SURVIVOR PANALO AGAD! HITIK NA SA AD LOADS, TRENDING TOPIC PA SA TWITTER!

Successful ang premiere ng Survivor Phils. sa GMA Telebabad kagabi! Hitik agad sa comercial loads ang nasabing programa na tinalbugan pa ang kalabang show sa Dos na NAOH. Mahigit sa 10 ads ang lamang ng Survivor sa NOAH sa unang gabi nito, patunay na malakas ang tiwala ng mga advertisers sa bagong reality show ng siete. Sa katunayan naging trending topic sa Twitter ang pilot episode ng survivor,  na talagang pinaguusapan ng mga Pilipino sa boung mundo. Makakaya kaya ng NOAH na mapantayan ang lakas ng paguumpisa ng Survivor? Ito na kaya ang hudyat ng muling pagariba ng GMA sa Primetime? Palagay nyo?

I HEART U PARE! REGINE'S NEWEST PROJECT! ABANGAN!

Sa October na sisimulan ni Regine Velasquez ang taping ng bago niyang project sa GMA 7, ang romance-drama-comedy na I Heart U Pare at sa November naman ang airing. Second project ito ni Regine sa two soaps a year na kontrata niya sa network.

May napili ng director to direct I Heart U Pare, bawal pa lang isulat at pinipili na rin ang makakapareha at makakasama ni Songbird sa bago niyang show.

PARTY PILIPINAS SETS MUSIC TO THE NEXT LEVEL! LETS PLAY EPISODE THIS SUNDAY!

PROCTER & GAMBLE BALIK GMA! NALUGI BA SA DOS?

After months of exclusive ad placements on the country's leading Local Channel, ABS-CBN,  Procter and Gamble Phils, the second largest TV Advertiser, once again returned to GMA for its advertising services. Slowly a few P & G products are now seen in channel 7  for which on the months of July and August recaptured the lead in viewer rich Mega Manila. No definite reason were disclosed by the concerned entities, but many speculate that the multi-national company experienced significant drop in sales after refusing to advertise on GMA-7. Nevertheless, bulk of the ad loads from P &G remains to be on ABS-CBN as the channel remains be the Nationwide leader in TV Ratings. 

SA WAKAS! IMORTAL NEWEST TEASER IPINLABAS NA! THE FEVER IS ON!

ABS-CBN NAGPAKAKUMBABA SA HOSTAGE TAKING CRISIS! NANAWAGAN NA MAGKAISA ANG MEDIA SA MAAYOS NA PAGBABALITA!

FROM ABS-CBN.COM:

Media's job is to tell the story, but no story is worth even one life.We will always cooperate with authorities in trying to resolve complex situations like the Aug 23 hostage crisis.If the government had called for a news blackout, ABS-CBN would have supported it.We are done with an initial assessment of our coverage and continue to review our policies.

We exercised self-restraint on Monday:

TV5 EATS UP GMA-7'S AUDIENCE SHARE IN THE SUBURBS! QTV NET LOSS SURGED! REFORMAT NA DIN BA?

The country's third Media Player, the newly reformetted TV5,  now owned by the nation's largest Conglomerate (PLDT GROUP) has solidified its grip as the third Free TV Channel as it increased its audience share from 8% to 11% in Mega Manila. It ate up GMA's dominance in the Suburbs and Central Luzon, pulling up its audince share in the Mega Manila Area. However it remained to be a petty competitor in the Kapamilya Dominated areas ( North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) registering 2-3% audience share.

National 

ABS-CBN 44%

GMA 31%

TV5 8%

NORTH LUZON 

ABS-CBN 44%

GMA 35%

TV5 3%

CENTRAL LUZON

ABS-CBN 28%

GMA 49%

TV5 8%

VENUS RAJ "MAJOR MAJOR" SIKAT NA US! MS. MEXICO TINALBUGAN PA!

