Yey!

Yey! (stylized as YeY!) is a Philippine children's programming block created by ABS-CBN, and was one of the freemium channels of ABS-CBN TV Plus.^[2][3][4] Yey! was the second animation channel of ABS-CBN, after Hero TV. The channel aired Filipino-dubbed Japanese anime series and foreign cartoon shows, along with imported programming from ABS-CBN's former main channel and Hero TV.

Yey!

Country	Philippines
Network	ABS-CBN
Headquarters	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)	Filipino (main & only anime & cartoons) English (secondary)
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	ABS-CBN Corporation
Sister channels	Asianovela Channel (defunct) Cine Mo! DZMM TeleRadyo Jeepney TV (free trial) Knowledge Channel Myx (free trial) Movie Central (defunct) O Shopping (defunct)
History
Founded	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Launched	2011; 14 years ago (2011) February 11, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-02-11) (ABS-CBN TVplus) November 6, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-11-06) (relaunch as a programming block on Jeepney TV, A2Z Channel and Kapamilya Channel) April 14, 2024; 14 months ago (2024-04-14) (ALLTV as a programming block on Jeepney TV)
Closed	June 30, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-06-30) (expired franchise lapsed; Metro Manila Only) July 1, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-07-01) (as a Nationwide Digital Channel)[1]
Links
Website	Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2020-08-12)

History

ABS-CBN TV Plus (2011–2020)

Yey! was initially launched in 2011 as a digital free-to-air channel. On February 11, 2015, the channel became available on ABS-CBN TV Plus in the digital box channel 4.^[5]

On June 30, 2020, the channel ceased broadcasting permanently due to a cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida.^[6][7] On September 10, 2020, the frequency for Yey! (from channel 43) was recalled by the NTC.^[8] In January 2022, the former frequency for Yey! was awarded to Apollo Quiboloy's Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).^[9]

Programming block (2021–present)

On November 6, 2021, Yey! was relaunched as a programming block on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z (under "Kidz Toon Time" and "Kidz Weekend"), and Jeepney TV.^[10][11][12] Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card resumed airing on A2Z and completed all the episodes.

On April 14, 2024, ALLTV will block on Yey! as a blocktimer on Jeepney TV. It airs the reruns of the several fantasy drama series produced by ABS-CBN.

Programming

Anime series and cartoon programs were divided into various programming blocks.

• All Yey! Anime – The channel's flagship primetime block featuring Japanese anime series intended for all audiences. It was aired every Mondays to Fridays from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
• Nickelodeon sa Yey! – The channel's daytime block consisting of cartoons from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. It was aired every Mondays to Sundays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
• Bibolilits – A morning block that airs selected foreign cartoons intended for pre-schoolers and young children. It was aired every Mondays to Sundays from 6:30 am to 8:30 am.
• Ka-Pow! – A weekday afternoon block consisting of foreign cartoons. It was aired every Mondays to Fridays from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
• Power Hour – A weekend afternoon block consisting of selected live-action series, toys-themed anime series, and foreign cartoons. It was aired every Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
• Fam-Time – An afternoon block consisting of classic anime series (most of them are from the World Masterpiece Theater anime franchise) every weekdays, re-runs of selected ABS-CBN programs every weekends, and channel-produced programs that are considered child-friendly and family-oriented. It was aired Mondays to Sundays from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
• Kid Sine – A weekend movie block that was aired from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, featuring classic local films every Saturdays, and Tagalog-dubbed foreign films every Sundays.