PANGAKO SA 'YO SLAUGHTERS RIVALS IN ALL SURVEY AREAS!

ABS-CBN's remake of Pangako Sa ‘Yo emerged as the most watched program nationwide and in Mega Manila last Monday, May 25. 

Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla topbill the new Kapamilya primetime series directed by Rory Quintos, Dado Lumibao and Olivia M. Lamasan. 

SKY CABLE TO DIRECTLY CHALLENGE CIGNAL ON ITS TURF!

Sky Cable will soon offer satellite pay TV.

In a submission to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Sky Cable Corporation said it plans to spend P252 million for the rollout of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service across 251 cities and municipalities. Also known as "direct-to-home," DBS transmits signals to subscribers using satellite. A unit of ABS-CBN Corporation, Sky Cable’s venture into satellite TV will pit it against three existing players, namely Cignal, Dream Satellite TV and GSat.

GOZON: GMA REGIONAL OFFICES! "LUGI'; 'WALA NANG SILBI"

GMA Network CEO, Atty. Felipe L. Gozon said workforce reduction in its regional offices was because "wala nang silbi", “The ratings and revenues are low,”; referring to the positions that were laid off.


“Malaki ang savings. Lugi kami eh. In short, wala nang silbi eh. Itong negosyo namin eh rating at revenue lang ito. ‘Yung ginawa namin no brainer lang iyon.”, said the chief honcho when asked for the reason of the manpower-reduction program.

During GMA's public disclosure for the first quarter financial results, Gozon revealed the company's  massive man-power reduction program is still ongoing with more lay-offs seen on its main office. 

RAMON ANG TO BACK OUT FROM BUYING GMA NETWORK?

Is businessman Ramon Ang still interested in buying a stake in GMA Network?

Even GMA Network Chairman Felipe Gozon isn't sure.

"I have to be very truthful to you. That was some time ago, so if I say that we are still close, nobody will believe me, so I won't say it. So at this point, let me just say that our attitude is 'wait-and-see.' The ball is no longer in our court," Gozon said when asked for an update on the deal with Ang at a press conference.

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE HELP LIFT GMA7'S Q1 REVENUES BY 5% TO P3 BILLION!

GMA Network Inc. reported a net income of P408 million in the first quarter of 2015, up 25 percent year-on-year. 

"As you can see, we over-targeted our first quarter this year. So, we are confident of exceeding the net income in declaring our cash dividends this year," GMA Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon told reporters on Thursday. 

WOWOWIN'S DEBUT A HUGE SUCCESS IN MEGA MANILA!

Willie Revillame's grand television comeback reshaped the afternoon landscape as it breaks records according to AGB Nielsen's Mega Manila survey. The no-commercial break 1-hour WOWOWIN premiere raked 22.1% beating ABS-CBN's She's Dating the Gangster which only managed a 11.7%  in Mega Manila. The numbers Wowowin garnered is enough to outdo any other primetime show on either ABS-CBN or GMA 7. The success of WOWOWIN, however, has  little effect on GMA's ad revenue as all product placements and commercial airtime from WOWOWIN will all go to Willie being a blocktimer. This is much the same as Eat Bulaga where GMA's only consolation is the payment for buying their airtime. Of course, indirectly, the huge audience Willie was able to muster from WOWOWIN  is more than enough to help GMA's in-house produced programs to perform better in the numbers game.

TV5 CATCHES UP WITH ABS-CBN IN THE DIGITAL TV RACE!

MANILA - TV5 Network Inc is rolling out its digital TV service nationwide.

Emmanuel C. Lorenzana, TV5 president, said the company is spending P700 million over the next five years, with P300 million allotted for this year alone. The remaining P400 million would be spent through 2020.

"We already have, in fact we are transmitting digital in Channel 41 already. It’s just a matter of making the footprint bigger. Right now, it’s only National Capital Region," Lorenzana said.

"Not only bigger, but I want the transmission to be good in indoors, that's my priority," he said.

ABS-CBN REMAINS THE MOST PROFITABLE BROADCAST FIRM WITH Q1 PROFITS UP BY 5% TO P569 MILLION!

MULTIMEDIA conglomerate ABS-CBN Corp.  booked a 5.8-percent increase in its net income for the first quarter of 2015, owing to the increasing efficiencies in its operations.

The company’s net income was at P569 million as of end-March, up from the P538 million recorded during the same period the year prior.

Revenues rose to P8.4 billion from P8.2 billion, while total costs grew to P7.6 billion from P7.4 billion.

“I am very pleased with our performance for the first quarter,” Aldrin M. Cerrado, the company’s CFO, said on late Thursday.  “Advertising revenue growth has been robust and should accelerate over the coming months.”