The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2018. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
Events January January 10 – INC TV switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through free TV and cable and satellite providers after almost 13 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3). January 15 - ABS-CBN Regional Channel and Tag have ceased broadcasting due to a change in business direction of Creative Programs, Inc. On January 16, Liga began its official broadcast as features the latest and classic sporting events from ABS-CBN Sports. Also as the official broadcaster of 2018 FIFA World Cup. Since the revival of their former channel, Balls ended its broadcast two years of absence and a day absorbed to S+A HD which is now under their simulcast feed. It launched on January 1 under test broadcast. January 16 - Net 25 (owned by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation) has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through free TV and cable and satellite providers after almost 19 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3). January 26 - SatLite was launched as a secondary direct-to-home satellite provider by Cignal TV. January 31 – After almost 13 years of broadcasting, Filipino-dubbed anime channel Hero has ceased its broadcast operations by the Creative Programs, Inc. due to lack of advertising support and change in business direction immediately after Tag and ABS-CBN Regional Channel also ceased on January 15. Meanwhile, it relaunched as a digital media online portal under ABS-CBN Digital Media on February 7.
February February 1 – Ovation Productions, Inc. launched its subsidiary, "TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation" (TAP DMV), a private media company that feature some content of programs for entertainment, news and sports, among others which offered world-class across the globe on its owned pay TV channels and over-the-top media service partnered with other broadcasters through agreement rights. February 12 – Light Network was renamed back as Light TV with its new slogan "God's Channel of Blessings", after almost 4 years of use and after almost a year since the said channel migrated to digital from analog. February 17 – MediaQuest Holdings through TV5 Network, Inc. TV5 unveiled a new logo, a relaunched name as The 5 Network or simply 5, and a slogan or station ID entitled Get It on 5. In contrast, the TV on the northeastern quadrant of the logo has been removed, making it more flexible for the other divisions to incorporate it into their own identity. Along with the rebranding, TV5's programming grid has also divided into five blocks: ESPN 5 (Sports), News5 (News and Information), On 5 (Entertainment, Animation, Japanese anime, Blocktimers and Home Shopping), D5 Studio (Digital Content) and Studio 5 (World-class Filipino productions for audiences across all platforms). In addition, the movie block Movie Max 5 was quickly retired a week before its rebranding and the Saturday night movie block Sine Squad was expanded into a daily strip; with the Saturday night portion was remained Sine Squad Prime on the same day.
March March 27 – Major networks GMA Network Inc. and ABS-CBN Corporation issued a joint statement regarding their differences related to their news reports on the latter's AM radio station DZMM during the Pacquiao-Mosley fight In 2011 based on their news on the former network's live TV broadcast (which is leased their airtime to the network by Solar Entertainment for this fight at that time) with some portions of the latter's news reports containing updates and descriptions of the fight; GMA issued a file an intellectual property violation complaint against ABS-CBN before the Intellectual Property Office. The 2 networks placed their Paid advertisement regarding the statement in the Manila Bulletin on the said date. March 28 – ABS-CBN Corporation launched "Star Hunt", a search program for Filipinos who want to appear or participate on any various programming shows such as talent and reality, which produced by ABS-CBN through nationwide and worldwide area auditions, as well as "Star Hunt Academy", a boot camp that giving opportunities for their scouting pool of aspiring rosters especially for the talent members through workshops to include in the network's different platforms beginning on April 20. March 31 – After 5 years of broadcasting, Toonami has ceased broadcast in Southeast Asia by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery due to the original version of Boomerang ceased to exist.
