Limerick Heavy ("SKY") ITC Avant Garde Regular ("Cable")
Launched:
January 26, 1992
SkyCable started operating its community antenna television system in the Philippines on January 26, 1992, providing cable Internet, VoIP services and digital cable TV service.
The cable TV network would, over the course of the next two decades, acquire a number of smaller cable TV networks and even two former rivals Sun Cable and Home Cable. For the latter, Sky and Home would be brought under Beyond Cable, which between 2001 and 2008 was jointly owned by Benpres and MediaQuest before the latter exited the venture as it became part of ABS-CBN Corporation.
Aside from direct cable rivals, the network also competed with satellite TV networks like Dream Satellite TV (defunct as of 2017), Cignal, and G Sat.
2011–2018
On May 2012, SkyCable bought out another rival Destiny Cable.
In 2016, Sky expanded to direct-to-home satellite TV via Sky Direct to compete with Cignal; the network was shut down during the non-renewal of ABS-CBN's broadcast franchise in mid-2020, but would be revived in 2025 with the Sky-Converge partnership.
2018–present
On March 16, 2023, PLDT announced that it had entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of Sky Cable Corporation from Sky Vision Corporation, ABS-CBN Corporation and Lopez Inc. for ₱6.75 billion. The acquisition would cover Sky's broadband business and related assets, and would have led to the shut down of Sky's pay TV and cable businesses. While the Philippine Competition Commission allowed the transaction to proceed on January 22, 2024 and thereafter Sky announced that it would discontinue its cable TV operations effective February 27, and on February 22, when ABS-CBN and PLDT canceled the sale, resulting in the network continuing operations beyond February 27.
Eventually, the company would partner with Converge for use of its fiber infrastructure for its network. The partnership would birth the Sky TV IPTV service (bundling Converge FiberX internet with Sky Cable channels), and revive Sky Direct (which had shut down amid the non-renewal of ABS-CBN's broadcast franchise in mid-2020), now operated by Converge affiliate Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited.
Subdiairies:
Bisaya Cable Television Network, Inc. | Bright Moon Cable Networks, Inc. | Cavity Cable Corporation | Cebu Cable Television, Inc. | Cepsil Consultancy and Management Corporation | Davao Cableworld Network, Inc. | Discovery Mactan Cable, Inc. | First Ilocandia CATV, Inc. | HM Cable Networks, Inc. | HM CATV, Inc. | Home-Lipa Cable, Inc. | Hotel Interactive Systems, Inc. | Isla Cable TV, Inc. | JMY Advantage Corporation | Mactan CATV Network, Inc. | Moonsat Cable Television, Inc. | Pacific CATV, Inc. | Pilipino Cable Corporation | Satellite Cable TV, Inc. | Suburban Cable Network, Inc. | Sunvision Cable, Inc. | Sun Cable Holdings, Inc. | Sun Cable Systems Davao, Inc. | Tarlac Cable Television Network, Inc.
Subscription television channels Sky PPV (Movies PPV | Sports PPV)
Subsidiaries ABS-CBN Australia Pty. Ltd. | ABS-CBN Canada Remittance, Inc. | ABS-CBN Canada, ULC | ABS-CBN E-MoneyPlus, Inc. | ABS-CBN Europe Ltd. | ABS-CBN Europe Remittance, Inc. | ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. (International | Bantay Bata 163 | Bantay Kalikasan | Knowledge Channel Foundation | Programa Genio | Sagip Kapamilya) | ABS-CBN Global | ABS-CBN Global Cargo Corporation | ABS-CBN Global Netherlands B.V. | ABS-CBN Global Remittance, Inc. | ABS-CBN Integrated and Strategic Property Holdings, Inc.| ABS-CBN International | ABS-CBN International Distribution | ABS-CBN Japan, Inc. | ABS-CBN Middle East LLC | ABS-CBN Middle East FZ, LLC | ABS-CBN Shared Service Center | ABS-CBN Theme Parks and Resorts Holdings, Inc. | ABS-CBN Telecom North America, Inc. | ABS-CBN Themed Experiences | ABS-CBN Shared Service Center | ABS-CBN Studios | All Youth Channels | Bayan Productions | Big Dipper | Cinema One Originals | Cinescreen, Inc. | Columbus Technologies, Inc. | Creative Programs | Medianow Strategies, Inc. | Professional Services for Television & Radio, Inc. | Rosetta Holdings Corporation | Sapientis Holdings Corporation | Telemondial Holdings, Inc. | The Chosen Bun | United Infrastructure Corporation
Subdiairies:
Bisaya Cable Television Network, Inc. | Bright Moon Cable Networks, Inc. | Cavity Cable Corporation | Cebu Cable Television, Inc. | Cepsil Consultancy and Management Corporation | Davao Cableworld Network, Inc. | Discovery Mactan Cable, Inc. | First Ilocandia CATV, Inc. | HM Cable Networks, Inc. | HM CATV, Inc. | Home-Lipa Cable, Inc. | Hotel Interactive Systems, Inc. | Isla Cable TV, Inc. | JMY Advantage Corporation | Mactan CATV Network, Inc. | Moonsat Cable Television, Inc. | Pacific CATV, Inc. | Pilipino Cable Corporation | Satellite Cable TV, Inc. | Suburban Cable Network, Inc. | Sunvision Cable, Inc. | Sun Cable Holdings, Inc. | Sun Cable Systems Davao, Inc. | Tarlac Cable Television Network, Inc.
Subscription television channels Sky PPV (Movies PPV | Sports PPV)
