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| Type | Commercialtelevision network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | Defunct |
| Owner | Solar Entertainment Corporation (STVNI/Nine Media) |
Key people | Wilson Tieng (President) William Tieng (Chairman) Willy Y. Tieng (Vice-chairman) |
Launch date | October 15, 2005 |
| Dissolved | November 28, 2009 |
Former names | Solar Entertainment Television (2000-2002) Solar USA (2002-2004) USA (2004-2005) |
Picture format | NTSC480i (SDTV) |
| Affiliation | Radio Philippines Network (2008–2009) |
| Language | English |
| Replaced by | CHASE Solar TV (RPN channel space) |
C/S (standing forCrime/Suspense, originally used as an on-air brand) was used for severalFilipino entertainment channels owned bySolar Entertainment Corporation and jointly operated withNine Media Corporation (formerly Solar Television Network). It showed mostly American crime and suspense dramas, mysteries, reality, science fiction and action shows.
Solar Entertainment first launched its namesake entertainment cable channel in the early 2000s, which was devoted toAmerican programs. This channel was later known asSolar USA (the acronym stands for "Ultimate inSuspense andAction"), and later simply asUSA. USA was replaced by two separate channels in 2005. Solar USA's comedy and general entertainment programming was moved toJack TV, while action and crime dramas were given a new separate channel,Crime/Suspense, launched in October of that year.
As part of a partnership established with theRadio Philippines Network, C/S became the on-air brand for its network of over-the-air stations across the Philippines on January 1, 2008. The C/S cable channel was later rebranded asC/S Origin in September of the same year, while the RPN network later changed its branding toC/S 9 the next month, and then changed its name toSolar TV on November 29, 2009.
On December 24, 2011,CHASE was launched. This is the revival TV network of C/S because of its similar format. On October 20, 2012, it was rebranded asJack City, carrying the same format. On March 22, 2015, Jack City was rebranded asCT (now defunct).
This is alist of shows broadcast byC/S.
(*) - TheSurvivor franchise originally aired onStudio 23 (laterlyS+A now defunct) before its move to C/S. However, whenGMA acquired the rights to air the Philippines' version ofSurvivor, sister stationQ (laterlyGMA News TV, nowGTV seen onUHF 27/A2Z seen onVHF 11) also acquired the rights to air the nextSurvivor TV series.Survivor: Gabon was first shown on September 26, 2008, whileSurvivor: Tocantins was shown on February 14, 2009, on C/S Origin. The franchise moved back entirely to Solar with the showing ofSurvivor: Samoa on C/S 9.