Its overwhelming to know that despite missing the crown, Ms. Philippines, Venus Raj, took the spot light in the international media with her "MAJOR MAJOR"  stunning answer in the coronation night. US based ABC news even preferred to highlight Ms. Philippines in their report over the crowned Ms. Universe from Mexico. Truly Filipinos are one of a kind! 

GMA-7 HOSTAGE CRISIS COVERAGE MAS PINANOOD SA MEGA MANILA! PERO CNN AT ALJAZEERA, VIDEO NG ABS-CBN ANG MAS PINABORAN!

Nanguna ang GMA Network Special Coverage sa Hostage Crisis noong Lunes Agosto 23, 2010 sa Mega Manila! 

Ayon sa datos ng AGB Nielsen Individual Ratings  numero uno sa Primetime ang 24 Oras ng siete na nakakuha ng 19.7% laban sa TV Patrol na may 16.3% people ratings. Ito ang pinakamataas na People Rating na nakuha ng GMA mula nang magumpisang maglabas ng Individual raitings ang AGB Neilsen.

Ngunit nakabawi naman agad ang Dos ng matalo ng Noah at Agua Bendita ang mga kalabang programa sa siete na Pilyang Kerubin at Ilumina, habang tinambakan naman ng TV Patrol Special Coverage ang Endless Love ng mahigit 45% relative viewership nang makakuha ito ng 11.6% laban sa 7.9% ng Endless Love.

Samantala bonus naman sa mga kapamilya ang pagtitiwalang ibinigay ng International Media  sa ABS-CBN ng piliin ng CNN, Al-jazeera Reuters at 2 HK channels na iere ang coverage ng ABS-CBN at kuning field reporters ang ilang ABS-CBN News Staff.

PP'S SUPERSONIC VS ASAP XV'S WET & WILD! SINONG MAS HOT!?

VICE SINALBA ANG SHOWTIME! KAPAMILYA SHOWS NAGHARING MULI SA DAYTIME!

Vice Ganda's return to Showtime ridiculed noontime leader Eat Bulaga in the National ratings, Kantar Media Research reported. Showtime tied with EB on Friday with  15.9% and widened lead the following day with 20.1% vs EB 17.7%. This helped Pilipinas Win na Win to regain dominance in its time slot as it tied up with Trudis Liit on Friday and bested Startalk on Saturday. Overall Kapamilya Programs regained leadership in daytime across all time slots after Kapuso Shows temporarily came close in the daytime competition. He's Beautiful ranked no.1 last Friday with 17.1%, followed by fellow kapamilya programs Kasal Kasali Kasalo and Showtime.

MS. PHILIPPINES MAKES IT TO THE TOP 5 IN MS. UNIVERSE! PROUD TO BE PINOY!

Finally after yesterday's disgraceful event that placed the country in bad light Ms.Philippines Maria Venus Raj was able to make Filipinos proud as she made it to the top 5 in 2010 Miss Universe! Jimena Navarrete, 22, of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe.First runner-up was Yendi Phillipps, 24, of Jamaica; second runner-up was Jesinta Campbell, 19, of Australia; and third runner-up was Anna Poslavska, 23, of Ukraine.

ABS-CBN VS GMA-7 NATIONAL ANTHEM VIDEO, ALIN ANG MAS MAGANDA?!

IRINGANG ABS-CBN AT WILLIE LUMALALA NA! SINO BA ANG NAGSISINUNGALING AT SINO ANG NAGSASABI NG KATOTOHANAN?

Kahapon sa The Buzz nagsalita ang Vice President fot TV Entertainment ng Dos na si Ms. Linggit Tan ukol sa claim ni Willie na nakatakdang babalik umano sa Wowowee by July 31. Iginiit ng Network na walang kasunduan si Willie at ang Management ng Dos na babalik na ang Host dahil sa Agosto pa ito nakatankdang bumalik. Pinaliwanag din ni Ms. Tan na ang kawalang loob na magbago ni Willie ang dahilan ng tuluyang pagtanggal sa Wowowee dahil narin sa demand nito na tanggalin sina Mariel at Pokwang sa programa.  Pinahahalagahan di umano ng Network ang magandang paguugali dahil isa ito sa mga alitutunin ng kumpanya.

