2012'S TOP 5 HIGHEST GROSSING LOCAL FILMS, PRODUCED BY STAR CINEMA!

Star Cinema remains to be the undisputed leader in the local box office as it raked all TOP 5 highest grossing films for 2012! The film production arm of the country's largest broadcasting firm also set the record for producing the new top grossing local film of all time, SISTERAKAS, outselling 2011's best performer Praybeyt Benjamin, also a product of Star Cinema.  The TOP 5 blockbuster movies alone raked in P1.2 billion in sales, even bigger  with the combined sales of GMA Films, Regal Entertainment and Viva Films. 

NTC ENDORSES ABS-CBN'S PREFERENCE FOR DTV STANDARD!

MANILA, Philippines - The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is backing the adoption of the Japanese digital TV standard to replace the analog system in the Philippines by 2015.

Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba said the NTC endorsed the adoption of Japan's Integrated Service Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial or ISDB-T standard to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) last December.

Cordoba said the DOST, which is in charge of big projects involving technology, will make the recommendation to Malacanang.

KANTAR CLAIMS SUPERIORITY WITH OVER 2,609 PANEL HOMES VS AGB'S 1,980!

Kantar Media Phils with its recently launched expanded TV Ratings measurement claims to offer more reliable and wider coverage of TV viewing in the country. Kantar promises to represent 100% of Philippine TV viewing with its 2,609 panel homes. This is 32% more than ABG Nielsen's 1,980 panel homes which only covers 57% of Philippine TV viewing. "Kantar Media launched its expanded TV ratings measurement to include rural homes in June 2012. 

"Kantar Media is a leading television (TV) audience measurement provider with capabilities in gathering TV viewing data in both digital and analog platforms, and a multinational market research group that specializes in audience measurement in more than 80 countries, has 26 TV networks, ad agencies, and pan-regional networks subscribing to its ratings services.

BOTH CLAIMING RATINGS LEAD IN 2012: GMA 7 VS ABS-CBN WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH?

MANILA, Philippines—The country’s top television firms continued to butt heads in the nationwide ratings race ahead of the 2013 mid-term polls, which is seen to result in a windfall for the broadcast industry given the expected surge in political ad spending.

KRIS AQUINO AYAW NANG SUMALI ULIT SA MMFF!

Nagbitaw na ng salita ang actress-TV host na si Kris Aquino na hindi na siya gagawa ng pelikula para sa Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

Sa social networking site na Twitter kaninang hapon, January 3, sinagot ni Kris ang tanong ng isang follower kung gagawa ulit siya ng pelikula para sa 2013 MMFF)

Sinabi ng Sisterakas actress at co-producer, “Save this please, i’m done. Achieved 3rd in 2010, 2nd in 2011 & 1st in 2012.”

VIC SOTTO NOT WORRIED WITH THE RETURN OF WILLIE IN NOONTIME!

In an interview with PEP.ph , Vic Sotto said that he is not worried even though Willie is slated to return to the noontime slot.

Does Vic feel nervous about Eat Bulaga being pitted again against Willie’s show?

“Matagal na naming kasabay yun, okay lang. Wala nang dapat ikaba,” said the TV host who is one-third of the formidable comedy trio Tito, Vic and Joey.

STAR CINEMA FILMS CONSUMES 65% OF TOTAL MMFF TICKET SALES!

Star Cinema has once again gestured its unchallenged dominance in the local box office as it raked a total of P534.36 million in total ticket sales in the 2012 MMFF! Based from the unofficial results from PEP, films produced, co-produced and/or distributed by ABS-CBN Film Production constitutes a rough 65% of total MMFF ticket sales. This means that even combining all consolidated receipts of other MMFF entries Star Cinema films still out sells them by almost TWICE the amount! 

ITS SHOWTIME AND EAT BULAGA NECK-TO-NECK TO CAPTURE DAYTIME LEADERSHIP!

KANTAR NATIONAL URBAN AND RURAL RATINGS

December 26, Wednesday

Morning:

Kape’t Pandesal (ABS-CBN) 0.2%; Patrol Ng Pilipino Replay (ABS-CBN) 0.4%; Reporter’s Notebook Replay (GMA-7) 0.4%

Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN) 4.1%; Unang Hirit (GMA-7) 3.1%

MMK KLASIKS FAILS TO IMPRESS AFTERNOON VIEWERS! GMA KEEPS DAYTIME LEADERSHIP!

Here are the comparative Household Ratings of ABS-CBN, TV5, and GMA-7 programs from December 21 to 25, 2012 based on the overnight ratings of Kantar Media/TNS among Total Philippines (Urban & Rural) households:

December 21, Friday

Morning: