REDWOOD CITY, CA, May 17, 2013 – ABS-CBN International, the largest Filipino entertainment, news and broadcast company in the U.S., announced today the launch of Lifestyle Network on Oceanic Time Warner Cable in the state of Hawaii.
With the unprecedented success of its flagship product, The Filipino Channel (TFC) and Filipino On Demand, its video on demand service on cable, ABS-CBN International expands its content coverage by offering a new channel which ABS-CBN North America Managing Director and Global Content Head Olivia De Jesus described as “appealing to a market seeking diverse, fresh, rich experiences, information and entertainment that help balance their lives, improve their well-being, fire up their dreams and fuel their passion.
Lifestyle Network boasts of carefully selected content that focuses on the lifestyle pillars of Self, Home, Food and Travel. It presents unique and exciting kitchen counsel delivered in non-traditional manner, like Curiosity Got the Chef, You’ve Been Served, and The Kitchen Musical. Viewers can depart on armchair globe-trotting adventures via Filipinas Undiscovered, World Without Walls, and Ten which is hosted by Filipino Canadian Jason Godfrey, lending a unique second generation perspective on his parents’ homeland, the Philippines. Expert advice on colors, lines, shapes, textures, placement, and themes that comprise the elements of home design can be enjoyed through shows like Interior Motives, Urban Zone and Life Without Borders. Healthy behaviors, beauty secrets, latest runway fashion action, and trends tips for every style and budget are on tap on programs like F.A.S.H., Runway TV and Belo Beauty 101.
“We recognize that TFC needed a companion specialty channel that caters more to Filipinos who are looking for programming that addresses personal improvement, individual empowerment and expansion of one’s world,” said ABS-CBN North America Regional Marketing Head and Senior Director Jun Del Rosario. “We are very pleased to have Oceanic Time Warner Cable as our partner in bringing Lifestyle Network to the large Filipino community in Hawaii where our history, heritage and influence are significant. We appreciate Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s belief in TFC’s leadership and expertise in reaching the Filipino demographic while we acknowledge their solid commitment to having a robust and rich international programming.”
Lifestyle Network is available on Channel 683 in Hawaii for no additional charge to Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital customers with a subscription to The Filipino Channel. TFC customers also get Filipino On Demand at no additional cost. Myx TV, a channel catering to second generation Asian Americans which is also owned and operated by ABS-CBN International, is on channels 684 and 76. For more information, please visit www.oceanic.com.