GMA-7 AT ABS-CBN DIKIT NA SA NATIONAL RATINGS! SIETE LAMANG NA LAMANG SA PEOPLE/INDIVIDUAL RATINGS!

Report from AGB Nielsen cited GMA-7 as the most watched TV Network in Mega Manila, both on household and individual ratings. The result was attributed to the wilted ratings of Showtime and Wowowee /Pilipinas Win na Win  that makes up roughly 25% of the weekday overall ratings, plus the lifted ratings of TAPE Produced noontime titan Eat Bulaga. The Kapamilya Network also experienced down fall on weekends, but Primetime battle remains to be a tight for both channels. On Urban Luzon GMA regained a slight lead over ABS-CBN which last June was at a big margin against the Kapuso Network. However it is worth noting that GMA had an advantage in the People ratings than the Household ratings in all areas as cited by AGB Neilsen, which now results in a tight competition between GMA and ABS-CBN in National People's Ratings. 

Below is the disclosure from AGB Nielsen/GMA-7.

GMA-7: YAMAN NI LOLA MAS PALULUBUGIN HAPONTASTIK NYO! ABS-CBN: TALAGA? EH GAYA GAYA LANG NAMAN YAN SA PBB!

ABS-CBN really needs to do something  with GMA's increasing strength in daytime as it introduces its newest reality program that will surely bring better numbers for the station, ANG YAMAN NI LOLA.. While GMA -7 enjoys a wide margin in the noon and afternoon time slots ABS-CBN maintains a slight lead in the late afternoon block. But with the entrance of the YAMAN NI LOLA, it seems that the Kapuso Network will finally conquer the rest of the afternoon as it moves Trudis Liit and Basahang Ginto to the late afternoon block.Will this be a grand slam for the kapsuso Network? What would ABS-CBN do to counter this? Let's see!

HE'S BEAUTIFUL AND KRISTINE SUPER SUCCESS! PILIPINAS WIN NA WIN LOSE NA LOSE NA!

The Primiere of ABS-CBN's newest drama series Kristine and He's Beuatiful is doing extremely good in the numbers game as they overwhelmingly outshined their respective rivals in both Mega Manila and National Ratings! He's Beautiful even ranked second to Eat Bulaga in MM last Wednesday beating rival by more than double, with a 7% rating against 3.4%, and was repeated the next day when it edged out Hole in the Wall by more than 80% in audience! Meanwhile PHR's Kristine Series is doing great in Primetime as it widened its lead from GMA's East of Eden registering a rough average of 40% more audience than rival. It consistently entered the Top 10 evening programs for all areas covered by AGB and TNS attracting more advertisers and commercial loads.

ABS-CBN: GUSTO NYANG IPATANGGAL SINA POKWANG AT MARIEL, WILLIE HINDI PA NATUTO!

Sa pahayag ng Senior Vice President for TV and Entertainment Production na si Linggit Tan, sinabi nito na walang kasunduan ang ABS-CBN management at si Willie na babalik na ang controversial TV host sa Wowowee noong July 31. “Ang suspension ni Willie ay matatapos sa August 24 pa,” sabi ni Tan. “Si Willie ang may gustong bumalik na siya sa Wowowee noong July 31.” Pero hindi umano pumayag ang management na mangyari ito bilang pagbibigay halaga sa damdamin ng mga manonood na ang iba ay tutol talaga sa pagbabalik sa telebisyon ni Willie.

Naniniwala umano ang ABS-CBN na hindi pa nagbago ang host matapos ang mga nangyari dahil nagbigay pa umano ito ng kondisyon sa kanyang pagbabalik sa kanyang show, tulad ng pagtanggal kina Mariel Rodriguezi at ni Pokwang bilang co-hosts. Dapat din daw siyang suwelduhan sa panahon ng kanyang pagkakasuspinde. “Naniniwala ang management ng ABS-CBN na dapat munang isabuhay ni Willie ang pinahahalagang work values at ethics ng ABS-CBN bago siya bumalik sa telebisyon,” sabi ni Tan.

