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Revision as of 13:26, 2 September 2008
| Company type | Cable TV operator  |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | Destiny Cable Inc., January 1995 Global Cable Inc., February 2003 Merger entity: Global Destiny Cable TV, 2003 |
| Headquarters | 2285 Solid House Building, Pasong Tamo Extension, 1231 Makati City, Metropolitan Manila |
| Products | Cable TV High-Speed Broadband Internet I-Cafe Boss High-Rise Solution sDSL Web Development Open Access Service Wi-Fi Service VoIP Referral System DOGZ Online Gaming |
Number of employees | currently unavailable |
| Website | www.mydestiny.net |
Global Destiny Cable is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service. Global Destiny Cable is the 2nd Largest cable TV company in the Philippines; they are serving almost all major cities in Metro Manila and have affiliates almost all-around the Philippines.[1]
History
In January 1995,[2] the Philippines’ commission attached to the Department of Transportation and Communications, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity/provisional authority to install, operate and maintain telecommunications, broadcast and cable antenna television services to Destiny Cable Inc. and allowed to provide cable television services to Metropolitan Manila and nearby municipalities, cities and provinces.
Destiny Cable Inc. embarked on marketing promotion through Solid Group Inc.[3] by offering bundles services: cable television and electronic products and facilitated the latter to build up a distinctive spot in the cable industry. Solid Group Inc. was then known for manufacturing and marketing the leading brands in electronic products.
Global Cable Inc. pre-merger
On February 3, 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 also allowed operate and maintain a CATV system in the municipality of San Juan and in the cities of Mandaluyong,[4] Makati, Pasay, Manila, Marikina,[5] Paranaque and Muntinlupa.
Destiny Cable merged with Global Cable
In November 2003[6] Destiny Cable forged a partnership[7] with Global Cable Inc. to further strengthen and systematize its cable television venture and begun working under the new entity name of Global Destiny Cable TV. The merger made Global Destiny Cable as the second largest CATV operator in the Philippines, and it maintains exceptional niche in the cable television industry.
Today, Global Destiny Cable is perceived to be the closest competitor of SkyCable[8] in Metropolitan Manila. Both have their own associates all over the country and both offer high-speed cable Internet service[9] to its respective subscribers.
Areas Served
- Metro Manila: Caloocan City, Las Piñas City, Makati City, Malabon City, Mandaluyong City, Manila, Marikina City, Muntinlupa City, Quezon City, Parañaque City, Pasay City, Pasig City, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig City, Valenzuela City
- Rizal Province: Cainta, Antipolo City
- Cebu Province: Metro Cebu
- Davao Province: Metro Davao
Channel information
| Premium channels | Advantage to other cable | Exclusive channels | Selected areas |
| Channel | Network | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | GNN - Global News Network | News and Information |
| 4 | MMDA Metro RTV Channel | Public service channel, With live Traffic Updates Courtesy of MMDA Traffic Radio 1206 kHz |
| 5 | Destiny KTV | Videoke - Interactive SMS Channel |
| 6 | ABS-CBN | Local VHF Channel - General Entertainment, News and Information |
| 7 | EZ Shop | TV shopping channel |
| 8 | NBN | Local VHF Channel - General News and Information |
| 9 | Shop TV | TV shopping channel - Home Shopping Network and Solar Entertainment |
| 10 | TV5 on ABC | Local VHF Channel - General Entertainment, News and Information |
| 11 | USHP Channel | TV shopping channel - United Shelter Health Products - Health & Wellness |
| 12 | GMA | Local VHF Channel - General Entertainment, News and Information |
| 13 | Winner TV Shopping Channel | Shopping Channel from Winner TV Shopping Corporation |
| 14 | Crime/Suspense on RPN | Local VHF Channel - General Entertainment, News and Information |
| 15 | Q | Local VHF Channel - General Entertainment, News and Information |
| 16 | IBC | Local VHF Channel - General Entertainment, News and Information |
| 17 | Studio 23 | Local UHF Channel - General Entertainment and Information |
| 18 | GEM TV | Local UHF Channel - General Information - Religious (Iglesia ni Cristo) |
| 19 | NET 25 | Local UHF Channel - General Information - Religious (Iglesia ni Cristo) |
| 20 | Cartoon Network Philippines | English - General Entertainment |
| 21 | Nickelodeon | English - General Entertainment |
| 22 | Playhouse Disney Channel | English - General Entertainment |
| 23 | Disney Channel | English - General Entertainment |
| 24 | Discovery Channel | English - General Information and Documentary |
| 25 | Animal Planet | English - General Information and Documentary |
| 26 | Discovery Travel & Living | English - General Entertainment and Information |
| 27 | Living Asia Channel | Bilingual - General Information and Documentary |
| 28 | Crime & Investigation Network SEA | English - General Entertainment and Information |
| 29 | c/S Origin | Crime and Investigation Series, Entertainment - Currently on Test Broadcast |
| 30 | ETC on SBN | Local UHF Channel - General Entertainment |
| 31 | 2nd Avenue on RJTV | Local UHF Channel - General Entertainment |
| 32 | Jack TV | English - Comedy, Humour and General Entertainment |
| 34 | Basketball TV | English - General Sports |
| 35 | Solar Sports | English - General Sports |
| 36 | Pinoy Box Office | Tagalog - Movies and Entertainment |
| 37 | HBO Asia | English - Movies and Entertainment |
| 38 | Hallmark Channel | English - General Entertainment |
| 39 | Turner Classic Movies | English - Movies and Entertainment |
| 40 | MGM Movie Channel | English - Movies and Entertainment |
| 41 | CNN International | English - News and Information |
