Template:Infobox Network Dream Satellite TV is the first all-digital Direct-To-Home (DTH) television broadcasting service via satellite in the Philippines. Broadcasting from the Dream Broadcast Center located at the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga, channel content is received from program providers, compressed and broadcast via Mabuhay Satellite Agila 2 in DVB and NTSC color format exclusively to its subscribers using the Integrated Receiver-Decoder. Because of the DTH technology, all remote locations, areas beyond cable access and even on Philippine coastal waters, are reachable by the Dream Satellite TV service; the broadcast signal is always clear wherever the subscriber is.[1]
To receive Dream's broadcasting signals, subscribers must acquire a 55 cm in diameter satellite dish antenna, an Integrated Receiver-Decoder (IRD) and a Dream Conditional Access Card (Smart Card). To provide security and protection, the satellite signals of Dream shall be encrypted using a Conditional Access System. Thus, exclusive use of Dream programs and services will only be available to Dream subscribers. [2] Plus, Dream's IRDs are equipped with features such as an electronic program guide, parental lock, events timer, purchased events list, games and biorhythm, pay-per-view channels, and audio channels.[3]
The Dream system is available at exclusive dealers accessible in major areas nationwide, thus, Dream subscribers will have immediate access to its services. Dream maintains sales offices in the following areas: Makati City; Mabalacat, Pampanga; Calamba City, Laguna; Mandaue City, Cebu, and Davao City.[4]
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In April 1997, Dream was incorporated to the Philippine Multi-Media System, Inc. (PMSI). On February 6, 1998, the Philippine Congress passed into law Republic Act No. 8630 which granted PMSI a franchise to construct, install, maintain and operate for commercial purposes and in the public interest, television and radio broadcasting in the Philippines. The franchise term is 25 years. On February 1, 2000, The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) granted a provisional authority to engage in Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite services. On February 7, 2001, the PMSI inaugurates its Dream Broadcasting Center at Clark Development Center, and on April 22, 2001, the commercial launch of Dream Broadcasting System, the first DTH system in the Philippines, took place.[5]
The following channel line-up as of June 10, 2009. [6][7][8][9] Note: Click on channel logo to view its 7-day program schedules via Dream Satellite TV channel website. For a detailed list of Dream Satellite TV's current and regularly updated channel lineup, see Lyngsat under references at the bottom. [10]
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| Local/Service Channels | Movie Channels | Gen. Ent. Channels | Educational Channels | Kids Channels |
| News Channels | Sports Channels | Music Channels | Foreign Channels | Religious Channels |
| Ch. # | Network | Minimum Package | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E-talk | Pay-Per-View | |
| 2 | ABS-CBN (VHF 2) | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 3 | NBN (VHF 4) | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 4 | TV5 (VHF 5) | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 5 | GMA (VHF 7) | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 6 | RPN (VHF 9) / C/S-9 | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 7 | IBC (VHF 13) | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 8 | Studio 23 (UHF 23) | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 9 | MTV Philippines | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 10 | RHTV | Dream Lite 390 | Also known as DZRH Television. Live simulcast of DZRH 666 kHz with live video stream of the station. |
| 11 | Living Asia Channel | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 12 | TV Maria | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 13 | Cartoon Network Philippines | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 14 | Nickelodeon Philippines | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 15 | STAR Movies | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 16 | STAR World | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 17 | AXN Philippines | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 18 | Biography Channel Asia | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 19 | Discovery Channel Philippines | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 20 | CNN International | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 21 | RJTV (UHF 29) / 2nd Avenue | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 22 | Australia Network | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 23 | Crime & Investigation Network South East Asia | Dream Star 650 | |
| 24 | Turner Classic Movies Asia | Dream Star 650 | |
| 25 | Animal Planet | Dream Star 650 | |
| 26 | Discovery Travel & Living | Dream Star 650 | |
| 27 | The History Channel Asia | Dream Star 650 | |
| 28 | National Geographic Channel Philippines | Dream Star 650 | |
| 29 | BBC World News | Dream Star 650 | |
| 30 | CNBC Asia | Dream Star 650 | |
| 31 | MBC Korea | Premium | Available only to Dream Star 650 subscribers. |
| 32 | DW-TV Asia+ | Dream Star 650 | Alternating (English) and (German) |
| 33 | Hallmark Channel Asia | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 34 | Net 25 (UHF 25) | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 35 | STAR Sports | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 36 | France 24 | Dream Lite 390 | Alternating (French) and (English) with (Arabic) during certain time |
| 37 | Q (VHF 11) | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 38 | ESPN Philippines | Dream Lite 390 | |
| 201 | Love Radio | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
| 202 | Yes! FM | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
| 203 | The Edge Radio | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
| 204 | CMN Radio | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
| 205 | Dream FM | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
| 206 | BBC Radio | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
| 207 | iFM | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
| 208 | RJ 100 FM | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
| 209 | NU 107 FM | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
| 210 | RMN News AM | Dream Lite 390 | Radio Channel |
Dream Satellite TV filed a complaint with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against Global Broadcasting and Multimedia, Inc. (G Sat) for offering A DTH service in the Philippines without a franchise and a license from Philippine authorities, namely the Philippine Congress for a broadcast franchise and the NTC for a Certificate of Public Convenience .[11] Aside from Dream, the Lopez group SkyCable also filed a similar complaint against GBMI. It argued that GBMI's illegal entry into the industry will result in the unnecessary duplication of an existing service that existing cable TV and DTH-TV service providers already adequately provide. [12]
Dream Satellite TV competes with many DTV providers in Philippines, Dream's rival G Sat owned by Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc. (GBMI) a sister company of Global Destiny Cable, also offers limited channels including Solar Entertainment Channels (except C/S Origin) and few of the favorite and international channels.
Aside from G Sat, another third Philippine DTH provider is Cignal Digital TV owned by MediaScape, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund. Cignal air few of local and favorite channel including 4 High Definition channel which will launch this June 2009. Both G Sat and Cignal are now beaming in NSS 11 satellite.
And fourth Philippine DTH provider is GV Broadcasting Systems, Inc. (also known as GV Sat) owned by 360Media Corp. a sister company of MediaScape which brought by Cignal. This DTH provider features never before seen Philippine Satellite channels both TV (Local and International Channels) and Radio channels, which is now seen both Global Destiny Cable and Cablelink in Metro Manila, examples like Flip TV, AMA Learning Channel among others.
Plus 4 International DTH provider exist namely 146 Sky-Net of Taiwan features chinese variety, premium and entertainment channels. Second is Astro Malaysia a back-up satellite channel from Measat 3 which features favorite, premium and malaysian channels. and third is the the Glorystar Channels Package, it features with complete all 4 TBN channels, non TBN channels like God's Learning Channel including local religious channel like Word for the Word Channel and HCBN. There is also TAS that features 3 news channels in Taiwan like CTI News. Good TV 2 also can be viewed in another transponder. Like Dream, both GV Sat, 146 Sky-Net, Astro, TAS and Glorystar are all beaming in Agila 2 Ku-band signal.
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