April April 1–2 – Six ABS-CBN newscasts (Bandila, News Patrol, The Score, Umagang Kay Ganda, TV Patrol and TV Patrol Weekend) switched its broadcast in full high definition after 32 years of broadcasting in standard definition format. April 2 – After 18 years and 8 months of broadcast, Lifestyle was renamed to Metro Channel. A relaunch of the female-oriented cable channel from Creative Programs, Inc. and the content provider based on Metro, the Philippines' popular monthly lifestyle magazine from ABS-CBN Publishing and its digital media platform. The channel also launched in full high definition on March 15 during its early test broadcast. Coinciding with this, the channel has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through Sky Cable and other cable providers, iWant TV (later rebranded to iWant on November 16), TFC IPTV, and other digital platforms after the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3). April 12 – Ika-6 na Utos actress Ryza Cenon transferred to ABS-CBN after leaving GMA Network. April 18 – People's Television Network has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to high-definition (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through analog and digital signal reception through free TV and other cable and satellite providers after more than 43 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from standard-definition (4:3). April 19 – During the company's annual stockholders meeting, the ABS-CBN board of directors voted in favor and elected Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III as the chairman Emeritus and his cousin, Chief Technology Officer Martin "Mark" Lopez as his successor as chairman of the network. Gabby Lopez will be the second executive to be elected as chairman Emeritus, succeeded his late father, Eugenio "Geny" Lopez Jr. April 29 – Kristel de Catalina, spiral pole dance from Antipolo, Rizal, wins the sixth season of Pilipinas Got Talent, the grand finals of which were held at the Bren Z. Guiao Sports Complex and Convention Center in San Fernando City, Pampanga. April 30 – The Department of Tourism received their P 60,000,000 ad placement given to government-owned People's Television Network for airing it on Ben Tulfo's program Kilos Pronto produced by Bitag Media Unilimted, Inc. (in which the blocktimer sells its production time to the network); the contract was not supported with proper documents such as the Memorandum of Agreement and Certificate of Performance contrary to Section 4 of Presidential Decree 1445 and COA Circular No. 2012-001. An investigation on the alleged advertisement anomaly is being conducted by Malacanang, Tourism secretary Wanda Tulfo Teo said that Ben along with his brother Erwin Tulfo returned its P 60 million ad placement from DOT to prove there was no anomaly in the advertisement deal and there was no conflict on the deal because it was a government-to-government deal between the DOT and PTV. Teo was later resigned on May 8 because of the controversy.
May May 1 - Cignal TV launched a video-on-demand and linear programming web platform, Cignal Play that carried some movies and series, as well as livestream of TV channels that also broadcast on Cignal's line-up. May 2 The NU Bulldogs wins the UAAP Season 80 men's volleyball championship title after defeating the Ateneo Blue Eagles 2–0 in a best-of-three series. This was their 3rd title since they won their last title in 2014. The DLSU Lady Spikers wins the UAAP Season 80 women's volleyball championship title after defeating the FEU Lady Tamaraws 2–0 in a best-of-three series. This was their 11th championship title as they won their third consecutive title. May 4 – Philippine Islands Assassins was crowned as the first-ever The Will to Win grand winner of Wowowin, the grand finals of which were held at Kia Theater (now New Frontier Theater), Quezon City. May 25 DisneyLife, a streaming service owned by The Walt Disney Company, was launched and became available in the Philippines. Solar Entertainment Corporation formally launched its premium digital terrestrial television brand, Easy TV Home Super Digibox, and began conducting its official test broadcast. May 26 – Samm Alvero and Kaye Reyes were named as the new Myx VJs at the end of MYX VJ Search 2018. May 27 – After 2 years and 7 months, Bloomberg TV Philippines ceased its broadcast at midnight due to higher license fees. May 28 – One News officially launched as a localized news channel in partnership with MVP-owned media properties News5, The Philippine Star, BusinessWorld, Bloomberg TV Philippines and content provider Probe Productions. Bloomberg-produced programs will be still be carried by One News.
June June 2 – Janine Berdin from Lapu-Lapu City proclaimed as It's Showtime's Tawag ng Tanghalan Year 2 Grand Champion. It was held at Aliw Theater, Pasay. June 4 – Shop TV has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through digital signal reception through free TV and other cable and satellite providers after 15 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3). June 5 After more than 12 years of broadcast, 2nd Avenue on RJTV ceased broadcast at 1:00 AM due to low ratings, programming redundancies and cost-cutting measures along with the end of blocktime agreements with Solar Entertainment Corporation and Rajah Broadcasting Network. Meanwhile, the other provincial cable entities will still carry 2nd Avenue's broadcast, with the airing of marathons of some of the programs until June 30, 2018, at 2:00 AM. Several programs from this channel will be transferred to ETC and Jack TV starting June 6, 2018.