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At 6:00 pm, work or school starts to wind down and another kind of routine kicks in: the streets get clogged with traffic. It’s the same old story every day — a rush hour that’s more like a crawl and routines that lack any real excitement. Thankfully, the folks at Pinoy Interactive Entertainment or PIE are here to break the cycle — and create a new habit — with PIEnalong Poll!
KaTroPIEs who go to pie.com.ph to join PIEnalong Poll on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:00 pm and answer the PIEnalong Poll question that pops up in the chat box correctly will be selected via raffle to win up to Php3,000 in prizes every week. Joiners must answer within 5 minutes and wait for the raffle ticket to pop up and click “Yes na yes” to qualify. Winners will be announced on PIE’s social media accounts and the cash prize will be sent directly to the winner’s registered GCash account immediately.
“We are happy to introduce our new PIEkulo with our KaTroPIES, bringing them the excitement of the PIEnalong Poll every Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:00 pm. At PIE, we believe that each click is a step towards creating thrilling moments and new habits through experiences such as this. As we say all the time, Pindot PIEnalo tayo sa PIE!” exclaims KROMA Entertainment's General Manager of Tradigital Channels Business Jil Go.
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Hit Star Magic Gen Z Stars And Fresh Faces Turn Into Princes And Princesses In Star Magical Prom 2024
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| (L-R) Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin, Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano, KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad (Image Source: INQUIRER.net/ABS-CBN Corporation/Nice Print Photography) |
It was indeed a fairytale night to remember as Star Magic, ABS-CBN's premier talent agency, gathered its brightest Gen Z stars and emerging stars in the "Star Magical Prom 2024" ball last March 14, 2024 at the Bellevue Hotel in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Among the stars who trended and turned heads on the Ivory carpet were KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad as Prince Eric and Ariel, Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano with their Beauty and the Beast looks, Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin as Cinderella and Prince Charming, Xyriel Manabat dressed in a sparkly gown, and Criza and Harvey Bautista's fairytale-inspired outfits.
Aside from the fans seeing their favorites in their most glamorous appearances, viewers looked forward to the official launch of the Star Magical Prom 2024 OST, including "Walang Hanggan" sung by KD and Alexa, "Tunay" by Seth and Francine "Tunay," and "Believing in Magic" by Alexa, Belle, and Francine. Star Magic also introduced its new set of rookies — Victoria Vega, Nicole San Juan, Bryce Andres, and Eliza Borromeo, and artists — Yce Navarro, Emilio Daez, and Miggy Jimenez. Like in its inaugural year, the fairytale celebration also gave out its Royalty Awards, Best Promposal awards, and other special awards. Here is the list of awardees:
• Most Viewed Promposal: Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin
• Best Promposal: KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad
• Charming Prince and Princess: Raikko Mateo and Trisha Gomez
• Noble Prince and Princess: Harvey Bautista and Dalia
• Royal Prince and Princess: Mathew Cruz and Anji Salvacion
• Close-Up Ama-Zinc Couple of the Night: KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad
• Prom King and Queen: KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad
Meanwhile, Star Magic also teased its upcoming event, wherein they will take the viewers to the beach in "Star Magic's Hot Summer 2024". Viewers can rewatch the whole Star Magical Prom 2024 and its highlights on Star Magic's YouTube channel.
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GMA Network Welcomes Courtesy Call From Latin Media Corporation
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| GMA Network executives led by President and CEO Gilberto R. Duavit Jr. (fourth from left) with Latin Media Corporation CEO and Founder Jose Escalante (third from left) (Image Source: GMA Network) |
Leading Philippine broadcast media company GMA Network, led by its President and CEO Gilberto R. Duavit Jr., recently gave a warm reception to the courtesy call of Latin Media Corporation (LMC) CEO and Founder Jose Escalante. A long-time key distribution partner of GMA Network, LMC is a renowned international company that acquires and distributes premium content from various countries, including the Philippines, for viewers in Latin America.
Also present during the courtesy visit were GMA Network Senior Vice President for Programming, Talent Management, Legal, Human Resources Development, and Worldwide, and President and CEO of GMA Films Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes; Vice President and Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications Angela Javier-Cruz; Sparkle GMA Artist Center Vice President Joy Marcelo; and GMA Worldwide Officer-in-Charge Rochella S. Salvador. In a program hosted by Sparkle GMA Artist Center’s Martin Javier, LMC showcased the recently added Spanish-dubbed Kapuso shows in its current catalog: Broken Faith (Magkaagaw), Broken Promise (Apoy sa Langit), and My Husband's Lover.
