Author: LionhearTV

ABS-CBN Corporation announced the appointment of Carlo L. Katigbak as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective January 1, 2016. Charo Santos-Concio will retire on December 31, 2015 and will continue to serve the company as Chief Content Officer, President of ABS-CBN University, and Executive Adviser to the Chairman. Eugenio Lopez III remains the Chairman of the Board of ABS-CBN. Katigbak has 20 years combined experience in financial management and business operations, corporate planning, and general management. Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in March 2015, Katigbak was the Head of Access. He helped pave…

For the past few months, there have been talks about Anne Curtis transferring to TV5 Network. Not only Anne, but other ABS-CBN big stars like Sarah Geronimo, Nadine Lustre, and James Reid, are all rumoured to be moving to TV5. According to Abante Online, TV5’s Chief Strategist for Entertainment Vic del Rosario is working hard to perform his duties for the network. He revealed all the grand plans and joint ventures of TV5 with his own company Viva. With that, the question about getting Viva contract stars like Sarah, Anne, Nadine, and James who also have contracts with other networks…

A very popular talent search contest “Tawag ng Tanghalan” almost seven decades ago is making a comeback soon on Philippine television. Contrary to the early articles published, “Tawag ng Tanghalan” will be part of ABS-CBN’s weekday noontime show “It’s Showtime” based on the latest teasers uploaded by their official YouTube account. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELqQ-FXFRI0 ‘Tawag ng Tanghalan’ is a talent search all over the Philippines during 60s, with producers searching every region in the country for new talents. In this talent show, Superstar Nora Aunor (1968), Pepe Pimentel (1955), Bobot Mortiz were discovered.

The Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo bagged the 2015 Asian Artist of the Year Award from “Hello Asia”. This was revealed on Hello Asia’s website on December 18th. The voting was made open to the public by “Hello Asia” on the first week of December. According to Hello Asia, more than 400,000 votes were counted. Of the total, Sarah emerged with the highest number of votes and was thus awarded as the Asian Artist of the Year. And what do you know? Nadine Lustre and James Reid were also runners up in the same category. “Hello Asia” is an independent Australian…

The ‘force’ is alive and real in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, even before Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his perpetual sidekick, Chewbacca, arrive onscreen. There is an overwhelming sense of nostalgia right at the beginning of the film, when the introductory text starts to crawl, John Williams’ immaculately orchestrated score playing along, bringing the level of sense-shivering reminiscence into several seismic folds. That is probably the case for most of the religious followers of the franchise, who have patiently waited for its resurfacing for nearly three decades, even shrugging off the faint glimmers delivered in the prequel trilogy. In…

International singer-songwriter David Pomeranz recently flew in to Manila to record his first teleserye theme song for ABS-CBN’s “Born For You”. Pomeranz did more than that, he was also included in the music video that was shot with the teleserye’s top stars, Janella Salvador and Elmo Magalona. The music video shows Pomeranz singing and accompanying himself on the piano. Born For You’s destined lovers, Janella and Elmo are shown standing face to face, with their faces close to each other and with their eyes locked on each other. The three of them were in a big, spacious hall for the…

Talk about success. Alden Richards’ life has turned around after the birth of the AlDub love team. This has caused Alden Richards to get projects left and right. So many work came his way that he was able to build his dream house. Alden Richards has been in the entertainment industry for five years and finally, his hard work and patience have paid off. Truly, if one would pursue his passion, he’ll get to where he wants to be. Everything has its own right time. It’s all about the timing. This has been a great year for Alden Richards. Aside…

The Soul Princess, Jonalyn Viray is now a freelance artist following the non-renewal of her contract with GMA Network which ended last May. She is happy about her freelance status, and is thrilled at the prospect of guesting in other shows, especially “ASAP 20”, she said in her interview with Regee Bonoan of HATAW Tabloid. The popular diva said that she watches “ASAP 20” and admires those who perform on the said show. While Jonalyn has not renewed her contract with GMA Network, she is grateful that they took care of her career for the past 10 years. She said…

