ABS-CBN lost its broadcast license, but a dozen regional operations kept covering local news through cable and the internet. On Friday, that stopped.

In July 2020, Philippine lawmakers rejected the renewal of a 25-year licence for ABS-CBN, alarming critics who saw the move as politically motivated.

The Philippines' leading broadcast group ABS-CBN loses its bid to regain its franchise, and remains shut down, after a vote in Congress.