G Sat
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G Sat is a subscription-based Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite television
service commercially available in the Philippines
. G Sat is owned by Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc. (GBMI), registered in the Philippines with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
It is operated and managed by international and professional management groups engaged in the business of: satellite wireless transmission, WIMAX
transmission, landline transmission, satellite internet data transmission, satellite direct-to-home TV operation, terrestrial television
operation, broadband
data service, head end in the sky operation, content aggregation, production and distribution, consolidation of telecom and broadcasting management. Channel content is received from pgram providers, compressed and broadcast via SES New Skies
NSS 11
in DVB and NTSC
color format exclusively to its subscribers using the Integrated Receiver-Decoder.
To receive DTH broadcast signals, subscribers must acquire a 60 cm, a satellite dish
antenna, an Integrated Receiver-Decoder (IRD) and a Smart Card. IRD is the digital decoder or receiver which is a small sized box required to receive DTH signals. IRD receives the signals from the 60 cm. mini-dish and then decodes it. There is a remote that comes with the IRD that makes it easy to operate. Smart Card
performs generation of authorization of EMM and ECM decryption and interpretation to determine whether the consumer shall be granted access to the content. G Sat will be equipped with a conditional access system, employing Conax
technology, to secure and protect its broadcast content from signal piracy.
As of 2008, GBMI is currently on the test phase of satellite signal and planned dealership.
filed a complaint with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against Global Broadcasting and Multimedia, Inc. (G Sat) for offering A DTH service in the Philippines without a franchise and a license from Philippine authorities, namely the Philippine Congress for a broadcast franchise and the NTC for a Certificate of Public Convenience .
Aside from Dream, the Lopez group SkyCable
an ABS-CBN
sister company also filed a similar complaint against GBMI. It argued that GBMI's illegal entry into the industry will result in the unnecessary duplication of an existing service that existing cable TV and DTH-TV service providers already adequately provide.
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
service commercially available in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. G Sat is owned by Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc. (GBMI), registered in the Philippines with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
It is operated and managed by international and professional management groups engaged in the business of: satellite wireless transmission, WIMAX
WiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
transmission, landline transmission, satellite internet data transmission, satellite direct-to-home TV operation, terrestrial television
Terrestrial television
Terrestrial television is a mode of television broadcasting which does not involve satellite transmission or cables — typically using radio waves through transmitting and receiving antennas or television antenna aerials...
operation, broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
data service, head end in the sky operation, content aggregation, production and distribution, consolidation of telecom and broadcasting management. Channel content is received from pgram providers, compressed and broadcast via SES New Skies
SES NEW SKIES
SES World Skies—formerly SES New Skies, New Skies Satellites , and SES Americom—is a Dutch operator of communications spacecraft, owned by SES.On 30 November 1998, several former Intelsat satellites were transferred to New Skies’ control...
NSS 11
SES NEW SKIES
SES World Skies—formerly SES New Skies, New Skies Satellites , and SES Americom—is a Dutch operator of communications spacecraft, owned by SES.On 30 November 1998, several former Intelsat satellites were transferred to New Skies’ control...
in DVB and NTSC
NTSC
NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
color format exclusively to its subscribers using the Integrated Receiver-Decoder.
To receive DTH broadcast signals, subscribers must acquire a 60 cm, a satellite dish
Satellite dish
A satellite dish is a dish-shaped type of parabolic antenna designed to receive microwaves from communications satellites, which transmit data transmissions or broadcasts, such as satellite television.-Principle of operation:...
antenna, an Integrated Receiver-Decoder (IRD) and a Smart Card. IRD is the digital decoder or receiver which is a small sized box required to receive DTH signals. IRD receives the signals from the 60 cm. mini-dish and then decodes it. There is a remote that comes with the IRD that makes it easy to operate. Smart Card
Smart card
A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card , is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits. A smart card or microprocessor cards contain volatile memory and microprocessor components. The card is made of plastic, generally polyvinyl chloride, but sometimes acrylonitrile...
performs generation of authorization of EMM and ECM decryption and interpretation to determine whether the consumer shall be granted access to the content. G Sat will be equipped with a conditional access system, employing Conax
Conax
Conax is a global technology company that provides conditional access solutions for digital television. Based in Oslo, Norway, Conax has subsidiaries in the USA, India and Germany and sales & support offices in Russia, Singapore, China, South Korea, Brazil, and Canada.- Overview :Between 1986 and...
technology, to secure and protect its broadcast content from signal piracy.