Depensa pa ng management wala silang obligasyon na bayaran si Willie nung suspendido ito dahil inamin ng host ang kanyang pagkakasala nang magsalita ito sa Wowowee noong Mayo 4. Wala rin umanong obligasyon ang management na bigyan siya ng kapalit na show sa pagkakasuspendido niya sa Wowowee.

COFFEE PRINCE SOON ON GMA-7! BABAGAY KAYA KAY CARLA ABELLANA?

Tulad ni Carla Abellana, tanggap na rin ni Geoff Eigenmann na after ng successful afternoon series nilang Basahang Ginto, paghihiwalayin muna sila ng GMA-7 as loveteam.

One year na rin halos at ilang shows na rin ang pinagtambalan nilang dalawa. Pero this time nga, magkaibang projects ang gagawin nila for Kapuso network.

Si Geoff ay magiging kapareha ngayon ni Glaiza de Castro para sa bagong series na Grazilda.

“Well, this thing naman is bound to happen talaga. Ever since, alam naman namin ni Carla that it’s inevitable. We will be paired with other actors and actresses and it’s okay,” nakangiting pahayag ni Geoff.

On the other hand, ayaw sabihin ni Geoff kung ano ang bagong project ni Carla at kung sino ang bagong leading man.

IMORTAL SOON TO REPLACE MAGKARIBAL? (FAN MADE TEASER AWESOME!)

We heard rumors indicating that Imortal will really be shown this year occupying Magkaribal's time slot in Primetime! Magkaribal reportedly will have its Season 2 next year to give way to Imortal that has long kept fans waiting. Pinoy Biggest Loser on the other hand might air its premiere late this year or early next year on late primetime while Kokey @ Ako will have its debut sometime in the third quarter of the year.

KAPUSO MOVIE FESTIVAL BEATS KAPAMILYA BLOCKBUSTER NATIONWIDE! ENDLESS LOVE NATIONAL RATINGS DROPS TO 16%!

GMA's Kapuso Movie Festival proves to be a tough opponent as its remains on top of the competition wiping out Kapamilya Blockbuster Movie Treat from the limelight! It out shined Star Cinema 's Blockbuster Hit Movie"You Got Me" with Regal Entertainment's My Monster Mom averaging   16.3% Nationwide versus 12.7% from ABS-CBN. It was the highest rating daytime program from Kantar Media, followed by He's Beautiful (15.1%) and Eat Bulaga (14.5%). Meanwhile Noah and Agua Bendita Stayed on top in primetime with 36% and 34% respectively, up by more than 10% than rival programs from GMA. Magkaribal also reached records high in audience share as it topples Endless Love by more than 8% household ratings! Endless Love fell to 16% Rating on the National Level, registering as one of the lowest Primetime  program in the Natioanal TV Viewing Survey.

FACE-TO-FACE NAG NO.1 NA! SHOWTIME NALAMPASO?

Mukhang dahan dahan nang nakakalaaban ang TV5 sa ratings dahil sa tagumpay ng ilang mga shows nito, ang Talentadong Pinoy at face-to-Face. Ayon sa isang TV Executive, “Very happy po ang TV5 at Face to Face team because winner na winner ang episode ng show nu’ng August 12.

“Nakakuha ito ng 30.7 percent audience share among individuals at ito ang may pinakamataas na rating sa lahat ng katapat na shows.“Ang audience share rating na nakuha ng Showtime that day ay 26.5 percent lamang at ang Danz Showdown ay 25.1.

“Sa household ratings naman, winner pa rin ang Face to Face with 12.2 percent against Showtime’s 11.3 and Danz Showdown’s 10.4.“Based po ang ratings sa AGB-NMR Mega Manila overnight data.

UP-COMING GMA SHOWS REVEALED! ENDLESS LOVE 2 POSIBLENG GAWIN NEXT YEAR!

