CIGNAL SUBSCRIBER GROWS TO 500,000, IS SKY CABLE TO BE DISLODGED AS THE LEADING CABLE TV?

MANILA - Cignal TV this month marked a milestone, with its subscriber count reaching half-a-million, thanks to changes in its pricing scheme, a company executive said today.

Guido Zaballero, Cignal vice president for marketing, on Wednesday told reporters that the company's subscriber base grew from 440,000 at end-2012 to 500,000 by middle of this year.

TV5 DEFEATS GMA-7 IN VISAYAS AND MINDANAO!

MANILA - TV5 today said it overtook rival GMA Network Inc in primetime audience ratings in Visayas and Mindanao.

Citing Nielsen TV Audience Measurement data from May 19 to 25, TV5 media research chief Chiqui Trivino said the network outranked GMA in Visayas and Mindanao for primetime, particularly in Metro Iloilo, Metro Bacolod, Metro Cebu, Cagayan De Oro and Metro General Santos.

ABS-CBN REGAINS LEADERSHIP IN NUTAM WITH 37% AUDIENCE SHARE!

Data released by AGB Nielsen show that ABS-CBN regained NUTAM leadership from GMA Network with a 37% audience share! This was an increase of 1 percentage point from the 36% share recorded the previous month. The increase in NUTAM ratings for ABS-CBN was attributed to the strength of its daytime programs with Showtime beating Eat Bulaga in the noontime ratings. Minute to Win It and Kapamilya Gold also contributed an increase in overall ratings as said shows beats rival programs!

GMA's  audience share shrank 1 percentage point during the same period from 31% to 30% in May. 

TV5 recorded a 16 percent audience share in the May 19 to 25 period, a three point increase from 13 percent from the May 12 to 18 period.