Net 25 (capitalized and stylized as NET25) is a Philippine

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owned and operated by

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. The network is named for its flagship station in

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, DZEC-TV, which is carried on UHF Channel 25 on analog terrestrial TV and UHF Channel 28 on digital terrestrial TV and has carried by major cable operators in the country. The station's broadcast facilities are located at EBC Building #25 Central Ave., Barangay Culiat, New Era,

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. Net 25 reaches TV audiences on the Eastern and

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and

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and the whole of

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including

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(in Portuguese),

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(Hotel network) as well as

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, the entire continent of

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, and also reaches to the

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(MENA) via OSN.

History

Net 25 began on July 27, 1999, under the name ''UltraVision 25'', which was previously owned by ACWS-United Broadcasting Network. On May 4, 2000, it was bought by Iglesia ni Cristo's for-profit affiliate,

, and was rebranded as ''Net 25'' with a multimedia exhibit dubbed ''"Destination: Planet 25"'', coinciding with EBC's 32nd anniversary. In late April 30, 2001, Net 25 was the only station airing live coverage of the Pro-Estrada Rally (also known as EDSA III) - the rally ended in a failed siege of the Malacañan Palace on May 1, 2001. Some DZEC programs such as ''Agila Reports'', ''Liwanagin Natin'', and ''Con Todos Recados'', were the first to try the ''TeleRadyo'' concept, as Net 25 became known for blow-by-blow accounts of Philippine events, such as the

Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

and the State of the Nation Addresses. Capable of 120 kilowatts of transmitter power (for a total of 7,896 kilowatts ERP), Net 25 boasts the Philippines' first trilon TV tower that rises to 907 feet above sea level. A state-of-the-art JAMPRO 48-panel antenna and two 60 kW ACRODYNE transmitters complete the tower package. Net 25 also has studios and editing suites for in-house and post-productions. Net 25 upgraded into its new look on Saturday, January 4, 2014, in time for INC's centennial anniversary. Livestreaming features of Net 25 (and its radio station DZEC) returned on January 2, 2014, after a five-year hiatus. On July 27, 2014, Net 25 was the official broadcaster to cover the Iglesia ni Cristo's Centennial anniversary held in the

Philippine Arena The Philippine Arena is the world's largest indoor arena. It is a multipurpose indoor arena with a maximum seating capacity of 55,000 at Ciudad de Victoria, a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippin ...

Ciudad de Victoria Ciudad de Victoria ( Spanish for "City of Victory" or "Victory City") also known as the Philippine Arena Complex is a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in the towns of Bocaue and Santa Maria in Bulacan, Philippines. It is located north of Metr ...

, Bocaue, Bulacan. In July 2015, due to the onslaught of the INC leadership scandals, Net 25 was relaunched with the slogan ''I Am One With 25'' (a secularly-altered version of the code for the INC's Executive Minister

Eduardo Manalo Eduardo Villanueva Manalo (; born October 31, 1955, in Quezon City, Philippines) also known as Ka Erdy is the current Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). He is the third generation of the Manalo family to lead the church following ...

, ''I Am One With EVM''), for a new slogan of the network in line with its new programming thrusts through its support of the INC's Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo. In August 2015, Net 25 suspended its weekend programming in order to give way for continuing coverage of the Iglesia ni Cristo protests. Weng De La Fuente anchored the special ''Eagle News Update'' all morning while Nelson Lubao anchored in the afternoon, serving as a lead-up to a special edition of ''

Mata ng Agila ''Mata ng Agila'' () is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by Net 25. Originally anchored by Ely Saludar, Weng Dela Fuente and Sam Cepeda, it premiered on October 24, 2011, replacing '' I-Balita'' on the network's evening l ...

''. Coverage continued the following day, with ''Eagle News Special Coverage'', anchored by Nelson Lubao, Atty. Rodante Marcoleta and Alma Angeles. Gen Subardiaga and Atty. Rodante Marcoleta anchored the August 31 edition which led to the conclusion of the event just before 9:00 am. On May 6, 2018, Net 25 covered the INC's Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty event held in Manila, Philippines. On March 23, 2020, Net 25, as an emergency measure at the cost of certain programs, extended the airing times of ''Agila Balita'', ''Agila Probinsya'', the midday ''Agila Pilipinas'' and the primetime ''Mata ng Agila'' as well as the Filipino and English language editions of ''Eagle News International''. On October 4, 2020, Net 25 relaunched its new logo retaining the "Net 25" 2014 wordmark, changing its color to gold and added the golden Philippine Eagle on the top. At the same time, Net 25 introduced its new programs such as ''Tagisan ng Galing'', ''Happy Time'', '' Kesayasaya'', and ''EBC Music: #EnjoyMusicBeyondTheCrisis''. On October 31, 2021, Net 25 relaunched again its new slogan ''Let's Net Together sa Net 25'' with a new station jingle and new station ID, not only for Iglesia ni Cristo members but also a broader audiences. Prior to the relaunch, former

