PlayStation TV

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PlayStation TV
Logo since 2018
Type	Television network
Branding	PlayStation TV
Founded	May 10, 2001
Country	Philippines
Availability	Over-the-air: Philippines Palau (through PITV) Worldwide (through cable channels)
Slogan	Be The Best
Market share	10.22% (Fall 2018-2019)
Headquarters	Central Square, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Parent	PlayStation TV, Inc. (joint venture between Central Communications and VGC; both having a 50% stake)
Former names	BOMBO TV (2005-2013)
Affiliates	See list

PlayStation TV, officially called the Central Television Network, is a Filipino commercial television network owned by PlayStation TV, Inc., a joint venture 50% owned by both Central Communications, a newspaper conglomerate owned by the Poncé family, and VGC, a conglomerate owned by the Villena family. Its headquarters are located in Central Square in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, with additional major offices in Parañaque City (at the VGC Plaza, through The Parañaque Studios).

The network is sometimes referred to as the "Video Game Network", referencing to its branding and logo association with the video game brand since 2013, whose parent company held a 20% stake in the network from 2012 until 2017, when VGC took a 30% stake and bought out Sony's stake.

VGC's ownership in the network gave its owned-and-operated stations sister stations, because PlayStation TV was effectively a sister network to VGC's namesake flagship network.

History

Foundation

Although the foundation of the network started in 2001, the plan for a network started in the late 1990s, with Central's purchase of 5 stations from CBS Corporation (then-stakeholder in the VGC company), and later, the merger with Davao City-based Dela Vera Company.

In 2001, Central was approached by Tribune Broadcasting th then-independent DWVP-TV about a network to expand the reach of one of the syndicated programs both companies produce, Central News. Central then started to hire staff and use employees from Central's station group. Thus, they founded "Central Television Network, Inc." (CTNI) as a holding company for this new network. Back then, there were only two stakeholders: 90% owned by Central, and 10% owned by DWVP's owner Tribune (now part of Nexstar Media Group).

In 2003, VGC, wanting to invest in the new network in hopes of rising, purchased a 20% stake in CTNI from Central. In 2004, VGC asked the network's affiliates association, in which Central is involved with two Dela Vera-owned stations, if they can switch to the new network. Later that year, Florete Group of Companies, which already owned CNP at the time, purchased a 10% stake, which led to the network's first branding (BOMBO TV).

The following stations and their affiliations during that time are shown below. The following stations, mostly composed of independents and VGC affiliates are owned by Central:

• DZPS-TV 26 Manila - Independent
• DWDV-TV 3 Legazpi - VGC
• DWBT-TV 35 Naga - Independent
• DYPI-TV 12 Iloilo - Independent
• DYNI-TV 8 Bacolod - Independent
• DYCJ-TV 30 Cebu - Independent
• DYTP-TV 13 Tacloban - Independent
• DYNS-TV 56 Calbayog - Independent
• DYEQ-TV 33 Borongan - Independent
• DXLV-TV 45 Koronadal - Independent
• DXZD-TV 2 Zamboanga - VGC
• DXCD-TV 2/DXMO-TV 7 Cagayan de Oro - VGC
• DXDV-TV 22 Davao - Independent
• DXCV-TV 7 Butuan - Independent
• DXCQ-TV 11 Surigao - Independent