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SolarFlix
Sagot ka namin!
TypeFree-to-airtelevision network
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaNationwide
Network
HeadquartersThird Floor Worldwide Corporate Center,EDSAcornerShaw Boulevard,Mandaluyong,Philippines
Solar Century Tower, 100 Tordesillas St., Corner H.V. Dela Costa St. Salcedo Village,Makati,Philippines
Programming
Language(s)
  • Filipino(main)
  • English (secondary, primary forReel Time)
Picture format16:9480i(SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSolar Entertainment Corporation
Sister channels
History
LaunchedNovember 24, 2003 (test broadcast)
March 1, 2004 (launch)
Replaced
Former namesSBN(May 30, 1992 – December 1, 2013)
ETC (March 1, 2004 - March 1, 2011; November 30, 2013 – July 11, 2022)
Links
Websitesolarentertainment.ph/solarflix
Availability
Terrestrial
SBNO&O stationsDigital:Channel 21(Metro Manila) (LCN: 21.02)

SolarFlix(formerlyEntertainment CentralorETCand visually rendered in its current logo in allcapital letters) is aPhilippinefree-to-airtelevision networkowned by theSouthern Broadcasting Networksubsidiary ofSolar Entertainment Corporation.Its digital free-to-air broadcast is carried by SBN's flagship station,DWCP-DTV(channel 21) inMetro Manila.The channel's analog broadcast is fed on its lone provincial TV station,DXSS-TV(channel 7) inDavao City(in which the station currently carries DepEd ALS TV programming). The channel is also carried by cable and satellite providers, includingSky Cable,Destiny Cable,Cablelink,Binangonan Cable TV Corporation,Cignal,SatLite, andG Satalong with various provincial cable operators and through online streaming.

SolarFlix operates daily from 8 am to 12 midnight on Solar's digital free TV (under test broadcast), while it operates 24 hours daily on most pay TV and streaming service providers. However, startingHoly Week 2021,it continues to sign off fromMaundy Thursdayat midnight toEaster Sundayat 8:00 am along with its sister channelsSolar Sports,Shop TVandSolar Learning.[1]It formerly operated daily from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on free-to-air analog TV broadcast until September 2019, when SBN permanently closed its analog signal.

SolarFlix broadcasts from Solar's master control facility and studios located on the Third Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center,Epifanio de Los SantoscornerShaw Boulevard,Mandaluyong,while the Solar office is located at Solar Century Tower, 100 Tordesillas St., Corner H.V. Dela Costa St. Salcedo Village,Makati,SBN holds free-to-air broadcasts from its transmitter and tower site located at Nuestra Señora de la Paz Subdivision, Bo. Sta. Cruz,Antipolo,Rizal.

History

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As ETC (2004–2022)

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On March 1, 2004, ETC was launched as "Entertainment Central". But the test broadcast started on November 24, 2003.[citation needed]

On January 1, 2008, ETC ceased to air overSky Cableas a separate channel. As part of the Solar network's block time agreements with various terrestrial channels, the channel started airing overSBN 21,a terrestrialUHFTVstation in the Philippines.

On March 2, 2011, ETC moved toRPNafter the channel is private, whileTalk TV,a news-oriented channel airing local and US news shows, launched on SBN 21.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

But, ETC returned to SBN on November 30, 2013, asSolar News Channelmoved to RPN on December 1 of 2013 to allow SNC's wider coverage. (SNC and RPN, however, were sold to the ALC Group of Companies chair, AmbassadorAntonio Cabangon Chua,in August 2014, due to Tieng's loss of revenue after investing in RPN.)[8][9]

After its sister channel2nd Avenueended broadcasting on June 5 after 12 years of broadcasting, many of its programs moved to ETC.

On November 21, 2018, ETC revealed its new station ID and on-air graphics. At the same time, the network also launched its new slogans,In Full Bloomand#IamETC.

As SolarFlix (2022–present)

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On June 7, 2022, a new channel was teased featuring a voice-over saying,"May bagong kakaaliwan ngayong July. Kaya tutok lang. Sagot ka namin!"(transl. "There is something new to entertain you this July. So just tune in, and we'll be there for you!").[10]On June 16, 2022, ETC unveiled the new channel which was relaunched asSolarFlixon July 11, 2022, at 6 pm (PST),[11][12][13]a Tagalog movie channel that features classic and independent Filipino films (most of which came from Solar Films' archives), and documentaries from local movie festivals similar toGMA Network'sI Heart Movies.Following the rebrand, Solar Entertainment Corporation announced to some cable and satellite TV operators carrying ETC that the channel will be replaced byScreamFlixofJungo TV,[14]which carriesFront Row ChannelandHallypop(the latter is currently broadcast as a digital subchannel onGMA Network) on June 20, 2022.[15]

Programming

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Main article:List of programs broadcast by SolarFlix

The channel targets the young adult demographics. SolarFlix's programming currently consists of Turkish dramas and Latin American telenovelas dubbed in Filipino under the ETCerye block, classic and independent Filipino films, and Hollywood and foreign-acquired movies.

Relay and affiliate stations

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Main article:List of SolarFlix affiliate stations

See also

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Ratings

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According toNational Urban Television Audience Measurement,ETC is the top-ranked female television channel with cable and free TV ratings combined (January 2012 - May 2012) with a 10.33% audience share.[16]

References

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  1. ^[1]Facebook. Mar 31, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ^ETC on RPN-9 starting March 2ArchivedNovember 4, 2013, at theWayback Machineretrieved via philstar Feb 25, 2011
  3. ^Tiengs move into newsManila Standard Today. Feb 25, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  4. ^Coloma: Privatization of RPN 9, IBC 13 in the worksretrieved March 1, 2011GMA News Online
  5. ^ETC Moves To RPN-9 on March 2retrieved via clickthecity Feb 28, 2011
  6. ^RPN 9 to lay off 200 workersArchivedJanuary 8, 2015, at theWayback Machineretrieved October 1, 2012InterAksyon
  7. ^RPN-9 to cut 200 jobs, may stop airing 'Newswatch'retrieved October 2, 2012 Rappler
  8. ^Solar News Channel - Expect wider reach and a richer viewing experienceretrieved November 5, 2013
  9. ^ETC MOVES TO SBN-21 STARTING NOVEMBER 30Retrieved November 26, 2014
  10. ^"May bagong kakaaliwan... ngayong July!".facebook.Retrieved2022-06-17.
  11. ^ETC transition to SolarFlix [11-JUL-2022]
  12. ^ETC - Final Sign OFF via DTT [11-JUL 2022]
  13. ^"Ngayong July 11. Dito ka na sa SOLARFLIX. Sagot ka namin!".facebook.Retrieved2022-06-17.
  14. ^ETC transition to ScreamFlix [22-JUN 2022]
  15. ^"Galaxy Cable Corporation added... - Galaxy Cable Corporation".facebook.Retrieved2022-06-17.
  16. ^"ETC is the #1 Female Channel in the Philippines!".etc.RetrievedJuly 17,2012.
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