ABS-CBN NEWS SORRY FOR THE FLESH-EATING DISEASE REPORT!

MANILA, Philippines - Saying it had no intention to sow mass hysteria, ABS-CBN has apologized for reports that appear to have sensationalized two common cases of skin disease as an outbreak of some mysterious 'flesh-eating disease'.

In a statement, ABS-CBN said it "apologizes for the unintended fear and panic caused by its report on the cases of skin diseases in two towns in Pangasinan."

ADVERTISERS CROWNS ABS-CBN AS THE TOP CHOICE!

ABS-CBN's claim as the no.1 Broadcasting firm seemed to appeal more to advertisers as against rival claim by GMA Network! According to Kantar Media, ABS-CBN got 42.69% of the P264 billion in advertising revenues on Television while GMA-7 earned 30.44% of the total advertising revenues last year. TV-5 got only 7.84% of the revenues.

PHIL STAR TO JOIN TV5 UNDER MVP'S MEDIA EMPIRE!

MANILA, Philippines – Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan said he expects his group to seal by next month a deal that will give it majority interest in one of the country's top newspaper groups, The Philippine Star.

Pangilinan disclosed this during a Twitter chat Monday night, February 17 where he answered random questions from netizens.Pangilinan-led Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) wants to bring its stake in Star as well as its affiliates to up to 80%. It will acquire control of the broadsheet from the family of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and other shareholders.

LATEST CCTV FOOTAGE SHOWS CEDRIC KISSING DENIECE!

A high-resolution screenshot of new CCTV footage in the hands of the NBI shows a smiling Deniece Cornejo being passionately kissed by businessman Cedric Lee inside the elevator of her condo unit.

GMA-7 DROPS TO NO.3 NATIONWIDE DURING TV5'S COVERAGE OF GAME 7!

The coverage of Game 7 between Ginebra and San Mig has drawn enough viewers to dislodge GMA7 as the No.2 TV channel during its 2-hour airtime in TV5. The PBA coverage earned 13.0% on National TV vs GMA's 11.9% according to Kantar's Urban Rural National survey.

Meanwhile, Toni Gonzaga's guesting in A&A Tonight failed to gravitate interest from vierwers as A&A Tonight's rating slumped to 7.5% vs Rhodora X's 9.5% and PBA's 13%.

JAMES YAP ON KRIS DEFENDING HIM: "NAGULAT AKO, ANONG MERON?"

ALTHOUGH visibly surprised to find an unlikely ally in Kris Aquino, San Mig star James Yap nonetheless thanked his ex-wife for leaping to his defense in the face of criticism he received from bashers after the Mixers' Game Six loss to Ginebra in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals.

PINOY BIGGEST LOSER REMAINS A DRAG ON ABS-CBN'S LATE PRIMETIME BLOCK!

11 February 2014 Comparative Total Philippines (Urban+ Rural) 

Ratings Data: ABS-CBN vs. GMA7 and TV5   

Source: Kantar Media / TNS

Umagang Kay Ganda (4.1%) vs. Unang Hirit (3.5%)

Kris Tv (5.9%) vs. Doraemon (5.8%) / Pokemon (7.0%)

Ultraman Mebius (5.7%) vs. Detective Conan (7.0%)

Kuroko’s Basketball (5.7%) vs. Inuyasha (6.9%)

Naruto Shippuuden (6.2%) vs. Flame of Recca (6.7%) / Dragon Ball Z Kai (6.4%)

AQUINO AND ABUNDA TONIGHT SCORES POOR RATING ON DEBUT!

The much awaited return of the talk royalties Kris Aquino and Boy Abunda has recieved poor numbers even in the National scene. A&A Tonight was easily beaten by Rhodora X from GMA and The PBA 2014 semi finals coverage on TV5!

ABS-CBN EXPECTS TO EARN UP TO P2 BILLION IN 2014 FROM STAR CINEMA'S STRONG BUSINESS!

MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN Corp. has set a profit target of P1.8 billion to P2 billion for this year, as the broadcasting giant expands to digital TV, mobile phone business and theme parks.

ABS-CBN says profit will beat analysts' expectations in part because of strong movie revenue, saying Star Cinema gave it a very strong January.

This year's profit guidance is steady from last year's P2 billion, which ABS-CBN group chief finance officer Ron Valdueza says would beat analyst estimates.

On Monday, ABS-CBN listed on the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. P6 billion worth of retail bonds it issued two weeks ago.

ABS-CBN CLAIMS ITS 3 YEARS AHEAD OF GMA7 AND TV5 IN SWITCHING TO DIGITAL!

ABS-CBN chairman Gabby Lopez claimed that the company is probably three years ahead of competition in switching to digital.

