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Subscription television in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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Cable television in the Philippines was introduced in 1969 with the first commercial service of Nuvue Cablevision (later absorbed into Sky Cable); Satellite television in the Philippines was introduced in 2001 with the first commercial broadcast of Dream Satellite TV (now defunct); and IPTV and digital over-the-top streaming services in the Philippines was introduced in 2010 with the first commercial broadcast of iWant TV (now iWantTFC), before the arrival of international-based streaming services such as iflix and Netflix.

There are two non-profit organizations that represent the cable television industry, namely: the Federation of International Cable TV and Telecommunications Association of the Philippines (FICTAP), and the Philippine Cable and Telecommunications Association (PCTA).

Cable television

Sky Cable, Destiny Cable, and Cablelink are currently the primary cable operators in the country.^[1] There are also local regional companies, such as Air Cable in Pampanga and Rizal, Asian Vision in Zambales, Batangas and Quezon, Royal Cable in Laguna, Planet Cable in Cavite, Fil-Products TV in Visayas, and Parasat Cable TV in Northern Mindanao.^[2]

Satellite television

Direct-to-home satellite television is offered through G Sat,^[3] Cignal,^[4] and SatLite.

Previously, Sky Direct offered the service from 2016 to 2020.^[5]

Internet television

With the advent of digital streaming services in 2016, there are active video streaming services available in the Philippines namely:^[6]

Pay TV distributors

Asian Cable Communications (ACCION)
CableBoss
Omnicontent Management

References

^ "After Destiny deal, Sky Cable says will dominate, expand industry". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ "Mindanao's Parasat Cable TV boosts service with Globe Business". Inquirer Business. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ "Pay TV market slow to grow, faces tough competition". The Manila Times. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ Hawkes, Rebecca. "PLDT teams with Cignal TV for IPTV expansion". www.rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ "Sky Direct goes nationwide, offers discount for fiber broadband installation in key areas". SunStar Philippines. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ "10 streaming services in the PH: Which one is right for you?". Retrieved March 10, 2018.

External links

Television providers in the Philippines

Non-profit organizations: Federation of International Cable TV and Telecommunications Association of the Philippines (FICTAP)
Philippine Cable and Telecommunications Association (PCTA)

Free-to-air

Digital terrestrial

Box	ABS-CBN TV Plus Baron Digital TV GMA Affordabox Sulit TV
Dongle	GMA Now MyPhone DTV Dongle

Pay/Subscription

Cable

Metro	Cablelink Now Network Sky Sky Cable
Provincial	Air Cable Asian Vision Fil-Products Cine Cebu Fil-Products TV Parasat Planet Cable

Satellite

Cignal TV
- Cignal
- SatLite
G Sat

Internet/Streaming

IPTV

Streaming media
(VOD)

Domestic

AQ Prime
Blast TV
Cignal TV
- Cignal Play
- Pilipinas Live
Cinetropa
iWantTFC
Jungo Pinoy
KTX
MovieClub
NowPlanet.TV
Pop TV
RAD
Smart LiveStream
Upstream PH
Vivamax
Viva One

International

Defunct/Inactive

Pay-TV channels and networks based in the Philippines

Domestic

ABS-CBN Corporation

Creative Programs	Cinema One Jeepney TV Metro Channel Myx America

Solar Entertainment Corporation

Viva Communications

PLDT
(MediaQuest Holdings)

TV5 Network

Cignal TV

One Network Media Group	One News² One PH² One Sports+²

GMA Network, Inc.

Government of the Philippines
(PCO)

G Sat
(Global Satellite Technology Services)

Music Quest
One Media Network

Manila Jockey Club

Gametime TV
SLBN Sportsnet

TAP Digital Media Ventures

International

The Walt Disney Company

Paramount Global
(PIN Philippines)

Rock Entertainment Holdings

CinemaWorld
Global Trekker
Love Nature
Rock Action¹
Rock Entertainment¹
Rock Extreme¹

A&E Networks Philippines

Celestial Tiger Entertainment Philippines

Warner Bros. Discovery
(Warner Bros. Discovery Philippines)

WarnerMedia	Cartoon Network³ Cartoonito³ Cinemax³ CNN³ HBO³ HBO Family³ HBO Hits³ HBO Signature³ HLN Warner TV³
Discovery Philippines	Animal Planet³ Asian Food Network³ Discovery Asia³ Discovery Channel³ Discovery Science DMAX Eurosport³ Eve Food Network HGTV³ Rugby Pass TV³ TLC³

JJ MediaWorks
(Plus Media Networks)

Aniplus³
K-Plus³

Comcast
(NBCUniversal Philippines)

KC Global Media

BBC Studios

Jungo TV

Front Row Channel²
Hallypop²
Scream Flix²

Mediahouse/Club TV

Health & Wellness³
Ginx TV³
Luxe & Life³
Motorvision TV³
My Cinema Europe³
Pet & Pal³

Rewind Networks

HITS³
HITS Movies³
HITS Now³

Mimyuni Media Entertainment

Chillayo
Cinemachi Action
Cinemachi Docu
Cinemachi Family
Cinemachi Xtra
Homey's
Lolly Kids
Planet Fun
Sportyfy
Wow!

