ABS-CBN NOW NO.1 IN METRO MANILA!

ABS-CBN is now the most watched local channel in Metro Manila according to Kantar Media. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stocks Exchange, ABS-CBN reported a total day household rating of 13.7% in NCR, higher than GMA7's 13.5% rating for the July to September 2015 period. 

GLOBE'S MOTHER COMPANY FORGES ALLIANCE WITH ABS-CBN!

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos in Singapore can now get a wide range of Filipino content with the launch of The Filipino Channel (TFC) on Singtel TV.

In a statement , ABS-CBN Corp. said TFC is being made available along with the Lifestyle Network and ABS-CBN Sports + Action to the line-up of Singtel TV.

Packaged as the Kapamilya Starter, TFC will be available with its three premium channels: TFC (Ch. 693), Lifestyle Network (Ch. 692), and ABS-CBN Sports + Action (Ch. 694).

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.

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.”

ABS-CBN BECOMES THE 1ST BROADCAST COMPANY TO IMPLEMENT THE CPIRP PRICING MODEL IN PH!

Multimedia company ABS-CBN Corp. has rolled out a new pricing model for advertisers in an effort to make the media buying process more precise.

ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez III said the network is using the cost per individual rating point (CPIRP) pricing model, making it the first TV broadcaster in the country to explore such a pricing model.

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE RETURNS TO GMA 7!

GMA and Colgate-Palmolive are back together.

Commercials for Colgate and Palmolive quietly resurfaced on the Kapuso network last Sunday, April 5. This marked the first time since 2010 that the consumer products giant made its presence felt on the Kapuso side.

It can be recalled that Colgate and Palmolive products first aired on GMA after some disagreements with long-time partner ABS-CBN regarding ad rates. A few months later, however, CP’s products moved back to ABS-CBN after sales of their products declined during the company’s stint with GMA.

ABS-CBN PUSHING ADVERTISING COST PER TO PROGRAM RATINGS!

ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez III made a push for a new system of buying advertising spots in the country, at the Media Specialists Association of the Philippines (MSAP) Media Congress on Monday.

Lopez says the "Cost Per Individual Rating Point" (CPIRP) should be adopted in the Philippines, catching up with other countries like the United States.

Under CPIRP, advertisers would buy spots from TV programs based on the actual viewership or rating of the show.

ABS-CBN'S 2015 SUMMER STATION ID!

EXCLUSIVE: ABS-CBN'S TV & STUDIO PROFITS UP BY 39% TO P2.98 BILLION!

Contrary to universal belief, ABS-CBN's Studio and TV, (which excludes sky cable, ABS-CBNmobile, etc.) remains to be the money making segment of the ABS-CBN Group. The Broadcast group netted P2.98 billion in 2014, up by 39% year-on-year. Its other business segment which covers Sky Cable and other new businesses like ABS-CBNmobile netted a loss of P946 million, pullling down the combined net income of ABS-CBN to only Php2.03 billion in 2014.

EXCLUDING ELECTION RELATED ITEMS, ABS-CBN REPORTS 42% JUMP IN PROFIT!

MANILA - Multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN Corp. posted a net income of P2.030 billion in 2014, meeting its profit guidance of P2 billion.

ABS-CBN Corp. chief financial officer Aldrin Cerrado said last year's net income was slightly higher than 2013's P2.028 billion.

"We're happy to announce that we hit our profit guidance of P2 billion in terms of net income," Cerrado said at the ABS-CBN investors' briefing on Thursday.

Comparing last year's net income to 2013 without revenues from election-related advertising, the Lopez-led firm saw profit growth of 42 percent to P2.030 billion from P1.4 billion.

Excluding election-related spending, revenues went up 4.6 percent in 2014.

ABS-CBN DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND OF UP TO PHP510 MILLION!

ABS-CBN's Board of Directors approved the declaration of a cash dividend to common stockholders equivalent to sixty centavos (P0.60) per common share for stockholders of record as of March 20, 2015 payable on or before April 20, 2015. The cash dividend translates to Php510 million based from the company's outstanding share of 850, 801, 081 as of March 6, 2015.

ABS-CBN CONSOLIDATES 5 TRIVIAL SUBSIDIARIES!

Multimedia giant ABS-CBN Corp. on Friday said it was absorbing several wholly owned subsidiaries.

The company's board of directors on Thursday approved the merger of ABS-CBN Interactive, Inc., ABS-CBN Multimedia, Inc., Sarimanok News Network, Inc., Sapientis Holdings Corporation and Studio 23, Inc., with ABS-CBN as the surviving corporation.

SKY CABLE PRESIDENT PROMOTED AS ABS-CBN'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER!

MANILA – Lopez-led ABS-CBN Corporation has named Carlo Katigbak as its new chief operating officer.

Katigbak previously served as the head of ABS-CBN Access in overseeing strategy formulation of SKY Cable Corporation, ABS-CBNmobile, and ABS-CBN TVplus.

ABS-CBN TVplus is ABS-CBN’s recently launched digital TV business.

Katigbak, a member of the ABS-CBN Board of Advisors, is currently the president of SKY Cable and managing director of Bayan Holdings Corp.

CIGNAL BEATS SKY CABLE, NOW HAILED AS THE LARGEST PAY TV OPERATOR IN PH!

MANILA - Cignal TV is now the Philippines’ biggest pay TV operator.

The country's direct-to-home pay TV provider reported that it closed last year with 845,000 subscribers, 13 percent more than the 630,000 in 2013.

The end-2014 subscriber count already surpassed Skycable’s 800,000. This, despite Sky Cable acquiring Destiny Cable  last year.

TV5 TAKES A MOVE TO CHALLENGE ABS-CBN'S IWANTTV!

ABS-CBN'S MARKET VALUE NOW MORE THAN DOUBLE THAN GMA NETWORK!

ABS-CBN's market value continues to soar as its diversification program gravitates attention from investors. The Media giant's market capitalization as of February 20, 2015 stood P53.17 billion, more than double the size of rival GMA Network, which saw its market value whittle to P21.11 billion. Local and foreign investors salivate with the Kapamilya Networks' foray into other businesses while maintaining its industry leadership on its traditional business. 

SKY CABLE EYES 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS AS IT EXPANDS OUTSIDE METRO MANILA!

MANILA – SkyCable Corp., the cable and broadband unit of ABS-CBN Corp., is targeting to reach one million subscribers over the next two years as it expands services outside Metro Manila.

ABS-CBN MOBILES AIMS BREACH 3 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS BY END 2015!

MANILA – ABS-CBNmobile, the mobile arm of ABS-CBN Corp., is looking to increase its subscriber base to 3 million this year, double the number of subscribers it had at the end of 2014.

ABS-CBNmobile initially set a target of 2 million subscribers to break even, but ABS-CBN Access head Carlo Katigbak said the target was raised due to a decline in average revenue per user (ARPU).

“We have quite a challenge this year. I think our goal is to bring this up to about 3 million customers, double to where we came from at the end of last year,” he said.

ABS-CBN UNVEILS THE FIRST DTT SERVICE IN THE PHILIPPINES!

MANILA – ABS-CBN ushered in a new era in Philippine television with the launch of its new digital service on Wednesday.

ABS-CBN TVplus, popularly known as “The Mahiwagang Black Box,” was unveiled by executives of the media conglomerate led by its chairman Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, and president and chief executive Charo Santos-Concio in a ceremonial switch-on event held inside the ABS-CBN compound in Quezon City.

Lopez said digital terrestrial TV (DTT) is a major investment of ABS-CBN, calling it “the future of TV” and “the biggest innovation on free TV today.”