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Cignal (pronounced as signal) is a subscription-based Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite

television service provider in the Philippines. Cignal is owned by Cignal TV Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of the MediaQuest Holdings Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund.[1]
For subscribers to receive Cignal broadcasts, they must acquire upon subscription the satellitedish
antenna, remote control, and the set top box (Integrated Receiver-Decoder). Cignals prepaid
electronic loading system, is powered by the prepaid loading platform of Smart Communications,
Inc.[2] Cignal uses VideoGuard encryption system to protect its content from signal piracy. Cignal TV
is utilizing the SES-7 satellite to provide optimal coverage directly to the target markets.[3]
Cignal uses the DVB-S2 digital television broadcast standard to accommodate both Standard
Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) TV broadcasts, as well as interactive services offered on
their satellite TV service.
As of 2015, Cignal reached the 1,180,000 subscribers base target.

Company Overview
Cignal TV is the Philippines premier DTH satellite provider. Launched in 2009, Cignal broadcasts to
households and commercial venues nationwide using DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) technology.
Cignal transmits 102 channels to date, which includes free-to-air, SD, and HD. It also offers on-
demand service through its pay-per-view channel, and a varied mix of 12 audio channels. Cignal is
owned and operated by Cignal TV Inc., a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, the media partner of
the PLDT Group of Companies.

As the media investment arm of the PLDT Group of Companies, MediaQuest is building new
sources of revenue while developing media services to enhance and further strengthen the product
offerings of the PLDT Group as a whole. It is also emerging as an innovator in the developing new
media industry in the Philippines.

Why join us?


We believe that awesome happens when you can turn something you view, into something
you can live.

Commitment and Enablement


We have put in place a culture of commitment and enablement so our employees can provide
excellent service to our customers.

Performance and Integrity


We do things efficiently with transparency. We hold ourselvees accountable to our stakeholders and
customers.

Collaboration and Innovation


We work together to deliver relevant innovations that make a difference to our customers.

We always behave as a challenger


Working herder to deliver awesome results that have an impact to both our stakeholders and
customers.

We keep it fun
We celebrate our accomplishments because fun is an important part of building relationships with
our people, our partners, and our customers.
Link: https://cignal.tv/article/72/about-us

MediaQuest Holdings

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MediaQuest Holdings

Type Subsidiary

Broadcast television and radio network,


Industry
Print publishing, sports broadcasting

Founded 1998

Headquarters Makati, Philippines

Manuel V. Pangilinan (Chairman)


Key people
Vincent Reyes (President)

Owner PLDT
Parent TV5 Network

AKTV
Subsidiaries MediaScape Inc.
Hastings Holdings, Inc.

MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. is a media conglomerate owned by the Beneficial Trust Fund of the
PLDT. It owns most of the media establishments such as TV5 Network (TV5), Nation
Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Cignal, 51% interest in The Philippine Star, 70% interest in
Business World Publishing Corporation (BusinessWorld), 30% in Unitel Group and 80%
minority interest in AKTV.

Contents
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1 History
2 Owned and operated
o 2.1 Television and radio
o 2.2 Motion picture
o 2.3 Print publishing
o 2.4 Sports broadcasting
3 See also
4 References

History[edit]

MediaQuest was established in the 1990s by PLDT through its Beneficial Trust Fund, a
retirement fund agency. First launched with Home Cable, a direct-to-home cable TV subscription
service and second largest cable TV company through Unilink Communications. On July 1,
2001, Home Cable merged its CATV operation to Sky Cable Corporation and created Beyond
Cable Holdings, Inc. with an enterprise value of P14.5 billion. Beyond Cable Inc. controls 66.5%
through Benpres Holdings and 33.5% through MediaQuest Holdings Inc.[1][2] Home Cable ceased
its operations on June 30, 2005 (which was replaced by SkyCable Silver). PLDT sold its stake in
SkyCable to the owner by ABS-CBN Corporation and Lopez Holdings Corporation in 2008.

In 1998, MediaQuest acquired Nation Broadcasting Corporation from the consortium of the
Yabut family and then House Speaker Manny Villar.

In 2001, MediaQuest bought a controlling stake in GMA Network. This was until 2006 when an
attempt to acquire GMA was failed. MediaQuest attempted again to acquire the network in 2012
but the talks collapsed.
In 2007, MediaQuest acquired GV Broadcasting Systems, a direct-to-home satellite provider and
radio network from Satventures Inc. of the Galang family. At the same year, it launched myTV
as a mobile TV service.

One of the biggest acquisitions was the 2010 acquisition ABC Development Corporation and
blocktimer MPB Primedia Inc. from the Cojuangco family and Malaysia-based broadcaster
Media Prima Berhad.

In 2013, MediaQuest, through subsidiary Hasting Holdings, took over and later acquires the 70%
ownership share on newspaper BusinessWorld after contributing to the company's capital.[3] The
group has previously acquired an 18% stake in national newspaper, the Philippine Daily
Inquirer.

In 2014, MediaQuest acquired a majority stake of 51% in The Philippine Star. The Belmonte
family, owners of the newspaper, retained a 21% stake, as well as management and editorial
control. Pangilinan has since appointed Atty. Ray Espinosa as the company's new chairman of
the board.[4]

Owned and operated[edit]

Television and radio[edit]

TV5 Network, Inc. (formerly known as Associated Broadcasting Corporation/Associated Broadcasting


Company/ABC Development Corporation) (TV5)
Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)

Motion picture[edit]

Unitel Group (30%)


o Unitel Productions
o Straight Shooters

Print publishing[edit]

BusinessWorld (70%)
The Philippine Star (51%)

Sports broadcasting[edit]

AKTV (80% owned by TV5, 20% minority share in Viva Communications subsidiary, Viva
Television)

See also[edit]

PLDT
References[edit]

1. Jump up ^ http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=96588
2. Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
3. Jump up ^ PLDT Group seals takeover of BusinessWorld retrieved July 1, 2013
4. Jump up ^ Agcaoili, Lawrence (1 April 2014). "MVP gets 51% of STAR". The Philippine Star.
Retrieved 5 August 2014.

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaQuest_Holdings

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How Does Pay-Per-View Work
Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television service by which a subscriber of a television service
provider can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the
same time to everyone ordering it (as opposed to video-on-demand systems, which allow viewers to
see recorded broadcasts at any time). Events can be purchased using an on-screen guide, an
automated telephone system, or through a live customer service representative. Events often
include feature films, sporting events, and other entertainment programs. With the rise of the
Internet, the term Internet pay-per-view (iPPV) has been used to describe pay-per-view services
accessed online. PPV is most commonly used to distribute combat sports events, such
as boxing, mixed martial arts, and sports entertainment such as professional wrestling.

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A company's after-sales service is all the help and information that it provides to customers after they
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