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| The Philippine flag displayed during the opening ceremonies of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. (Image Source: Interaksyon.com via The Philippine STAR/Michael Varcas) |
While
thousands of Filipinos packed the world-famous Philippine Arena to show their
support for the national athletes in the opening ceremony of the 2019 Southeast
Asian Games last November 30, 2019, more Filipinos were able to watch the live
telecast of the event on ABS-CBN making the spectacle the most watched program
of the entire weekend.
With
dazzling performances of Filipino cultural dances, world-class production numbers
and appearances of legendary athletes, the Philippines 2019: 30th SEA Games Opening
Ceremony registered a national TV rating of 29.2% based on data from Kantar Media,
the highest of all programs aired on Saturday and Sunday (December 1). Many
viewers also opted to watch the event online with ABS-CBN News' live streaming
on Facebook Live hitting 1.8 million views with 63,000 reactions. Those who
have missed the event can catch it up in full on ABS-CBN's online streaming service
iWant. Filipino netizens were also united in praise along with spectators and
households for the 2019 SEA Games Opening Ceremony with hashtags and topics
related to the event among the top trending nationwide and even worldwide.
Meanwhile,
the premiere media and entertainment company in the Philippines continues with
its coverage of the region's prestigious biennial multi-sport event through its
sports arm ABS-CBN Sports with football, volleyball, gymnastics and swimming competitions
as well as several events in athletics being aired live on S+A, LIGA and iWant.
S+A's flagship sports program The Score hosted by veteran sports anchor and analyst
Mico Halili will also be aired for the duration of the games at 9 am and 8 pm
to deliver the latest updates on the medal tally and interviews with winning
Filipino athletes and sports personalities. On the other hand, highlights of
men's basketball, 3x3 and weightlifting featuring Hidilyn Diaz will be
available on demand via iWant.
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ONE
Championship, the largest and most valuable sports media property in Asian history,
officially announced the 2020 calendar of events for its subsidiary Rich Franklin's
ONE Warrior Series and these events are scheduled to take place in Singapore.
It also announced that the series will be visiting iconic locations in various
countries around the world including Pakistan, Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and
South Africa.
ONE
Warrior Series put together a wildly successful run throughout 2019, travelling
to different countries in search for the world's finest and greatest martial
arts fighters. The best athletes have moved on to compete and earn a six-figure
contracts with ONE Championship, the world's largest mixed martial arts organizations.
Those who have joined ONE after the ONE Warrior Series include Dae Sung Park (South
Korea), Rockie Bactol (Philippines), Woon Kyoum Kim (South Korea), Akihiro
Fujisawa (Japan), Kimihiro Eto (Japan), Ryuto Sawada (Japan), Lito Adiwang
(Philippines), Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg (Mongolia), Mark Fairtex Abelardo (New
Zealand), and ONE Atomweight Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion Stamp
Fairtex (Thailand).
The
ONE Warrior Series events for 2020 will be held on the following dates: February
20, April 16, June 11, August 6, October 1 and November 26. You can binge-watch
episodes of Rich Franklin's ONE Warrior Series seasons one to four on ONE
Championship's official YouTube channel (@ONEFCMMA) while succeeding seasons
are broadcast on ONE's partner networks worldwide.
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LGD,
one of the best Chinese-based professional gaming squads in the world today, has
relaunched its LGD.INT expansion team in partnership with Philippine eSports organization
eSportsPlay Gaming. The announcement of the relaunch was forged through a
contract signing between the two parties led by eSportsPlay Gaming chairman and
CEO Ivan Angelo Cuevas and COO John Tse and LGD CEO Pan "Ruru" Jie
and General Manager Pan Fei.
LGD.INT
(LGD International) was among the forces to be reckoned with in the early years
of the DOTA 2 scene considering that it featured international gamers such as Rasmus
"Misery" Flipsen, Theeban "1437" Siva and more. Taking a
different approach for the new LGD.INT squad, LGD and eSportsPlay are set to
scout, train and coach aspiring professional gamers from different parts of
Southeast Asia including the Philippines. The final lineup, to be finalized by the
two entities, will then begin set its sights on conquering the biggest stage in
the DOTA 2 circuit - The International.
Through
the new partnership for the newly rebranded international squad, eSportsPlay is
set to build a training headquarters in Pampanga which aims to train future
LGD.INT members. Furthermore, it is targeting the creation of a new gaming
arena in Cebu.
