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| Left: Justin Quirino, Gretchen Ho, and Jex Delos Santos make your weekday mornings wonderful and informative as the main hosts of TV5's newest show "Güd Morning Pilipinas". Right: Adding fresh energy and perspective to the latest in sports and entertainment are Frontline Pilipinas' newest anchors KaladKaren and Mikee Reyes. (Image Source: Orange Magazine TV/TV5 Network Inc.) |
TV5 propels its morning broadcast with the recent launch of News5's “Güd Morning Kapatid" featuring a formidable line-up of hosts headlined by Gretchen Ho, Jes Delos Santos, and Justin Quirino set to deliver a comprehensive blend of current events, trending topics, useful advice, and engaging human interest stories. Airing every Monday to Friday at 9:30 am, the morning show promises an informative viewing experience — a perfect companion for the first cup of coffee.
Further, TV5 intensifies its evening news offering with the addition of two fresh anchors, KaladKaren and Mikee Reyes, to their main primetime news program “Frontline Pilipinas". This development is part of TV5’s bid to reinforce its position as a go-to source for trustworthy journalism and current news during the primetime block as it goes head-to-head against other network news programs at 6:30 pm, striving to be the viewer’s preferred choice for diverse and in-depth news coverage. New additions to “Frontline Pilipinas”, KaladKaren and Mikee Reyes, inject fresh energy and perspective to the network’s entertainment and sports news. KaladKaren, an MMFF Best Supporting Actress, covers the latest trends and exclusive stories from the entertainment world while Sports Tito Mikee Reyes offers updates, highlights, and insightful analysis from the sports arena.
“Güd Morning Kapatid” and “Frontline Pilipinas” demonstrate TV5’s commitment to delivering varied, pertinent content while upholding high journalistic standards attuned to its audience’s needs. News5 head Chief Luchi Cruz-Valdes states, “The revitalization of our programming mirrors TV5’s dedication to fair and factual reporting. The introduction of ‘Güd Morning Kapatid’ and the fresh faces on ‘Frontline Pilipinas’ symbolize our continued efforts to stay engaging and relevant in this fast-paced broadcast environment.”
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Warner Music Japan And Creative House LAND Sign Strategic Partnership
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Warner Music Japan, part of Warner Music Group, has agreed a strategic partnership with LAND, a creative house based in Jakarta, Los Angeles and Tokyo, known for its work with world-class artists. The deal will see LAND fully produce music involving collaborations with several prominent global artists which WM Japan will lead the global rollout of in all formats worldwide. LAND and WM Japan will also jointly develop global marketing strategies as well as engaging in digital distribution services and media promotion worldwide.
With the rising global popularity of Japanese culture including anime and games, artists and music from the country have been gaining international attention. The strategic partnership between WM Japan and LAND aims to leverage their joint creative and commercial firepower to create a new wave of “Japan-originated” global hits. Warner Music Japan Chief Operating Officer Kaz Shimada comments, “This partnership aims to create global hits based on the genius of Japanese artists, using the combined creativity and global firepower of LAND and Warner Music. We’ll put together thoughtful campaigns that’ll amplify artists’ voices and help connect them with fans around the world with a sense of speed.”
Warner Recorded Music International President Simon Robson adds, "Japan is a cultural colossus and the world’s second largest music market. Our timely partnership with LAND is designed to help more amazing Japanese artists make an impact on the global scene, as interest in music and other creative content from the country continues to grow worldwide.” LAND Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director Naoki Wada concludes, "Through this partnership with WM Japan, we look forward to making our artists’ creativity leap further and fostering global connections with fans.”
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"Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts" Rolls Out To A US$171M Opening Weekend, Debuts In PH Cinemas At No. 1
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts crushed its competition at the global box office with a massive weekend opening of US$171 million at the worldwide box office. In the Philippines, the film debuted at No. 1 on its five-day opening weekend, nabbing a huge chunk of the market share. The seventh installment in the Transformers franchise, Rise of the Beasts shows Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots teaming up with a whole new breed of Transformer – the Maximals – who join them as allies in their epic battle to save Cybertron and Earth against Unicron and the Terrorcons. The film has scored high among audiences with an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes as of writing.
Local reviews for the film have been mostly positive, mainly for the direction it takes the franchise, and for standout characters such as the Maximals and humans Noah and Elena. Manila Bulletin writes, “The Rise of the Beasts continues on the path that Bumblebee started, and tries to bring a bit more sense and story into the Transformers universe. For the most part, it does. Also, you can’t really go wrong with Optimus Prime commanding the Autobots to ‘Roll Out!' and Optimus Primal calling for the Maximals to ‘Maximize!’ It is a definite crowd pleaser.” Says Manila Times, “It’s light like Saturday morning cartoons back in the day. It’s got comedy, a family angle, action and clever, lovable, noble robots fighting bad robots.”