As of 2008, GBMI is currently on the test phase of satellite signal and planned dealership.
Status of Competition and Controversy
Dream Satellite TVDream Satellite TV
Dream Satellite TV is the first all-digital Direct-To-Home television broadcasting service via satellite in the Philippines.Broadcasting from the Dream Broadcast Center located at the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga...
filed a complaint with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against Global Broadcasting and Multimedia, Inc. (G Sat) for offering A DTH service in the Philippines without a franchise and a license from Philippine authorities, namely the Philippine Congress for a broadcast franchise and the NTC for a Certificate of Public Convenience .
Aside from Dream, the Lopez group SkyCable
SkyCable
SkyCable is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service and the largest cable company in the Philippines. It is established by the Lopez and Central CATV group of companies, and one of ABS-CBN Corporation subsidiaries. In January 1990, SkyCable was founded and started its CATV operation on...
an ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
sister company also filed a similar complaint against GBMI. It argued that GBMI's illegal entry into the industry will result in the unnecessary duplication of an existing service that existing cable TV and DTH-TV service providers already adequately provide.
Channel Listing
The following channel line-up as of November 2, 2011.| Genre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Movies | General Entertainment | Documentary | Kids |
| News | Sports | Music | Foreign | Religious |
| Channel | Network | Minimum Package | Group(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global News Network Global News Network GNN or Global News Network is a dedicated news and public affairs cable channel based in the Philippines. It broadcasts on channel 8 in Metro Manila via Global Destiny Cable TV, nationwide and some parts of Asia through Global Satellite TV , and online via Ustream.tv... |
Basic Package | ||
| 2 | ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ... |
Basic Package | ||
| 3 | TV5 Associated Broadcasting Company The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal... |
Basic Package | ||
| 4 | GMA GMA Network GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company... |
Basic Package | ||
| 5 | ETC | Basic Package | Currently using RPN Radio Philippines Network Radio Philippines Network, Inc. is a broadcast television network in the Philippines co-owned by the Government Communications Group, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and private sectors. This station studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol... frequency. |
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| 6 | GMA News TV GMA News TV GMA News TV is a news and lifestyle-oriented channel in the Philippines. It is owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. through the supervision GMA News and Public Affairs... |
Basic Package | ||
| 7 | Pinoy Extreme Pinoy Extreme Pinoy Extreme is a 24-hour Filipino cable entertainment channel. A joint venture between Prime Channel Philippines and Viva Entertainment. This channel airs of teleseries, movies, sports and horse racing program which only air every other week... |
Basic Package | Formerly Viva Prime Channel. | |
| 8 | Studio 23 Studio 23 Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23... |
Basic Package | ||
| 9 | MGM Channel | Basic Package | ||
| 10 | STAR Movies STAR Movies STAR Movies is an Asian movie channel owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, subsidiaries of News Corporation.-History:STAR Movies was launched on 1 May 1994... |
Basic Package | ||
| 11 | Cinemax Asia | Basic Package | ||
| 12 | AXN AXN Asia AXN Asia is a pay-tv, cable and satellite TV channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It is available in throughout the 18 countries around the Asia-Pacific region... |
Basic Package | ||
| 13 | National Geographic Channel National Geographic Channel (Asia) The National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated as Nat Geo, is an Asian subscription television channel that features non-fiction, factual programming involving nature, science, culture, and history, produced by the National Geographic Society, just like History and the Discovery... |
Basic Package | ||
| 14 | History History (South East Asian TV channel) History is an Asian television channel with shows on historical events and persons. The channel is owned by AETN All Asia Networks, a joint-venture between A&E Television Networks, owner of the American History, and Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd.- Company :AETN All Asia Networks was formed on 15 June... |
Basic Package | ||
