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                    [ArticleID] => 1430034
                    [Title] => Cignal subscribers to hit 1M this year
                    [Summary] => 

Cignal TV Inc., the pay TV arm of dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), sees its subscriber base tipping the one million level this year after successfully overtaking rival SkyCable Corp. of broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corp. as the leader in the pay TV market in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 491237 [Title] => SkyCable recapitalizes to cut deficit, prepare for IPO [Summary] =>

SkyCable, the country’s leading cable television (CATV) service provider, is undergoing a recapitalization to pare down its deficit in preparation for an initial public offering (IPO) or private placement of shares.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 67843 [Title] => Sky Vision buys Lorenzo stake in Pilipino Cable [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-06-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 22965 [Title] => Sky Vision sees major turnaround this year [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-10-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 258740 [Title] => Sky, Home earmark billions for upgrade [Summary] => Leading cable television operators Sky Cable and Home Cable will spend billions of pesos to upgrade to digital technology before the end of the year, practically eliminating the rampant problem of signal piracy which has been crippling the cable TV industry for years.

Officials said the bulk of about $25 million from the $30-million loan both entities received recently from ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. will be used to acquire addressable set-up boxes (also called decoder boxes), which would prevent unauthorized signal taps in the cable system.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 250451 [Title] => Penetrating the corporate barrier [Summary] => A subsidiary corporation has an independent and separate juridical personality distinct from that of its parent company. This is the principle applied in this case between MV and L. Inc. ( LOI).

MV was the General Manager of Sky Vision, a subsidiary of LOI. On January 6, 1997, MV as borrower, and LOI through its president as lender, entered into a notarized loan agreement for the sum of P10 million payable in installments and to be covered by a real estate mortgage of MV’s properties.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133340 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804883 [AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 244907 [Title] => PLDT to transfer assets of Home Cable to Sky Cable [Summary] => The PLDT group is expected to sign very soon a deed of assignment transferring the assets of Home Cable to Sky Cable as one of the final steps towards the consolidation of the country’s two leading cable television entities, The STAR learned.

With the assignment of all its assets to Lopez-owned Sky Cable, Home Cable will in effect be a shell company, owning shares in Sky Cable which the latter will be issuing in exchange for the Home Cable assets.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 235883 [Title] => PLDT, Lopezes seal equity merger in Beyond Cable [Summary] => The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and the Lopez-owned Benpres group have finally agreed to merge their respective controlling interests in Home Cable and Sky Cable following the signing of a master consolidation agreement (MCA) between the two groups recently, The STAR learned.

The signing of the MCA and the merger of Sky and Home is expected to complete the consolidation of the country’s two leading cable television companies that began with a merger at the operations level.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229319 [Title] => GMA Network to pursue case against ABS-CBN and its cable firm affiliates [Summary] => GMA Broadcasting Corp. said yesterday it will pursue its case against archrival ABS-CBN as well as three of the country’s biggest cable television companies despite the Quezon City Regional Trial Court’s dismissal of its complaint.

GMA-7 sued ABS-CBN and cable TV companies Central CATV, Inc. (Sky Cable), HomeCable, Inc. and Pilipino Cable with the QC RTC , alleging for unfair competition and/or unfair trade practices through their corporate combinations, devices and machinations.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 174641 [Title] => ABS-CBN reaches accord with short-term creditors [Summary] => ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. has secured a P3-billion exchangeable note facility with majority of its short-term creditors to refinance its current loans and for working capital needs.

ABS-CBN director for finance Oliver Calma told the Philippine Stock Exchange that about 88 percent of its total short-term loans will be covered by the facility, as it expects more creditors to take part in the loan restructuring.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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