SkyCable timeline
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| Type | Cable TV |
|---|---|
| Founded | Merger between SkyCABLE, Home Cable, SunCable & Sunvision Cable |
| Founder(s) | Lopez Group of Companies |
| Headquarters |  Metro Manila & Some Parts of the Provinces |
| Website | http://www.skycable.com |
Contents |
1992
- 1992 – SkyCable is founded.
1994
- 1994 – SkyCable launches its first local movie channel, Sky1(later Pinoy Blockbuster Channel then Cinema One).
1996
- May 1, 1996 – SkyCable launches its first local news channel, Sarimanok News Network (now ABS-CBN News Channel).
1999
2001
- May 1, 2000 – SkyCable launches AXN.
- May 20, 2001 – Pinoy Blockbuster Channel replaces Cinema One as the digital Filipino movie channel.
- October 19, 2001 – Home Cable loses STAR TV channels, SkyCable acquires Home Cable.
2002
- July 1, 2002 – SkyCable launches Disney Channel.
- November 17, 2002 – Home Cable removes Disney Channel and Hallmark Channel.
2004
- May 7, 2004 – SkyCable and Home Cable launches ETC and Sports Plus (now BTV).
- July 1, 2004 – SkyCable and Home Cable changes their hotline number to +6326310000.
2005
- July 1, 2005 – SkyCable changes its channel guide; acquires Home Cable and Sun Cable.
- October 1, 2005 – SkyCable launches HERO-TV channel 44 on test broadcast from November 30 to December 31. Programming started in January 2006.
- October 15 and December 15 – SkyCable launches Crime Suspense and ETC 2nd Avenue, respectively.
2006
- January 2006 – SkyCABLE becomes SkyCable Gold, and Home Cable and SunCable becomes SkyCable Silver.
- March 16, 2006 – SkyCABLE launches SkyCABLE Platinum.
- April 11, 2006 – SkyCable launches commercials for SkyCable Platinum, seen on MySKY & SkySKED and as a filter on some channels.
- April 12, 2006 to July 20, 2006 – SkyCable shows previews of SkyCABLE Platinum Channels on SkySked Channel 33. Channels from the HBOPak each have 5 to 10 minute previews, while channels from the Metro Pack each have 15 to 30 minute previews.
- July 12, 2006 – QTV moves to ch.24, leaving ZPDee Channel to Ch 11.
- September 01, 2006 – KBS World replaced Arirang TV (Channel 75).
- October 19, 2006 – SkyCable main offices are moved to 33rd Floor, Tektite East Tower, Exchange Road, Ortigas Centre, Pasig City.
- November 13, 2006 – UniversiTV premiers on Ch. 05.
- Dec. 2006 – SkyCable launches its children's club, called SkyCable Fun Club
2007
- April 12, 2007 – Skycable launches Teleradyo Channel 22, leaving MTV on Channel 57 and Channel News Asia on Channel 79. Also, SkyCable launches an infomercial about their Digibox product, seen on mySky Channel 33.
- June 26, 2007 – SkySked on Channel 11 has been reformatted.
- August 13, 2007 – Change Channel Assignments: TeleRadyo moves to 26, Zpdee moves to 61, Iglesia Ni Cristo TV moves to 22, NHK World Premium moves to 78 and Makisig (formerly Karera Channel) moves to 76.
- September 1, 2007 – Test Broadcast of another sports channel - Balls. It currently broadcasts the 2007 US Open which is exclusive to SkyCable.
- September 15, 2007 – Test Broadcast of MySky Channel 33 is reformatted.
- November 7, 2007 – CUBEiTV will transferred on channel 67 while ABS-CBN Pay-Per-View will also transferred on channel 25.
2008
- January 1, 2008 – All Solar Entertainment Channels will be removed, namely, BTV-Basketball TV, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Crime/Suspense, JackTV and Solar Sports.(This news is being disputed by Solar Entertainment themselves.)
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