Cignal

Cignal

Type	Satellite television
Country	Philippines
Founded	February 2009
Slogan	Just Awesome.
Owner	Cignal TV Inc. (a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.)
Parent	TV5 Network Inc.
Key people	Jane Basas (President) Oscar Reyes, Jr. (COO)
Official website	www.cignal.tv

Cignal (pronounced as signal) is a subscription-based Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite television service provider in the Philippines. Cignal is owned by Cignal TV Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the MediaQuest Holdings Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund.^[1]

For subscribers to receive Cignal broadcasts, they must acquire upon subscription the satellite dish antenna, remote control, and the set top box (Integrated Receiver-Decoder). Cignal’s prepaid electronic loading system, is powered by the prepaid loading platform of Smart Communications, Inc.^[2] Cignal uses VideoGuard encryption system to protect its content from signal piracy. Cignal TV is utilizing the SES-7 satellite to provide optimal coverage directly to the target markets.^[3]

Cignal uses the DVB-S2 digital television broadcast standard to accommodate both Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) TV broadcasts, as well as interactive services offered on their satellite TV service.

As of September 2015, Cignal reached the 1,000,000 subscribers base target.

References

1. Cignal ownership: http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5503:mediaquest-moves-direct-satellite-service-offer-deadline&catid=24:companies&Itemid=59
2. Cignal uses Smart's loading technology: http://web.archive.org/web/20090702081617/http://www.mb.com.ph:80/issues/2009/02/05/INFO20090205147103.html. Archived from the original on July 2, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Cignal uses NSS-11 satellite, not Agila 2: http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5503:mediaquest-moves-direct-satellite-service-offer-deadline&catid=24:companies&Itemid=59