Solar TV

Solar TV

Type	Broadcast commercial television network
Country	Philippines
Availability	Defunct
Slogan	Kung Saan Lahat Panalo! (Where Everyone's a Winner!)
Owner	Radio Philippines Network Solar Entertainment (Solar TV Network Inc.)
Key people	Wilson Tieng (President, Solar Entertainment) William Tieng (Chairman, Solar Entertainment) Willy Y. Tieng (Vice-chairman, Solar Entertainment) Tonypet Albano (President and CEO, Radio Philippines Network)
Launch date	November 29, 2009
Dissolved	February 25, 2011
Picture format	NTSC 480i (SDTV)
Official website	Solar TV website
Language	English (main) Filipino (secondary)
Replaced by	Talk TV (now Solar News Channel) ETC (channel space)

Solar TV (stylized as SOLARtv) was the flagship television network of Solar Entertainment Corporation's television arm subsidiary Solar TV Network, Inc., which is the replacement of C/S 9. This is the revival of the former Solar channel Solar USA.

It launched last November 29, 2009 at 11:00am with a slogan It's A Bright New World on RPN. In October 31, 2010, it changed some of its programming content to English/Tagalog with a new slogan Kung Saan Lahat Panalo!. It ended its broadcast on February 25, 2011 as Solar Entertainment buys RPN and programming of ETC was transferred to RPN but will remain as a corporate brand of television arm subsidiary of Solar (now a subsidiary of ALC Group of Companies since August 23, 2014).

Programs

¹Currently airing on Jack TV.
²Currently airing on 2nd Avenue.
³Currently airing on Solar Sports.
⁴Currently airing on PBO.
⁵Currently airing on Fox Philippines.
⁶Currently airing on ABS-CBN Sports+Action.
⁷Currently airing on Basketball TV.
⁸Currently airing on NBA Premium TV.
⁹Currently airing on Fox Crime
¹⁰Currently airing on CT.
¹¹Currently airing on ETC.
¹²Currently airing on TV5.

External links

Official Website

Radio Philippines Network

Founder Roberto S. Benedicto Acting Chairman, President and CEO Robert T. Rivera General Mananger Ida B. Barrameda

Divisions	CNN Philippines News and Current Affairs

Subsidiaries	Nine Media Corporation (34%)

Radio stations	RPN Radyo Ronda

Television stations	CNN Philippines-9 Manila Stations

Broadcast television networks	CNN Philippines (Programs)

Former owner and Subsidiaries	Solar Entertainment Corporation

Former affiliations	Crime/Suspense C/S 9 Solar TV ETC Solar News Channel 9TV

Sister company	Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation

Headquarters Broadcast City

Solar Entertainment Corporation

Chairman and CEO Wilson Y. Tieng Vice President for Channel Management Georgett Tengco Chief financial officer Gregory Perez

Divisions	ETC Productions

Subsidiaries and Divisions	Solar Pictures Domestic Sattelite Corporation (DOMSAT) OMNI Digital Media Ventures (Blink) Southern Broadcasting Network

Broadcast television networks	ETC³ 2nd Avenue⁴

Cable and satellite television networks	Basketball TV CT Jack TV NBA Premium TV Shop TV Solar All Access Solar Sports

Video on demand	Blink

Previous television networks	C/S Origin C/S 9 Chase Diva Universal² Jack CITY My Movie Channel NBA League Pass Solar News Channel (50%)³ (34%)¹ Sports Plus Solar TV Solar USA Talk TV (50%)³ TGC Universal Channel²

Affiliates	Solar News (former division) Radio Philippines Network (34%) (former company) Solar Television Network (former subsidiary)

¹Former joint venture with Radio Philippines Network ²Joint venture with Universal Networks International ³Affiliate with Southern Broadcasting Network ⁴Affiliate with Rajah Broadcasting Network Headquarters 2/F Worldwide Corporate Center, Mandaluyong City

Nine Media Corporation

Founder Willy Y. Tieng Chairman Antonio Cabangon Chua President and CEO (RPN) Robert T. Rivera President and CEO (Nine Media) Jorge San Agustin

Divisions	CNN Philippines News and Current Affairs

Subsidiaries	Radio Philippines Network (34%)

National television networks	CNN Philippines¹²

¹Joint venture with Radio Philippines Network ²A brand licensing agreement with Turner Broadcasting System ³ Now owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation Headquarters Upper Ground Floor Worldwide Corporate Center, Mandaluyong City

Broadcast television networks in the Philippines

Major

State-owned

Minor

Specialty

News	AksyonTV GMA News TV RPN/Nine Media(CNN Philippines) Brigada News TV

General Entertainment	SEC SBN (ETC) RJTV (2nd Avenue)

Sports	ABS-CBN Sports+Action BTV

Movies	Cine Mo!²

Kids	Yey!²

Religious

Regional

Defunct

¹ Continued broadcast on 24/7 cable from September 1, 2014 to March 21, 2015.
² Digital-only. On test broadcast.

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