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Sky, Home Cable commit $30M in fresh money

October 18, 2003 - 12:00am

Leading Philippine cable television operators SkyCable and Home Cable yesterday formally committed to infuse $30 million or about P1.65 billion in new money in 60 days as part of an agreement with their creditors...

Business

Shareholders’ pact on Sky, Home Cable merger up for signing

August 18, 2003 - 12:00am

The Lopez and PLDT groups are expected to sign anytime now a definitive shareholders’ agreement to pave the way for the complete consolidation or combination of SkyCable and Home Cable, which they respectively...

Business

Full consolidation of Sky, Home Cable seen this yr

July 18, 2003 - 12:00am

A complete consolidation/combination of market leaders Sky Cable and Home Cable is expected to be finalized within this year. As envisioned, holding company Beyond Cable will have indirect ownership in Home and...

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