On May 4, 2020, media giant ABS-CBN's broadcasting franchise expired. Its TV and radio broadcast stopped at around 7:52 pm, the next day.

But how did it come to this?

Watch the video and learn from the timeline leading to ABS-CBN's franchise expiration.

Read related article here: https://www.pep.ph/news/local/151245/abs-cbn-franchise-renewal-timeline-a4437-20200506-lfrm3

Video Producer: Rommel R. Llanes
Music: "Accralate - The Dark Contenent" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100341
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Other References:

"TIMELINE: ABS-CBN franchise" by Melissa Luz Lopez, CNN Philippines https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/2/13/ABS-CBN-franchise-timeline.html

"TIMELINE: Duterte against ABS-CBN's franchise renewal" by Michelle Abad, rappler.com
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/249550-timeline-duterte-against-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal

"TIMELINE: Will ABS-CBN get a new broadcast franchise?" by Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News.com
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/04/20/timeline-will-abs-cbn-get-a-new-broadcast-franchise

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