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| Type | Free-to-air television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Network | |
| Headquarters | Third Floor Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard corner EDSA, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines Solar Century Tower, 100 Tordesillas St., Corner H.V. Dela Costa St. Salcedo Village, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Programming | |
| Languages |
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| Picture format | 16:9 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
| Parent | Nine Media Corporation (2010–2014) Southern Broadcasting Network (2008–present) Radio Philippines Network (2011–2013) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | March 1, 2004 (as ETC) July 11, 2022 (as SolarFlix) |
| Replaced |
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| Closed | July 11, 2022 (as ETC) |
| Former names | SBN (May 30, 1992 – December 1, 2013) ETC (March 1, 2004 – July 11, 2022) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| SBN O&O stations | Digital: Channel 21 (Metro Manila) (LCN: 21.02) |
| SkyCable Metro Manila | Channel 16 |
| SkyTV Metro Manila | Channel 21 |
| Sky Direct Metro Manila | Channel 14 |
| Cignal TV Nationwide | Channel 21 |
| SatLite Nationwide | Channel 21 |
| G Sat Nationwide | Channel 23 |
SolarFlix (formerly Entertainment Central or ETC) is a Philippine free-to-air television network owned by the Southern Broadcasting Network, a subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation. Its digital free-to-air broadcast is carried by SBN's flagship station, DWCP-DTV (channel 21) in Metro Manila. The channel's analog broadcast is available on its lone provincial TV station, DXSS-TV (channel 7) in Davao City. SolarFlix is also carried by several cable and satellite providers, including Sky Cable, Destiny Cable, Cablelink, Binangonan Cable TV Corporation, Cignal, SatLite, Sky Direct, and G Sat, along with various provincial cable operators. More recently, the channel has been made available through online streaming.
SolarFlix operates daily from 8:00 a.m. to midnight on digital free TV, and is broadcast 24 hours a day on most paid television and streaming service providers. Following the 2021 Holy Week in the Philippines, the channel has begun singing off from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday at 8:00 a.m., citing religious reasons.[1] The channel previously operated daily from 5:00 a.m. to midnight on free-to-air analog TV until September 2019, when SBN permanently closed its analog signal.
SolarFlix broadcasts from Solar Entertainment's studio headquarters, located at the Worldwide Corporate Center in Mandaluyong. Solar's office is located at the Solar Century Tower in Metro Manila. SBN delivers free-to-air broadcasts from its transmitter and tower site located in the Nuestra Señora de la Paz Subdivision of Antipolo, Rizal.
On November 24, 2003, Solar Entertainment began a series of test broadcasts. These broadcasts culminated in the debut of ETC, launched as "Entertainment Central", on March 1, 2004. The channel was initially made available on Sky Cable.[citation needed]
On January 1, 2008, ETC ceased airing as a separate channel on Sky Cable due to a carriage dispute. As part of Solar Entertainment's agreements with other terrestrial channels, ETC began airing on SBN's flagship DWCP-TV Channel 21, an ultra high frequency television station in the Philippines.[citation needed]
In 2011, Solar TV Network, Inc. (the legal predecessor of Nine Media Corporation), a former broadcast TV arm subsidiary of Solar Entertainment, acquired a 34% stake in Radio Philippines Network from the Philippine government as part of RPN's ongoing privatization efforts. On March 2, ETC replaced Solar TV as the flagship programming channel of RPN. Meanwhile, Solar Entertainment launched Talk TV on the same day as a part of its news department.[2][3][4][5][6][7] On October 30, 2012, Talk TV rebranded as the Solar News Channel.
ETC returned to SBN on November 30, 2013. The following day, Solar News Channel shifted to RPN in order to enhance its nationwide coverage. However, RPN, was subsequently sold to the ALC Group of Companies, chaired by Ambassador Antonio Cabangon Chua, in August 2014. Following the sale, Solar News Channel was rebranded as 9TV.[8][9]
ETC's sister channel, 2nd Avenue, ceased broadcasting on June 5, 2018 after 12 years on air. Many of its programs subsequently moved to ETC. On November 21, 2018, ETC unveiled a new station ID and on-air graphics package. At the same time, the network launched two new slogans, In Full Bloom and #IamETC.
On May 25, 2020, ETC began broadcasting in anamorphic widescreen on free-to-air digital television, with a new 16:9 aspect ratio. This change was undertaken in order to optimize the viewing experience for viewers with compatible widescreen televisions.