On Tuesday  GMA Network producer announced that after nearly four months on air,  the Kapuso’s top-rating prime time series “Marimar” will conclude later this month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HykQoN3W52I But how will it end? After four months of poor ratings, GMA Network opted to forgo renewing their agreement to lease the show from Televisa and stars Megan Young and Tom Rodriguez will surely have their own separate shows soon since their tandem obviously failed to work on the small screen. The very first Pinoy adaptation of “Marimar” starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes is a huge success, very far from their newest adaptation. It was supposed to…

ABS-CBN will be launching a new teleserye titled “Dolce Amore” in 2016. It’s a story about a beautiful princess, played by Liza Soberano, who wanted to live like an ordinary girl. Liza stars opposite her love team partner, Enrique Gil, who takes on the role of an ordinary but kind-hearted and conscientious man named Tenten. The teleserye has a potential to become a top-rater, as it is not only directed by mega-blockbuster director Cathy Garcia-Molina, but also has a power house cast that includes Cherie Gil and Matteo Guidicelli. Yep, you read that right. Cherie Gil is part of “Dolce…

Last December 13th, fans were all glued to their tv screens as the AlDub love team appeared on several shows only a few hours apart. But what AlDub fans didn’t dare miss was “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” show interview with both Maine Mendoza (aka Yaya Dub) and Alden Richards. Before Alden came onscreen, Jessica Soho had a lengthy one-on-one interview with Maine. A lot of the questions focused on Maine’s secret dream to become a movie star and her perceptions about herself prior to her becoming a phenomenal star. Then, the KMJS host asked Maine what she thinks about the…

Good news for all of the “Wowowin” fans out there. According to Abante Online, Willie Revillame’s show will become a daily program starting next month. Aside from “Wowowin” being a fun TV show every Sunday afternoon, it helps many Filipinos who are in need. Because of Wowowin’s good intentions, it has gotten high ratings since it started airing on May 2015 on the GMA Network. The show ups the morale of the people. It also gives hope to our countrymen who are struggling in life. Like how the saying goes, “Every good deed is an act of charity. “Great things…

Pia Wurtzbach is the country’s representative to the upcoming “64th Miss Universe” pageant which will be held on December 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The multi-talented beauty of Filipino-German descent will compete for the crown of what is considered the most prestigious among all beauty pageants. Pia is one of the 80 contestants vying for the title of “Miss Universe”. Already, reports and photos on PhilStar show how our “Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2015” sizzled in her glamorous gowns, casual ensembles, and swimwear in pre-pageant events. But what Filipinos are watching out for is what she will wear as national costume.…

Actress Denise Laurel emerged as the grand winner of the second season of hit competition “Your Face Sounds Familiar,” besting her co-finalists after scoring the highest percentage of text votes in the show’s final showdown Sunday night (Dec 13). Denise, who garnered 27.51% of the text votes, transformed into pop diva Beyonce and sang “Love on Top” and “Crazy in Love” for her final performance. She took home P2 million, half of which will be donated to her chosen charity, Caritas Manila. Dubbed the program’s Sultry Heiress, Denise beat co-finalists Kean Cipriano, KZ, Sam Concepcion, and Michael Pangilinan despite not…

Ningning (Jana Agoncillo) will confess her fear of blindness to her father Dondon (Ketchup Eusebio), after being diagnosed with aggressive corneal dystrophy by her doctor in the top-rating morning weekday Kapamilya teleserye. In a heart-to-heart father and daughter talk, Ningning will tell Dondon that she doesn’t want to go blind and lose her clear eyesight forever. Ningning’s admission of fear will fuel a devastated Dondon to go above and beyond to find a cornea donor for his only child. But will Dondon’s efforts be successful? Will the spark in Ningning’s eyes eventually fade or will the threat of blindness be…

Maine Mendoza (aka Yaya Dub) is a “natural” , according to Vic Sotto, lead star of MMFF entry “My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore”. In the press conference of the romantic-comedy film, Vic Sotto said that the movie producers initially thought of letting Maine take up acting workshops prior to the shooting. But Vic followed the advice of TAPE and APT President and CEO Antonio Tuviera who said that it’s ok if “KalyeSerye’s” Yaya Dub does not undergo workshops yet. According to Abante, Vic said they believe Maine has a natural flair for acting. So they wanted to see what will happen…