Attempted purchase of MediaQuest Holdings by Sky Vision Corporation

On February 12, 2014, the Manila Times reported that Comcast sought to acquire MediaQuest Holdings in a deal valued at P15 billion. On February 13, it was reported that MediaQuest Holdings agreed to the acquisition. This was to add several metropolitan areas to the Nine Media Corporation portfolio, such as Metro Manila, Cebu City, Davao City, Baguio, Iriga, Cagayan de Oro, and Bacolod. MediaQuest Holdings and Nine Media Corporation aimed to merge into one company by the end of 2014 and both have praised the deal, emphasizing the increased capabilities of a combined telecommunications network, and to "create operating efficiencies and economies of scale".

In 2014, critics expressed concern that the deal would give Nine Media Corporation greater negotiating power in a number of areas, including rebroadcast fees with television channels, and peering agreements with ISPs.

Critics noted in 2013 that Gamaliel Asis Cordoba, the head of the NTC, which has to approve the deal, is the former head of both the largest cable lobbying organization, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, and as largest wireless lobby, CTIA – The Wireless Association. According to Politico, Nine Media Corporation "donated to almost every member of Congress who has a hand in regulating it." The House Judiciary Committee planned its own hearing. On March 6, 2014, the Philippine Department of Justice Antitrust Division confirmed it was investigating the deal. In March 2014, the division's chairman recused himself because he was involved in the prior Nine Media Corporation-FBNNational acquisition. Several provinces' attorneys general have announced support for the republic investigation. On April 24, 2015, the general counsel of the NTC said that he was going to recommend a hearing before an administrative law judge, equivalent to a collapse of the deal.

In August 2015, Nine Media Corporation announced to speed up Internet for low income customers from 5 megabits per second (mbps) to 10 Mbit/s, provide free wireless routers, and will pilot an initiative to increase Internet access for low-income senior citizens. In September of that year Nine Media Corporation also launched Watchable, a YouTube competitor. The move was seen by Variety as an attempt to appeal to the cord cutting market.

Abandonment, aftermath
In April 2015, it was reported that the Philippine Department of Justice was preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Nine Media Corporation and MediaQuest Holdings in a bid to halt the merger, arguing that the merger would reduce the level of competition in the cable television and broadband internet industries. On April 24, 2015, Nine Media Corporation officially announced that it had called off the merger.

Following the abandonment of the deal, it was reported that a MQH financial advisor had been in talks with representatives from Cablelink regarding a merger; however, a Cablelink representative denied that they were exploring a sale, and that the company would "continue to explore any potential growth opportunities that align with our business objectives." On May 26, 2015, A communication announced a P22 billion deal to acquire MQH, along with a P3.5 billion deal to acquire a network.