by Nickie Wang It’s not surprising that one talent jumps from one station to another. Oftentimes, it’s the most logical and practical decision to do. Take for example Heart Evangelista, before she moved to GMA-7, her star was already waning in ABS-CBN. Continue reading »
by Nickie Wang It was an intriguing week. On Monday, Kapamilya viewers were welcomed by a minor change in their afternoon viewing with Showtime and Pilipinas Win na Win moving down on the afternoon block. The arrangement was done to give way to Kapamilya Blockbusters to help the station reclaim its position as frontrunner in … Continue reading »
by Nickie Wang WHEN Luis Manzano took a time off in Wowowee last week to join some stars in a concert in Hong Kong, action star and host Cesar “Buboy” Montano accepted the offer to be a guest host for the noontime show. Speculations that politician wannabe Buboy would permanently occupy the vacated hosting slot … Continue reading »
…are talking about Ondoy telethons The country’s two major TV stations immediately initiated telethons dedicated to raise funds and collect relief goods for the victims of typhoon Ondoy. We saw how people can make great efforts to help, and we saw how ABSCBN’s Sagip Kapamilya proved how powerful it is in convincing even big companies … Continue reading »
By Nickie Wang It took six months for the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board to stage the very first MTRCB Television Awards. It was held last Sept. 4 at the Gateway Mall Cinema 5, Araneta Center in Cubao. While it has been known for giving sanctions and suspensions to television shows and personalities … Continue reading »
By Nickie Wang/ Manila Standard Today After announcing that his much-awaited fight against Ricky Hatton will be aired on ABS-CBN, Pacquiao made an apologetic announcement honoring the exclusive rights of GMA-7 and Solar Sports to broadcast his May 2 title bout. It’s a mission accomplished for GMA Network vice president for entertainment Wilma Galvante, who … Continue reading »
By Billy Bong We posted this entry with the knowledge that 2008 is really over and that 2009 will be another year of ups and downs in the world of showbiz. There are guaranteed facts in showbiz. People will rise, get famous and fade. Some of them might stay on top for a longer time … Continue reading »
Several days before Survivor Philippines even started, there was a searing spoiler that became a hot topic among bloggers. The spoiler said that John Carlo Tiuseco, the 23-year-old basketball heartthrob from San Sebastian, was the first-ever Pinoy Sole Survivor. The person who released the spoiler must be a relative of Michel de Nostredame (or of … Continue reading »
Since 2004, the award for Best TV Station has been given alternately to the two local TV giants that next year, people will expect that the trophy will be given to ABS-CBN (unless miracle happens it would land on TV5). Continue reading »
