PHILIPPINE CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION (PCTA), INC. CABLELINEMay - Jun 2015 • Vol. 15 Issue 3 CABLELINE Editor-in-chief JOSE LUIS E. DABAO To allow us to better serve our members: Editorial Board 1. Please update your official authorized representative, RALPH B. CASIÑO CEDRIC M. SAZON address, contact number (s) and email with the DR. VENANCIO C. LO ATTY. GOERING G. A. PADERANGA JR. secretariat to facilitate better communication. VICTORIANO T. SY SR. 2. In an agreement entered into by PCTA with Managing Editor, Advertising Manager TV5MONDE, France24, Al Jazeera, Euronews, and SAM L. LANUZA Channel NewsAsia, these channels are giving free Editorial Assistant JENNEFER A. MANGUSSAD carriage to PCTA Members. Members are therefore Circulation encouraged to carry FTA signal and advise the ARLENE C. TAN BEN L. SARILLA channel assignment to facilitate authorization ANGELIQUE BAUTISTA documentation. Contributors BILLY SALCEDO 3. Assistance in processing MTRCB permits. ENGR. FREDERICK D. ESQUILLO ENGR. JEROME IVAN MANANGKIL 4. Use of the comments/suggestions box by members Publisher in highly appreciated. PHILIPPINE CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION (PCTA), INC. Unit 504 Taipan Place Condominium, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City 63.2.638.8541 • 63.2.638.8544 63.2.638.8541 Fax No.: 63.2.638.8542 [email protected] www.pcta.org.ph ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CABLE LINE 3 EDITOR'S NOTE Greetings! This years convention was a great success! Congratulations Dr. Venancio Lo and the rest of the convention staff for putting together a memorable and enjoyable one for all of us!! Aside from the fun it also served to be an eye opening one. As we saw from many of the exhibits the options for cable operators are seemingly limitless. Content is growing exponentially. So many new channels, old channels rebranded and the flagship channels added even more popular content. Delivery options also grew. A plethora of new technologies made themselves known and as we look outward there are even more. It highlights even more that the cable industry cannot remain static. Its time to SHIFT this is no longer a choice. A shift in point of view is critical. Competition is no longer internal among pay TV operators nor is it within the countries borders. In a blink of an eye, one of the telco supported streaming services might eat into your subscriber base. A myriad of IPTV providers based outside the country are able to offer services here. Focus your energy on your neighbor and you might be blindsided by competition from another hemisphere. A shift in business model is key. All over the world pay TV operators are trying to add as many additional services as possible. Most already have, while a lot of us still offer the same things we offered 20 years ago. Convergence is not happening. It has happened. The industry as a whole has much bigger problems than we previously thought. There will be no better time for us to work together as an association and move together into the future. We need each other. It’s time too look at the big picture as one. Lastly, I’d like to take this chance to thank Cedric Sazon our president, Allan Dungao, Dr. Venancio Lo, Atty. Goering Paderanga, Jr. Victoriano Sy, Romeo Zerrudo and Alex Paras for the service they’ve rendered to this association during their terms as directors. I hope everyone enjoys this issue www.facebook.com/pcta.org.ph www.twitter.com/pcta_news DISCLAIMER The opinions, views and/or contents expressed in the articles, contributors or paid advertisements of Cable Line are exclusively that of their author or originator, and do not necessarily reflect the position or stand of the PHILIPPINE CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION, INC. May - Jun 2015 • Vol. 15 Issue 3 4 CABLE LINE The 23rd PCTA Convention: Content, Connectivity and Consumer {by Engr. Jerome Ivan Manangkil} nother successful edition for the PCTA Convention 31, 2016. The following the the Board of Directors 2015 – emerged last March 24 – 27 at the SMX Convention 2016: ACenter – Manila. Last year’s records are outdated as number of delegates, represented cable companies, and 1. James A. Dumlao, Sky Cable Corporation exhibiting companies are increased. 2. Felipe B. Bince III - Asian Vision Cable Holdings Inc. The week started with the Golf Tournament at The Manila 3. Ferdinand Sillona - Kabayan Cable TV Systems Inc. Southwoods Golf & Country Club on March 24, 2015. In the afternoon of the same day, pre-convention sessions 4. Pompeyo R. Abergas - Talavera Cable System are held discussing topics on Renewable Energy, Disaster Alert, Pilipinas HD, and Media Awareness. The night was 5. Glenn Tansiongco - Magdiwang Cable Television culminated by the PCTA Appreciation Night at Food Club Manila to welcome all participating sponsors and delegates, 6. Jose Luis E. Dabao - Kabankalan Community Antenna and to recognize all loyal members of the association. Television, Inc. The Exhibit Ribbon Cutting Ceremony took place on March 7. Gerik Paderanga - Misamis CATV Network Inc. 25, 2015, 10AM. Present are PCTA Chairman Mr. Allan 8. Wesley Selda - Wesfardell Cable Services Dungao, PCTA President Mr. Cedric Sazon, Over-all PCTA Convention Chairman Dr. Venancio Lo , together with 9. Marita Corrales - Z-Energy CATV NEtwork, Inc. the rest of the Board of Directors 2014-2015. The formal convention commencement has transpired right after. 