigno Aquino III") and [Rodrigo Duterte](/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte "Rodrigo Duterte") due to several issues such as accusations of political meddling and unjust reporting, campaign advertisement controversies during the 2016 election, and the legality of the operations of digital television channel [Kapamilya Box Office](/wiki/Kapamilya_Box_Office "Kapamilya Box Office") (KBO), among others.

ABS\-CBN resumed its broadcast programming through the launch of its cable and satellite television network [Kapamilya Channel](/wiki/Kapamilya_Channel "Kapamilya Channel") on June 13, where it carried ABS\-CBN's dramas and live entertainment shows, news and current affairs programming before the May 5 stoppage.

Since 2017, ZOE Broadcasting Network and ABS\-CBN Corporation were reportedly holding talks for possible airtime lease of Channel 11 or acquisition of the network itself if the issues regarding ABS\-CBN's now\-expired broadcast franchise were ever floated. Reports of a blocktime agreement between ABS\-CBN and ZOE began to surface after the Congress rejected ABS\-CBN franchise renewal in July 2020, with a tentative schedule offering for broadcasting 20 hours of airtime on Channel 11, and ABS\-CBN programs were shopped to air on ZOE TV. Eventually, all [ABS\-CBN News and Current Affairs](/wiki/ABS-CBN_News_and_Current_Affairs "ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs") programs were declined to broadcast on Channel 11 by the ZOE management due to editorial concerns until January 1, 2022, when *[TV Patrol](/wiki/TV_Patrol "TV Patrol")* officially began the simulcast of its weekend edition, and its regular edition on January 3, marking its return to free\-to\-air television, almost two years since the newscast made its final broadcast on the original [Channel 2](/wiki/DWWX-TV "DWWX-TV"), until April 15, 2024, when it begin simulcast on [All TV](/wiki/All_TV "All TV").


Can TV Patrol continue to simulcast on All TV after being off the air for two years?