ABS-CBN looking into termination of news channels in YouTube

November 3, 2020

ABS CBN Corp on Tuesday said they are investigating the termination of their news channels  in social media platform Youtube. 

"We are aware of the problem of accessing ABS-CBN News channels on YouTube. We are currently investigating this and working closely with YouTube to resolve the problem," the network said in a statement.  

ABS CBN said viewers can catch livestreams and news reports on the TeleRadyo Channel. 

When a viewer searched videos on the ABS-CBN Youtube channel,  a message said: "This video is no longer available because the Youtube account associated with this video has been terminated". 

Based on Youtube guidelines, Youtube may terminate an account if they believe that the provision of the service is no longer commercially viable. Once terminated, the user may be unable to use, own, or create any Youtube channels or accounts. 

"When a channel is terminated, the channel owner gets an email explaining the reason for the termination," it said. 

After the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease and desist order last May 5 which resulted to the shut down of ABS-CBN’s broadcast operations, ABS-CBN continued producing newscasts and shows for streaming on its YouTube channel and Facebook pages.  Ella Dionisio/DMS