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In a prominent example of what Finance Minister Jaime Ongpin later branded "crony capitalism", the Marcos administration sold its majority shares to Marcos cronies such as Roberto Benedicto in 1982, despite being very profitable because of its role as the sole agent for the Philippines' link to global satellite network Intelsat. [6]
The first Philippine satellites were operated by private companies. The first Filipino-owned satellite is Agila-1, a satellite acquired in 1996 by Mabuhay Satellite Corporation from PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara, an Indonesian company. The first Philippine satellite launched to space was Agila-2 which was placed to orbit in 1997.
Cignal uses the DVB-S2 standard for its digital satellite platform. [52] [53] G Sat (Global Satellite): G Sat is a First United Broadcasting Corporation and Global Broadcasting Mutimedia Inc. company is one of the newest subscription-based Direct-To-Home satellite television services in the Philippines.
Mabuhay Satellite Corporation (MSC) was a Filipino aerospace corporation responsible for operating communication satellites and before 2009, the only Philippine company to do so. It was later renamed as Mabuhay Investment Corporation (MIC) and became a holding company owned by PLDT . [ 1 ]
Golf Philippines: Golf Channel/Currently Black Screen 44.04: Global Satellite Technology Services and Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting: Hope Channel Phils: Hope Channel Philippines: PA 46: 665.143 MHz (Metro Baguio and Northern Luzon) 25.01: Eagle Broadcasting Corporation: NET 25: NET25: 16:9 1080i HDTV: 24 hours Test broadcast (1 kW) 25.02 ...
Global Satellite Technology Services (formerly known as First United Broadcasting Corporation) is a broadcast radio and television company in the Philippines. Its original station FUBC TV-9 in Zamboanga was an affiliate of BBC from 1974 to 1986, ABS-CBN in 1986–1995 and GMA Network from 1995 until April 1996.
Agila-2, the first launched satellite of the Philippines. The satellite now operates as ABS-3. In 1974, the Philippines planned to use satellites to improve communications. The leasing of satellites from Intelsat was considered but it was later decided to lease capacity from the Indonesian Palapa system. There were interests for a national ...
It was also in the same year when Solar Entertainment forged a joint venture with the Bermuda-based communications satellite company Asia Broadcast Satellite to launch the first nationwide free-to-air direct-to-home satellite television services using the C-band, which is set to launch on the 3rd quarter of the year. [30]