OtterSAT

OtterSAT is a Vidales satellite-based Pay TV provider Headquartered in Kaleha. They first started broadcasting on 3rd April 1974, and is the very first satelite service in Southeast Asia.

History
OtterSAT was first conceived by Rodrigo Technical Communications (now OtterCORP) in late 1973 under the codename "Otter". Originally, the company was originally going to be called: "TV-Super" but it sounded "too boring" according to executives.

Test Screenings for the service began from January 1974 to February of that year, with the test results coming in march it was announced that OtterSAT would launch on 3rd of April.

On 3rd April 1974, OtterSAT officially launched to the public with 4 exclusive channels: OtterTV (General entertainment), Little Otter (For Children's content), OtterMovies (Subscription-based movie channel) and OtterNews (24-hour news channel).

In 1978, OtterSAT announced a new feature to OtterSAT, which wouldn't only just broadcast channels, but also play radio stations, this was considered a game-changer to Vidales technology at the time.

In 1984, OtterSAT announced 3 new channels: OtterSport (24/7 Sports channel), OtterShop (Shopping channel) and Otterology (for Suspenseful programming). Also that year, Little Otter was renamed to OtterKids.

In 1997, OtterSAT started to broadcast in digital, using the DVB-S digital satellite standard. It was the first television service in Vidal to be digital.

On 1st January 1999, OtterSAT switched from the 4:3 to 16:9 aspect ratio. They also announced that select channels would also be switching as well.

On 1st November 2000, all analog transmissions were shut down, and all analog viewers who weren't able to switch to digital at the time were given a free upgrade to the new digital service.

On 6th August 2003, OtterSAT partnered with Tivo to launch OtterRecorder, a DVR-enabled set top box.

In late-2016, OtterSAT launched OtterPrime, a family of internet-enabled set top boxes with 4K recording, DVR functionality, and access to streaming services such as Netflix.

In 2019, OtterSAT launched OtterScreen, a new all-in-one TV set to support OtterSAT TV and streaming over wi-fi, with it also eliminating the need of a set-top box or a Satelite dish.

On 3rd April 2022, OtterSAT discontinued OtterRecorder for new customers.

Current

 * OtterPrime (2016-Present)
 * OtterScreen (2019-Present)
 * Otter Broadband (1997-Present)
 * OtterGo (Live-TV on the go app) (2010-Present)

Former

 * OtterSAT 1 (1974-1985)
 * OtterSAT 2 (1985-2000)
 * OtterRecorder (with TiVo) (2003-2022)
 * Otter Digital (1997-2016)

Packages

 * Otter General Package (¥19.99/month), access to free-to air and Some pay TV channels.
 * Otter Movie Pack (¥17/month) (OtterMovies, OtterMovies Premier, OtterMovies Family, OtterMovies Filipina, OtterMovies Action, OtterMovies Animation, OtterMovies Thriller, OtterMovies Comedy, OtterMovies Drama, OtterMovies Sci-Fi horror, OtterMovies USA, OtterMovies Korea.)
 * Otter Kids Pack (¥5/month) (Otter Kids, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Nickelodeon, BabyTV, Nicktoons, Nick Jr.)
 * Otter Sports Pack (¥25/Month) (Otter Sports, Otter Sports Xtreme, Otter Sports Worldwide, Otter Sports Football, Otter Sports Racing, Otter Sports Golf, Otter Sports news, Otter Sports Women's)