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Could ABS-CBN Return as No.1? Here’s What History Reveals
Nearly one year, after losing its franchise, ABS-CBN remains miles away to recover what it lost. But much progress has been made, and as the media conglomerate takes it one day at a time to move forward, promises that it will once again hold its former glory rings more loudly. In August 2004, after lording […] More
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Miguel Tanfelix: Is He the Next GMA Network’s Most Important Male Star?
Miguel Tanfelix is Steve Armstrong, the lead character of GMA Network’s biggest and most extravagant TV project in years—the Philippine live-television adaptation of the 70’s anime classic, Voltes V. Kapuso Network’s next big star, Miguel Tanfelix, is every bit as exciting as his home network’s foray into more ambitious projects in 2021 and onwards. On the […] More
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RAWR Pulse: Which Love Teams will Make it Big in 2021?
Love teams have been around practically since the onset of the Philippine cinema. Though not unique to the Philippine setting—love teams exist in foreign show business, too. Voting will run from February 5 to March 5, 2021. The existence of ‘ships’ in the local scene has undoubtedly given way to the birth of a pop […] More
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eMVP Digital’s Lion with a Heart: Year 7
2020 was tough for all of us. The pandemic took a toll on everyone, not just Filipinos, but the whole world. With the pandemic still posing a threat, there were typhoons from left to right. It felt that it was the end for all of us. Those in urban areas were losing all hope. But […] More
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In Spite of ABS-CBN’s Limited Free TV Reach, ‘FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’ faces off with ‘Anak Ni Waray Vs. Anak Ni Biday’
FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano has been on fire for the past five weeks as it teases a major turn in its five-year-old narrative. Earlier this week, a leaked photo teasing a major death on the top-rating Kapamilya action-drama series, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, excited fans and made them tune in on the show for the entire week. […] More
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Cignal No.5: Is GMA Network Prepared to Confront More Challenging Storms Brought by ABS-CBN-TV5 Partnership?
Kapamilya programs ASAP Natin ‘To and FPJ Da King are set to air on the free-to-air TV channel, TV5, starting this Sunday, January 24. The rumor about the said partnership broke out early this week, and confirmation from both TV5 and ABS-CBN on Thursday sent waves of excitement to fans, especially those who’ve been deprived […] More
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How should GMA Network cope with TV5 and ABS-CBN collaboration?
TV5 and ABS-CBN collaboration ABS-CBN recently divulged their partnership with TV5 to widen their reach in delivering entertainment nationwide. Top-rated Kapamilya shows ‘ASAP Natin ‘to’ and ‘FPJ: Da King‘ will be simulcast for the Sunday programming line-up of TV5, starting January 24. It is a good move to expand ABS-CBN’s reach because A2Z, their current […] More
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What would the Forthcoming TV5-ABS-CBN Partnership mean to Both Networks? Which side will benefit more?
Manny V. Pangilinan-owned MediaQuest Holdings Incorporated’s block-time deal with ABS-CBN Corporation is now confirmed. The said agreement will allow the Kapamilya Network to air some of its top-rating programs to TV5,.taking some of the primetime slots of the beleaguered Kapatid network rumored to have been struggling to improve its viewership. ‘ASAP Natin ‘To’ and ‘FPJ: […] More
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TV5’s Dim Future with Brightlight: Here’s Why the Kapatid Network Keeps Struggling to Break Through in Ratings
Following ABS-CBN’s departure from the free TV competition in May last year, the likelihood that TV5 will finally get a bigger share of the market became increasingly more viable. There was hope for the Kapatid Network to contend with GMA Network and the now franchise-less ABS-CBN, with ease, and a convenient opportunity to dominate the […] More
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BY THE NUMBERS: How MMFF 2020’s Digital Switch fare in the Box-Office?
Filipino movie fans seem not yet ready for the new normal in movie viewing as the recent Metro Manila Film Festival posted a slump in its gross box-office receipts. As of January 9, Mario Bautista on Showbiz Portal reported the total revenue from the digital screenings of all MMFF 2020 entries only reached 31 million. […] More
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20 Celebrities who successfully turned to YouTube and TikTok this pandemic
With most of the country still in some form of a lockdown because of the pandemic, Filipinos turned to other things to help them be occupied. Some may have focused on vlogging, while others became engrossed with the app TikTok. Some celebrities took to these social media platforms and managed to do well. Here are […] More
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Best Bets: 15 Future Superstars We Should Pay Attention to in 2021
The pandemic has put many industries to a screeching halt, but there is one thing it has undoubtedly failed to stop—the emergence of up-and-coming new actors whom the public and industry veterans may most likely crown as the next big stars in the local entertainment scene. While local production houses struggled to produce fresh and […] More
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Who RAWRed louder this year? The most talked topics this 2020
As 2020 nears its end, we look back on the news that kept people talking. With the pandemic forcing people to stay at home, Filipinos have become keen on observing the news circulating around celebrities. This year may be the hardest year for every Filipino, but there are definitely topics that really became newsmakers. ABS-CBN […] More
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BY THE NUMBERS: How ABS-CBN hurdled 2020 despite network shutdown
From pandemic to the non-renewal of its franchise, ABS-CBN has been subjected to many challenges in 2020. However, ABS-CBN cannot be just burned down to ashes by some unscrupulous politicians who are out for vendetta. Following the network’s shutdown on Free TV in May due to the expiration of their franchise and the cease and […] More
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ABS-CBN in 2020: Debuts, Departures, and Cancellations, Shake Up Kapamilya Programming in its Most Challenging Year Yet
Like its primetime soaps and daytime dramas, tension and drama shrouded the year for ABS-CBN, not just because of the persisting pandemic, but largely due to its failure to secure a new broadcast franchise, forcing it to depart from the free tv competition. As production houses are suddenly brought to a shrilling halt, the already […] More