On June 7, 2022, SBN announced the addition of a new channel with a teaser stating: "May bagong kakaaliwan ngayong July. Kaya tutok lang. Sagot ka namin!" (transl. "There is something new to entertain you this July. So tune in, and we'll be there for you!").[10] On June 16, ETC was officially relaunched as SolarFlix at 6:00 p.m.[11][12][13] The new broadcast debuted as a Tagalog movie channel, featuring classic and independent Filipino films as well as documentaries from local movie festivals. Following the rebrand, Solar Entertainment Corporation informed select cable and satellite TV operators carrying ETC that the channel would be replaced by Jungo TV's ScreamFlix on June 20, 2022.[14] ScreamFlix currently carries the Front Row Channel and Hallypop; the latter channel was previously broadcast as a digital sub-channel on the GMA Network.[15]
SolarFlix's programming is intended to target the young adult demographic, and currently consists of a selection of Turkish dramas and Latin American telenovelas dubbed in Tagalog alongside classic and independent Filipino films. The channel also broadcasts films from Hollywood and other foreign film studios.
SolarFlix and its predecessor ETC have made efforts to position themselves as female-oriented entertainment channels. According to AGB Nielsen, ETC was the top-ranked television channel among women in the Philippines in the first half of 2012, with a 10.33% audience share.[16]
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SolarFlix (formerly Entertainment Central or ETC) is a Philippine free-to-air television network owned by the Southern Broadcasting Network, a subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation. Its digital free-to-air broadcast is carried by SBN's flagship station, DWCP-DTV (channel 21) in Metro Manila. The channel's analog broadcast is available on its lone provincial TV station, DXSS-TV (channel 7) in Davao City. SolarFlix is also carried by several cable and satellite providers, including Sky Cable, Destiny Cable, Cablelink, Binangonan Cable TV Corporation, Cignal, SatLite, Sky Direct, and G Sat, along with various provincial cable operators. More recently, the channel has been made available through online streaming. SolarFlix operates daily from 8:00 a.m. to midnight on digital free TV, and is broadcast 24 hours a day on most paid television and streaming service providers. Following the 2021 Holy Week in the Philippines, the channel has begun singing off from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday at 8:00 a.m., citing religious reasons. The channel previously operated daily from 5:00 a.m. to midnight on free-to-air analog TV until September 2019, when SBN permanently closed its analog signal. SolarFlix broadcasts from Solar Entertainment's studio headquarters, located at the Worldwide Corporate Center in Mandaluyong. Solar's office is located at the Solar Century Tower in Metro Manila. SBN delivers free-to-air broadcasts from its transmitter and tower site located in the Nuestra Señora de la Paz Subdivision of Antipolo, Rizal.
This is a list of programs broadcast by SolarFlix, a Philippine free-to-air television network owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation through its subsidiary Southern Broadcasting Network. Its programming includes Turkish dramas, Latin American telenovelas, classic Filipino movies and independent Filipino films, and Hollywood and foreign acquired movies.
Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc. (SBN) is a Filipino media company based in Mandaluyong, Philippines. SBN is a subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation, a Filipino-owned television company managed by the Tieng family. Its main broadcast facilities are located at the Third Floor, Worldwide Corporate Center, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong. Southern Broadcasting Network operates television stations with airtime being leased by its parent Solar Entertainment, serving as primary broadcasters of movie and entertainment channel SolarFlix.
Solar Entertainment Corporation (doing business as Solar Studios Inc. and also known as Solar Entertainment, and simply known as Solar or SEC) is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines. Founded and owned by the brothers Wilson, William and Willy Tieng, Solar Entertainment operates three digital free-to-air channels and one cable channel. Solar also owns a film distribution company (Solar Pictures) and defunct freemium digital television service (Easy TV Home). Solar Entertainment owns and operates three digital TV channels: SolarFlix, Solar Sports, DepEd TV and E-Novation TV. It also owns television network Southern Broadcasting Network (SBN). Solar Entertainment formerly owns Nine Media Corporation, a Solar's former broadcast media firm, which privatized Radio Philippines Network (RPN) in 2011. NMC and RPN are currently owned by ALC Group of Companies and operates RPTV, a free-to-air channel in partnership with TV5 Network.
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