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

senior vice president for entertainment group and former TV5 chief entertainment content officer Wilma Galvante was tapped by EBC and became Overall Production and Programming Consultant of Net 25 to improve the programming of the network. On February 8, 2022, Net 25 covered the campaign events of then-presidential candidate and former senator

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a sen ...

and then-vice presidential candidate and then-

Davao City Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land ...

mayor

Sara Duterte Sara Vicenta Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio (, ; born May 31, 1978), commonly known as Inday Sara, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and current vice president of the Philippines. She is the third female vice president, the third ...

held in the

, Bocaue, Bulacan during the network's primetime news program, ''Mata ng Agila''. On December 5, 2022,

Eric Quizon Enrico "Eric" Smith Quizon (born January 20, 1967) is a Filipino actor, director, producer, writer and comedian. He is the 12th child of the late comedian-actor, Dolphy. He is also a co-owner of Café Famous in Greenbelt, Makati. In late 2022, ...

is tapped by EBC/Net 25 management to become the head of Net 25's newest talent management arm, NET25 Star Center.

Digital television

Net 25, with the help of GEMNET, had the first digital and full HD coverage of the 2010 Philippine elections via the ISDB-T system through their sister station's frequency, Channel 49. It also offered real-time election results via

datacasting Datacasting (data broadcasting) is the broadcasting of data over a wide area via radio waves. It most often refers to supplemental information sent by television stations along with digital terrestrial television (DTT), but may also be applied ...

. However, the coverage was only available in some areas in the Philippines. Test digital broadcasts are still being done by the station by

simulcasting Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of programmes/programs or events across more than one resolution, bitrate or medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simultane ...

their evening news program,

through Channel 49. From September 7, 2017, in time for its 8th year since INC's Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo took office, INCTV was granted a "special authority" from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to move its analog feed from UHF Channel 49 to UHF Channel 48, allowing the Net 25 and INCTV channel to simulcast digitally in full-time, which began two days earlier, on September 5. The shift was arranged for the station until its management announced its intention to permanently shut down analog broadcasts and go digital-only. As of October 2021, NET 25 has started its Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) broadcasts in the areas of Mega Manila on UHF 28 (557.143 MHz). On January 29, 2022, NET 25's Digital Terrestrial TV transmitter power suddenly increased from 500 watts to 5kW. On April 27, 2022, it further received a signal increase to 10kW transmitter power. In October 2022, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation began its expansion rollout on airing NET 25 and INCTV outside Mega Manila as a provisional authority in Baguio City, covering the northern and central parts of Luzon.

Programming

General programming

With its initial partnership with ZDTV (later known as

TechTV TechTV is a defunct 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming ...

in 2001), Net 25 has become a television station devoted to information technology. It carries programs like ''Call for Help'', '' Fresh Gear'', ''

Extended Play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

'', ''NET Café'', ''Next Step'', ''Computer Chronicle'' and ''Audio File''. Its station-produced program ''Convergence'' is the consistent number one IT show in the Philippines. Net 25 shows '' Iglesia ni Cristo'' (INC) religious programs such as ''

Ang Tamang Daan ''Ang Tamang Daan'' () is a program produced by the Philippine-based religious organization, Iglesia ni Cristo, and aired over their television stations, Net 25 and Iglesia ni Cristo Television. Originally, the Iglesia ni Cristo debates and ...

'' and ''Ang Mga Nagsialis sa Samahang Ang Dating Daan'', which rebukes and debates claims made against the Iglesia ni Cristo organization by the UNTV 37 programs '' Ang Dating Daan'' and ''Itanong Mo Kay Soriano'' hosted by Bro.