 Mukhang hindi papipigil ang Kapuso Network sa pagarangkada as the Network Plans out more exciting and must see series for the coming months! Narito ang ilan sa mga pinaplanong shows ng siete!

Next month is ilolaunch ng GMA7 ang Asar Talo Laging Panalo ni Edu Manzano. Tumanggi si Edu na gumawa ng teleserye by this time. May alok ang GMA7 sa kanya pero tinanggihan niya ang teleserye.

*Grazilda naman ang biggest break na matuturing for Glaiza de Castro. .

*Koreana starring Elmo Magalona and Kylie Padilla

*Claudine's TV series, nothing is much definite yet

*Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown hosted by Richard Gutierrez

TV5 ITINANGGING SA KANILA LILIPAT ANG WOWOWEE!

MANILA, Philippines - The management of TV5 has denied rumors that entertainer Willie Revillame will be doing the show "Wowowee" on TV5.

On Wednesday, Peachy Guioguio of TV5's Corporate Communications office, said: "TV5 denies reports confirming that Willie is all set to do Wowowee on TV5."

The network, however, did not say whether Revillame will be moving to TV5 to do another show.

Leonard de Vera, Revillame's lawyer, said he has yet to see a contract from Channel 5 for his client.

He added, however, that any contract pertaining to Willie's entertainment career will pass through Revillame's advisers.

Various Internet sites have reported that Revillame is transferring to TV5 after he announced his decision to leave ABS-CBN despite existing contract obligations with the Kapamilya network.

The reports said Revillame and his new manager, Vic del Rosario, forged a deal with TV5 management for a new daily noontime show starting October this year.

ENCHONG DEE TINAMAAN NG DENGUE!

Filipino actor-model Enchong Dee was rushed to hospital last Sunday after falling ill with dengue.

Dee said he was hospitalized due to high fever right after appearing in ABS-CBN's weekly variety show "ASAP" Sunday afternoon.

"On my second night, na-confirm I was positive for dengue. I am getting better now. Hopefully, I will be discharged soon so I could get back to work," he said.

Dee said it was the second time that he contracted the illness "so mas binabantayan nila condition ko ngayon."

He told fans that there was nothing to worry about since he was well on his way to recovery. "Thank you for all those who sent gifts and messages while I was in the hospital," he said in a text message.

Dee is part of the cast of ABS-CBN primetime teleserye "Magkaribal" and is currently shooting the movie "Sa 'Yo Lamang" under ABS-CBN's Star Cinema.

AGB MEGA MANILA RATINGS! KRISTINE STARTS NO.1 ON ITS TIME SLOT! RUBI ENDS VICTORIOUSLY!

Kristine started strongly in viewer rich Mega Manila as industry leader AGB Nielsen TV viewing survey revealed. It outmatched East of Eden on its time slot edging 33% more audience, and came out to be the only Kapamilya Primetime program to win the evening battle other than Momay. Moreover Rubi's finale last week toppled Buble Gang by almost double with a 14.1% people rating versus BG's 7.8% rating. It lorded the Friday rankings even beating Agua Bendita and Endless Love in the household ratings. However Showtime and Pilipinas Win na Win still needs a lot of work to catch up with EB's overwhelming numbers which still leads the daytime battle. Nevertheless Kapamilya programs received better figures on Monday as He's Beautiful and Simply KC registered strong ratings.

KAPUSO SHOWS NANANALO NA SA TNS NATIONWIDE RATINGS! KAPAMILYA PROGRAMS ANONG NANGYARI?

Mukhang nagkatotoo na ang sinabi ni Atty. Gozon noon that they will erase rival's lead in the National Urban ratings! Base kasi sa datos ng TNS/ Kantar Media nakakalaban na ng dikitan ang  raings ng mga kapuso programs sa buong bansa. Sa katunayan malayo ang naging lamang ng Eat Bulaga at Kapuso Movie Festival sa mga kalabang programa sa Dos na Showtime at Pilipinas Win na Win. Kahit ang Tv Patrol Weekends ay talo na rin sa 24 Oras, habang buumaba na lang sa 25% ang rating ng dating top rater na MMK. Ano kaya ang nangyayari at parang humihina na ng husto ang standing ng Dos sa National Urban? Maapektuhan kaya nito ang mga ad loads ng Dos na ngayoy numero uno na hindi lamang sa dami kundi pati sa halaga? 

