Magnacable

**Magnacable** is a Kepralian pay television comapny that operates and offers cable and satellite pay television services, as well as broadband internet services in Kepralia. It was founded on August 18, 1988, with a launch date of October 15, 1991 (making it the first provider of pay-TV services in the country). Currently as of December 2022, Magnacable has over 15 million total subscribers, which most of them which came from their broadband internet, OTT, satellite TV, and cable TV subscriptions.

## History

The company was founded on August 18, 1988 as a subsidiary of Magnagroup, with the intent of launching the first pay-television service in Kepralia. Prior to the liberalization of television broadcasting in Kepralia in 1989, cable television systems in the country were only restricted to relaying the public broadcast networks, which include TVKP1 (now RTKP 1) and TVKP2 (now RTKP 2). This was at the time when TVKP (now Radio Televisi Kepralia) held a monopoly on television broadcasting, which made it illegal for private companies to operate a television station in the country. In 1989, the Government of Kepralia awarded a license that allows Magnacable to operate as pay-TV service in Kepralia.

Magnacable was launched on October 15, 1991, initially as an analog cable and MMDS pay-television service. At the time of its launch, the original channel lineup consisted of all of four free-to-air television networks in Kepralia at the time (TVKP 1, TVKP 2, TV3 and MTV Kepralia), as well as four subscription television channels: **Magna Prime** (general entertainment), **Magna Cinema** (movie channel), **Magna News** (news), and **Magna Sport** (sports). A fifth channel, **Magna Box Office**, the pay-per view channel of Magnacable, was added to the lineup in 1992. Since then, more and more channels have been added to the lineup over the following years.

In 1996, Magnasat, the direct-to-home satellite TV service of Magnacable, was launched. The service utilized the DVB-S standard, which was the first television provider in Kerpralia to broadcast in digital, predating the launch of the Freeview DTT service in 2000. Due to the country's archipelago geography, satellite television (alongside with MMDS) has become a popular and viable option to receive free-to-air and subscription programming outside of metropolitan and suburban areas where cable television is not practically viable.

In 2000, the company launched its ADSL-based broadband internet service under the name Magna Broadband (now Magnafibre), which it initially provided speeds ranging from 256/64 kbit/s up to 1500/256 kbit/s.

On August 1, 2001, Magnacable introduced its digital cable service to the public under the name Magnacable Digital. The service uses the DVB-C digital television standard for cable television, which it is the first cable TV provider in Kepralia to deliver its channels and programming in digital, as well as interactive features (such as pay-per-view and video-on-demand), to its subscribers.

In 2002, the company introduced the Magnasat Replay series of personal video recorders. These set-top boxes allow customers to record, pause and instantly rewind live TV, which shares the same features as the Sky+ set-top boxes. Initially, these set-top boxes were only available to Magnasat customers, as DVB-C based personal video recorders didn't exist at time (hence the name). It wasn't until March 31, 2005, when Magnacable launched a similar version of their Replay set-top box for cable subscribers under the name Magnacable Replay.

In mid-2006, Magnacable launched its own HDTV service for their cable and satellite TV customers under the names Magnacable HD and Magnasat HD, respectively.

On December 1, 2010, Magnacable shut down its MMDS TV service

## Services

### Pay television

#### Magnacable

Magnacable is the company's flagship brand that is best known for providing cable television in the metropolitan and suburban areas of Kepralia. The service is transmitted using the DVB-C standard and it has over 300+ channels to choose from, with a majority of them being available in either standard definition (576i, MPEG-4) or high-definition (1080i, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC). Currently, Magnacable has over 2.5 million cable TV subscribers as of March 2022.

#### Magnasat

Magnasat is the satellite television brand of Magnacable. The service boasts a nationwide coverage and features a similar number of channels that are also available on their cable service. Magnasat is broadcast in digital using the DVB-S2 standard with all of their channels encoded in MPEG-4 for their SD channels and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC for their HD channels. As of March 2022, there are over 4 million customers who are subscribed to Magnasat.

#### Magnacable Now

Magnacable Now is an over-the-top internet television brand of Magnacable that offers subscriptions to over 70+ live channels (more if subscribed to a Magnacable or Magnasat package) and hundreds of on-demand titles without a lock-in contract. The service is available on a wide variety of internet-connected devices such as smart TVs, smartphones and tablets running on Android or iOS, PCs and Macs, Chromecasts, Apple TV, and game consoles such as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

### Internet

#### Magnafibre

Magnafibre is an internet service provider that's owned by Magnacable. It offers a range of internet speeds ranging from 50Mbps to 1000Mbps. It's one of the first ISPs in Kepralia to introduce broadband internet access to the public in 2000. Currently, Magnafibre has over 5 million subscribers as of March 2022.

