Global Cable

Last updated

Global Cable
TypeCable TV operator
Industry Telecommunications
FoundedFebruary 15, 1993
Merger entity:
Global Destiny Cable TV
February 1, 2003
DefunctNovember 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)
Headquarters Metro Manila, Philippines
Products Cable TV
OwnerFirst Global Conglomerates
Website Home Page

Global Cable is a cable company in the Philippines.

Contents

History

On February 1, 1993, Global Cable Inc. was given a provisional authority to provide cable television services. The National Telecommunications Commission granted Global Cable Inc a certificate authority to construct, install, maintain and operate a Cable Antenna Television (CATV) System in San Pedro, Laguna on May 1993. Consequently, Global Cable Inc was officially launched on February 15, 1993. was also allowed operate and maintain a CATV system in the municipality of San Juan and in the cities of Mandaluyong, [1] Makati, Pasay, Quezon City, Manila, Marikina, [2] Parañaque Pasig and Muntinlupa.

Merger with Global Cable

On November 17, 2000, however, Global Cable, Inc. (GCI) and Destiny Cable, Inc. (DCI) announced that both companies had entered an agreement on merging the television operations of the two companies, of which operates the cable providers; Global Cable and Destiny Cable.

In November 2000 Destiny Cable formed a partnership [3] [4] with Global Cable to further strengthen and systematize its cable television ventures. However, it was only on February 1, 2003 that the corporate name was changed to Global Destiny Cable.

Global Destiny Cable is perceived to be the closest competitor of SkyCable the Philippines' largest cable TV company [5] in Metro Manila. Both have their own associates all over the country and both offer high-speed cable Internet service [6] to its respective subscribers.

Sale to SkyCable

On November 11, 2012, Sky Cable Corporation eventually acquired the assets of Global Destiny Cable through its parent, Destiny Cable, Inc. at the cost of P3.5 billion in order to improve services to customers of Destiny Cable, UniCable and MyDestiny broadband Internet. [7]

See also

Related Research Articles

Telecommunications in the Philippines are well-developed due to the presence of modern infrastructure facilities. The industry was deregulated in 1995 when President Fidel Ramos signed Republic Act 7925. This law opened the sector to more private players and improved the provision of telecom services are better and fairer rates, leading to the creation of many telecommunication service providers for mobile, fixed-line, Internet and other services.

San Mateo, Rizal Municipality in Calabarzon, Philippines

San Mateo, officially the Municipality of San Mateo, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 273,306.

Sky Cable Cable television service in the Philippines

Sky Cable is a cable television service of Sky Cable Corporation in the Philippines. It covers areas across the country with both digital and analog cable services, and it has 700,000 subscribers, controlling 45% of the cable TV market.

Southern Broadcasting Network Philippine media company

Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc. (SBN) is a Filipino-owned media company based radio and television network based in Metro Manila. SBN is a subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation, a Filipino-owned television company managed by the Tieng family.

Jack TV

Jack TV is an online web portal owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation and based in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. It was known as a Philippine pay television network mainly offering multi-genre programming from the United States from 2005 until 2020.

Palawan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), also known by its call sign DYPR, was the first local radio station to serve the island of Palawan, the Philippines. It was established in 1965, in the capital Puerto Princesa City, by Ramon Oliveros Decolongon.

Destiny Cable Cable TV provider in the Philippines

Destiny Cable is a direct-to-home cable television subscription service based in Quezon City. Destiny Cable is the 2nd largest cable TV provider in the Philippines. It is owned by Sky Cable Corporation.

Lopez Holdings Corporation

Lopez Holdings Corporation is a Filipino conglomerate founded by the brothers Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and Fernando Lopez, Sr. It has substantial holdings in the public service and utilities sector in the Philippines and serves as the Lopez family's publicly listed holding company for investments in major development sectors such as broadcasting and cable; telecommunications; power generation and distribution; manufacturing; and property development. It added to its portfolio investments in other basic service sectors but has also since sold its interest in banking, toll roads, information technology, and health care delivery.

Global Satellite Technology Services Philippine media company

Global Satellite Technology Services is a broadcast radio and television company in the Philippines. Its original station FUBC TV-9 in Zamboanga was an affiliate of BBC from 1974 to 1986, ABS-CBN in 1986–1994 and GMA Network from 1995 until April 1996.