The Fanboy SEO especially likes the new human characters, saying, “I did like the new take on the human characters for the film in the form of [Anthony] Ramos’ Noah Diaz and Dominique Fishback’s Elena who all have their own plot lines that also gets resolved in a satisfying manner at the end of the film. Great choice for giving us Elena, a believable ‘geek’ rather than an unbelievable supermodel who also has multiple PHDs.” ABS-CBN News Online shares, “Malinis at hindi nakakalito o nakakahilo ang labanan sa pelikulang ito. Doon pa lang, panalo na kaagad ang Rise of the Beasts.” Philstar Life writes, “While the story is slow-building, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts ends up mind-blowing. That final scene is one for the books.”
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ABS-CBN Current Affairs Returns With New Show "Tao Po" Hosted By Bernadettte Sembrano-Aguinaldo
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ABS-CBN Current Affairs returns with the launch its new magazine program “Tao Po" hosted by award-winning journalist Bernadette Sembrano-Aguinaldo, airing every Sunday at 6:15 pm on Kapamilya Channel (SKYcable SD channel 8 and HD channel 167, Cignal SD channel 22 and HD channel 23) and A2Z (analog channel 11 and digital free TV in Mega Manila, SKYcable channel 11, Cignal channel 20). "Tao Po” will feature stories from Kabayan Noli de Castro and “Patrol ng Pilipino” correspondents with a wide range of topics from hot issues, inspiring human interest pieces, popular trends, profiles, and entertainment. The show aims to forge human connections with universal themes of hope and compassion that resonates with everyone regardless of age, gender and cultural differences.
Meanwhile, viewers can catch the news at an earlier time as ABS-CBN News’ weekend flagship program “TV Patrol Weekend” is moved to a new timeslot of 5:30 to 6:15 pm every Saturday and Sunday. “TV Patrol Weekend", presented by Alvin Elchico and Zen Hernandez, is available on cable, satellite, and free-to-air television via Kapamilya Channel, TeleRadyo (until June 24 and 25), ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), and A2Z. The news program can also be streamed through ABS-CBN News YouTube channel, ABS-CBN Facebook page, Kapamilya Online Live, ABS-CBN News website, and iWantTFC.
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KRAFTON Names ONE eSports As Official Media Partner
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ONE eSports, a subsidiary of Group ONE Holdings (ONE), announced its partnership with South Korean video game provider and PUBG publisher and main developer KRAFTON during the Philippines' observance of its 125th anniversary of independence and nationalism. ONE eSports will be the Official Media Partner for all tournaments and events of PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) eSports hosted by KRAFTON in 2023 such as PUBG Global Series (PGS), PUBG Nations Cup 2023, PUBG Global Championship 2023, and more.
Through this partnership, ONE eSports will produce and distribute content in localized languages including short-form videos and written coverage. All content will be distributed across ONE Esports’ social channels, livestreaming platforms and oneesports.gg. In addition to providing coverage of PUBG eSports tournaments, ONE Esports will have access to professional teams and players to curate exclusive content, bringing viewers unprecedented behind-the-scenes insights and stories to further strengthen the connection between fans and their favorite players.
“We are excited to work with KRAFTON to bring our community high-quality coverage of PUBG eSports tournaments in 2023. With KRAFTON’s ever-growing, action-packed competitive ecosystem, supported by our global media platform and experienced content team, we look forward to delivering a thrilling storytelling experience for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and eSports fans worldwide,” said ONE eSports Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carlos Alimurung. “ONE eSports has established itself as a premier media company in eSports, and we are thrilled to partner with them to bring our fans the best coverage of PUBG eSports tournaments in 2023. Together with ONE eSports, we are committed to making PUBG a more compelling eSports title to watch and compete in,” said KRAFTON's Head of PUBG eSports Minho Yi.
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Andrea Brillantes Embodies Drag In June Cover Of Metro Magazine
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Kapamilya actress Andrea Brillantes graces the June cover of Metro Magazine in stunning drag-inspired ensembles, breaking away from the child star mold she was known for in the exclusive Metro cover story. “Ang dami pa rin namang nagsasabi na ang bata-bata ko pa. I’m 20 na, and pataas na lang ’yun nang pataas. Sana maiwan na nila ’yung image ko na ako lang ’yung 12-year old, 10-year old na ’yun — na hindi ako puwedeng mag-explore sa mga ganitong roles," said Andrea.
She also emphasized the importance of freedom for one's growth and individuality. "Very important ’yung maging free ka, ’yung ma-express mo ’yung sarili mo, magustuhan mo kung sino’ng gusto mo kasi everybody deserves freedom,” she shared. As she transitions into a versatile actress, Andrea steps out of her comfort zone as she portrays Betty/Valentine Royale in iWantTFC's Pride month offering "Drag You and Me". "Mas gusto kong i-tackle ang mga serious topics and ito, kasi ni-re-represent natin ’yung LGBTQIA+. Kung may matututunan ako kay Betty, ’wag maging marupok. Magbigay din ng second chance sa mga tao na karapat-dapat, kasi may mga taong deserve ang second chance. May mga tao rin na hindi na. ’Yun — dapat ’yun ang matutunan ko sa kaniya."
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