"We placed our bets early on, having made investments in this standard. We are probably three years ahead of everybody else in terms of rolling out digital TV. This should give us first mover advantage as the country transitions from analog to digital. We are now ready to expand our free-to-air channel offerings to an additional five channels from two channels currently once the implementing rules and regulations are released," Lopez said.

GMA NEWS GIVES IN TO GABRIELA'S DEMAND FOR PUBLIC APOLOGY!

Five days after Gabriela cried foul on GMA's report indicating that the group supports Ms. Deniece Cornejo on her alleged rape case, GMA News has finally released a public apology. GMA News Online made a public apology to Atty. Alnie G. Foja, the legal counsel of Gabriela Party last February 6, 2014. This after Atty. Foja demanded an apology from GMA Network for the misleading report on Deniece Cornejo's rape case. Below is the offficial public letter from GMA News:

STARTALK VS BUZZ NG BAYAN, WHO HAS THE UPPER HAND?

The battle for dominance between Entertainment shows is just heating up as two of the industry's longest running talk shows now face each other every Sunday afternoon! GMA's Startalk, last January 26, 2014, has moved from Saturday to Sunday afternoon to challenge rival Talk show from the Kapamilya network.

The move from GMA saw little success as the first battle results were entirely against Startalk. Buzz ng Bayan crushed Startalk in Mega Manila and the National Urban last January 26, with Vhong's first interview posting a record breaking rating!

IS THE LEGAL WIFE REALLY NOT ATTRACTING ENOUGH ADVERTISERS?

ABS-CBN's newest primetime program, The Legal Wife, featuring the return of Kapamilya Primetime royalty, Ms. Angel Locsin, has sparked Buzz on social media as it was pitted with two of GMA's newest primetime offerings.

The Kapamilya series has earned remarkable attention from TV viewers as it bested rival programs, Carmela and Rhodora X in all survey areas both in Nielsen and Kantar Media Research. It was consistently a top trending topic on Twitter and one of the most shared and discussed subject on facebook. 

NIELSEN: TV5 OVERTAKES GMA-7 IN NUTAM DURING COVERAGE OF PBA SEMIFINALS!

TV5 has finally made a dent on the ratings battle thanks to the PBA Semifinals coverage! Data from Neilsen Media Research indicate last January 31, 2014 TV5 outran GMA-7 in the National Ratings with 15% more viewers at the peak of the game between San Mig Super Coffee and Ginebra San Miguel. At this point TV5 became the No.2 most watch channel in the Philippines next to ABS-CBN, while GMA-7 dropped to No.3. 

NEILSEN AND KANTAR, ARE THEY REALLY DIFFERENT?

It has been the norm to believe that data released by AGB Nielsen always favor GMA7 while data from Kantar Media favor ABS-CBN, but is this really the case?

Looking closely at the numbers reveal that the two Ratings provider have little difference! Here's why:

THE BIGGEST LOSER DRAWS POOR ATTENTION FROM TV VIEWERS!

The premiere of the second season of The Biggest Loser Pinoy edition draws mediocre attention from TV viewers as it fails to outrun rival Celebrity Bluff even in Kantar's National Ratings! However, on its regular airtime it was able to score good numbers as it wins over rival program from GMA-7.

But considering that Kantar's data oftentimes favor Kapamilya Programs (with integration of Rural Ratings, known bailiwick of ABS-CBN), The Biggest Loser's mediocre ratings suggest its reception among Urban viewers  is relatively poor. Advertisers are more concerned on Urban ratings as these reflect their target audiences.

AQUINO AND ABUNDA TONIGHT DARES TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL PRIMETIME!

The King and Queen of Talk tandem is back on national primetime television.

On the Twitter page of Kris Aquino's morning talk show, KrisTVofficial reveals new show with Boy Abunda called Aquino & Abunda Tonight. The new show of the Talk Royalties will premiere on February 10, 2014 on ABS-CBN.

HONESTO SOARS TO 35% MARK IN THE NATIONAL RATINGS!

ABS-CBN's formidable primetime line-up is getting stronger than ever with TV Ratings of some of programs soaring to as much as 35.1% according to Kantar Media. Leading the pack is the child-friendly themed drama, Honesto. 

According to data from Kantar Media last January 31 (Thursday ), the timely drama series that shares the value of honesty and kindness scored almost 20 percentage points higher than its rival program in GMA “Adarna” which only got 15.2%.

ABS-CBN TO REFINANCE LOAN WORTH P1.65B!

MANILA – ABS-CBN Corp will refinance an outstanding loan owed to Security Bank.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Lopez-led broadcast firm said its board approved the refinancing of its outstanding obligations under a P1.65 billion loan with Security Bank Corp through a four-year term to be arranged by SB Capital Investment Corp.

Rolando P. Valdueza, ABS-CBN chief financial officer, said the company will use internally generated cash for its loan refinancing.