Eclat Entertainment

SPOTV
SPOTV2

Miscellaneous

Religious	3ABN CMN Radio Daystar TV EWTN GOOD TV Great Commission Television LifeTV Mensahe TV Oras Ng Himala Channel SMNI The Edge Radio TBN Asia TBN Inspire TOP Channel Truth Channel TV Maria Word of God Network
Regional	APM TV (Davao) Bandera News TV (Palawan) Brigada News TV (General Santos) Cebu Living Channel (Cebu) PEP TV (Pampanga) Digicast Negros (Western Visayas) DXDD Radio-Television (Ozamiz) Forerunners Network (Davao) Island Living Channel (Bacolod) Lahi TV (Batangas, Quezon, Zambales) Lambo MisOr TV (Cagayan de Oro) My TV (Cebu) Newsline Philippines (Davao and General Santos) RNG (Luzon) Royal Cable TV6 (Laguna) Sibya TV (Cebu)
Others	DZRH News Television EZ Shop Filipino TV Karera Channel MJCI-SLBN Sportsnet (San Lazaro) PRCI (Santa Ana Park) MetroTurf KPOP HD Living Asia Channel Locale NAIA Pinoy Xtreme Pop Life TV STV Radyo Bandido TV Rock of Manila TV RPN USA SLTV The Aquarium Channel HD tvQ2 ZIQ TeleVshop
Philippine-only feed	ANTV Astro BOO³ eGG Network Bloomberg Asia³ CNA³ Da Vinci Kids³ Euronews FashionTV³ Gone Viral TV Mezzo Live HD Moonbug Kids Outdoor Channel³ Stingray Group Stingray CMusic³ Stingray iConcerts³ Techstorm³ Trace Partners Trace Sport Stars Trace Urban tvN³
Global-based feed	ABC Australia ABP News³ Abu Dhabi TV Al Jazeera English Arirang TV B4U Movies³ CBeebies CCTV CCTV-4 CGTN China Times CTI CTV CNC World CTS Doordarshan DD National DD Sports DW-TV EBC Taiwan EBC Asia EBC Drama EBC Movie EBC News English Club TV³ Fox News FTV FTV News Fight Sports³ France 24 Hunan Television KBS World Lotus Macau MBC TV NHK NHK World-Japan NHK World Premium Phoenix Chinese Channel Phoenix InfoNews Channel Rai Italia RT Saudi 1 SBS TRT World TTV TV5Monde TVBS-Asia TVE Internacional Tzu Chi USA Today USA Today News³ USA Today Sports³ Voice of America Xing Kong YTN Zee TV

Defunct/inactive

2nd Avenue
8TriTV
9TV
ABN
ABS-CBN
- HD
ABS-CBN Regional Channel
ANteve
Asianovela Channel
AXN Beyond
BabyFirst³
BabyTV³
Balls
BTV
BBC World News
BeTV
beIN Sports 1
beIN Sports 2
beIN Sports 3
Bloomberg TV Philippines
Boomerang³
Bro
Blink Cinema/My Movie Channel
Catsup
CgeTV
CGMA
Chase
Channel V
- Philippines
Chinese Entertainment Channel³
Colours
Comedy Central
CT
Cube iTV
C/S
C/S Origin
DepEd TV²
Discovery Travel & Living
Discovery Turbo
Disney Channel³
Disney Junior³
Disney XD
Diva
Diva Universal
DYAB TeleRadyo (Cebu)
DXAB TeleRadyo (Davao)
E!
E! Philippines
EDGEsport
ESPN Philippines
ETC
Flip TV
Fox
Fox Action Movies³
Fox Crime
Fox Family Movies³
Fox Filipino
Fox Life
Fox Movies
Fox Sports
FX
FYI
Gem TV³
Global Pinoy Cinema
GNN
H2
Hallmark Channel
Hero
Hillsong Channel
Home Popcorn Channel
Hyper
i Channel
Inquirer 990 Television
Isla
Jack City
Jack TV
Juan Sports Channel
K Movies Pinoy
Kapamilya Box Office
Karaoke Channel
- English Karaoke Channel
- Filipino Karaoke Channel
Lakbay TV
Lifestyle
Liga
Link TV
Makisig Network
MaxTV
Maxxx
Metro TV
MMDA TeleRadyo
Movie Central
MTV Asia³
MTVph
MTV Philippines
MTV Pinoy
National Geographic³
Nat Geo Adventure³
Nat Geo People³
Nat Geo Wild³
NBA Premium TV
O Shopping¹
One Screen
PCOO TV (RTVM)
Paramount Network³
Pilipinas HD
Pinoy Blockbuster Channel
Pinoy Central TV
Premier Tennis
Real Cebu Television
Red by HBO³
S+A
- HD
- Global
Salaam TV
Setanta Sports
Sarimanok Channel 37
Sarimanok News Network
Setanta Sports
SineBox
Shop @ Home
Shop Japan
Sky 1
Sky News
Sony Channel
Solar News Channel
Solar TV
Southspot
Sports Illustrated TV
Sports Plus
Star Chinese Channel³
Star Chinese Movies³
Star Movies
Star Sports
Star World
Stingray Classica
Tag
Talk TV
TAP Sports 1
TAP Sports 2
TAP W
Telenovela Channel
TCM
TeleAsia
TeleRadyo
TGC
Toonami
Travelxp
TV Shop Philippines
TV Window Shop
Universal Channel
Value Vision
Velvet
VID-OK
Viva Prime Channel
Viva TV
WakuWaku Japan
Weather Information Network
Winner TV Shopping
WINS Channel
Yey!
Zee Sine
ZooMoo³

¹ Joint venture.
² Partnership.
³ Distribution.
⁴ Continued broadcast on international and online.

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