| 42 | Fox News Channel | English - News and Information |
| 43 | BBC World | English - News and Information |
| 44 | CNBC Asia | English - Business News and Information |
| 45 | Bloomberg Television | English - Business News and Information |
| 46 | Al Jazeera International | English - News and Information |
| 47 | MTV Philippines | English - Music and Entertainment |
| 48 | Channel V International | English - Music and Entertainment |
| 49 | TV5 Monde Asie | French Variety |
| 50 | TVE Internacional | Spanish Variety |
| 51 | DW-TV | German Variety |
| 52 | Raitalia | Italian Variety |
| 53 | NHK World Premium | Japanese - General News and Entertainment |
| 54 | NHK World | English and Japanese - General News and Entertainment |
| 55 | Doordarshan National | All Indian Entertainment and News |
| 56 | Zee Premiere | Movie Channel - Hindi |
| 57 | Arirang Global TV | General Entertainment and Information. Broadcast in Multilingual English and Korean. |
| 58 | YTN | General News and Information. Broadcast in Multilingual English and Korean. |
| 59 | CCTV 9 | English language General News and Information |
| 60 | Phoenix InfoNews | General News and Information. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 61 | Formosa News | Taiwanese cable news channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 63 | TVBS News | Taiwanese cable news channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 64 | CTi | Taiwanese news and entertainment channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 65 | Formosa TV | Taiwanese general entertainment & news channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 66 | CCTV-4 | International Chinese news and entertainment channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 67 | Hunan TV | Chinese general entertainment & news channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 68 | TTV | Taiwanese general entertainment & news channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 69 | Da Ai TV Tzu Chi | Taiwanese religious (Buddhist) channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 70 | Good TV | Taiwanese religious (Christian) channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 71 | CTV | Taiwanese general entertainment & news channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 72 | CTS | Taiwanese general entertainment & news channel. Broadcast in Hokkien & Mandarin. |
| 73 | The History Channel | General Information and Documentary |
| 75 | Biography Channel | General Information and Documentary |
| 77 | Chat & Shop TV | Interactive SMS and Shopping Channel |
| 78 | Australia Network | General Entertainment and Information |
| 79 | VIVA Prime Channel | General Sports, Entertainment and Information |
| 80 | Fashion TV / Horse Racing Channel | General Lifestyle and Sports Racing |
| 81 | Eurosport | General Sports and Information |
| 82 | ESPN | General Sports and Information. Selected areas only. |
| 83 | Star Sports | General Sports and Information. Selected areas only. |
| 84 | The Golf Channel - Japan | Premium Channel - Japanese franchise of the popular golfing channel |
| 85 | Super Sports 2 | Premium Channel - South African sports channel |
| 86 | HBO 2 | Premium Channel - HBO 2 with Mandarin subtitle |
| 87 | ETTV Movies | Premium Channel - Mandarin speaking movie channel |
| 88 | Zee TV | Premium Channel - Indian variety with English subtitles |
| 89 | MBC TV Korea | Premium Channel - Korean Variety domestic broadcast from Seoul, South Korea |
| 90 | TXT Network | Interactive SMS Channel |
| 91 | Daystar TV | Religious (Christian) Channel |
| 92 | Family Land TV | Religious (Catholic) Channel by Apostolate for Family Consecration |
| 93 | TV Maria | Religious (Catholic) Channel from TV Maria Foundation and the Archdiocese of Manila |
| 94 | EWTN | Religious (Catholic) Channel |
| 97 | TBN International | Religious (Protestant) Channel |
| 98 | Zoe TV 33 | Local UHF Channel - General Information - Religious |
| 99 | UNTV | Local UHF Channel - General Information - Religious (Members Church of God International) |
| 116 | Barker Channel | Channel Line-Up, program schedules and In-house advertisement |
Attributes of Global Destiny Cable Service
- Signal delivery is done through fiber-optic cables
- GDC has an extensive network of after-sales branch offices assigned to specific locations in Metro Manila for faster response to cable service requests.
- There is a tendency for service to be delayed when the problem occurred on a weekend.
- Pixeling of satellite TV signals sometimes happens mostly with Taiwanese channels.
- Some branches have at best a sloppy record of customer service, with hotlines barely made available for the complaints of nearby subscribers, requiring them to call Makati main office for faster service request.
References
- ^ Global Destiny History
- ^ Hebrona Jr., Alfredo P. (November 17, 1999). "Q&A With The Cable Guy". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved November 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Business in Asia Today". Asiatimes Online. April 1, 2000. Retrieved April 1.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Mandaluyong City Infrastructure, Mandaluyong City MIS
- ^ PIO, Marikina (February 1, 2005). "Global Destiny Basketball League in Marikina". MarikinaNews. Retrieved February 2.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ The Philippine Broadcast Equipment Market, March 2006, CommerceCan
- ^ Lectura, Lenie (December 25, 2007). "Global Destiny lacks proof it has money". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ BusinessWorld, Online (June 16, 2008). "Lopez buys out Sun Cable, prepares for SkyCable share sale". BusinessWorld: I.T. Matters. Retrieved June 16.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Timeline of Significant Events in Philippine Cyberage, Philippine Communication Centrum Foundation
External links
- Official website
- Global Destiny at Telebisyon.net