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                    [Title] => Flat growth seen for cable TV business
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Cable television subscription in the country will no longer grow and the industry will just have to focus on offering value-added services for additional revenues, Philippine Cable Television Association (PCTA) president Elpidio Paras.

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A group of local businessmen led by Solar Entertainment’s William Tieng and Solid Group’s David Lim has invested P250 million to establish the country’s newest direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television company called Global Satellite (GSAT).

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 302051 [Title] => Legit subscribers feel pinch of cable piracy [Summary] => Mrs. Ella Cruz of Barangay Olympia, Makati City, has been a longtime cable TV subscriber.

Recently, however, she has been feeling shortchanged.

Not once has she missed paying her bills, but cable service seemed better years ago when the signal was crystal clear.

These days, Ella laments that her cable TV reception seems to have deteriorated.

She may not know it, but legitimate subscribers like her are the real victims of the growing cable piracy problem in Metro Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 299124 [Title] => Cable subscribers step up drive vs illegal connections [Summary] => Disappointed by deteriorating cable signals, a number of legitimate subscribers have stepped up to support the campaign of cable companies against illegal CTAV connections.

Legal subscribers are now feeding information about incidents of cable TV signal and subscription theft, including the identity of individuals who offer to install illegal connections.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 231914 [Title] => Global Destiny may not renew contract with Star TV [Summary] => Global Destiny, the partnership recently created between Global Cable and Destiny Cable, is seriously considering not renewing Global’s contract with Star TV (distributors of ESPN, Star Sports, Star Movies, National Geographic Channel, and Star World) after Star announced its second round of rate increase this year.
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This is the thrust of "Cable 101: Back to Basics," the theme of the three-day 10th Philippine International Cable Show that will be staged at the Cebu International Convention Center in the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel beginning Wednesday.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Telecoms [SectionUrl] => telecoms [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Flat growth seen for cable TV business
                    [Summary] => 

Cable television subscription in the country will no longer grow and the industry will just have to focus on offering value-added services for additional revenues, Philippine Cable Television Association (PCTA) president Elpidio Paras.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 481273 [Title] => Local group puts up satellite TV firm [Summary] =>

A group of local businessmen led by Solar Entertainment’s William Tieng and Solid Group’s David Lim has invested P250 million to establish the country’s newest direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television company called Global Satellite (GSAT).

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 302051 [Title] => Legit subscribers feel pinch of cable piracy [Summary] => Mrs. Ella Cruz of Barangay Olympia, Makati City, has been a longtime cable TV subscriber.

Recently, however, she has been feeling shortchanged.

Not once has she missed paying her bills, but cable service seemed better years ago when the signal was crystal clear.

These days, Ella laments that her cable TV reception seems to have deteriorated.

She may not know it, but legitimate subscribers like her are the real victims of the growing cable piracy problem in Metro Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 299124 [Title] => Cable subscribers step up drive vs illegal connections [Summary] => Disappointed by deteriorating cable signals, a number of legitimate subscribers have stepped up to support the campaign of cable companies against illegal CTAV connections.

Legal subscribers are now feeding information about incidents of cable TV signal and subscription theft, including the identity of individuals who offer to install illegal connections.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 231914 [Title] => Global Destiny may not renew contract with Star TV [Summary] => Global Destiny, the partnership recently created between Global Cable and Destiny Cable, is seriously considering not renewing Global’s contract with Star TV (distributors of ESPN, Star Sports, Star Movies, National Geographic Channel, and Star World) after Star announced its second round of rate increase this year.
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This is the thrust of "Cable 101: Back to Basics," the theme of the three-day 10th Philippine International Cable Show that will be staged at the Cebu International Convention Center in the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel beginning Wednesday.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Telecoms [SectionUrl] => telecoms [URL] => ) ) )
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