Sky Cable
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded26 January 1992
Headquarters33rd Floor, Tektite Towers, Philippine Stock Exchange, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines
ProductsCable Television
Broadband Internet
VOIP
Owner(s)ABS-CBN Corporation (55%)
Lopez Holdings Corporation (5%)
Sampaquita Communications Pte. Ltd. (40%)
ParentSky Vision Corporation
Website ⇒www.mysky.com.ph

Sky Cable is a Filipino cable TV brand name owned by Sky Cable Corporation, the Philippines largest cable television provider and wholly owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation.[1] The company is based in Pasig City. It was founded on January 26, 1992 as Central CATV Inc. expanding to offer Cable Television, Broadband Internet and VOIP services. Today it has 650,000 subscribers after purchasing the second largest pay TV operator in the Philippines.[2][3][4]

The majority of the shares and voting rights of Sky Cable is owned by ABS-CBN Corporation (55%) with 5 percent of economic rights directly owned by the parent Lopez Holdings Corporation; both ABS-CBN and the parent still maintains 99% of the voting control while the Singapore-based Sampaquita Communications Pte. Ltd holds the remaining economic interest.[5]
Contents

1 History

2 Company timeline

2.1 1991

2.2 1992

2.3 1993

2.4 1994

2.5 1995

2.6 1996

2.7 1997

2.8 1998

2.9 1999

2.10 2000

2.11 2001

2.12 2002

2.13 2003

2.14 2004

2.15 2005

2.16 2006

2.17 2007

2.18 2008

2.19 2009

2.20 2010

2.21 2011

2.22 2012


3 Channel line-up

4 Basic cable packages

4.1 Postpaid

4.2 Prepaid


5 Cable services

5.1 Digital system

5.2 Set-top box

5.3 Smart card

5.4 High-definition channels

5.5 Personal video recording


6 Former services

6.1 SkyCard Mastercard/SkyCard-Citibank Mastercard


7 Carriage and content disputes

7.1 GMA Network signal tampering/distortion

7.2 Carriage disputes with Solar Entertainment

7.3 STAR TV pulled its plug

7.4 SkyCable axes AXN

7.5 TV5 files complaint


8 Gallery

9 References

10 External links


History

Since it started community antenna television system operation in the Philippines on January 26, 1992, SkyCable provides cable Internet, VoIP services and digital cable TV service.

On June 6, 1990, SkyCable Corporation was incorporated via 79.3% stake in Sky Vision Corporation, operator of cable brands, SkyCable and Sun Cable.[6]

On April 18, 1991, Sky Vision Corporation was incorporated and ventures into cable television (SkyCable and Sun Cable), communication, system, television media, shopping network (Sky Mall) and film distribution (Sky Jemah). It is owned 18.8% by ABS-CBN Corporation and 78% by Lopez Inc.[6]

On March 30, 1995, Central CATV Inc. was granted a 25-year provisional franchise to establish, construct, maintain and operated community antenna television system in the Philippines through Republic Act 7969.[7]

In 1997, Sky Vision Corporation acquired 47% of Pilipino Cable Corp., operator of Sun Cable for P900 million.[8]

In 1997, SkyCable launches its first cable TV branded credit card in the Philippines, the SkyCard Mastercard with SolidBank and the SkyCard-Citibank Mastercard with Citibank N.