WILLIE BLOCK TIMER NA SA TV5? PERO ABS-CBN AYAW SYANG PAKAWALAN!

KUMPIRMADONG SA CHANNEL 5 na mapapanood ang muling pagbabalik ni Willie Revillame sa telebisyon. Ayon sa isang insider na ating nakausap, block timer daw ang bagong programa ni Willie sa Kapatid station.

WILING WILLIE KAMI ang titulo ng bagong programa raw ni Willie sa channel 5, kung saan ay hindi pa kumpirmado kung sinu-sino ang kanyang magiging co-host. Pero tulad ng sa gustong mangyari ng host, solo niya ang nasabing programa, kung saan ay siya na rin ang bahala sa mga papasok na ads.

KC MAGWAWAKAS NA! EXTENSION HINDI NA KAYA!

Hanggang Agosto 27 na lang ang Simply KC ni KC Concepcion. Bago pa man simulan ang morning show ng panganay ni Sharon Cuneta ay malinaw na sa lahat na isang season lang ang itatakbo nito.
Ayon sa staff, na-extend pa sila ng one week. Bale 14 linggo ang itatakbo ng Simply KC kasama na ang last two weeks.

Simula ngayong araw na ito rin ay 9:30-10:00 AM na ang timeslot ng Simply KC at susundan ito ng Kapamilya Blockbuster at Showtime. 1:30 PM na ang Pilipinas: Win na Win.

Ayon sa isang staff ng Simply KC, hindi sila umaasam na ma-extend ang morning show nila dahil sobrang matrabaho ito.

Bukod sa studio taping nila, marami rin silang outside shoots na kumakain ng maraming oras ni KC.

JOEY MAGRERESIGN! GMA INTERESADO KAY WILLIE?!

Malakas ang ugong na nagkakaroon na ng interes ang GMA 7 na saluhin ang tv host na si Willie Revillame.

Ito ay matapos mag-issue ng statement kamakailan lang ang GMA na wala raw silang offer sa tv host na pinarusahan ng ABS-CBN dahil sa kabastusan nang hamunin ang nagbigay sa kanya ng kayamanan.

Lalo pang marami ang nag-isip dahil sa mahabang interview ni Mike Enriquez ng 24 Oras kay Revillame last Friday night na live sa bahay nito kasama ang kanyang abogado.

KAPAMILYA BLOCKBUSTER TO HELP ABS-CBN'S DYING NOONTIME! SHOWTIME TATAPATAN ANG EB! KAYA KAYA?!

Due to the alarming situation ABS-CBN's noontime programs Showtime and Pilipinas Win na Win is  facing, the country's largest Media group now decides to beat up its daytime line-up with the entrance of Kapamilya Blockbuster Movies! Set to challenge GMA's Kapuso Movie Festival which consistently out ranked Showtime in the numbers game, Kapamilya Blockbuster Movies is hoped to lift Showitme's wilted numbers and PWW's demising figures. With the new line -up Showtime will directly go head on with noontime titan Eat Bulaga, While Pilipinas Win na Win will combat TAPE's life bread on its half end airing. Wow this is such a queer arrangement, but probably the best resort. The question is, will this new alignment finally save ABS-CBN's wilted daytime programs? what do you think?

SURVIVOR 3! MEET THE CASTAWAYS!

GMA's Survivor Phlippines Celebrity Showdown 18 Castaways introduced in 24 oras 06.13.2010
reported by Lhar Santiago.

SURVIVOR 3 VS KOKEY 2 MALAPIT NA! ALIN ANG MAS KAABANG ABANG!?

