SolarFlix

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SolarFlix
Type Free-to-air television network
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaNationwide
Network
HeadquartersThird Floor Worldwide Corporate Center, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, Philippines
Solar Century Tower, 100 Tordesillas St., Corner H.V. Dela Costa St. Salcedo Village, Makati, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)
  • Filipino (main)
  • English (secondary, primary for Reel Time)
Picture format 16:9 480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner Solar Entertainment Corporation
Sister channels
History
LaunchedNovember 24, 2003 (test broadcast)
March 1, 2004 (launch)
Replaced
Former names SBN (May 30, 1992 – December 1, 2013)
ETC (March 1, 2004 - March 1, 2011; November 30, 2013 – July 11, 2022)
Availability
Terrestrial
SBN O&O stationsDigital: Channel 21 (Metro Manila) (LCN: 21.02)

SolarFlix (formerly Entertainment Central or ETC and visually rendered in its current logo in all capital letters) is a Philippine free-to-air television network owned by the Southern Broadcasting Network subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation. Its digital free-to-air broadcast is carried by SBN's flagship station, DWCP-DTV (channel 21) in Metro Manila. The channel's analog broadcast is fed on its lone provincial TV station, DXSS-TV (channel 7) in Davao City (in which the station currently carries DepEd ALS TV programming). The channel is also carried by cable and satellite providers, including Sky Cable, Destiny Cable, Cablelink, Binangonan Cable TV Corporation, Cignal, SatLite, and G Sat along with various provincial cable operators and through online streaming.

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SolarFlix operates daily from 8 am to 12 midnight on Solar's digital free TV (under test broadcast), while it operates 24 hours daily on most pay TV and streaming service providers. However, starting Holy Week 2021, it continues to sign off from Maundy Thursday at midnight to Easter Sunday at 8:00 am along with its sister channels Solar Sports, Shop TV and Solar Learning. [1] It formerly operated daily from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on free-to-air analog TV broadcast until September 2019, when SBN permanently closed its analog signal.

SolarFlix broadcasts from Solar's master control facility and studios located on the Third Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center, Epifanio de Los Santos corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, while the Solar office is located at Solar Century Tower, 100 Tordesillas St., Corner H.V. Dela Costa St. Salcedo Village, Makati, SBN holds free-to-air broadcasts from its transmitter and tower site located at Nuestra Señora de la Paz Subdivision, Bo. Sta. Cruz, Antipolo, Rizal.

History

As ETC (2004–2022)

On March 1, 2004, ETC was launched as "Entertainment Central". But the test broadcast started on November 24, 2003.[ citation needed ]

On January 1, 2008, ETC ceased to air over Sky Cable as a separate channel. As part of the Solar network's block time agreements with various terrestrial channels, the channel started airing over SBN 21, a terrestrial UHF TV station in the Philippines.

On March 2, 2011, ETC moved to RPN after the channel is private, while Talk TV, a news-oriented channel airing local and US news shows, launched on SBN 21. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

But, ETC returned to SBN on November 30, 2013, as Solar News Channel moved to RPN on December 1 of 2013 to allow SNC's wider coverage. (SNC and RPN, however, were sold to the ALC Group of Companies chair, Ambassador Antonio Cabangon Chua, in August 2014, due to Tieng's loss of revenue after investing in RPN.) [8] [9]

After its sister channel 2nd Avenue ended broadcasting on June 5, 2018 after 12 years of broadcasting, many of its programs moved to ETC.

On November 21, 2018, ETC revealed its new station ID and on-air graphics. At the same time, the network also launched its new slogans, In Full Bloom and #IamETC.

On May 25, 2020, ETC began broadcasting in anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio on free-to-air digital television. The change allowed for a widescreen presentation, optimizing the viewing experience for viewers with compatible widescreen televisions.

As SolarFlix (2022–present)

On June 7, 2022, a new channel was teased featuring a voice-over saying, "May bagong kakaaliwan ngayong July. Kaya tutok lang. Sagot ka namin!" (transl. "There is something new to entertain you this July. So just tune in, and we'll be there for you!"). [10] On June 16, 2022, ETC unveiled the new channel which was relaunched as SolarFlix on July 11, 2022, at 6 pm (PST), [11] [12] [13] a Tagalog movie channel that features classic and independent Filipino films (most of which came from Solar Films' archives), and documentaries from local movie festivals similar to GMA Network's I Heart Movies . Following the rebrand, Solar Entertainment Corporation announced to some cable and satellite TV operators carrying ETC that the channel will be replaced by ScreamFlix of Jungo TV, [14] which carries Front Row Channel and Hallypop (the latter is formerly broadcast as a digital subchannel on GMA Network) on June 20, 2022. [15]

Programming

The channel targets the young adult demographics. SolarFlix's programming currently consists of Turkish dramas and Latin American telenovelas dubbed in Filipino under the ETCerye block, classic and independent Filipino films, and Hollywood and foreign-acquired movies.

Relay and affiliate stations

See also

Ratings

According to National Urban Television Audience Measurement, ETC is the top-ranked female television channel with cable and free TV ratings combined (January 2012 - May 2012) with a 10.33% audience share. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ ETC on RPN-9 starting March 2 Archived November 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.philstar.com Feb 25, 2011
  3. ↑ Tiengs move into news Manila Standard Today. Feb 25, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ Coloma: Privatization of RPN 9, IBC 13 in the works retrieved March 1, 2011 GMA News Online
  5. ↑ ETC Moves To RPN-9 on March 2 retrieved via www.clickthecity.com Feb 28, 2011
  6. ↑ RPN 9 to lay off 200 workers Archived January 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine retrieved October 1, 2012 InterAksyon.com
  7. ↑ RPN-9 to cut 200 jobs, may stop airing 'Newswatch' retrieved October 2, 2012 Rappler
  8. ↑ Solar News Channel - Expect wider reach and a richer viewing experience retrieved November 5, 2013
  9. ↑ ETC MOVES TO SBN-21 STARTING NOVEMBER 30 Retrieved November 26, 2014
  10. ↑ "May bagong kakaaliwan... ngayong July!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  11. ↑ ETC transition to SolarFlix [11-JUL-2022]
  12. ↑ ETC - Final Sign OFF via DTT [11-JUL 2022]
  13. ↑ "Ngayong July 11. Dito ka na sa SOLARFLIX. Sagot ka namin!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  14. ↑ ETC transition to ScreamFlix [22-JUN 2022]
  15. ↑ "Galaxy Cable Corporation added... - Galaxy Cable Corporation". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  16. ↑ "ETC is the #1 Female Channel in the Philippines!". etc. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
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