CABLE TV

CABLE TV
INTRODUCTION
& HISTORY
SEMENIANO, HUBERT
B.
CABLE TELEVISION

 originated in the United States in the late 1940s and were

designed to improve reception of commercial network
broadcasts in remote and hilly areas
 any system that distributes television signals by means of
coaxial or fibre-optic cables
CABLE TELEVISION

 “Community Antenna Television” (CATV)

 these cable systems use a “community antenna” to receive

broadcast signals, which they then retransmit via cables to
homes and establishments in the local area subscribing to
the service
CABLE TELEVISION

 a frequency-conversion device is connected to the television set of

the subscriber to accommodate these signals of non-broadcast
frequencies
 provides distribution of multi-channel television signals from the
HEADEND to its paying SUBSCRIBERS thru a system of amplifiers
and coaxial cables that comprise the distribution network
HISTORY

 Cable television originated in the United States almost

simultaneously in Arkansas, Oregon and Pennsylvania in
1948 to enhance poor reception of over-the-air television
signals in mountainous or geographically remote areas
John Walson Sr.
1915–1993
Mahanoy City,
Pennsylvania
recognized by the
U.S. Congress and
the National Cable
Television Association
as having invented
cable TV in 1948
HISTORY

 Today, cable provides video entertainment, Internet

connectivity, and digital telephone service to millions of
consumers. What began over a half century ago among a
few visionary pioneers has led to the creation of
approximately 800 programming networks viewed by
over 93% of Americans.  And they provide it incredible
Internet Speeds of up to 2 GBPS, with those speeds
continuing to climb.
CABLE TELEVISION ARCHITECTURE
 the traditional CATV system
consists of a shared coaxial
cable network that transmits
analog television signals to
downstream subscribers

 it is estimated that over 100

million homes are reachable
by CATV cable, of which
approximately 75 million of
those homes are CATV
subscribers
CABLE TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION
VERSUS BROADCASTING & SATELLITE

• With “Cable” the distribution medium is a physical cable running

from a cable company’s “head-end” (the demarcation point in a
given neighborhood) to the consumer’s (audience) home or place of
business (the various destinations).  

• With “Broadcast” Television the distribution medium is a radio

frequency wireless transmission from one earthbound
terrestrial location to another terrestrial location. 

• With “Satellite” Television the distribution medium is a radio

frequency wireless transmission from an orbiting satellite
directly to the consumer’s home or business.  
CABLE TELEVISION IN THE
PHILIPPINES

Sky Cable

Destiny Cable

Cablelink

Parasat Cable TV
SKY CABLE
Sky Cable Corporation

the biggest digital cable TV provider in

the country

covers areas across the country with

both digital and few analog services

it has 700,000 subscribers controlling

45% of the cable TV market
DESTINY CABLE

Sky Cable Corporation

the 2nd largest cable TV provider in the

country
a direct-to-home cable television
subscription service based in Quezon
City
CABLELINK

Cable Link and Holdings Corporation

a subscription-based cable antenna

television system operator and
broadband Internet service provider in
the Philippines which commenced its
CATV operation in 1995
PARASAT CABLE TV

 a Philippine cable television operator

billed as Mindanao's only digital
television system provider

based in Cagayan de Oro City