| 15 | Animal Planet Animal Planet Asia Animal Planet Asia is an Asian satellite and cable television channel owned by Discovery Communications Network Asia based in Singapore. It also broadcasts to several countries in Asian region... |
Basic Package | ||
| 16 | Nickelodeon | Basic Package | ||
| 17 | ESPN Philippines ESPN Philippines ESPN Philippines is a Philippine cable sports network owned by STAR TV and ESPN. Selected sports program shared the same program schedule via ESPN Asia but with local advertisements.-External Links:*... |
Basic Package | ||
| 18 | STAR Sports STAR Sports STAR Sports is a cable sports network owned by STAR TV and ESPN. It shows sports programs. In partnership with ESPN, its corporate name is ESPN STAR Sports. They are the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League... |
Basic Package | ||
| 19 | NEO Cricket NEO Cricket NEO Cricket is a channel dedicated to cricket entertainment. Launched on April 2, 2008. It is a part of Nimbus Communications Ltd and is headquartered in Mumbai, India and broadcasts to 30 countries.... |
Basic Package | ||
| 20 | Fox News Channel Fox News Channel Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation... |
Basic Package | ||
| 21 | Al Jazeera English | Basic Package | ||
| 22 | Bloomberg Television Bloomberg Television Bloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P... |
Basic Package | ||
| 23 | TVE Internacional TVE Internacional TVE Internacional is an internationally-broadcast Spanish language channel run by Spain's national broadcaster, TVE. Programming includes a mix of news, discussion-based programmes and drama and documentaries from TVE's La 1 and La 2 Spanish networks. It was launched in 1989... |
Basic Package | This Channel is also Air Jai-Alai program every one hour at midnight | |
| 24 | NHK World TV | Basic Package | ||
| 25 | Formosa TV Formosa TV Formosa TV is a television station based in Taipei, Taiwan. Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997.The station was wholly owned and operated by the Democratic Progressive Party. Due to this, its news programs are often of a Pan-Green perspective... |
Basic Package | ||
| 26 | TVBS News TVBS-NEWS TVBS-NEWS or is a satellite cable news television channel in Taiwan, launched on 2 October 1995. TVBS-NEWS is also the first 24 hour nationwide news channel in Taiwan.- External links :... |
Basic Package | ||
| 27 | SET International SET International SET International is a satellite cable channel operated by Sanlih E-Television in Taiwan, launched on March 2000, but only broadcasts abroad.-External links:... |
Basic Package | ||
| 28 | Phoenix Chinese Channel Phoenix Television Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd or Phoenix Television is a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese television broadcaster that serves the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong along with other markets with substantial Chinese viewers... |
Basic Package | ||
| 29 | CTi Variety CTi Variety CTi Variety is a satellite cable channel operated by Chung T'ien Television in Taiwan.-External links:... |
Basic Package | ||
| 30 | HBO HD HBO Asia HBO Asia is a franchise of HBO in Asia. HBO Asia is now a joint venture of media giants Viacom and Time Warner . Sony Pictures Entertainment and Universal Studios exited the fifteen year-old HBO Asia premium movie joint venture on January 16, 2008.... |
HD Platinum | In High Definition | |
| 31 | STAR Movies HD STAR Movies STAR Movies is an Asian movie channel owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, subsidiaries of News Corporation.-History:STAR Movies was launched on 1 May 1994... |
HD Platinum | In High Definition | |
| 32 | STAR World HD STAR World STAR World is an Asian English language cable and satellite television network owned by Star TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation. The channel is the successor of STAR Plus, a subsidiary of News Corporation... |
HD Platinum | In High Definition | |
| 33 | Discovery HD World Discovery HD World Discovery HD World , is a satellite and cable TV subscription channel that provides documentary and non-fiction programming; focuses primarily on science, technology, history and culture. It is operated by Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, a division of Discovery Communications Inc... |
HD Platinum | In High Definition | |
| 34 | Nat Geo Wild HD | HD Platinum | In High Definition | |
| 35 | Outdoor Channel HD | HD Platinum | In High Definition | |
| 36 | Fashion One HD Fashion One Fashion One is a global fashion and entertainment television network, which was launched on 8 April 2010.Fashion One broadcasts 24/7 internationally and is the only channel to present a unique mix of lifestyle, travel, entertainment, film and fashion.... |
HD Platinum | In High Definition | |
| 37 | ESPN HD Asia ESPN Asia ESPN Asia is an Asian cable sports network owned by STAR TV in partnership with ESPN. It is the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League... |
HD Platinum | In High Definition |