ABS-CBN Corporation initially applied for a license from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to operate a digital terrestrial television service in the country back in 2007.

[7] Due to the continuous delay in the release of the implementing rules and regulations for digital television broadcasts, the target date was moved to 2023.

[9][10][11][12] The set-top box, then known as TV+, was previewed on ABS-CBN's morning show Umagang Kay Ganda on March 22, 2012, where they offered free samples to their studio audiences.

On December 18, 2014, the NTC issued the implementing rules and regulations for digital terrestrial television broadcast in the country.

The feature was activated during the Metro Manila Wide Shake Drill held on July 30 through an over-the-air update.

In March 2016, in celebration of its first anniversary, a redesigned version of the set-top box was released, with a new processor and support for HDMI and HDTV resolutions; the latter feature was later removed when the price of TVplus was reduced in the fourth quarter of 2016.

[17] TVplus updated ABS-CBN's main channel by putting their regional network feed in provinces that have their own audiences.

[18][19][20] On November 10, 2018, ABS-CBN TVplus launched its digital service in Batangas, making it its 16th signal coverage area.

On June 30, 2020, all the digital channels of ABS-CBN TVplus were forced to stop operations due to the alias cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission.

In September 2021, the unsold units were renamed the ABS-CBN TVplus Digital TV Receiver with new packaging.

An encrypted dongle stick that allows Android smartphones to watch the digital channels that ABS-CBN TVplus can receive and is mainly meant for outdoor use.