Solar TV

Defunct television network in the Philippines

Solar TV
TypeBroadcast commercial television network
Country
Philippines
AvailabilityDefunct
OwnerSolar 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; 14 years ago (2009-11-29)
DissolvedFebruary 25, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02-25)
Picture format
NTSC 480i (SDTV)
Affiliation(s)Radio Philippines Network
Official website
Solar TV website
LanguageEnglish (main)
Filipino (secondary)
Replaced byTalk TV (later became Solar News Channel, CNN Philippines, now RPTV)
ETC (channel space/later became SolarFlix)

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 was the revival of the former Solar channel Solar USA.

History

The channel launched on November 29, 2009, at 11:00am with a slogan It's A Bright New World on RPN.

On 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

External links

  • Official website
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Government of the Philippines (Presidential Communications Office) (20%)

Type: State agency

Industry: State media
Key figures
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Subsidiaries and divisions
Broadcast television networks
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Miscellaneous
Easy TV (defunct)
Defunct television networks
Affiliates
1Former joint venture with Radio Philippines Network
2Joint venture with Universal Networks International
3Affiliate with Southern Broadcasting Network
4Former affiliate with Rajah Broadcasting Network
5Joint venture with Paramount International Networks Asia
6Co-owned with SM Lifestyle Entertainment
7Digital-only. On test broadcast.
8Distribution only. Channel owned by Jungo TV.
9Distribution only. Channel owned by Astro.
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Founder
Wilson Y. Tieng
Willy Y. Tieng
William Y. Tieng
President and CEO (Nine Media)
Benjamin Ramos
Chairman (Nine Media)
D. Edgard A. Cabangon
Divisions
Subsidiaries
National television networks
1Joint venture with Radio Philippines Network
2A brand licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery
3Joint venture with TV5 Network
Headquarters
Upper Ground Floor Worldwide Corporate Center, Mandaluyong City
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1 Joint venture.
2 Partnership.
3 Distribution.
4 Continued broadcast on international and online.