Solar Entertainment Corporation
 Solar Entertainment Corporation logo |
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Cable Television Broadcasting, Moviemaking |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Makati, Philippines |
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| Services | Cable Television Broadcasting, International Film Distribution |
| Subsidiaries | Radio Philippines Network (34%) Solar Television Network |
| Website | Solar Entertainment Main Page |
Solar Entertainment Corporation (also operating under the trade name Solar Television Network) is a Makati, Philippines-based media company with 6 cable channels[1] 4 Free-TV Channels (RPN, SBN, RJTV, and BEAM TV) and a film distribution company. The film distribution unit is the local affiliate for United International Pictures.
The company was founded in 1976 when it started as Solar Films.
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[edit] Subsidiaries
[edit] Present Channels
- 2nd Avenue (aired on Rajah Broadcasting Network)
- Basketball TV
- ETC
- Shop TV (HSN)
- Jack TV
- Solar All Access
- Solar Sports
- Talk TV (50%, joint venture with Southern Broadcasting Network)
- NBA Premium TV
- The Game Channel (formerly broadcasted on BEAM Channel 31)
- Chase (affiliated with RMN/BEAMtv)
[edit] Joint venture with Universal Networks International
[edit] Defunct Channels
- Big Boy Entertainment
- C/S Origin (2008–2009)
- C/S 9 (2005–2009)
- Sports Plus (2004–2006)
- Solar USA (2003–2005)
- Solar TV (2009-2011)
[edit] Affiliates
[edit] Key
[edit] Program Network
- NBA
- CBS Television Distribution
- PGA
- NFL
- WWE
- NASCAR
- NBCUniversal
- Warner Bros.
- FremantleMedia
- Sony Pictures Television
- E!
[edit] Partnerships
- Solar Multimedia
- Solar Interactive
- United International Pictures
- Home Shopping Network
- Universal Networks International
- GMA Network
- ABS-CBN Corporation
[edit] From SkyCable to Terrestrial Television
Solar's channels have ceased airing on SkyCable, the Philippines' largest cable company. An insider claims that these troubles with SkyCable started when boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, whose fights Solar Entertainment has the exclusive right to air and distribute, moved from ABS-CBN, a sister company of Sky, to rival GMA. Another insider claims that SkyCable wanted to remove ETC and JackTV to make room for their own channels, Velvet and Maxxx. SkyCable wanted to retain C/S, 2nd Avenue, Solar Sports and Basketball TV, but Solar made a decision that they will only renew their contract if SkyCable carries all six channels. Thus, Solar decided to pull out all their channels rather than remove ETC and Jack TV.
However, Solar has inked a deal with local terrestrial channels TV5, RPN, SBN and RJTV for block-time programming. C/S, ETC and 2nd Avenue progamming are seen on terrestrial TV channels RPN, SBN and RJTV, respectively, while NBA and WWE programming were seen on TV5, now moved to RPN.
Basketball TV, Solar Sports & C/S Origin (Now Solar TV) are now back on SkyCable for no additional fee. Jack TV is also scheduled to return to SkyCable effective October 1, 2010 replacing Maxxx.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao's boxing promotion, Top Rank boxing, signed a non-guaranteed contract with ABS-CBN to exclusively air fights promoted by Top Rank, with the exception of Pacquiao fights which are still signed exclusively through Solar Entertainment.
[edit] Dream Satellite TV remove three Solar Channels
Dream Satellite TV ceased carrying three (3) Solar Channels namely, Solar Sports, ETC and 2nd Avenue (Except C/S 9) effective 1 February, 2009. Dream's carriage contract with Solar Entertainment which expired on 31 December 2008 was not renewed by Dream citing financial constraints as its main reason. The three Solar channels were replaced by A&E's The History Channel, Biography Channel and Crime and Investigation Channel.
However on May 1, 2009, only 2nd Avenue are now back on Dream Satellite TV and its available in channel line-up and removed in October 2011.
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