Cable television in the Philippines was introduced in 1969 with the first commercial service of Nuvue Cablevision (later absorbed into Sky Cable); Satellite television in the Philippines was introduced in 2001 with the first commercial broadcast of Dream Satellite TV (now defunct); and IPTV and digital over-the-top streaming services in the Philippines was introduced in 2010 with the first commercial broadcast of iWant TV (now iWant TFC), before the arrival of international-based streaming services such as iflix and Netflix.
There are two non-profit organizations that represent the cable television industry, namely: the Federation of International Cable TV and Telecommunications Association of the Philippines (FICTAP), and the Philippine Cable and Telecommunications Association (PCTA).
Sky Cable, Destiny Cable, and Cablelink are currently the primary cable operators in the country.[1] There are also local regional companies, such as Air Cable in Pampanga and Rizal, Asian Vision in Zambales, Batangas and Quezon, Royal Cable in Laguna, Planet Cable in Cavite, Fil-Products TV in Visayas, and Parasat Cable TV in Northern Mindanao.[2]
Direct-to-home satellite television is offered through G Sat,[3] Cignal,[4] and SatLite.
Previously, Sky Direct offered the service from 2016 to 2020.[5]
With the advent of digital streaming services in 2016, there are active video streaming services available in the Philippines namely:[6]
Free-to-air
Provincial
International
Defunct/Inactive
Pay-TV channels and networks based in the Philippines
Discovery Philippines
JJ MediaWorks
(Plus Media Networks)
KC Global Media
Mediahouse/Club TV
Rewind Networks
Mimyuni Media Entertainment
Eclat Entertainment
Regional
Others
Philippine-only feed
Global-based feed
1 Joint venture.
2 Partnership.
3 Distribution.
4 Continued broadcast on international and online.
