| Type | Cable TV operator |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | Destiny Cable Inc., January 1995 Global Cable Inc., February 1993 Merger entity: Global Destiny Cable TV, 2003 |
| Headquarters | 2285 Solid House Building, Pasong Tamo Extension, 1231 Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Products | Cable TV High-Speed Broadband Internet I-Cafe Boss High-Rise Solution sDSL Web Development Open Access Service Wi-Fi Service VoIP Referral System DOGZ Online Gaming |
| Website | Home Page |
Global Destiny Cable is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service. Global Destiny Cable is the 2nd largest cable TV company in the Philippines.[1]
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In January 1995,[2] the Philippines’ commission attached to the Department of Transportation and Communications, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity/provisional authority to install, operate and maintain telecommunications, broadcast and cable antenna television services to Destiny Cable Inc. and allowed to provide cable television services to Metro Manila and nearby municipalities, cities and provinces.
Destiny Cable Inc. embarked on marketing promotion through Solid Group Inc.[3] by offering bundled services.
On February 3, 1993, Global Cable Inc. was given a provisional authority to provide cable television services. The National Telecommunications Commission granted Global Cable Inc a certificate authority to construct, install, maintain and operate a Cable Antenna Television (CATV) System in San Pedro, Laguna on May 1993. Consequently, Global Cable Inc. was also allowed operate and maintain a CATV system in the municipality of San Juan and in the cities of Mandaluyong,[4] Makati, Pasay, Manila, Marikina,[5] Parañaque and Muntinlupa.
On November 17, 2000, however, Global Cable, Inc. (GCI) and Destiny Cable, Inc. (DCI) announced that both companies had entered an agreement on merging the television operations of the two companies, of which operates the cable providers; Global Cable and Destiny Cable.
In November 2000 Destiny Cable formed a partnership[6][7] with Global Cable to further strengthen and systematize its cable television ventures. However, it was only on February 1, 2001 that the corporate name was changed to Global Destiny Cable.
Global Destiny Cable is perceived to be the closest competitor of SkyCable the Philippines' largest cable TV company[8] in Metro Manila. Both have their own associates all over the country and both offer high-speed cable Internet service[9] to its respective subscribers.
Below is a numerical representation of the current Global Destiny Cable channel effective November 9, 2011 [10][11]
| Genre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Movies | General Entertainment | Documentary | Kids |
| News/Information | Sports | Music | Foreign | Religious |
| Channel | Network | Minimum Package | Group(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | NBA Premium TV | |||
| 3 | PTV | |||
| 4 | Chat/Shop TV | |||
| 5 | GD Barker Channel | Cable barker channel for Global Destiny | ||
| 6 | TV5 | |||
| 7 | AksyonTV | Currently using NBC frequency | ||
| 8 | Global News Network | |||
| 9 | UNTV | |||
| 10 | ABS-CBN | |||
| 11 | The Game Channel/Chase | Currently using RMN/BEAM frequency | ||
| 12 | GMA | |||
| 13 | EZ Shop | |||
| 14 | ETC | |||
| 15 | GMA News TV | Currently using ZOE TV frequency | ||
| 16 | IBC | Shared programming with AKTV | ||
| 17 | Studio 23 | |||
| 18 | GEM TV | |||
| 19 | Net 25 | |||
| 20 | CNN International | |||
| 21 | Fox News Channel | |||
| 22 | Al Jazeera English | |||
| 23 | BBC World News | |||
| 24 | CNBC Asia | |||
| 25 | Bloomberg Television | |||
| 26 | Fox | |||
| 27 | Universal Channel | |||
| 28 | Talk TV | Currently using SBN frequency | ||
| 29 | 2nd Avenue | Currently using RJTV frequency | ||
| 30 | Jack TV | |||
| 31 | ESPN | |||
| 32 | STAR Sports | |||
| 33 | Screen RED | |||
| 34 | WarnerTV | |||
| 35 | Solar Sports | |||
| 36 | Eurosport | |||
| 37 | Global Pinoy Cinema | |||
| 38 | Pinoy Box Office | |||
| 39 | HBO | |||
| 40 | Diva Universal | |||
| 41 | MGM Channel | |||
| 42 | Turner Classic Movies | |||
| 43 | Fox Family Movies | |||
| 44 | Bio | |||
| 45 | Crime & Investigation Network | |||
| 46 | Channel [V] Philippines | Selected Channel [V] International also airs in this channel. | ||
| 47 | MTV Southeast Asia | |||
| 48 | Baby TV | |||
| 49 | Disney Junior | |||
| 50 | Disney Channel | |||
| 51 | Cartoon Network | |||
| 52 | Nickelodeon | |||
| 53 | TLC | |||
| 54 | Animal Planet | |||
| 55 | National Geographic Channel | |||
| 56 | Discovery Channel | |||
| 57 | History | |||
| 58 | Discovery Turbo | |||
| 59 | Formosa TV | (Chinese) | ||
| 60 | CTV Main Channel | (Chinese) | ||
| 61 | TVBS | (Chinese) | ||
| 62 | San Lazaro Broadcasting Network | |||
| 63 | CTi International | (Chinese) | ||
| 64 | Taiwan Macroview Television | (Chinese) | ||
| 65 | Phoenix InfoNews Channel | (Chinese) | ||
| 66 | CCTV-4 | (Chinese) | ||
| 67 | Hunan Satellite Television International Channel | (Chinese) | ||
| 68 | Tzu Chi Da Ai Satellite Television | (Chinese) | ||
| 69 | Good TV | (Chinese) | ||
| 70 | Reserved | |||
| 71 | HBO 2 | (Chinese) | ||
| 72 | NHK World | (Japanese) | ||
| 73 | CNC World | (Chinese) | ||
| 75 | tvN | (Korean) | ||
| 76 | Videoland Movie Channel | (Chinese) | ||
| 77 | YTN | (Korean) | ||
| 78 | Arirang TV | (Korean) | ||
| 79 | Doordarshan National | (Hindi) | ||
| 80 | Zee Cinema | (Hindi) | ||
| 81 | Zee TV | (Hindi) | ||
| 82 | NEO Cricket | (Hindi) | ||
| 83 | Pinoy Extreme | |||
| 84 | Fashion One | |||
| 85 | CCTV News | (Chinese) | ||
| 86 | RT News | (Russian) (English) |
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| 87 | Australia Network | |||
| 88 | TV5MONDE Asie | (French) | ||
| 89 | TVE | (Spanish) | ||
| 90 | DW-TV Asien | (German) | ||
| 91 | Rai Italia | (Italian) | ||
| 92 | Daystar TV | |||
| 93 | Familyland | |||
| 94 | TV Maria | |||
| 95 | TTV | (Chinese) | ||
| 96 | Living Asia Channel | |||
| 97 | SMNI | |||
| 98 | ZOE 33 | Currently using ZOE TV frequency | ||
| 99 | EWTN | |||
| 100 | Reserved | |||
| 101 | Reserved | |||
| 116 | Telenovela Channel |
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