Subscription television in the Philippines
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
[edit]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
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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
[edit]With the advent of digital streaming services in 2016, there are active video streaming services available in the Philippines namely:[6]
- Amazon Prime Video
- Bilibili
- Blast TV
- Cignal Play
- Disney+ (including Star)
- Google Play Movies
- Apple TV+
- Hayu
- HBO Go
- HOOQ (defunct)
- iflix
- iQIYI
- iWantTFC
- Lionsgate Play
- Mango TV
- Netflix
- Pilipinas Live
- Pop TV
- Tubi
- TVB Anywhere
- Upstream
- Viu
- Vivamax
- Viva One
- WeTV
- Youku
- Zee5
Pay TV distributors
[edit]- Asian Cable Communications (ACCION)
- CableBoss
- Omnicontent Management
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Federation of International Cable TV and Telecommunications Association of the Philippines
- Philippine Cable and Telecommunications Association