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Philippine media and entertainment company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation (TAP DMV) is a Philippine media and entertainment company which oversees the operations of its 24-hour linear television channels and a digital over-the-top media service. It is founded by Renen and Celinda De Guia (owners of live events company Ovation Productions) and former Solar Entertainment Corporation chief operating officer Peter Chan Liong.[1][2]
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| TAP DMV | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | February 1, 2018 |
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| Headquarters | 777 Katarungan St., Plainview Village, , Philippines |
Area served | Asia Pacific Middle East |
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| Products | Television channels |
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| Services | Cable television, Sportscasting, Over-the-top media service |
| Parent | Ovation Productions |
| Website | www |
TAP DMV owns 8 pay television channels and has programming/coverage rights agreement with international broadcasters such as Comcast (NBCUniversal, Peacock, Sky Group), Paramount Global, Sony Pictures, ITV Studios, DAZN Group, and Endeavor.[3]
TAP DMV was founded on February 1, 2018. It launched EDGEsport Philippines on the same year under a branding license agreement from its owner IMG. It aired action-centric and combat sports.[4][5]
In July 2021, TAP DMV signed a licensing rights with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to secure exclusive broadcast rights of his recently concluded bout against Yordenis Ugas via its own cable channels.[6] In August 2021, TAP DMV was awarded the local rights to the 2020 Summer Paralympics games.[7] In August 2023, TAP DMV partnered with Converge ICT, and launched over-the-top (OTT) streaming service named BlastTV.[8]
TAP Go is TAP DMV's official over-the-top (OTT) app and browser-based subscription service which allows users to stream Live TV Channels and Video On Demand content over the internet. It contains livestreaming of the company's cable channels and selected live sporting events, restricted to Philippine territory only. In November 2020, TAP Go suspended its operations indefinitely to give way for system maintenance, although its sister site (PremierFootball.ph) continues to operate. The service was resumed on August 14, 2021. The service was relaunched in October 2022 with additional live TV channels from third-party content providers like Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific, Paramount Global, Rock Entertainment Holdings, and ABS-CBN. In addition, TAP Go has also offers in-house FAST/linear channels through a partnership with Endeavor Streaming, namely: Laff, Crime TV, Comic U, and Game Show Central.[15][16]
The service was discontinued on November 3, 2023 when TAP Go merged its content into BlastTV.
Blast TV is a over-the-top (OTT) service in partnership with Converge ICT Solutions Inc. which provided shows and channels with content from NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, MGM Television, and Lionsgate.[8] The service offers TV channels of different genres as well as online Video On Demand and catch up content. [8] The service is also the exclusive home of Studio Universal in the Philippines, which operates both as a linear channel and a VOD content library from NBCUniversal.
The service is available for subscription and is included at no extra cost for Converge FiberX subscribers (including Surf2Sawa and Bida Fiber plans) as well as for Globe At Home broadband subscribers (both Prepaid and Postpaid).
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