<sod>'''Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc. (SBN)''' is a [[Media in the Philippines|Filipino-owned media company]] based [[Radio network|radio]] and [[television network]]. It was formerly a subsidiary of Gem Communications Holdings Corporation (GemCom) majority owned by Filipino-Chinese tycoon Lucio Co, founder of supermarket chain [[Puregold|Puregold Price Club Inc.]] with 97% share. Leonardo B. Dayao and Teofilo A. Henson served as Chairman and President of SBN until mid 2010 when GemCom sold all of its 97% equity share in SBN to [[Solar Entertainment Corporation]] (Solar) for Php 368.8 million. Since then, SBN began airing programs of Solar-owned [[ETC (TV channel)|ETC]] in free TV. SBN is now manned by Solar under the Tieng brothers (William Tieng and Wilson Tieng).<eod>
<sod>'''Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc. (SBN)''' is a [[Media in the Philippines|Filipino-owned media company]] based [[Radio network|radio]] and [[television network]]. It was formerly a subsidiary of Gem Communications Holdings Corporation (GemCom) majority owned by Filipino-Chinese tycoon Lucio Co, founder of supermarket chain [[Puregold|Puregold Price Club Inc.]] under Leonardo B. Dayao and Teofilo A. Henson served as Chairman and President of SBN. Its now separated into [[Solar Entertainment Corporation]] (Solar) Since then, SBN began airing programs of Solar-owned [[ETC (TV channel)|ETC]] in free TV. SBN is the new management by Solar under the Tieng brothers (William Tieng and Wilson Tieng).<eod>