ABS-CBN Corporation, one of the Philippines’ largest media and entertainment companies, reported improved financial results for 2025, according to a press release issued on April 17, 2026.

The company’s Content Production and Distribution business—which means making and selling TV shows, movies, music, and live events—earned P12.59 billion in revenue for 2025. That’s 5% more money than the year before.

What Does “Narrowing Losses” Mean?

While ABS-CBN is still losing money overall, the good news is they’re losing less money than before. Think of it like this: if you were spending P100 more than you earned last year, but this year you’re only spending P89 more than you earned, you’re getting closer to breaking even.

ABS-CBN’s recurring net loss (the regular money they lose from operations) dropped by 11% to P2.54 billion in 2025. That’s P318 million less in losses compared to 2024. When you include one-time items like selling property, the total reported net loss was P3.94 billion.

Where Did the Money Come From?

ABS-CBN made money from several sources:

Advertising: The company earned P421 million more from advertisers. This increase was helped by election spending (politicians buy ads during election season) and popular TV shows like “Batang Quiapo,” “Incognito,” “Saving Grace,” and the news program “TV Patrol.”

Consumer Revenue: Money paid directly by fans and viewers grew 4% to P5.46 billion from P5.24 billion. This came from movies, music, and live events.

BINI’s World Tour: The popular girl group BINI toured 14 cities around the world, starting with a sold-out show at the Philippine Arena. They performed in places like Dubai, London, Vancouver, Toronto, and ten cities across the United States.

How Did They Reduce Losses?

ABS-CBN managed to cut their costs significantly, even while producing more concerts and events. Operating expenses in the content segment dropped by 9%, saving P1.43 billion. The company reduced general and administrative expenses and employee costs by a combined P653 million.

Movie Success Stories

Star Cinema, ABS-CBN’s movie production arm, had a strong year. The company produced the three highest-grossing Filipino films of 2025:

• “Call Me Mother” earned P389 million worldwide
• “Meet, Greet and Bye” made P305 million
• “My Love Will Make You Disappear” brought in P174 million

Additionally, “Sosyal Climbers,” Star Cinema’s first Netflix original film, topped the Netflix Philippines chart and spent two weeks in Netflix’s global top 10 list for non-English films.

Digital Business Hits Records

ABS-CBN’s digital business performed especially well. Direct-to-consumer revenue (money from people paying to watch content online) reached an all-time high of P1.03 billion. Direct ad sales also hit a record P842 million, up 23% from P685 million in 2024.

The ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube channel received 12 billion views and remained the top entertainment channel in both the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

In July, the company relaunched iWant under the “Home of Filipino Feels” banner with new original shows including MMK, Ghosting, and Love at First Spike. This helped grow local subscribers by 19% compared to the previous year. The platform won Best Online Advertising Campaign at the Global Entertainment Awards. Facebook revenue contributed P213 million.

News Coverage and International Events

ABS-CBN’s election coverage “Halalan 2025” was among the year’s most-watched election specials, while “TV Patrol” maintained its primetime audience.

ABS-CBN Global organized 29 international events in 2025. The largest were the ASAP Natin ‘To 30th anniversary shows in Birmingham, England and Vancouver, Canada. The two Vancouver shows attracted over 13,000 fans, setting a record for attendance. New shows in Melbourne, Stuttgart, Paris, Taiwan, and Vallejo brought in over 50,000 first-time attendees.

The company also reported that TFC (The Filipino Channel) viewership among Filipino seafarers and Middle East multi-unit dwellings increased about 7% to 131,000 from 122,000.

Overall Company Performance

Looking at the entire ABS-CBN group (all its businesses combined), the recurring consolidated net loss improved by P588 million, or 13%, compared to the previous year. Including one-time items, the reported net loss narrowed by 23% to P4.72 billion from P6.09 billion.

However, consolidated revenue decreased 9% to P15.85 billion. This was because the Cable TV and Broadband business saw a significant 39% drop in revenue to P3.27 billion, which offset the gains made in the Content business.

Across all operations, cost-cutting measures brought consolidated operating expenses down 18%, or P4.50 billion, to P20.48 billion.

Cable TV and Broadband Improvements

The Cable TV and Broadband business also showed improvement on a recurring basis, with net loss narrowing by 17%, or P270 million, to P1.34 billion. Including one-time items, the reported net loss in this segment fell 82% to P776 million, helped by P3.04 billion in cost reductions.

According to the company, ABS-CBN Corporation is a media and entertainment organization in the Philippines primarily involved in producing entertainment, feature films, news and information, and audio content for domestic and international audiences. The company distributes its content across multiple platforms including cable and satellite TV, streaming services, and traditional theatrical releases.

This article is based on the company’s official press release and disclosures filed with the Philippine Stock Exchange’s Electronic Disclosure Generation Technology (PSE EDGE) system. For the complete and official version of the announcement, readers may visit the PSE EDGE website and search for the company’s filing directly.