10. Maribel Sy-Hollite - Marbel Services & TV System, Inc, President Cedric Sazon lead the welcoming remarks with NTC Commissioner Hon. Gamaliel Cordoba as the guest 11. Jose Pimentel - Skyline Community Network Inc. speaker. 12. Jon T. Arayata Jr. - Sky Cable Corporation Fifty (50) companies led by Platinum Sponsor Creative 13. Jose L. Lobregat - First United Broadcasting Corp. Programs, Inc. and Gold Sponsors Asian Cable Communications, Inc., Cable Box Office Shows and 14. Joseph M. Arguelles - Asian Vision Cable Holdings Inc. Systems, Fox International Channels, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Trinity Broadcasting Network, and Viva 15. Ralph B. Casiño - Southern Cablevision, Inc. Communications, Inc. showcased their most remarkable and recent displays and items of their brand. Also supported It was concluded with the announcement of new set of are Silver Sponsors Al Jazeera Media Network, Channel board of directors and adjournment of the assembly. The News Asia, Euronews, France Medias Monde, Home Box night has been jampacked with sponsoring parties such as Office Asia, and TV5 Monde Asia Pacific. Solar Entertainment Corporation’s Cocktail Party, Home Box Office’s Private Party, and Sony Television’s After Dinner Opening luncheon was hosted by Fox International Party held synchronously. Channels. Later in the afternoon, the annual PCTA General Membership Assembly occurred. PCTA’s President Mr. Sessions were held on the following day, March 26. Cedric Sazon and Treasurer Mr. James Dumlao presented Management sessions are parted per area of interest their particular addresses to the members. The electronic for delegates’ advantage. Content topics are held in election materialized where fifteen (15) members are the morning wherein Sports and the Filipino Viewers, named as member of the board from June 1, 2015 – May Rise of Regional Programming, and a special topic from (continued on page 14) May - Jun 2015 • Vol. 15 Issue 3 CABLE LINE 5 APECTEL 2015 {by Jose Luis E. Dabao} he PCTA was invited to join the telecoms working of the best examples came from a Singapore power company group during APEC2015 in Boracay from May 10- using TV white space frequencies to connect smart meters T16 and it proved to be an incredibly interesting in Jurong East allowing them to collect consumption data conference. and control the meters in the houses, turning the power off and on from a central location wirelessly. The first plenary discussion involved APEC member economies sharing regulatory and policy objectives and it The corresponding discussion on TV white space was also showed how ambitious members are. very fruitful. DOST discussed their successful pilots and the USA shared their experiences as well. One of the important Australia is moving towards digitalization of the majority keys which The Philippines has yet to adopt is a database of government services. The idea being you can avail that ties to the white space devices geolocations to ensure of all services via the internet. China is building one of that the device is using a vacated frequency since the the most robust networks in the world able to handle a probability of a nationwide unused frequency is very low. projected 900 million data subscribers. Thats 10x more than the Philippines has people. New Zealand wants 90% All in all this further highlights the rapid speed of of its population to have access to fiber optic internet technological advancement globally. The Philippines is one connections. Most resonant to a cable operator, Chinese of the fastest growing economies in the world and bringing Taipei is encouraging cable operators to cover 90% of ours up to par with the rest will only speed up growth. As families through a plethora of incentives. The Philippines participants in the technology sector we need to move as discussed the DOST program to have free public wifi. well. Not only to boost our companies profits but to help our economy move into the future. One very popular theme was the internet of things and one May - Jun 2015 • Vol. 15 Issue 3 6 CABLE LINE MTRCB Chair Message and nurturing of these sectors, undoubtedly constitute the so- called community standards or Filipino values which make up the norm for work of review and classification. Kindly therefore look to the MTRCB as not only a regulator, but one that helps and empowers the Filipino family, and all those who watch cable television within Philippine territory, towards the audience – sensitive and Filipino – sensitive Eugenio “Toto” Villareal (MTRCB Chair) content.