Eli Soriano Eliseo "Eli" Fernando Soriano (; April 4, 1947 – February 10, 2021) was a Filipino preacher and televangelist. He was the "Overall Servant" (Tagalog: ''Lingkod Pangkalahatan,'' formerly called "Presiding Minister") of the Members Church of G ...

of the religious group ''Ang Dating Daan''. Currently, Net 25 airs all the INC programs under the unofficial '' INC-TV on Net 25'' block. Net 25 also featured shows from DW-TV Germany. The channel also broadcast Korean dramas including ''

The Snow Queen "The Snow Queen" ( da, Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samli ...

'', '' Class 7 Civil Servant'', '' Flower I Am'', ''

Never Twice ''Never Twice'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Park Se-wan, Kwak Dong-yeon, Youn Yuh-jung, Oh Ji-ho, Ye Ji-won, Park Ah-in and Song Won-seok. It aired on MBC TV from November 2, 2019 to March 7, 2020. Synopsis The serie ...

'', '' A Place in the Sun'', and ''

Fatal Promise ''Fatal Promise'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Ha-na, Go Se-won, Kang Sung-min and Park Young-rin. The Mega Monster-produced series, directed by Kim Shin-il and written by Ma Ju-hee, revolves around revenge of a g ...

''. In November 2011, together with the change of slogan to ''Dito na 'ko!'' (''I'm here!''), Net 25 created two new departments, Eagle News Service (headed by Nelson Lubao) and Edutainment TV (headed by Elson Montalbo). Today, Net 25 focused on News, Public Affairs and Edutainment programming, similar to

Sonshine Media Network International Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), also known by its legal operating name Swara Sug Media Corporation (SSMC), is a Filipino broadcast media arm of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) led by the Filipino televangelist Pastor Apollo C. ...

(SMNI), a broadcast arm of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) led by international televangelist Pastor

Apollo Quiboloy Apollo Carreon Quiboloy (; born April 25, 1950) is a Filipino pastor and church leader of the Philippines-based Restorationist church called the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC). Previously a member of the United Pentecostal Church, he founded th ...

, Iglesia ni Cristo's long time rival.

Milestones

ANAK TV seal

The Southeast Foundation for Children's Television awarded Net 25's broadcast of '' Ocean Girl'' a special citation called the Anak TV Seal. It is an award of good housekeeping that is bestowed on TV programs deemed by the public as worthy of support by Filipino families and of patronage by education, business and religious sectors. Competing with all the largest TV networks, namely

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company unde ...

, GMA and TV5 with eight awards each, NET 25 was awarded with seven awards of the Anak TV Seal in 2002. The winning TV shows are '' Zoboomafoo'', ''

Pilot Guides ''Globe Trekker'' (sometimes called ''Pilot Guides'' in Australia and Thailand, and originally broadcast as ''Lonely Planet'') was a British adventure tourism television series produced by Pilot Productions. The British series was inspired b ...

'', ''Convergence'', '' Our House'', '' Ocean Girl'', '' The New Yankee Workshop'', and '' House Calls''.

Net 25 Eagle News Service

Net 25 Eagle News Service (formerly known as Net 25 Integrated News and Current Affairs, Eagle News and Net 25 News) is the network's official news, information and public affairs division of the whole

. The Eagle News Service was created in November 2011 in order to compete with the news organizations of three major TV networks. The organization produces news and information content for the flagship TV station Net 25, flagship AM radio station DZEC Radyo Agila 1062 and the network's official online news portal.

Net 25 programs

''Sa Ganang Mamamayan''

''Sa Ganang Mamamayan'' (lit. ''For Citizens'') is the flagship morning talk show of Net 25, hosted by Congressman

Rodante Marcoleta Rodante Dizon Marcoleta (born July 29, 1953) is a Filipino politician serving as the party-list representative for SAGIP since 2016. He is a former House Deputy Speaker of the 18th Congress from 2019 to 2022. A successful member of the reli ...

, Gen Subardiaga (anchor of ''Balitang Panggising'' of Radyo Agila on Pambansang Almusal and anchor of ''Agila Balita''), and Nelson Lubao (anchor of ''Agila Pilipinas'' and ''Responde'', a disaster preparedness show of Net 25). It airs every Monday to Friday at 10:00 ( PST). The program pursues issues concerning the major public, and shares information garnered directly from the pertinent authorities. On July 29, 2013, the first political talk show of its gene was born on Net 25, giving way to the running politicians to air their political platforms.

References

External links

* {{Television in the Philippines Iglesia ni Cristo Television networks in the Philippines Television channels and stations established in 2000 Digital television stations in the Philippines