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this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message solar entertainment corporation type private industry media company founded january 3 1976 ; 40 years ago 1976 01 03 as a tv moviemaking july 15 1988 ; 28 years ago 1988 07 15 as a film distribution company june 17 2000 ; 16 years ago 2000 06 17 as a cable channels network january 1 2008 ; 8 years ago 2008 01 01 as a broadcast company founder william y. tieng willy y. tieng headquarters ground floor worldwide corporate center edsa corner shaw boulevard mandaluyong city philippines area served nationwide key people wilson y. tieng chairman president and ceo georgett tengco vice president for channel management gregorio perez cfo products etc 2nd avenue jack tv ct basketball tv solar sports solar all access nba premium tv shop tv solar films services free to air tv channels and shows radio broadcasting cable television local and international film distribution moviemaking entertainment television programs and production news sports websites owner tieng family under the tieng brothers 70 % private stocks 30 % number of employees 201 500 divisions etc productions website www.solarentertainmentcorp.com solar entertainment corporation simply known as solar or sec is a filipino media company founded and owned by the siblings of the tieng family wilson william & willy tieng . private stockholders however manage a minority share of the company . solar entertainment currently operates five free to air channels one through solar s subsidiary sbn and a blocktime agreement with rjtv plus three digital only channels and four cable channels . 1 solar also owns a film distribution company solar films . contents 1 history 1.1 early years 1.2 cable television 1.3 as a broadcast company 1.4 new management 1.5 rebranding of the four flagship networks 2 divisions 3 subsidiaries 4 notable local films released distributed by solar 5 broadcast assets 5.1 terrestrial tv channels 5.2 former subsidiary divisions and broadcast assets 5.3 cable tv channels 5.4 defunct channels 6 from skycable to terrestrial television 7 dream satellite tv 8 see also 9 references 10 external links history edit early years edit solar entertainment was founded and established by the brothers william tieng wilson tieng and willy tieng in 1976 . solar films was then formed in 1988 one of the first films that distributed by solar films is rambo iii of silvester stalone bringing international films and later local films since 2009 to the philippines . since 2012 solar has collaborated with independent film director brillante mendoza for a multiple film contract . 2 on march 18 2015 solar launched the sinag maynila film festival is which featured five films from a talented group of directors each with a different vision and approach . the films were shown in select sm cinemas from march 18 to 24 2015 . the winners were announced at the gabi ng parangal on march 22 . cable television edit on january 1 1994 solar launched on cable television as the solar entertainment channel . in the year 2000 domsat became solar s subsidiary . as a result domsat s teleport is being used by solar to produce originate and distribute its various television program services . its full service digital broadcast teleport features server technology facility located in barangay sta . cruz sumulong highway antipolo city rizal . it is built around two encoder platforms scientific atlanta power vu classic dvb and motorola digicipher ii mpeg . program origination is done on a seachange media cluster server system . the facility includes a 500 square meter studio and various linear and non linear production bays . 3 solar entertainment first launched its namesake entertainment cable channel in the early 2000s one devoted to american programs . this channel was later known as solar usa the acronym stands for ultimate in suspense and action and then later simply as usa before it was replaced by two separate channels . on january 2004 solar launches on cable sports alternative channel as sports plus . on august 23 2004 solar entertainment launched etc or entertainment central which is positioned as the country s premier cable female entertainment channel . etc is a platform that brings its audience closer to their aspirational lifestyle as embodied by their idols . in may 5 2005 it test launched delivering debbuting service . intended for a predominantly male audience the company launched the country s leading general entertainment cable channel jack tv in july . on october 15 2005 solar entertainment launched a crime and action cable channel crime suspense or c s. on december 15 2005 solar entertainment launched a spin off channel to etc etc 2nd avenue a lifestyle and general entertainment channel . started as a test broadcast on december 15 2005 and had its full launch in 2006 . the channel was later renamed as 2nd avenue on january 17 2007 . on october 1 2006 sports plus ceased broadcasting and replaced by the basketball tv channel formed by solar while moving most of sports plus programs to solar sports . as a broadcast company edit on january 1 2008 solar entertainment corporation began to lease block airtime with terrestrial tv networks rpn sbn and rjtv . the move was a result of skycable pulling out c s etc and 2nd avenue from the cable company s lineup at their own right . those three started carrying shows from solar s with c s on rpn etc on sbn and 2nd avenue on rjtv . logo of solar sports on may 22 2009 a victory party for manny pacman pacquiao who just became the new ibo international boxing organization and ring magazine light welterweight champion was held at the renaissance hotel in makati city in partnership with gma network inc. solar and gma executives at that time signed for a partnership in tv coverage of manny pacquiao s upcoming boxing matches . 