Cignal Digital TV

Cignal Digital TV

Type	Satellite television
Country	Philippines
Founded	February 2009
Slogan	100% Digital. 100% Clear. Changing The Way You View
Owner	MediaScape (a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.)
Official website	www.cignal.tv

Cignal Digital TV is a subscription-based Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite television service provider in the Philippines. Cignal is owned by MediaScape, a wholly owned subsidiary of the MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund.^[1]

For subscribers to receive Cignal broadcasts, they must acquire upon subscription the satellite dish antenna, remote control, and the set top box (Integrated Receiver-Decoder). Cignal’s prepaid electronic loading system, is powered by the prepaid loading platform of Smart Communications, Inc.^[2] Cignal uses VideoGuard encryption system to protect its content from signal piracy. MediaScape is utilizing the NSS-11 satellite of SES to provide optimal coverage directly to the target markets.^[3]

Cignal Digital TV uses the DVB-S2 digital television broadcast standard to accommodate both Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) TV broadcasts, as well as interactive services offered on their satellite TV service.

Channel lineup

The following is the channel line-up as of October 12, 2011.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Genre
Local	Movies	General Entertainment	Documentary	Kids
News	Sports	Music	Foreign	Religious

Channel	Network	Minimum Package	Group(s)	Notes
1	AksyonTV	Cignal 250		Currently using NBC frequency.
2	ABS-CBN	Cignal 250
4	PTV	Cignal 250		Formerly known as NBN
5	TV5	Cignal 250		Formerly known as ABC
7	GMA	Cignal 250
9	ETC	Cignal 250		Currently using RPN frequency.
11	GMA News TV	Cignal 250		Currently using ZOE frequency.
13	IBC	Cignal 250		Shared programming with AKTV.
21	Talk TV	Cignal 250		Currently using SBN frequency.
23	Studio 23	Cignal 250
25	GEM TV	Cignal 590
31	CNBC	Cignal 990
32	CNN International	Cignal 390
33	Cartoon Network	Cignal 390
34	Disney Channel	Cignal 390
35	Disney Junior	Cignal 590
36	Bio	Cignal 390
37	AXN Beyond	Cignal 590
38	AXN	Cignal 390
39	Discovery Turbo	Cignal 1290
40	STAR World	Cignal 390
41	Fox	Cignal 390
42	Fox Family Movies	Cignal 990
43	HBO	Cignal 390
44	MAX	Cignal 1290
45	STAR Movies	Cignal 590
46	Viva Cinema	Cignal 390
47	Pinoy Box Office	Cignal 250
48	Basketball TV	Cignal 250
49	ESPNews	Cignal 590
50	ESPN	Cignal 990
51	STAR Sports	Cignal 990
52	Discovery Channel	Cignal 990
53	National Geographic Channel	Cignal 590
54	Cignal Community Channel	Cignal 250
55	PPV SD
60	HBO HD	Cignal 990		In High Definition
61	STAR Movies HD	Cignal 1290		In High Definition
62	National Geographic Channel HD	Cignal 1290		In High Definition
63	History HD	Cignal 990		In High Definition
64	Discovery HD World	Cignal 1290		In High Definition
65	STAR World HD	Cignal 590		In High Definition
66	Food Network Asia HD	Cignal 990		In High Definition
67	ESPN HD	Cignal 1290		In High Definition
68	NBA Premium TV HD	Cignal 590		In High Definition
79	PPV HD	Cignal 590		In High Definition
80	tvN	Cignal 250	(Korean)
81	Al Jazeera English	Cignal 250
90	DZRH 666 AM	Radio Channel
91	90.7 Love Radio	Radio Channel
92	101.1 Yes! FM	Radio Channel
93	Magic 89.9	Radio Channel
94	99.5 RT	Radio Channel
95	Radyo5 92.3 News FM	Radio Channel
96	107.5 Win Radio	Radio Channel
97	GV FM 99.1	Radio Channel
98	102.7 Star FM	Radio Channel
99	93.9 iFM	Radio Channel
100	DZXL 558 AM	Radio Channel

References

1. ^ Cignal ownership: http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5503:mediaquest-moves-direct-satellite-service-offer-deadline&catid=24:companies&Itemid=59
2. ^ Cignal uses Smart's loading technology: http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2009/02/05/INFO20090205147103.html
3. ^ Cignal uses NSS-11 satellite, not Agila 2: http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5503:mediaquest-moves-direct-satellite-service-offer-deadline&catid=24:companies&Itemid=59
4. ^ Cignal channel lineup report: http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2009/02/05/INFO20090205147103.html
5. ^ Testing channel lineup as of November 2008: http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/cignal.html
6. ^ Trying to hack by satellite hackers at http://www.filhacks.com
7. ^ Cignal Digital TV sort by Station Identification number retrieved via www.lyngsat.com 03-30-2009
8. ^ Cignal Digital TV Channel line-up 3 via my-sat retrieved via www.my-sat.com 05-01-2009
9. ^ Cignal Digital TV sort by Channel Number retrieved via www.lyngsat.com 10-23-2009