GMA7-TV5 MERGER MAY FACE LEGAL HURDLE ON MONOPOLY ISSUES!

Gerely Rico, senior associate in Alonso and Associates and writer for the show “Legal Forum” on GMA News TV, shared her expert view.

She cited the Constitution in explaining the issue of monopoly: “Section 19, Article XII… states, ‘The State shall regulate or prohibit monopolies when the public interest so requires. No combinations in restraint of trade or unfair competition shall be allowed.’”

She invoked a Supreme Court decision, Garcia vs. Executive Secretary (GR No. 157584, April 2, 2009), which pointed out: “[The] Constitutional provision does not declare an outright prohibition of monopolies. It simply allows the State to act ‘when public interest so requires.’”

CLAUDINE EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR STAR MAGIC!

MANILA, Philippines – She may have left the cudgels of ABS-CBN, but actress Claudine Barretto said her heart will always belong to the network's talent management arm that saw her mature both as a person and an actress.

In a taped video message aired on “ASAP 2012” on Sunday, Barretto gave credit to Star Magic, which managed her when she was still with ABS-CBN.

“Star Magic saw me grow up on kiddie TV, as a teenybopper, as a young adult in ‘Buttercup,’ saw me swim as a mermaid sa ‘Marina,’ and saw me cry buckets of tears sa lahat ng mga teleserye ko. My seat might have left your door, but my heart's forever and will always be with you,” she said.

Barretto said “there are some things in life that cannot and should not be erased,” and her experience with Star Magic is one of them.

GOZON: ABS-CBN IS GOOD IN 2ND!

A merger of the two networks isn’t unconstitutional, either, said Gozon, a lawyer by profession.

“I don’t think that the anti-monopoly issue will be raised here,” he said. “Luckily, ABS-CBN is still a strong competitor. That was what happened with (telecommunications company) Globe (which lodged a protest against the acquisition of Sun by Pangilinan’s Smart).”

Good second Should the merger of GMA 7 and TV5 push through, Gozon added, “ABS-CBN will be a good second… unlike years before when GMA 7 was a poor second. But we eventually caught up with them.”

ABS-CBN HITS 51% PRIMETIME AUDIENCE SHARE NATIONWIDE!

ABS-CBN further bolstered its leadership in primetime (6 p.m. to 12 midnight) as it hit a 51% audience share or half of the Philippine TV households tuning in to ABS-CBN and almost twice more than GMA’s audience share of 27%.

ABS-CBN continued its winning streak across other territories in primetime. In Metro Manila, ABS-CBN beat its rival with an average audience share of 37% vs GMA’s 32%. ABS-CBN also challenged GMA in Mega Manila with an audience share of 36%, slightly higher than GMA’s 34%.

ABS-CBN REGISTERS HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN DAYTIME RATINGS!

ABS-CBN shows dominated the list of top 15 programs in June, occupying the top 12 spots, expanded data from Kantar Media showed.

The network owned by the Lopez family also showed a "remarkable improvement" on daytime (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) as its afternoon series “Kung Ako’y Iiwan Mo” was the top daytime weekday program from June 24-30 with an average audience share of 47% beating “Eat Bulaga,” which had an average audience share of only 40% for the same period.

AMALIA FUENTES SINAKSAK NG PAYONG!

Nauwi sa physical injuries ang maayos na pakikipag-usap sana ng dating movie queen na si Amalia Fuentes at anak niyang si Jeric sa nangungupahan sa kanila.

Ayon sa ulat ng TV5 News kagabi, July 4, sinaksak diumano ng payong sa likod ang dating aktres ng asawa ng tenant. Samantalang mga galos naman ang tinamo ng kanyang anak sa engkwentrong naganap kahapon sa 4th Street, New Manila, Quezon City.

GMA-7 HINARANG ANG APPEARANCE NINA OGIE AT REGINE SA ABS-CBN!

MARAMI ANG nag-text sa amin matapos ipalabas ang Icons at the Arena concert sa ABS-CBN last Sunday night kung bakit wala raw sa airing ang mag-asawang Ogie Alcasid at Regine Velasquez gayong nag-perform naman daw together ang dalawa, na itinuturing na rin naman na local music icons, nu’ng gabi ng pagtatanghal.

Base sa aming napag-alaman mula sa aming mapagkakatiwalaang source, hindi diumano pumayag ang GMA-7, kung saan may existing exclusive TV contract ang mag-asawa, na isama sa TV airing ng concert sa Kapamilya Network ang performance nina Ogie at Regine na nag-duet ng kanilang mga original na kanta dahil nga raw sa kanilang eks-klusibong kontrata bilang Kapuso artists.

PAGSISIMULA LORENZO'S TIME TINUTUKAN NG BAYAN!

KANTAR NATIONAL URBAN RATINGS!

July 2, Monday

Morning:

Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN) 5%; Unang Hirit (GMA-7) 4.3%
Kris TV (ABS-CBN) 7.1%; Hunter X Hunter (GMA-7) 5.5%; Pokemon (GMA-7) 6.6%; Inuyasha (GMA-7) 8.2%  
Dinosaur King (ABS-CBN) 5.8%; Fairy Tail (GMA-7) 8.6%
Gashbell (ABS-CBN) 5.9%; Yu-Gi-Oh! 5d's (ABS-CBN) 6.3%; One Piece (GMA-7) 8.7%
Kapamilya Blockbusters:Mamarazzi (ABS-CBN) 10.5%; Cooking With The Stars (GMA-7)7.4%; Kapuso Movie Festival: Rubberman (GMA-7)9%

GMA'S YOUNG JUSTICE OUTPERFORMS AD RICH AFTERNOON PROGRAMS!

KANTAR NATIONAL URBAN RATINGS

July 1, Sunday

Morning:

Kabuhayang Swak Na Swak (ABS-CBN) 4.5%; Legion Of Super Heroes (GMA-7) 4.9%
Salamat Dok (ABS-CBN) 4.3%; The Adventures Of Hello Kitty & Friends (GMA-7) 8.9%; Young Justice (GMA-7) 10.9%
Spider-Man (ABS-CBN) 6.9%; Bakugan Gundalian Invaders (GMA-7) 8.1%