Malapit nang sumali sa gitgitang labanan sa Primetime ang Survivor at Kokey! Napatunanyan na ang hatak sa Masa ng Surivivor noong manguna ito sa ratinngs hindi lang sa time slot nito kunsi pa ti na rin sa buong primetime block, samantalang successful ang unang season ng Kokey noong 2007 na nanguna din sa mga kapamilya programs noon. Alin kaya ang magmamarka ngayon? ang SURVIVOR Celebrity Edition kasama ang isa sa may pinka magandang mukha sa showbbiz na si Richard Guttierez? O ang Kokey at Ako na tampok ang pinaka nakakaaliw na personality ngayon na si Melay!? So what will it be? Beuaty and Beast? reality or fiction? place your bets!

See Teasers Below!

TV ADVERTISING MINUTES HAVE A GLANCE!

Looking at the disclosure of ABS-CBN Corporation with the Philippine Stocks Exchange  we can see under the study made by Nielsen Media Research total recurring advertising minutes of ABS-CBN (without Political Ads) out numbered gma-7 since the mid February of 2010. For more than half a decade GMA Network enjoyed an overwhelming advantage in total Advertising Minutes than ABS-CBN complemented by a healthy margin in the ratings game and unrestricted commercial time. But it is noteworthy that for 5 consecutive months ABS-CBN out ranked GMA-7 in total Ad loads bringing together healthy revenue margins and better earnings.

GMA NETWORK Q2 NET INCOME 3% LOWER! SHARE PRICE VALUE DROPS!

While ABS-CBN's 2nd quarter net income grew  by more than 80%, from P600M to P1.1B, the profit of GMA Network Inc. dipped slightly in the second quarter over the same period in 2009 amid the deterioration in ratings that pushed some advertisers away. The company said its profit in April to June slipped by 3 percent to P834 million from P860 million a year ago.

The slight dip in ratings in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon where the network has been historically strong in, it said, coupled with the sharp rise in expenses resulted in lower earnings in the quarter.

“We became a little complacent. But we are starting to get ABS-CBN’s lead in nationwide ratings lower, and we are regaining our superiority in Metro Manila,” GMA president and CEO Felipe Gozon said.

GMA Network also noted that its slower growth in the first half, compared to the 179-percent expansion of rival ABS-CBN’s profit in the same period, was due to the high base that GMA had. The network said its net income grew by 24 percent in the first half of 2010 to P1.7 billion from last year's P1.4 billion.

"By slowly gaining superiority in terms of ratings in Mega Manila and Luzon, we're still positive that we'll meet our bottomline target of P3.5 billion for the year," Gilberto Duavit Jr, GMA's executive vice president and COO said at a briefing on Thursday. "Our net-income guidance is not modified."

SEARCH FOR THE NEXT FEMALE SINGING SENSATION SOON ON ABS-CBN!

Set to replace Sharon, ABS-CBN once more brings to Philippine Television a reality search that will bring birth to the next Pop Super Star. Destined to follow the footsteps of Sarah Geronimo, Yeng Constantino and Toni GOnzaga, the Kapamilya Network is on its way on discovering fresh and milti-talented female Pop Star. This singing competition will be hosted by the Mega Star her self Ms. Sharon Cuneta and is expected to air on Sundays!

Will this new program help in regaining weekend dominance? Watch out!

ABS-CBN GUSTONG IBALIK ANG WOWOWEE! MANAGEMENT TAKOT SA PAGLIPAT NI WILLIE SA TV5!

Tinapos na ni Willie ang kanyang kaugnayan sa ABS CBN sa pamamagitan ng presscon na ipinatawag niya noong Lunes, pero mabilis ang sagot ng management ng Channel 2. Ito ang ilang bahagi ng statement ng Dos:

“Sa kabila ng mga pangyayari, desisyon ng network na ituloy ang kontrata at dapat gampanan ni Willie ang mga obligasyon na nakasaad sa kontrata na magtatapos sa September 2011.”

