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SKYdirect Milestones

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2013
Under its then unbranded direct-to-home (DTH) service, SKY deploys satellite dishes to 10 viewing stations in order to provide information and entertainment to the victims of typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban

2015

After years of preparing its application, SKY receives the green light for its DTH service which it calls SKYdirect

2016
SKYdirect is officially launched in May, initially offering only prepaid plans

Rolls out postpaid packages in July

By December, SKYdirect acquires some 120,000 subscribers

2017

After only 16 months, SKYdirect generates 400,000 prepaid and postpaid subscribers

2018
Hits the 500,000-subscriber mark in March

Grows distributor network to 55, from only 35 in 2016; dealer count, meanwhile, rises from 1,000 to 1,776

2019

Reaches 1 million subscribers who enjoy top-rating entertainment and news, and “wow at saya” service, in March

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