ABS-CBN Corporation has announced that it would be investing in digital terrestrial television (DTV) and cable TV to bring clear TV viewing to millions of Filipino households that continue to make do with poor picture and audio quality. According to ABS-CBN DTV marketing head Miguel Mercado, ABS-CBN has been investing heavily on infrastructure and test broadcast activities in the past six years to ensure a smooth transition to DTT, which offers viewers digital clear picture and sound for all … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN invests in digital to deliver clear TV viewing for Filipinos
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ABS-CBN expands distribution in Middle East
Manilla – ABS-CBN Corporation announced that its subsidiary ABS-CBN Middle East has partnered with OSN, a pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa. According to ABS-CBNnews.com, starting May 1, OSN subscribers on direct-to-home and cable platforms in the Middle East can watch four ABS-CBN channels, namely The Filipino Channel; Bro, a dedicated sports and entertainment channel; Cinema One Global, a channel featuring box-office hits, classic movies and teleserye marathons; and ANC, … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN expands distribution in Middle East
More Filipinos watch TV on the Internet, says ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN Corporation reported that there is a growing number of Filipinos locally and abroad who have consumed television content online, based on the increasing hit rates of the company’s video-streaming websites iWantv!, and TFC.tv. Data for the month of March show that iWantv! is the number one locally published website based on local traffic in the country, according to Effective Measure (EM), a research supplier for web audience measurement of the nation’s online … [Read more...] about More Filipinos watch TV on the Internet, says ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN reports recurring income growth for 2012
Quezon City, Philippines – The consolidated net income of ABS-CBN Corporation registered P1.708 billion for 2012, down by 29% compared with P2.420 billion in 2011. Removing the effects of the gain from the sale of investments recognised in 2011 amounting to P1.032 billion, net income increased by 23%. According to the company, the growth in recurring income was fuelled by strong advertising revenues and consumer sales. ABS-CBN generated consolidated revenues of P31.7 billion from … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN reports recurring income growth for 2012
ABS-CBN tops February TV ratings
ABS-CBN Corporation has widened its lead over rival TV stations in February with an average audience share growing to 42%, 10 points higher than GMA Network’s 32%. Data from Kantar Media showed that more Filipino households across urban and rural areas watched ABS-CBN’s programmes as its total day share rose two points from 40% in January, while GMA suffered a one-point drop from 33% in the previous month. Kantar Media uses a nationwide panel size of 2,609 urban and rural homes that … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN tops February TV ratings
ABS-CBN Philippine adapts global TV formats
ABS-CBN Corporation has successfully launched local versions of three global TV formats, Shine International’s MasterChef and Minute to Win It, and Endemol’s Deal or No Deal. Chef Jayps, host Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo, Chef Ferns, and Chef Lau of MasterChef Pinoy Edition MasterChef Pinoy Edition premiered in November last year during the channel’s morning timeslot to consistently high ratings, says ABS-CBN. The broadcaster gave the cooking reality show a Filipino flavour by … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN Philippine adapts global TV formats
