Miami - Telemundo Internacional's productions are conquering Asia's small screen. Telenovelas such as Marina, Betrayed, Land of Passion, Zorro: the sword and the rose, A Chance to Love, Sweet Secret, The Revenge, and Second Chance among others are currently airing in seven countries in Asia including Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey, China and Japan. Philippine channel ABS-CBN has decided to air Betrayed on the 15:45 time slot, while GMA is airing Marina on the 15:30 time slot. In … [Read more...] about Telemundo Internacional’s presence in the Asian continent
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Ad revenues drop for ABS-CBN
Manila - ABS-CBN's airtime revenues for the first two months of the year declined by almost double-digits due to the slowdown in advertisements, as clients tightened their belts because of the crisis. At a press briefing for the firm's 2008 financial and operating results, chief finance officer Rolando Valdueza said that the decline in airtime revenues for January and February this year should not be taken as an indication of what is in store for the remaining months, and added that ABS-CBN has … [Read more...] about Ad revenues drop for ABS-CBN
Endemol SEA expands into Malaysia
Endemol is launching a new centre of operations in Kuala Lumpur with Endemol South East Asia Sdn. Bhd. registered as a local operating company in Malaysia. The Malaysian office will become Endemol South East Asia's new headquarters with the company's former centre in Bangkok continuing to operate as a regional base. So far this year Endemol has licensed over 30 programmes in 6 countries across SEA. This includes the first ever local version of Fear Factor in the Philippines, which was recently … [Read more...] about Endemol SEA expands into Malaysia
El Cuerpo Del Deseo a hit in the Philippines
Miami - Telemundo-RTI's El Cuerpo Del Deseo has become one of the most viewed in the Philippines, despite competing against the country's most successful local production. According to the Philippine television ratings system, El Cuerpo Del Deseo, which airs on canal ABS-CBN, has managed to lead the 15:30 timeslot, reaching a 20.2 rating and outdelivering Magdusa Ka, a novela airing on Canal GMA, which garnered a 19.8 rating. The success of the production causes a great deal of sensation in … [Read more...] about El Cuerpo Del Deseo a hit in the Philippines
Al Jazeera English available to 500,000 in the Philippines
Doha – Al Jazeera Network sealed five distribution deals in the Philippines to extend 24-hour English-language global news channel Al Jazeera English’s availability to 500,000 households in the country. The new carriage deals cover the licensing of Al Jazeera English to Global Destiny Cable, the second largest cable TV company in the Philippines, Royal Cablevision Corporation, Eaglevision, and Ultravision Cable TV, as well as the simulcast of Al Jazeera English on ABS-CBN News … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera English available to 500,000 in the Philippines
ABS-CBN promotes Charos Santos-Concio as president
Manila – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation has promoted Charo Santos-Concio as president, effective from March 1, 2008. She is the fifth president of the company. Santos-Concio was formerly head of Channel 2 where she handled full business responsibilities of the channel including sales, marketing and production, and has delivered “remarkable” business results for the past two years. Santos-Concio joined ABS-CBN as consultant since 1987 and has held positions including senior … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN promotes Charos Santos-Concio as president