its own English newscast, "News Central", from 1999 to 2010, effectively replacing the network's The World Tonight, previously on DWWX-TV Channel 2 which had moved to a cable-only newscast on ANC, the cable news channel of ABS-CBN. Studio 23 also geared its mostly young viewers to trends in the tech world with "Digital World". With the intensified Taglish presence, Studio 23 now had the nightly Tagalog gag newscast Wazzup Wazzup, the interactive youth talk show Y Speak, and several others. It even provided support shows to its highly successful local reality programs Pinoy Big Brother and Pinoy Dream Academy, both acquired from Endemol of the Netherlands and are big hits on Channel 2. Expansion to sports programming In 1998, ABS-CBN, through its sports division, ABS-CBN Sports, used mainly Studio 23 to highlight its own professional basketball league, the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA). The league adopted the home and away format used by the American professional league the National Basketball Association (NBA). (It however sold the franchise of the league after incurring heavy losses.) It marked the network's first serious foray into sports programming. Later, that would be added by acquiring broadcast rights to the collegiate leagues UAAP and NCAA and the PBL. Today, it carries a wide variety of local sporting competitions, many of which involved neighborhood schools and showcasing budding Filipino sports talents. 2010–2019: Part of ABS-CBN The date was brought forward and ABS-CBN Corporation's acquisition of a 49% controlling stake in AMCARA Broadcasting Network ended on March 22, 2010. On July 12, 2010, ABS-CBN Corporation announced the formation of its broadcast television subsidiary, officially named Studio 23 Network. The AMCARA name will no longer be used as a terrestrial broadcaster as well as blocktime agreement, though existing AMCARA Broadcasting Network studios will keep the name. On October 23, 2010, ABS-CBN Corporation officially announced that the integration of their UHF TV network operations as well as AMCARA Broadcasting Network has been completed and the two entities will merge into one under the name of Studio 23 Network and will operate under the business name of Studio 23, Inc. On January 17, 2014, Studio 23 ceased its commercial broadcast. Studio 23 off-air, rebranding as S+A, and divestiture On January 18, 2014, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, stylized as ABS-CBN Sports+Action or S+A, launched as a Filipino free-to-air sports and action channel. It was managed by ABS-CBN Sports, ABS-CBN Corporation's sports content