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Bloomberg TV starts broadcast

October 5, 2015 - 12:00am

Bloomberg TV Philippines is set to start airing today.

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PLDT unit hikes stake in BusinessWorld

By Louella Desiderio | June 16, 2013 - 12:00am

MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., the media arm of telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has increased its stake to take control of business newspaper, BusinessWorld.

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Mediaquest expects huge losses in TV business

By Lawrence Agcaoili | December 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Mediaquest Holdings Inc., the multimedia arm of dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), expects to incur losses in its television business as it continues to pursue cost cutting measures through...

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PLDT says network upgrade, multi-media venture paying off

By Lawrence Agcaoili | December 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said its P67.1-billion investments to modernize its network as well as its transformation into a multimedia service provider is now paying dividends...

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MVP still keen on majority stake in STAR

By Lawrence Agcaoili | December 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Mediaquest Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., is still willing to beef up its interest in The Philippine STAR to majority depending on the negotiations with the...

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PLDT Group reiterates interest in The STAR

November 7, 2009 - 12:00am

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) group, through its media arm Mediaquest, is emerging as a powerhouse in the media industry, as it continues to seriously look at more investments in both broadcast...

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Much delayed transition

April 12, 2009 - 12:00am

So why is the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) taking too long to set into motion the advent of digital television in this country?

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PLDT trust fund urged to seek DTH franchise

October 1, 2008 - 12:00am

A former head of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has urged the Beneficial Trust Fund of the Philippine ...

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PLDT unit buys into BusinessWorld

July 28, 2006 - 12:00am

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) subsidiary MediaQuest has signed a binding agreement to purchase a 30 percent interest in BusinessWorld Publishing Corp. from the estate of Don Enrique Zobel....

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SEC okays capital hike of MediaQuest Holdings to P1.16B

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | June 13, 2004 - 12:00am

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the increase in capital stock of MediaQuest Holdings Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund, from P1 billion to P1.165 billion. Mediaquest...

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