Jack TV
| Jack TV | |
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| Launched | April 6, 2005 (test broadcast) July 12, 2005 (launch) |
| Owned by | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Slogan | This is How We Play It |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Sister channel(s) | ETC Shop TV Solar Sports |
| Website | jacktv |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| G Sat | Channel 68 |
| Cignal | Channel 126 |
| SatLite | Channel 92 |
| Cable | |
| Cablelink | Channel 36 |
| Sky Cable | Channel 51 (Digital) |
| Parasat Cable TV (Cagayán de Oro) | Channel 60 |
| Streaming media | |
| Solar WatchNow | Watch Live (Philippines only) |
Jack TV (stylised as JACK TV) is a Philippine pay television network based in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. It is owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation, and was test-launched on April 6, 2005, officially debuting on July 12, 2005.
It offers Western programming consisting of comedy, animation, drama series and reality shows as well as teens' television programs from American networks The CW, CBS, Fox, NBC, Bravo, FX, Syfy, E!, TBS, Comedy Central, VH1, YouTube, ABC, USA Network, A&E, WGN America, Oxygen, and Netflix.
History[edit]
The station was formed as part of the discontinuation of Solar USA and its split into two networks. Comedy, drama, and reality shows moved to Jack TV, and the other programming was maintained on the new network C/S (now Solar TV).
However, when Solar TV was replaced by Talk TV (now CNN Philippines, owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation together with Radio Philippines Network), Jack TV reverted to its Solar USA programming while maintaining some of the programming that made it a staple in its early years.
On October 20, 2012, Solar Entertainment launched its secondary channel Jack CITY on BEAM TV, replacing CHASE. The channel was later re-branded as CT (now defunct).
On April 10, 2017, Jack TV was dropped by Sky Cable & Destiny Cable along with Basketball TV (now defunct), CT (now defunct), Solar Sports & NBA Premium TV (now defunct) allegedly due to Sky Cable's unpaid carriage fees. On January 1, 2019 the channel was restored on Sky Cable after 1 year of carriage disputes.[1]
Program distribution[edit]
Jack TV has its own and distinct programming generally aimed to a younger adult audience. Yet, its limitation as a pay TV channel, as well as frequency regulations on over-the-air television, allow the channel to lend some of their popular programs to sister channels ETC (both having strong operations on terrestrial television), either simultaneously or time-shifted.
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