Sonshine Media Network International Filipino broadcasting corporation

Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), also known by its legal operating name Swara Sug Media Corporation, is the official broadcasting arm of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) led by the Filipino televangelist Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy.

Cablelink Cable television system operator in the Philippines

Cablelink is a subscription-based cable antenna television system operator and broadband Internet service provider in the Philippines which commenced its CATV operation in 1995. It is owned and operated by Cable Link and Holdings Corporation. Currently, it operates in the southern part of Metropolitan Manila, specifically in the areas of Las Piñas, Parañaque City, Muntinlupa, Pasig, Pasay, Mandaluyong, Manila, San Juan, Pateros, Taguig, Cavite, Tarlac (Concepcion), and some parts in Quezon City. In September 2004, Cablelink introduced its own high-speed cable Internet known as i-Blaze Cable Internet.

Home Cable was a cable television service in the Philippines. It covered parts of Metro Manila from April 27, 1992 until its closure on June 30, 2005, when it was folded into Sky Cable's operations.

Sky Cable Corporation Filipino telecommunications company

Sky Cable Corporation, doing business as Sky, is a Filipino telecommunications company based in Diliman, Quezon City. A subsidiary of the media conglomerate ABS-CBN, the company offers broadband, cable and satellite television services under the Sky Cable and Sky Direct brands. The company was founded on June 6, 1990 by Benpres Holdings Corporation as Central CATV, Inc.

TV5 Network Filipino media company

TV5 Network Inc., commonly known as TV5, is a Filipino media company based in Mandaluyong, with its alternate studios based in Novaliches, Quezon City. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries and affiliates dealing in various media related businesses. It is owned by MediaQuest Holdings, an investee company of Philippine telecommunications giant PLDT, through its Beneficial Trust Fund, and headed by business tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan.

Converge ICT

Converge ICT Solutions Inc., commonly referred to as Converge, is a telecommunication service provider in the Philippines. It operates fiber optic broadband networks, Internet Protocol television, cable television, and cable Internet in the country. It had 1,802,202 FiberX subscribers as of March 2022 capturing 54% of the market share of fiber to the home in the country. As of 2022, the Converge fiber backbone reached 523,000 kilometers, passing through 495 cities and municipalities across the country.

Dito Telecommunity Filipino telecommunications company

Dito Telecommunity Corporation, formerly known as Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company, Inc. or Mislatel is a telecommunications company in the Philippines which is also engaged in the business of multimedia and information technology. It is a consortium of Davao businessman Dennis Uy's Udenna Corporation, and Chinese state-owned China Telecommunications Corporation, a parent company of China Telecom.

Cignal TV Media and telecommunications company

Cignal TV, Inc., also known by its legal trading name Mediascape Inc., is a Filipino media and telecommunications firm in the Philippines. A wholly owned subsidiary of the media conglomerate MediaQuest Holdings under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund, the firm operates its pay television services, subscription television networks, television and film entertainment production, and fiber broadband internet.

Now Corporation is a Filipino conglomerate firm based in Makati, Philippines. The company's core businesses are centralized in the information and communications technology sector, including broadband internet and fiber-optic communication services, information technology, digital media (NowPlanet.tv), management services and cybersecurity among others.

Asian Vision Cable Holdings, Inc. is a telecommunications company in the Philippines. Founded in 1972 by Ramon "Jun" Magsaysay Jr., it was the second commercial cable television service in the country as Colorview CATV in Zambales.

References

  1. Mandaluyong City Infrastructure Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine , Mandaluyong City MIS
  2. "Global Destiny Basketball League in Marikina". MarikinaNews. February 1, 2005. Archived from the original on January 3, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2005.
  3. Lectura, Lenie (December 25, 2007). "Global Destiny lacks proof it has money". BusinessMirror. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
  4. The Philippine Broadcast Equipment Market, March 2006 [ permanent dead link ], CommerceCan
  5. "Lopez buys out Sun Cable, prepares for SkyCable share sale". BusinessWorld. June 16, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. Timeline of Significant Events in Philippine Cyberage Archived April 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Philippine Communication Centrum Foundation
  7. Sky Cable acquires Destiny Cable, Solid Broadband Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine