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| Country | Philippines |
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| Headquarters | Shaw Boulevard,Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 480iSDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
| Sister channels | ETC Shop TV Solar Sports |
| History | |
| Launched | April 6, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-04-06) (test broadcast) July 12, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-07-12) (launch) |
| Closed | April 1, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-01) |
| Replaced by | Front Row Channel Telenovela Channel (Cignal channel space) |
| Links | |
| Website | jacktv |
| Available in | English, Filipino |
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| Headquarters | Shaw Boulevard,Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, |
| Owner | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
| Key people | Cesar Emaas, Jr. |
| Launched | April 1, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-01) |
Jack TV (capitalized asJACK TV) is an online web portal owned bySolar Entertainment Corporation and based inMandaluyong, Metro Manila. It was known as a Philippinepay televisionnetwork mainly offering multi-genre programming from theUnited States from 2005 until 2020.
The network was formed as part a split of the former Solar USA into two differing networks. Scripted and reality programming moved to Jack TV, with the rest of the network's programming moving toC/S (nowSolar TV). Jack TV eventually took back some of C/S's programming as it adjusted its schedule. On October 20, 2012, Solar Entertainment launched its secondary channelJack CITY onBEAM TV, replacingCHASE. The channel was later re-branded asCT, which later left the air in 2017.
On April 10, 2017, Jack TV was dropped bySky Cable &Destiny Cable, along withBasketball TV (now defunct), CT (now defunct),Solar Sports &NBA Premium TV (now defunct) allegedly due to Sky Cable's unpaid carriage fees. It was restored to those systems on April 1, 2019.
Since 2014, Jack TV held its own annual event "MADfest" (Music, Arts and Dance Festival), featuring a mix of OPM and international artists and bands as well as live art installations and merchandise selling.
Solar Entertainment announced in late March 2020 that Jack TV would be discontinued due to lack of advertising and redundant programming. It closed on April 1.[1][2] Much of its former programming moved toETC andSolar Sports. The Jack TV website then was maintained as a limited web portal with automated entertainment news to maintain existing trademarks. On most providers, its channel space was replaced byFront Row Channel, an international digital channel of American global entertainment companyJungo TV which airs live music concerts of international music artists.[3]
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