Joining the event as well were the lead stars of the latest GMA programs acquired by LMC including First Lady of Primetime Sanya Lopez from "For Love or Money" ("Dahil sa Pag-Ibig"), Thea Tolentino from "Silent Shadow" ("Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko"), and Mikee Quintos from "Broken Promise" ("Apoy sa Langit"). Speaking about the Network's continuing ties with LMC, Mr. Duavit said, "It is partners like Latin Media (Corporation) that complement our efforts to further make our content accessible to markets and viewers abroad. We are very happy, very excited, and very grateful for the partnership." “The Filipino series (and) the quality of programs have increased tremendously, the stories are more intense. I think it's just great to be able to have GMA productions for Latin America. (They are) good value, good stories, good productions, good actors — everything is good," said Mr. Escalante.
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ABS-CBN's Primetime Shows Accumulate Over 168 Million Views On Kapamilya Online Live For February 2024
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The action-packed, ‘gigil', and feel-good experiences of ABS-CBN’s primetime shows continue to hook viewers as the three programs accumulated a total of 168,944,336 views on Kapamilya Online Live for the month of February 2024.
The action-packed adventures of Tanggol (Coco Martin) in “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” get more intense as he prepares for his release from prison after being acquitted for his alleged crimes. Now that Tanggol is more optimistic than ever, he vows to get justice for the death of Mokang and he also promises to reunite with Bubbles (Ivana Alawi) in the outside world. In “Linlang: The Teleserye Version", Juliana’s (Kim Chiu) scheming plans will reach greater heights after finding out that she is pregnant with Alex’s (JM de Guzman) baby. Will the two be successful in hiding the truth from Juliana’s husband Victor (Paulo Avelino)? An overload of ‘kilig’ feels delight viewers of “Can’t Buy Me Love” as Caroline (Belle Mariano) and Bingo (Donny Pangilinan) grow extremely fond of one another. As they inch closer to the truth about the mysterious death of Caroline’s mother, will their relationship triumph or cause a wrench between their families?
Kapamilya Online Live offers livestreaming and on-demand viewing of the latest episodes of various ABS-CBN shows in the Philippines, Asia, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand via the ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube channel, the number one YouTube channel in Southeast Asia. It is also available for livestreaming on ABS-CBN Entertainment's Facebook page. Don’t miss an episode of “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo,” “Linlang: The Teleserye Version,” and “Can’t Buy Me Love” by tuning in to Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.
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BINI Becomes Filipino Pop Group With Most Monthly Listeners On Spotify
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BINI reaches a new feat as the Filipino pop group with the biggest audience on Spotify to date, garnering over 1.4 million monthly listeners on the platform and becoming the first Filipino female group to do so. The achievement comes after members Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena released their diary-inspired EP (extended play) “Talaarawan” last March 8.
Upon its release, the EP swiftly topped the iTunes Philippines albums chart while its tracks dominated the top 10 of iTunes Philippines songs chart with the key track “Salamin, Salamin” claiming the top spot. On Spotify, “Salamin, Salamin” reached one million streams while the EP earned more than 14 million streams in less than two weeks. “Salamin, Salamin” also landed on the top 200 of Spotify Philippines Daily Songs Chart and is also featured on Radar Philippines and OPM Rising.
Meanwhile, their recent hit “Pantropiko” continues to attract listeners as it peaked at no. 23 on Spotify Philippines Daily Songs Chart and at no. 32 on Spotify’s Global Viral Chart with 9.8 million streams. The “nation’s girl group” also climbed to no.34 on Spotify Philippines Daily Top Artists becoming the highest charting pop group. Feel the refreshing energy of BINI’s “Talaarawan” out now on various digital streaming platforms.
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"What's Wrong With Secretary Kim" Starring Kim Chiu And Paulo Avelino To Stream Exclusively On iWantTFC In U.S. And Canada
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Filipinos based in the United States and Canada can now watch the Philippine adaptation of “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim” as the ABS-CBN and Viu co-production series is now available for streaming on iWantTFC, the home of Filipino stories, in these two territories starting last March 18. During the pilot week, the first five episodes of the romantic-comedy series were made available as a special treat to standard and premium subscribers of the platform. Succeeding episodes will drop every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday beginning March 25.
“What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim” follows the story of Secretary Kim (Kim Chiu), a highly-qualified secretary, and her narcissistic boss, Brandon Manansala Castillo or BMC (Paulo Avelino). When Secretary Kim resigns from her position, a romantic push and pull between the two happens as they start catching feelings for each other. The series, directed by Chad V. Vidanes, also stars Jake Cuenca, Janice De Belen, Romnick Sarmenta, Angeline Quinto, Pepe Herrera, Franco Laurel, JC Alcantara, Kaori Oinuma, Gillian Vicencio, Yves Flores, Cai Cortez, Phi Palmos, Kat Galang, and Brian Sy, with the special participation of Korean actor, Kim Won Shik.