## Devices

### Magnacable/Magnasat

#### Standard set-top boxes

There is a variety of standard Magnasat/Magnacable set-top boxes, which lacked the recording features of the Replay and EVO models. These units were phased out by Magnacable with the release of their EVO set-top box in 2017, although users can still use their legacy standard Magnasat/Magnacable set-top boxes. However, a majority of the set-top boxes that were made between 1996 until 2005 are no longer operational, as all of the channels on Magnasat and Magnacable's services, as well as on Freeview, have been switched from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 from 2019 until 2022.

#### Magnacable Replay

The first-generation Magnacable Replay set-top boxes was released in 2002, which is a timeshifting personal digital recorder in which subscribers are able to record programs onto an 80GB or 160GB hard drive inside the set-top unit for later viewing. The Magnacable Replay also allows viewers to use live rewind and pause features during television programs. There are currently two models of the first-generation Replay set-top box, which both of these models sport the same capabilities and features. The first model (which was released in 2002) features an 80GB hard drive installed, while the second model (which was released in 2005) features an 80GB or 160GB hard drive installed with an upgraded processor and an HDMI output in order to receive channels that use either MPEG-4 or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video, as well as an Ethernet jack, which it's used for the Magnacable On Demand service.

As of February 1, 2017, the 1st generation Magnacable Replay set-top boxes are no longer available to new customers.

#### Magnacable Replay 2

The second-generation model of the Magnacable Replay box was released in 2007, which features a 320GB hard drive installed. The Replay 2 is capable of recording 30 hours of HD and 90 hours of SD content and offers, double or quadruple that of the original Replay. The Magnacable Replay 2 is equipped with four tuners, of which one is reserved for on demand content. This allows users to record two programs at once while watching a third live.

Sometime in 2011, a new, upgraded model of the Magnacable Replay 2 was released. The new model featured a 1TB hard drive, quadruple that of the original 320GB model.

As of February 1, 2017, the 2nd generation model Magnacable Replay set-top boxes are no longer available to new customers.

#### Magnacable Replay 3

The Magnacable Replay 3 was released in April 2015, which features a 1TB internal hard drive with internet connectivity via Wi-Fi. It has the ability to re-watch certain broadcast programs to the start using on-demand technology and supports a wide variety of free and subscription streaming services, such as RTKP Play, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+, as well as other services such as YouTube and Spotify.

### Magnacable EVO

#### Magnacable EVO

The Magnacable EVO was released in February 2017 and it's the first Magnacable set-top box that's capable of decoding 4K video via HDMI 2.0 with HDR support. There are three models of the EVO, which include the standard model, the internet-only EVO Mini and the 4K-capable EVO UHD model. Both the standard and the EVO Mini models have a 1TB or 2TB hard drive installed inside the unit.

#### Magnacable EVO 2

The Magnacable EVO 2 was released on July 1, 2022. The EVO 2 is designed to operate in three different modes depending on what service is available at customer's premises. It can be connected to an existing cable or satellite service, where a cable or satellite dish is already installed and working, or connected to the internet to stream Magnacable content in internet-only mode.

## Packages and Plans

### Magnacable/Magnasat

#### Core Packages

* **Starter** (KP$35/month) - Includes access to over 50-60 channels.
* **Starter Plus** (KP$50/month) - Same as the Starter subscription package but includes access to Netflix.

#### Channel-Specific Packages

* **Favourites Pack** (KP$20/month) - Includes access to 10-20 additional channels that aren't present in the Starter package.
* **Kids Pack** (KP$10/month) - Includes access to Cartoon Network, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, and CBeebies.
* **Movies Pack** (KP$20/month) - Includes access to all of Magna Cinema channels.
* **Sports Pack** (KP$25/month) - Includes access to all Magna Sport channels, all ESPN channels and all beIN Sports channels.

#### Other Add-Ons

* **HD** (KP$10/month) - Adds access to high-definition channels that are available on Magnacable and Magnasat (HD set-top box required).
* **Multiroom** (KP$25/month) - Adds support for up to 3 set-top boxes (1 box per room).
* **Multiscreen** (KP$10/month) - Adds access to the Magnacable app and allows subscribers to stream from the service of up to 2 devices at the same time.

### Magnafibre

#### Starter

* **Magnafibre Starter 50** (KP$20/month)
* **Magnafibre Starter 100** (KP$35/month)
* **Magnafibre Starter 150** (KP$50/month)

#### Plus

* **Magnafibre Plus 200** (KP$60/month)
* **Magnafibre Plus 400** (KP$75/month)

#### Ultra

* **Magnafibre Ultra 600** (KP$90/month)
* **Magnafibre Ultra 800** (KP$100/month)
* **Magnafibre Ultra 1000** (KP$200/month)

## Channels List

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