Solar Entertainment Corporation
Encyclopedia
Solar Entertainment Corporation (also operating under the trade name Solar Television Network
) is a Makati, Philippines
-based media company with 6 cable channels
4 Free-TV Channels
(RPN
, SBN
, RJTV
, and RMN/BEAM
) 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.
Solar TV
Solar Television Network is the flagship cable TV channel and television arm subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation, which is the replacement of C/S 9. This is the revival of the former Solar channel Solar USA....
) is a Makati, 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...
-based media company with 6 cable channels
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
4 Free-TV Channels
(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...
, SBN
Southern Broadcasting Network
SBN is a Philippine television network owned by Filipino-Chinese tycoon Lucio Co, the owner of Puregold Price Club Inc., a supermarket chain. Its main broadcast facilities at 5/F Summit One Bldg, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City...
, RJTV
Rajah Broadcasting Network
Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. is a Philippine television and radio network owned by guitarist-singer-businessman Ramon "RJ" Jacinto...
, and RMN/BEAM
Radio Mindanao Network
RMN is the largest radio network in the Philippines with almost 60 company-owned AM & FM radio stations located around the Philippines. Radio Mindanao Network remains the legal name of the radio network, while Radyo Mo Nationwide is the slogan of the network. The network's first radio station was...
) and a film distribution company. The film distribution unit is the local affiliate for United International Pictures
United International Pictures
United International Pictures is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios , to distribute some of the two studios' films theatrically outside the United States , Canada, and the Anglophone...
.
The company was founded in 1976 when it started as Solar Films.
Present Channels
- 2nd Avenue (aired on RJTV-29Rajah Broadcasting NetworkRajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. is a Philippine television and radio network owned by guitarist-singer-businessman Ramon "RJ" Jacinto...
) - Basketball TVBasketball TVBasketball TV or BTV is a 24-hour all-basketball cable channel in the Philippines owned by the Solar Entertainment Corporation. It was launched on October 1, 2006, rebranding the Sports Plus channel....
- ETC
- Shop TVShop TVSHOP TV is a 24-hour shopping related TV channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation in partnership with Home Shopping Network....
(HSNHome Shopping NetworkHome Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com...
) - Jack TVJack TVJack TV is a Philippine cable TV network owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation, test launched on May 2005, officially debuting on July 12, 2005. It offers Western comedy, animation, sports entertainment, drama series and reality shows, such as Cartoon Network, USA Network, The CW, MyNetworkTV,...
- Solar All AccessSolar All AccessSolar All Access is a Philippines non-commercial pay-per-view sports subscription service of Solar Entertainment Corporation which features live sports broadcasts via satellite...
- Solar SportsSolar SportsSolar Entertainment Corporation which also created its sister stations, Talk TV, The Game Channel, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Jack TV, Universal Channel, Diva Universal & Basketball TV, Solar Sports or the Solar Sports Network is a Philippine sports channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation...
- Talk TVTalk TV (Philippines)Talk TV is an English language all-news and talk channel in the Philippines. It is a joint venture of Southern Broadcasting Network & Solar Entertainment Corporation...
(50%, joint venture with Southern Broadcasting NetworkSouthern Broadcasting NetworkSBN is a Philippine television network owned by Filipino-Chinese tycoon Lucio Co, the owner of Puregold Price Club Inc., a supermarket chain. Its main broadcast facilities at 5/F Summit One Bldg, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City...
) - NBA Premium TVNBA Premium TVNBA Premium TV is a 24-hour all-basketball cable channel in the Philippines. The channel is a joint broadcasting between Solar Entertainment Corporation and NBA TV. Available in Standard and High Definition formats, it is a direct re-broadcast of NBA TV, the dedicated NBA channel in the United...
- Radio Philippines NetworkRadio Philippines NetworkRadio 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...
(34%) - The Game ChannelThe Game ChannelThe Game Channel is a cable/free TV channel owned and produced by Solar Entertainment Corporation in the Philippines. It is the new sister of the networks Talk TV, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Universal Channel, Jack TV, Basketball TV, Solar Sports, and Diva Universal. It is currently available over Global...
(now broadcasted on BEAM Channel 31DWKC-TVDWKC-TV channel 31, is a television station of Radio Mindanao Network in the Philippines. Its Studios are located at the 4th Floor, Guadalupe Commercial Complex, EDSA Guadalupe, Makati City, while the transmitter is now located at Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City, province of Rizal...
, owned by Radio Mindanao NetworkRadio Mindanao NetworkRMN is the largest radio network in the Philippines with almost 60 company-owned AM & FM radio stations located around the Philippines. Radio Mindanao Network remains the legal name of the radio network, while Radyo Mo Nationwide is the slogan of the network. The network's first radio station was...
)
Joint venture with Universal Networks International
- Diva Universal PhilippinesDiva Universal (Philippines)Diva Universal Philippines is a Philippine television channel owned by NBC Universal Global Networks, in partnership with Solar Entertainment Corporation.-Rebranded as Diva Universal:...
- Universal Channel PhilippinesUniversal Channel (Philippines)Universal Channel is a television channel specializing in movies and television series in the thriller, drama, Comedy, crime and investigation genres...
Defunct Channels
- Big Boy Entertainment
- NBA League PassNBA League PassNBA League Pass is an out-of-market sports package that allows its subscribers to watch up to 40 out-of-market National Basketball Association games a week....
- Playboy TVPlayboy TVPlayboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...
- NBA League Pass
- C/S OriginC/S OriginSolar Entertainment Corporation which also created its sister stations, C/S 9, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Jack TV, BTV, & Solar Sports, C/S Origin was an entertainment channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation. The flagship channel of C/S 9 . It shows mostly American crime and suspense dramas,...
(2008–2009) - C/S 9C/S 9C/S is an entertainment channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation. It shows mostly American crime and suspense dramas, mysteries, reality, science fiction and action shows. It is the successor to Solar USA, after the latter was replaced by Jack TV...
(2005–2009) - Sports Plus (2004–2006)
- Solar USA (2004–2005)
- Solar TVSolar TVSolar Television Network is the flagship cable TV channel and television arm subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation, which is the replacement of C/S 9. This is the revival of the former Solar channel Solar USA....
(2009-2011)