SKY Pacific is a Fiji based pay TV service owned by Digicel (formerly owned by Fiji Television Limited) delivering encrypted signals of 27 channels via direct-to-home (DTH) satellite on C-band to subscribers in Fiji and across the South Pacific. It is headquartered in the capital city of Fiji, Suva City with branch offices in Suva, Lautoka, Nadi and Labasa. On April 1, 2016, Digicel Fiji officially acquired the company.
SKY Pacific currently operates on MPEG-4 platform with its encrypted signals uplinked to Intelsat 19 from its base station in Suva and delivered to households across 13 island countries in the South Pacific including American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati (East), Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. However, the territories of French Polynesia (Tahiti), the Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu and Kiribati (West) were missed out from reaching after SKY Pacific migrated from Intelsat 18 to Intelsat 19 in June 2013.
History
Early years as Sky Fiji
In 1994, when Fiji One started permanent broadcasts, plans for a pay-TV service were underway. There were going to be two channels, with the first channel carrying a mix of English and Hindi films, while a second channel was allotted for sports. From the beginning, it was separate from the free-to-air channel.[1] The service got the go-ahead on 30 June 1996, as Sky Fiji.[2][3] Initially, Sky Fiji carried two channels, with a third one being added on 1 August 1999.[4] The three channels were SKY Plus, SKY Entertainment and a relay of Star Sports. SKY Plus aired Cartoon Network in the mornings, feature films (as well as classics sourced from TCM), National Geographic Channel documentaries and sporting events. SKY Entertainment broadcast predominantly Hindi programming sourced from SET Asia and Zee TV and relays of BBC World.[5]
Channels available
Overseas affiliates
SKY Pacific has distribution deals with agents in several Pacific island countries:
- American Samoa (Samoa Systems Incorporated)
- Cook Islands (SKY Cook Islands Ltd.)
- Nauru (Central Meridian Ltd)
- Niue (Broadcasting Corporation of Niue)
- Samoa (Polylink Telecommunications Ltd)
- Tonga (Tonga Broadcasting Commission)
- Tuvalu (Telecom Tuvalu)[27]
External links
References
- Fiji gets permanent TV, Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1994^
- The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society, Revised Edition University of Hawaii Press, May 31, 2013, retrieved May 2, 2025^
- Fiji Today Ministry of Information, 1996, retrieved May 2, 2025^