4 the c s cable channel was later rebranded as c s origin in september 2008 while the rpn network later changed its branding to c s 9 the next month . on november 29 2009 solar rebranded c s9 as solar tv 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 . on february 11 2011 sec partnered with abs cbn corporation to air national basketball association nba games over free tv starting february 19 2011 . the games will be aired on studio 23 later became abs cbn sports and action and abs cbn but solar still airs the games daily on btv . 5 logo of solar tv as a television network on march 2 2011 after sec acquired 34 percent of rpn s shares from the philippine government as part of rpn ibc privatization in 2011 solar tv finally ventured into news at the end of 2011 . on that same day etc moved to rpn while talktv launched over sbn . talktv is formed by then solar owned solar television network . the first programs that aired on the channel are dateline nbc today show today s talk nbc nightly news inside edition tonight show with jay leno and late show with david letterman . 6 7 on april 8 2011 solar entertainment corporation launches the game channel on destiny cable . it conducted its initial test broadcast from april 8 2011 until september 29 . it was then began airing on beam channel 31 on august 15 2011 after beam and solar signed an affiliation deal which gives the latter to use the former s facilities . full broadcast started on september 30 2011 . on may 31 2011 etc launched the slogan young and loving it . it also saw new programs such as the reality series the rachel zoe project and bachelor pad drama series nikita and the secret circle us hit reality series the glee project comedy shows like new girl and 2 broke girls and local lifestyle show etcetera . in 2012 etc includes the reality show american idol local programs like project runway philippines season 3 drama series the lying game emily owens md and beauty and the beast and local infotainment show etc hq . in 2013 etc aired comedy drama series the carrie diaries sitcom series super fun night supernatural drama series ravenswood horror fantasy drama series the originals and among others . solar news known for its back to basics and unbiased journalism was formed in january 2012 during the coverage of the impeachment trial of former chief justice renato corona . post edsa revolution abs cbn newsmen pal marquez jing magsaysay and pia hontiveros together with former anc anchors claire celdran mai rodriguez and nancy irlanda known as the pillars of solar news . most of its news reporters are from abs cbn and anc as well as from rpn newswatch . 8 9 on december 24 2011 the game channel limited its broadcast on daytime sharing with a new programming service called chase which takes over the evening block . in february 2012 both services aired a promotion announcing the split of chase and tgc to form themselves as separate channels . on february 15 2012 the game channel finally shuts down on free tv and was relaunched as a cable channel ; chase was also relaunched as a separate channel now occupying the entire beam broadcast airtime on free tv . on april 3 2012 solar transferred its former salcedo village facilities to their new facility in worldwide corporate center in mandaluyong city . 10 it also featured a newly constructed set for solar s then news division which would become fully functional three months later . on july 16 2012 solar news launches its first local newscast solar network news followed by solar nightly news an hourly solar news update solar daybreak and solar newsday . on september 7 2012 jack tv plugged their announcement thru chase programs bearing the title another jack tv is rising coming soon on this channel beam channel 31 . this indicated that chase was being replaced ; finally on october 20 2012 jack city was then launched marking october 19 as the end of chase s broadcasts . jack city still does carry some of chase s programs however . in october 2012 it was found out that solar news will replace the government controlled rpn news as a result of rpn s privatization making solar tv covering the entire network s airtime . more than 200 rpn employees particularly those from the labor union and the newswatch staff were retrenched and rpn news was closed down on october 29 effectively axing newswatch and newscap . some retrenched government employees