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                    [Title] => Ecleo and the need for political reforms
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For tonight’s special presentation on Straight from the Sky, we bring you The Philippine Cable TV Industry…

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 607272 [Title] => Cable TV industry lost P4 billion last year due to illegal connections, piracy [Summary] =>

The local cable television industry lost around P4 billion in revenues last year due to illegal cable connections and signal piracy, according to the Philippine Cable TV Association (PCTA).

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 607227 [Title] => Cable operators losing $140M yearly due to illegal connections [Summary] =>

Cable operators intend to make their sector profitable again by going digital and gaining support from legislators to combat cable theft, after losing P6.3 billion ($140 million) to illegal cable television connections annually.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-30 12:10:57 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 19519 [Title] => Congress to probe illegal cable TV connections [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-10-08 20:49:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 279017 [Title] => Sky, Home Cable to provide subscribers with digital boxes [Summary] => SkyCable and Home Cable, the country’s two biggest cable television brands, will be introducing digital set-up boxes among its subscribers in phases, beginning late this year with those in high-end residential and commercial areas, instead of full blast due to the huge funding involved, company officials told The STAR.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 205814 [Title] => Community chat channel launched [Summary] => Chikka Asia Inc., the company that opened the popular gateway to texting any mobile phone in the Philippines from the Internet, has given its name to the new SMS-interactive TV platform – ChikkaTV.

Launched recently at the Philippine Cable TV Association’s International Convention in Manila, ChikkaTV is a "do-it-yourself," customizable and upgradable TV chat and entertainment platform.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Telecoms [SectionUrl] => telecoms [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 202321 [Title] => Chat TV 2 [Summary] => I’m sure by now you might have noticed a number of these odd looking TV channels with the split-paneled screens showing music videos, banner advertisements and chat messages. On many occasions I have spent time challenged, trying to decipher the actual content of the SMS chat messages that scroll rapidly upward on the screen. Most messages, it seems, are personals type of content and friendly chatter of people just looking to make friends. As I am a voracious channel surfer, I can’t help but notice that I have never seen that chat message window ever still. [DatePublished] => 2003-04-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136112 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778139 [AuthorName] => TXT IN D CITY by Patrick R. Garcia (BIDSHOT WIRELESS SERVICES) [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 147490 [Title] => Advocacy TV starts broadcast next week [Summary] => What would happen if the latest media technologies were harnessed to develop an atmosphere in the public domain conducive to the flourishing of efforts towards national reconciliation, recovery and renewal?

A group of communication specialists are endeavoring to find out the answer with their conceptualization and launching of a channel on cable television dedicated to broadcasting advocacy for a better Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 100615 [Title] => Cable piracy is theft, says Intellectual Property Office [Summary] =>

"Piracy is theft." This was the succinct and unequivocal declaration made by Director General Emma Francisco of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) during a recent forum at the 8th Philippine International Cable Show in Cebu City.

Mincing no words, Francisco told cable operators: "Without authorization (from program owners) retransmission of cable TV signals is a violation of intellectual property rights. Is it against the law? [DatePublished] => 2000-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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