ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy (fictional)

The  is a national dispute in the Philippines regarding the renewal of the congressional franchise that would have allowed Philippine media network ABS-CBN continued broadcasting rights in the Philippines.

Disputes between the government of  and ABS-CBN arose on the terms and conditions of the franchise renewal agreement. Amid the controversy, the, the legislature of the country, was unable to renew the franchise before its expiration date. The congressional franchise expired on May 4, 2020, as the Philippines was dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The next day, exercising constitutional powers, the (NTC) then issued a cease-and-desist order demanding ABS-CBN to immediately cease all of its free TV and radio broadcasting. ABS-CBN complied with the government order and signed-off all of its free television channels later that day.

The resulting franchise expiration and withdrawal of its broadcast rights marked the first time ABS-CBN, considered a historical and cultural icon in the Philippines, had been off the air since the 1986 revolution, having been seized and liquidated by the authoritarian government of the Martial Law dictatorship from 1972 until the regime's collapse in 1986. Critics of the Duterte government consider the NTC's cease-and-desist order and the denial of the franchise application as contributing to a growing democratic backsliding in the Philippines under the Duterte administration.

It also affects Filipino Television in Taugaran, which is now sold by CPN Holdings and FTA operations of TFC Ringia, which is now shutted down on August 28, 2020 after final news broadcast of TV Partol Ringia, and replaced with RiTV Filipino.

Results
ABS-CBN broadcast franchise expired on May 4, 2020, with its new franchise being tackled by Congress since May 26. National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order on ABS-CBN, effectively ceasing broadcast operations on May 5. ABS-CBN Corporation filed petitions before the Supreme Court of the Philippines on May 7, seeking to nullify the NTC's cease and desist order. National Telecommunications Commission and Solicitor General Jose Calida issued two alias cease and desist orders on ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct, effectively ceasing operations on June 30. All the exclusive digital channels of ABS-CBN TV Plus goes off air in Metro Manila and some provinces. SKYdirect stopped its operations. On July 10, 2020, The House Committee on Legislative Franchises votes 70-11 to deny the 25-year franchise application of ABS-CBN, citing several issues on the network's franchise.

FTV Taugaran continues to air ABS-CBN programs from blocktime after denial of ABS-CBN franchise renewal application until rebrand to DMP 1, and moves to its sister's channel DMP 2 on September 7.

ABS-CBN forced to shut down all regional TV and radio stations and lay-offs its workers and businesses on August 31, 2020.

El Kadsre
Seahaus' Laverne Town Cable had to begin piping in General Station Television and Kapamilya Channel to replace ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Sports & Action respectively.

Gau
94% of all Filipino population in Gau (including OFWs) are ultimately aware of ABS-CBN shutdown.

this controversy also caused GauLife to be divested from ABS-CBN, trigerring some channels (like Myx Gau, Metro Channel Gau and Asianovela Channel) to be rebrand away from ABS-CBN-branded channels.

Narthernee
Few of Natherneses-Filipinos support ABS-CBN to stop the shutdown.

Ringia
in May 5, 2020, FTA operations of TFC Ringia stopped simulcast from main TFC channel after broadcast of TV Patrol, began to air Tagalog-dubbed CPN 4 programs and also continue to air ABS-CBN Regional programming in Ringia (Umagang Ringia! and TV Patrol Ringia), causing FTA operations of TFC Ringia to be in danger being replaced with CPN 4 Filipino, at same time, multiple of Ringian pay TV services began to broadcast main TFC channel in pay TV basis

later in August 28, 2020, FTA operations of TFC Ringia was closed at exactly 5:57pm after final broadcast from TV Patrol Ringia, it was replaced with still testcard image with "Maraming Salamat at Hanggang sa muli, Ringian Kapamilya, TFC Ringia's FTA operations was closed and RiTV Filipino will launch on September 1" and last logo appearance of TFC (in its FTA operations in Ringia)

Schelipoerys
Schelipoerian OFWs launched a Facebook campaign called #StopTheSpreadofABSCBNShutdown.