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ABS-CBN said it has signed an underwriting agreement with ABN Amro Bank N.V., BPI Capital Corp., ING Bank N.V. and Societe General Asia Ltd. for a $120-million loan.


The loan will be channeled to refinance ABS-CBN's existing loans amounting to $90 million and for its investment in its cable affiliate Beyond Cable Inc. worth $30 million.


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                    [Title] => Benpres eyes sale of non-core assets
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After making an interest payment of $5 million to creditors last June 2, Benpres is now getting ready for the settlement of  another $5.5 million in interest payments due this November.  


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                    [Title] => SkyCable goes Disney
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Finally clinching a deal that took almost four years in the making, Beyond Cable Inc., which operates the Sky and Home Cable systems, sealed the partnership that will give more reason for kids to enjoy their favorite Disney films via cable TV.


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                    [Title] => Disney Channel inks carriage deal with Sky Cable
                    [Summary] => The ABC Cable Networks Group has signed a new carriage deal for Disney Channel with Central CATV Inc. (Sky Cable) and Philippine Home Cable Holdings Inc. (Home Cable) beginning July 1.


The deal provides for Disney Channel to be carried on the basic tier of Sky Cable platforms in the Central CATV franchise area and on Home Cable affiliates outside of Metro Manila. 


Both Sky Cable and Home Cable will also offer Disney Channel Mandarin service as a premium service on their systems. The Mandarin feed is both subtitled and dubbed. 


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                    [Title] => Benpres defaults on bond payments
                    [Summary] => Lopez-owned holding firm Benpres Holdings Corp. said yesterday it would renegotiate the terms of interest payments and principal repayments of its long term commercial papers (LTCPs) and Euronote issues following its failure to pay these charges on time.


Benpres corporate secretary Enrique Quiason told the Philippine Stock Exchange that the company was not able to make its interest payments on the LTCPs due last June 17 and will also default on the interest payments of its 7.875-percent Euronotes due yesterday.


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                    [Title] => Benpres to dispose of $200-M assets to repay debts
                    [Summary] => The Lopez-owned Benpres Holdings Corp. (BHC) plans to dispose of about $200-million worth of assets in a bid to raise much-needed funds to pay off its maturing loans this year, company officials said.


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                    [Title] => Sky, Home Cable see profits only after two to thre
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ABS-CBN said it has signed an underwriting agreement with ABN Amro Bank N.V., BPI Capital Corp., ING Bank N.V. and Societe General Asia Ltd. for a $120-million loan.


The loan will be channeled to refinance ABS-CBN's existing loans amounting to $90 million and for its investment in its cable affiliate Beyond Cable Inc. worth $30 million.


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                    [Title] => Disney Channel inks carriage deal with Sky Cable
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The deal provides for Disney Channel to be carried on the basic tier of Sky Cable platforms in the Central CATV franchise area and on Home Cable affiliates outside of Metro Manila. 


Both Sky Cable and Home Cable will also offer Disney Channel Mandarin service as a premium service on their systems. The Mandarin feed is both subtitled and dubbed. 


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Benpres corporate secretary Enrique Quiason told the Philippine Stock Exchange that the company was not able to make its interest payments on the LTCPs due last June 17 and will also default on the interest payments of its 7.875-percent Euronotes due yesterday.


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ABS-CBN secures $120-M loan

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | June 12, 2004 - 12:00am

Media giant ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. has secured a $120-million loan from an international banking consortium, the company told the Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday. ABS-CBN said it has signed an underwriting...

Business

Benpres eyes sale of non-core assets

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | June 12, 2003 - 12:00am

The Lopez-owned Benpres Holdings Corp. will continue with the divestment of its non-core assets this year to pay off maturing obligations and allow it to focus on its bread-and-butter businesses – power generation...

Business

SkyCable goes Disney

By Tinnie P. Esguerra | June 30, 2002 - 12:00am

Here’s good news for kids and "young-at-heart" adults who never tire of watching well-loved cartoons and other Disney flicks: the Disney Channel will finally be available to Sky Cable subscribers starting...

Entertainment

Disney Channel inks carriage deal with Sky Cable

June 24, 2002 - 12:00am

The ABC Cable Networks Group has signed a new carriage deal for Disney Channel with Central CATV Inc. (Sky Cable) and Philippine Home Cable Holdings Inc. (Home Cable) beginning July 1. The deal provides for Disney...

Telecoms

Benpres defaults on bond payments

By Christina Mendez | June 20, 2002 - 12:00am

Lopez-owned holding firm Benpres Holdings Corp. said yesterday it would renegotiate the terms of interest payments and principal repayments of its long term commercial papers (LTCPs) and Euronote issues following...

Business

Benpres to dispose of $200-M assets to repay debts

By Christina Mendez | June 5, 2002 - 12:00am

The Lopez-owned Benpres Holdings Corp. (BHC) plans to dispose of about $200-million worth of assets in a bid to raise much-needed funds to pay off its maturing loans this year, company officials said.

Business

Sky, Home Cable see profits only after two to thre

By Christina Mendez | August 26, 2001 - 12:00am

The country’s two leading cable TV companies, SkyCable and Home Cable, expect their combined operations to turn profitable only after two or three years as constraints in their programming packages continue...

Business