Philippines - Broadcasting

Synopsis

The Philippines has a vibrant media sector. Ownership has been predominantly private and freedom of the press is guaranteed by the Constitution. The first television broadcast was in 1953. There are six free-to-air nationwide television networks. Cable TV was launched as long ago as 1969, but it has only been in recent years that it has really started to grow, substantially boosted by the prospect of bundling broadcasting with Internet, telephony and other services. This report provides a broad overview of the Philippines television broadcasting market.

Companies covered in this report include:

PLDT, MediaQuest, MediaScape, Sky Cable, Home Cable, Destiny Cable, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Associated Broadcasting Corporation.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Overview of broadcasting market in the Philippines
  • 2.1 Market development
  • 2.2 Regulatory development
    • 2.2.1 Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) standard
    • 2.2.2 Copyright issues
  • 2.3 PLDT
• 3. Digital TV
  • 3.1 Broadband TV (IPTV)
  • 3.2 Cable and pay TV
    • 3.2.1 Cable TV (CATV) regulatory issues
    • 3.2.2 Sector restructure
    • 3.2.3 Interactive TV (iTV)
    • 3.2.4 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)
    • 3.2.5 Key cable operators
• 4. Free-to-Air (FTA) broadcasting
  • 4.1 ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
  • 4.2 GMA Network Inc
  • 4.3 Associated Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): TV5
  • 4.4 Other FTA broadcasters
• 5. Satellite TV
  • 5.1 Direct-to-Home (DTH) services
• 6. Mobile TV
• 7. Related reports

• Table 1 – Key broadcasting statistics - 2010