ABS-CBN Exposes Asia-Wide Access to Filipino Lifestyle Content to Light

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MANILA, Philippines—With the help of international cable channels Discovery Asia and Asian Food Network, provided by Metro Channel, ABS-CBN, the country’s leading content provider, showcases the beauty and diversity of Filipino culture to more foreign viewers in Asia.

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In a new content deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, ABS-CBN is bringing some of its Metro Channel-branded lifestyle shows to more Asian audiences in Central and Southeast Asia. 

Among the shows to be featured is Metro Channel’s Beached, a travel show hosted by fitspiration icons Marc Nelson and Maggie Wilson as they tour the most scenic beaches and island resorts in the Philippines and around the world, with its first season to air on Discovery Asia starting October 27 on Discovery Asia.

Meanwhile, international viewers are also in for a treat with the most scrumptious global eats in the National Winner for Best Lifestyle Program at the 2022 Asian Academy Awards, “The Crawl,” featuring various local restaurateurs and Pinoy celebrities, beginning November 9; and the search for the best Philippine cuisine plus other worldwide gastronomic treats, hosted by internationally renowned Filipino chef Sandy Daza, in Foodprints starting December 14 on the Asian Food Network.

In addition to linear broadcast, audiences can also enjoy these titles on streaming platform discovery+, available for iOS and Android devices. 

Pinoy viewers can continue to watch these premium lifestyle shows on Metro Channel, available on SKYcable channel 52 (SD) and channel 174 (HD), Cignal channel 69, and GSAT channel 70.

By bringing world-class Filipino content in all genres to foreign audiences in more than 50 territories worldwide and selling more than 50,000 hours of content, ABS-CBN continues to make waves in the world of content distribution.

ABS-CBN International Distribution promises to increase the number of high-caliber programs and movies with diverse casts and plotlines in order to live up to this honor.

Check out the company’s website for more details about ABS-CBN International Distribution.