TV5MONDE will premiere Fort Boyard, a French reality game show, exclusively on StarHub Channel 152 this month. Fort Boyard is a French game show created by French game show writer Jacques Antoine. It is one of the most successfully franchised formats internationally across a 20-year period and across 20 countries including the UK and the U.S. in 2011. Other celebrity contestants include Pierre Parker - Tony Parker’s brother and professional basketball player, Alexis Rambur … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE presents Fort Boyard
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Philippines’ TV5 launches Filipino TV channels in the US
Philippines – Pilipinas Global Network, through a team-up with DISH, has launched two international channels in North America. Kapatid TV5 will feature Filipino culture and entertainment, while Aksyon TV International will be dedicated to national and international news along with sports and current events. The two channels are already available in Guam, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. … [Read more...] about Philippines’ TV5 launches Filipino TV channels in the US
Philippines’ TV5 partners with METRA to launch 24/7 weather and public information channel
Manila - Cignal, the Philippines’ fastest growing satellite TV provider and a TV5 sister company, will launch the Weather Information Network (WIN) – the country’s first dedicated 24/7 weather and public information channel – in partnership with METRA, New Zealand’s privately owned meteorological service. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) singled out TV5 and lauded its commitment to improving weather news … [Read more...] about Philippines’ TV5 partners with METRA to launch 24/7 weather and public information channel
GMA-7 maintains Philippine TV ratings lead
Philippines – GMA Network Inc. (GMA) has reported that the network continues to lead nationwide household audience share margins over ABS-CBN in the Philippines. In the fist quarter of the year, GMA remained in the lead in household audience share points in the National Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM), based on data provided by Nielsen TV Audience Measurement. The trending of audience shares for the three competing channels in the country’s key areas remains unaltered. … [Read more...] about GMA-7 maintains Philippine TV ratings lead
Asia gets a makeover
Endemol announced its long running worldwide hit Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has been commissioned for a local version in Asia. Associated Broadcasting Company in the Philippines has ordered a 12 episode first series of the format to run on local channel TV5. The show will be produced in Tagalog and will go out as monthly specials. This will be the first Asian version of the blockbuster format, which to date has been broadcast in 185 countries. More in the next Executive News Roundup … [Read more...] about Asia gets a makeover
The Philippines’ TV5 to launch Metra’s Weatherscape
Manila - The Associated Broadcast Company (ABC) of The Philippines and Metra Information Limited (Metra) of New Zealand signed an agreement in Manila for the provision of Metra’s world-leading weather graphics system, Weatherscape XT, to ABC’s national network, TV5. The Philippines is well used to extreme and varied weather conditions and with the signing of the ABC/Metra agreement, TV5 has taken the lead among the country’s major national networks in providing much needed, … [Read more...] about The Philippines’ TV5 to launch Metra’s Weatherscape
