Hero (TV channel)
Hero (also known as Hero TV and visually rendered in all capital letters) was a 24-hour Philippine pay television channel created by ABS-CBN's narrowcast arm Creative Programs Inc. from 2005 to 2018. The programming was composed primarily of Filipino-dubbed Japanese anime series. It was dubbed as "The First and All Tagalog-dubbed Anime Channel in the Philippines."
Hero TV final logo (2015–2018) | |
| Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Filipino |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Creative Programs Inc. |
| Sister channels | ANC, ABS-CBN Regional Channel, Asianovela Channel (free trial), Cine Mo!, Cinema One, DZMM TeleRadyo, Jeepney TV, Lifestyle, Liga, Movie Central (free trial), Myx, O Shopping, Yey! |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 2005 (Test broadcast) November 12, 2005 (Official launch) |
| Closed | February 1, 2018 (Defunct) |
| Replaced by | Liga (Cable channel space) |
| Links | |
| Website | cablechannels |
Hero (digital) logo | |
Type of site | Social media Web portal Digital news |
|---|---|
| Available in | Filipino, English |
| Successor(s) | Yey! (Online channel space) |
| Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, Philippines |
| Area served | Worldwide (Internet) |
| Owner | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Key people | Ces Oreña-Drilon Paolo Pineda |
| Launched | February 7, 2018 |
| Current status | Inactive (since June 2021) |
In February 2018, Hero was relaunched as a digital web portal operated by ABS-CBN Digital Media, providing news content on anime, pop culture and gaming. However, the website later became inactive.
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