Countryside Associated Television
CATlink Television (formerly known as CAT Network but still under its corporate name Countryside Associated Television) is the first Filipino cable channel for the countryside. The central studios are located at the basement of FMF Building, Pioneer st, Mandaluyong City.
Slogan
- CAT Network - Our Town, Our Station, Our Stories.
- CAT 8 Network - Ang Channel Para sa Countryside Filipino (The Channel for the Countryside Filipino)
- CATlink Television - Linking Countryside as One
AbOUT
Stand up and be counted as CAT NETWORK brings you television's newest primetime frontier… Inside the Countryside. With an initial network of over a hundred cable affiliates, CAT NETWORK blazes the trail for local TV programming as it transforms cable service companies to sustainable commercial television platforms. Equipped with brand new digital cameras & editing facilities, CAT NETWORK affiliates combine local media contents with syndicated programming to propagate low-cost TV advertising for domestic brands & establishments. Unified under a single channel, CAT NETWORK utilizes a Program Integration System that ensures the proper incorporation of local ads, news & featured within specified windows of the primetime telecast. Highly trained CAT NETWORK personnel man each station to provide technical & production expertise. Broadcast Traffic Operators are equipped with the mastery of Ad Insertion Procedures that seamlessly combine national ads with locally produced commercials & news contents.
Strategically located in major towns & cities, CAT NETWORK delivers affordable tri-media for special market penetration & unbundling campaigns. A dynamic merging platform created to enhance brand affinity with loyal countryside consumers. Using underutilized cable community channels, CAT8 & its affiliates seeks to empower Countryside Filipinos with locally operated stations that reflects the soul of its own people, its unique culture, and its proud provincial heritage.
On October 31, 2010, it celebrated its 1st year of operations and it was renamed from CAT 8 Network to CATlink Television. All cable companies in Luzon and Visayas are carried through channel 8. its programming is on a transition period.
CATlink Programs
- 8Xtra NewsHeadline
- Blow By Blow (Now as Kamao Kontra Kamao)
- CAT Network Special Report
- CAT News Express (Now as Newslink)
- CAT News Central (Now as Countryside News Central)
- Inside the Countryside
- GROlympics
- Inside Ringside
- Rockstar: Campus Edition
- The Great Philippine Boxing Derby
- Txt Mo, Biz Mo!
- Korean Basketball League(KBL)
- TOURismo
- FICAP-NCCA Hour
CATlink Television Cable Stations
All cable companies in Luzon and Visayas are carried by Channel 8. This list is incomplete.
Ilocos Norte
- Sunshine Cable - Laoag
- Sunshine Cable - Bacarra, Ilocos Norte
- Sunshine Cable - Batac
Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - Vigan
- Eagle Vision - San Vicente, Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - Caoayan, Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - Bantay, Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - Magsingal, Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - San Juan, Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - Cabugao, Ilocos Sur
- Eagle Vision - Sinait, Ilocos Sur
- Shama Cable - Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur
- Shama Cable - Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur
La Union
- Excel Cable - Balaoan, La Union
- Excel Cable - Bangar, La Union
- Excel Cable - Luna, La Union
- Beam Cable - Aringay, La Union
- Beam Cable - Caba, La Union
- Beam Cable - Tubao, La Union
- Shama Cable - Rosario, La Union
- Shama Cable - Sison, La Union
Benguet
- Shama Cable - Tuba, Benguet
Pangasinan
- Excel Cable - Urbiztondo, Pangasinan
- Excel Cable - Mangatarem, Pangasinan
- Excel Cable - Basista, Pangasinan
Tarlac
- San Celemnte Cable - Camiling, Tarlac
- San Clemente Cable - San Clemente, Tarlac
- San Clemente Cable - Mayantoc, Tarlac
- San Clemente Cable - Santa Ignacia, Tarlac
- Excel Cable - Paniqui, Tarlac
- Excel Cable - Gerona, Tarlac
- Excel Cable - Victoria, Tarlac
- Excel Cable - Anao, Tarlac
- Excel Cable - Pura, Tarlac
- Excel Cable - Ramos, Tarlac
Nueva Ecija
- Excel Cable - Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija
- Sky Movie Cable - San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija
- Sky Movie Cable - Jaen, Nueva Ecija
- Sky Movie Cable - Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija
- Sky Movie Cable - General Tinio, Nueva Ecija
- Sky Movie Cable - San Antonio, Nueva Ecija
- Sky Movie Cable - Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija
Nueva Vizcaya
- Mamuric Television Network Station - Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
- Mamuric Television Network Station - Solano, Nueva Vizcaya
- Mamuric Television Network Station - Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya
- Mamuric Television Network Station - Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya
Cavite
- MET Cable - GMA, Cavite
- A&L Cable TV System - Silang, Cavite
- Naic Cable Corporation - Naic, Cavite
- Planet Cable - Bacoor, Cavite
- Naic Cable Corporation - Maragondon, Cavite
- Naic Cable Corporation - Ternate, Cavite
Rizal
- Telmarc Cable - Taytay, Rizal
- Telmarc Cable - Angono, Rizal
- Telmarc Cable - Binangonan, Rizal
Laguna
- Telmarc Cable - San Pablo
- Telmarc Cable - Alaminos, Laguna
- Telmarc Cable - Victoria, Laguna
- Telmarc Cable - Calauan, Laguna
Albay
- DCTV - Legaspi
- DCTV - Santo Domingo, Albay
- DCTV - Daraga, Albay
- DCTV - Camalig, Albay
- DCTV - Tabaco
- DCTV - Malilipot, Albay
- DCTV - Malinao, Albay
- DCTV - Bacacay, Albay
- DCTV - Tiwi, Albay
- DCTV - Ligao
- DCTV - Guinobatan, Albay
- DCTV - Oas, Albay
- DCTV - Polangui, Albay
- DCTV - Libon, Albay
Sorsogon
- DCTV - Sorsogon
- DCTV - Bacon District, Sorsogon
- DCTV - Casiguran, Sorsogon
- DCTV - Juban, Sorsogon
Leyte
- Leytenet Cable- Tacloban City
Coming Soon
- Metro Manila
- Batanes
- Cagayan
- Isabela
- Zambales
- Quirino
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Masbate
- Catanduanes
- Mindoro
- Batangas
- Bataan
- Quezon
- Palawan
- Romblon
- Mountain Province
- Aurora
- Pampanga