Kasama ni Willie sa presscon ang kanyang mga abogado na pinaboran ang pahayag ng kanilang kli­yente na tapos na ang kontrata nito sa Kapamilya network.

Ayon sa abogado ni Willie, wala nang kontrata sa ABS CBN ang TV host dahil hindi tinupad ng network ang mga nakasaad sa kontrata na kanilang napagkasunduan.

MAGIGING 'MADUGO' ANG LABANAN THIS COMING MMFF 2010

Maging madugo ang labanan this coming MMFF dahil ang dalawang lalaki na nag-hahari dito na si Vic Sotto at Bong Revilla ay mag sasanib pwersa sa joint movie nila na ANG AGIMAT NI ENTENG na co-produced ng 5 movie outfits, M-Zet, GMA Films, Octo Arts Films, IMUS Productions, and APT Productions. Other than that, meron ding pasabog ang Regal Entertainment through SUPER INDAY AND THE MAGIC BIBE and Mother Liky said that the newest franchise of SHAKE, RATTLE, and ROLL ay mas engrande. With its own movie outfit, Star Cinema, hindi mag papatalo ang ABS-CBN na mag-papalabas ng ANG TANGING INA MO RIN (LAST NA 'TO!). Matatandaan na ang prequel nito which is ANG TANGING INA NYONG LAHAT ay ang pinaka-mataas na kita sa MMFF history(during and after the fest).

ILUMINA DROPS TO NO.9 IN MEGA MANILA! MAGKARIBAL SCORES AGAINST ENDLESS LOVE!

It looks like industry leader ABS-CBN is keeping the momentum in the primetime race as AGB's Mega Manila Household ratings reveal 5 out of the top 5 evening programs coming from the Kapamilya Network. Agua Bendita remained unfazed by Ilumina as it topped the evening battle with an impressive 31.1% rating beating rival with only a 24.2% score. Ilumina dropped to the 9th place after leading the Peoples' rating survey last week. Magkaribal also showed increasing strength as it beat GMA's Endless Love with a 0.6% margin in Mega Manila. Meanwhile TV Patrol and 24 Oras remained stiff with TV Patrol edging rival at only 2%. Noah on the other hand consistently remained on top of in its time slot with a 28.3% rating, up against Pilyang Kerubin with a mediocre 24.2%. But TAPE's Eat Bulaga showed impressive performance for the past days as it entered the overall top 10 programs in Mega Manila. 

ABS-CBN GROSSED P14.41B IN 6 MONTHS! DOUBLES NET INCOME TO P2.265B!

MANILA, Philippines - (2nd UPDATE) ABS-CBN Corporation, the country's largest multi-media company reported a record 179% growth in net profit for the first half of the year at P2.265 billion, surpassing its P1.7 billion net earnings for 2009, driven by non-recurring political advertisements, higher airtime and consumer sales.

Its net revenue for the first half stood at P14.41-B, a 38% jump from a year ago.

For the second quarter, the company posted net earnings of P1.1-B from P600-M in 2009, an increase of 22%.

Revenue in the second quarter rose to P9 billion from P6.3 billion last year.

Last year, ABS-CBN registered a net income of P1.79 billion, thanks largely to revenue from early advocacy advertisements by politicians positioning themselves for the May polls.

TV ADVERTISERS BELIEVES MORE ON ABS-CBN! REGISTERED 50% MORE ADS THAN GMA-7!

Recurring advertising revenues, mostly from regular advertisers, grew by 36 percent to P9.17 billion due to both a strong increase in total advertising minutes sold and the rate adjustments that took effect in August last year and in February this year.

Total advertising minutes sold by Channel 2 in the first six months of the year jumped 42 percent, boosted by strong regular advertising minutes growth, complemented by election-related advertising that contributed 11 percent of total minutes sold.

Advertising minutes sold to regular advertisers in the first semester rose 26 percent, driven by strong national ratings and high audience shares.

In a reversal of relative share in total minutes sold, Channel 2 enjoyed a 60 percent share against GMA7’s 40 percent share of the combined total minutes sold by the two channels beginning in May.