New York - The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for the 2013 Current Affairs and News categories. Winners will be announced in New York on October 1, at a ceremony at the Frederick P. Rose Hall of Jazz at Lincoln Center. The international winners will be honoured alongside their American news and documentary counterparts. The 8 Nominees span 5 countries: Brazil, Germany, Romania, The Philippines and The United Kingdom. GMA … [Read more...] about GMA gets two Emmy nominations
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ABS-CBN’s national TV ratings for June soar
ABS-CBN announced that it led all TV networks in terms of viewership as measured by the national TV ratings in June, with a recorded average total day audience share of 43%, up by a point from the previous month and 11 points higher than GMA’s 32%, according to Kantar Media. ABS-CBN also continued its winning streak on primetime (6PM-12MN) as Filipinos nationwide tuned in to its news and entertainment programmes, with a one-point increase to an average audience share of 47%, or 17 points … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN’s national TV ratings for June soar
SingTel mio TV to add two Filipino channels
Singapore – mio TV will add lifestyle channel GMA Life TV and news channel GMA News TV International to its Fiesta Pack line-up in June. Together with GMA Pinoy TV, which is already available, the new channels will make up mio TV’s new Fiesta Pack. “We are very excited to welcome GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International to mio TV as many of our customers have requested for these channels,” said Mr Goh Seow Eng, Managing Director of Television, SingTel. … [Read more...] about SingTel mio TV to add two Filipino channels
GMA Network launches GMA News TV International in Middle East
GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) through its international business unit, GMA International, announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Dubai-based pay-TV platform, My-HD, for the direct-to-home distribution of GMA News TV International in the Middle East. Starting April 5, GMA, together with My-HD, will give Filipinos in the Middle East access to the latest news from home through the network’s third international channel. Leading the contract signing at the GMA Network headquarters … [Read more...] about GMA Network launches GMA News TV International in Middle East
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 tops national ratings
ABS-CBN Corporation continues to top TV viewing in the Philippines, including 12 key areas with huge TV viewing population, hitting as high as 73% in terms of audience share. According to Kantar Media, ABS-CBN's average audience share reached 43% nationwide on total day viewership in August, 12 points higher than rival GMA’s 31%. Looking at the different areas nationwide, Kantar Media TV diaries data (July 29 to August 4) show ABS-CBN registered its highest audience share of 73% … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN tops national ratings