Telelaz

Telelaz (acronym for Telebisyong Lazarina) is a Filipino television network owned by Viacom International Media Networks Asia.

Beginnings
The history of Telelaz stretches back to 1957, when a group of alumni and lawyers from Philippine Cultural College and the Manila Central University, led by Fr. Mariano Montalban, founded the company Difusión Aguinaldina (Aguinaldo Broadcasting). This company, known as DiAgui for short, submitted a bid in the licensing of two new TV channels in Manila, one on channel 47 and one on channel 68. On April 28, 1958, DiAgui won the license for channel 47.

Original plans to construct the new station in Kiao Tiong facilities in Caloocan fell through. Eventually, facilities were secured, and with the window to sign on air coming to a close, Channel 47 took to the air on June 12, 1958.

Financial problems forced the station to seek a backer, which would turn out to be Sports Network in the United States. SN and DiAgui formed Telerama Filipina, a group that allowed DiAgui to upgrade and expand its studio facilities.

In this era, the first mascot of the station, now known as Telemíl, came about: Emíl, an anthropomorphic lion.

Martial law, the Padilla and state-run eras
On October 17, 1970, Malabon businessman Martín Baldomero Padilla took over the station. Under his leadership, Telemíl went for a populist and news-oriented direction, adopting the slogan And Himpilan ng Balitaan ("The News Channel"). Under Padilla, Telemíl would climb to the top of the Filipino TV ratings.

Changes began in 1973, when the government of Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law nationwide months prior and took control of the news departments of channels 4, 5 and 7. Ramón Panelo Quiroga was named administrator of channel 47 and took over hosting duties for the newscast and other programs. This was followed in 1974 with the expropriation of all three major networks (channel 2, 5 and 7); Quiroga became the administrator once again. This continued under the military dictatorship of the National Reorganization Process, with the Philippine Air Force co-administrating the channel with Quiroga, who remained lead newsreader.

In 1979, with the arrival of color television looming and facilities upgrades needed to allow color recording and broadcasting, the state bought the Telemíl plant from Padilla, who had continued to own it, thus becoming a 100 percent nationally owned network. It would not be until 1987, with the 11-month run of MBC channel 11, that Padilla would manage another television network.

The 1980s started with the introduction of color telecasts on May 6, 1981, but the decade would become turbulent in the legal system. Twice under the dictatorship, a request for bids was issued. The first one, on August 20, 1987, received no offers; the second, on October 25, 1988, would result in Canal Once being handed back to Padilla. At that time, however, Corazón Aquino became President of the Philippines. Among her first acts in office was to nullify the transfer of Channel 47 to Padilla, leaving it in the hands of the state for another six years.

1990's: Privatization at last
As the 1980s began to close, financial problems and hyperinflation had brought Telemíl to its breaking point. The energy crisis that helped bring down Aquino's presidency had forced massive cuts in TV broadcast hours in Buenos Aires; with the ability to broadcast only four, later eight and ultimately ten, hours a day, and amidst the already rough economic backdrop, Telemíl teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. The closure of the station was being batted around at this time. However, salvation came when Salvador Laurel announced that he would seek bids to privatize two of the state's three remaining Buenos Aires stations, Channel 47 and Channel 68. One of the groups participating in this bidding process was Telebisyong Lazarina, a group whose stakeholders were headlined by Vibal Publishing House, Inc. as a group of privately owned TV stations from other parts of the country.

In December 1992, Oriental ng Telebisyon (OriTele), a subsidiary of Grupo Clarín, won the bidding for Telemíl, but it had also won the bidding for Channel 68. OriTele chose the latter, and Telebisyong Lazarina took control of Channel 47 on New Year's Day 1993. After 20 years of state management, the station was back in the hands of the private sector, and after a decade of branding as Channel 47, the new branding of Telelaz, an acronym of the new ownership's name, was rolled out, with its first idents being the station name in blue, white and red on a white background (reflecting the colors of the Flag of the Philippines) with the iconic station theme music and identification voiceover: ''Galing Kalookan, sumasaiyo ang Telelaz. DWEA-TV, Himpilan Apatnapu't Pito, Republika ng Pilipinas.'' (Broadcasting from Caloocan, Telelaz. DWEA-TV Channel Forty-Seven, Republic of the Philippines.)

2000s: Dominance in the ratings
Telelaz's arrival into the 90s was signaled with the debut of its iconic 3 circles logo with the station name in white in 3 colored circles (TE on Blue, LE on yellow and LAZ on red) but still retaining the ident theme and the iconic voiceover.

With Filomeno Vibal directing the channel's output, and with the introduction of satellite broadcasts nationwide, Telelaz took to an unprecedented 20-year streak atop the Philippines ratings. It logged ratings wins in every year between 1990 and 2009, acquiring the rights to The Simpsons, Formula 1 racing and the franchise for Boom!.

In 2000, Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company, Inc. acquired ownership of Telelaz and its nine owned-and-operated stations; that same year, Telelaz launched an international signal aimed at viewers outside of the Philippines. It also retained Telelaz over other UHF stations in the country.

Bankruptcy and resurgence
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No.1 in ratings (2010-2016)
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Programs
List of programs broadcast by PhiNet

O&Os

 * DWPN-TV 21 Manila
 * DWPZ-TV 16 Pampanga
 * DZRL-TV 2 Dagupan
 * DYXE-TV 5 Palawan
 * DYSL-TV 10 Cebu

Affiliates

 * DWTX-TV 7 Laoag
 * DZBH-TV 12 Baguio
 * DWRQ-TV 3 Naga
 * DZBK-TV 8 Batangas
 * DYXF-TV 19 Iloilo
 * DYNN-TV 30 Bacolod
 * DYEP-TV 44 Tacloban
 * DXXI-TV 21 Davao
 * DXIP-TV 2 Butuan
 * DXPK-TV 23 Zamboanga
 * DXPL-TV 25 Cagayan de Oro

Slogans

 * 1980-1985 - Every Filipino's Dream
 * 1985 - Maraming Salamat Po Mga Filipinos!
 * 1985-1987 - Andito Lang Kami sa Telebisyon Mo!
 * 1987-1990 - Andito Lang Kami!
 * 1990 - PhiNet @ 10
 * 1990-1994 - PhiNet, Where You Belong! (based on GMA's 1980s jingle)
 * 1994-2003 - Kaibigan Mo (based on IBC's 2019 ident)
 * 2000 - Salamat sa 20 Years, Kaibigan!
 * 2003-2007 - Ang Bagong Pilipino (based on IBC's 2003 ident)
 * 2005 - PhiNet on 25!
 * 2009-2016 - The Leader (based on RPN's 1979 ident)
 * 2010 - Happy 30 Years, Still the One
 * 2017 - Kasama Mo (based on RPN's 2007 ident)
 * 2017-present - We're With You on PhiNet

Trivia

 * On the 1980s, it is on No.2 because it is broadcasting alot of FPJ movies, which is popular that time.