Kung Tayoy Magkakalayo Sa Primetime Bida This Feb. 2010

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23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television – 2009 Winners

The 23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television was held at the Pagcor Grand Theater, in Paranaque City Sunday night, November 29, with ABS-CBN bagging the Best TV Station award.

Here is the complete list of winners for the 23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television:

Best TV Station:
ABS-CBN

Best Primetime TV Series:
May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN)

Best Drama Actor:
Coco Martin (Tayong Dalawa, ABS-CBN)

Best Drama Actress:
Gina Pareño (Tayong Dalawa, ABS-CBN)

Best Single Performance by an Actor:
Joross Gamboa (Maalaala Mo Kaya: “Bisikleta” episode, ABS-CBN)

Best Single Performance by an Actress:
Gretchen Barretto (Maalaala Mo Kaya: “Salamin” episode, ABS-CBN)
tied with
Sunshine Dizon (Obra Presents: Sunshine Dizon, “Butch” episode, GMA-7)

Best Children Show:
Art Angel (GMA-7)

Best Children Show Host:
Pia Arcangel, Tonipet Gaba, and Krystal Reyes (Art Angel, GMA-7)

Best Educational Program:
Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)

Best Educational Program Host:
Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. (Kap’s Amazing Stories, GMA-7)

Best Travel Show:
Balik-Bayan (QTV 11)

Best Travel Show Host:
Drew Arellano (Balik-Bayan, QTV 11)

Best Reality Program:
Dare Duo (QTV 11)

Best Reality Program Host:
Paolo Bediones (Survivor Philippines, GMA-7)

Best Lifestyle Show:
Events Incorporated (QTV 11)

Best Lifestyle Show Host:
Tim Yap and Sam Oh (Events Incorporated, QTV 11)

Best Morning Show:
Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN)

Best Morning Show Host[s]:
Edu Manzano, Pinky Webb, Bernadette Sembrano, Rica Peralejo, Donita Rose, Kim Atienza, Alex Santos, Anthony Taberna, Winnie Cordero, and Ginger Conejero (Umagang Kay Ganda, ABS-CBN)

Best Public Affairs Program:
Probe Profiles (ABS-CBN)


Best Public Affairs Program Host:
Cheche Lazaro (Probe Profiles, ABS-CBN)

Best Magazine Show:
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7)

Best Magazine Show Host:
Jessica Soho (Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, GMA-7)

Best Public Service Program:
Imbestigador (GMA-7)

Best Public Service Program Host:
Ben Tulfo (Bitag Live, UNTV 37)

Best News Program:
TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN)
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Final 14 of Starstruck V Revealed

3 from the worldwide 8 contenders and 11 from the top 20 national qualifiers comprised the Final 14 of Starstruck V.

Here they are:

Ian Batherson is the self-proclaimed funny guy from Germany who dreams to become an artista in the Philippines.
Sef Cadayona is the boy from Manila who dreams to entertain people with his talent and passion.
Rocco Nacino is Baguio-born but considers himself a Laguna-native who wants to fulfill his dreams of becoming an artista.

Enzo Pineda is a Makati-based aspiring actor who dreams of becoming a superhero.
Steven Silva is the Davaoeño who wants to make his parents proud through his love for singing.
Piero Vergara is the happy-go-lucky guy from Davao who also wants to be known as a journalist, a songwriter and an author.

Fianca Cruz is the impassioned dancer from Pasig who has dreamed to be an artista since she was a kid.
Sarah Lahbati is the girl who hails from Switzerland, who has left everything behind to try her luck in StarStruck.
Diva Montelaba is the Cebuaña whose wants to make her grandmother’s dreams come true.

Rox Montealegre is the Dean’s lister from Makati who wants the fast-paced (and never dull) life that only showbiz can provide.
Princess Snell is the cutie from Laguna whose showbiz-oriented dreams is rooted in the desire to give her family a good future.

Rye Burgos is a US-grown aspirant who wants to inspire through laughter.
Nina Kodaka is the contender from Japan who has always known that she wants to be an artista.
Zeryl Lim has come all the way from Bahrain to enhance her talents in entertaining people.
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Aljur Abrenica on MEG

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New Enemies for Darna this coming November 30, 2009

New Enemies for Darna this coming November 30, 2009.

Marian Rivera as Darna/Narda
Mark Anthony Fernandez as Eduardo/Black Rider
Dennis Trillo as Pancho

New Villains:

Regine Velasquez
Katrina Halili
Jackie Rice
Rochelle Pangilinan

This is the teaser courtesy by TeAmo14344

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LJ Reyes on FHM December Issue

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Judy Ann Santos Topbills ‘Habang May Buhay’

The long wait is over. The ABS-CBN teleserye with working title “Humingi Ako sa Langit” starring Judy Ann Santos is finally airing on the first quarter of 2010.

Habang May Buhay is the first-ever medical teleserye on Philippine television set in the dramatic setting of the medical world that mirrors life at its most intense. It’s like a local version of Grey’s Anatomy and ER.

Habang May Buhay revolves around the life of Jane Alcantara (played by Judy Ann Santos), a strong-willed nurse who undergoes family, career, and love challenges in the United States and in the Philippines. Our heroine’s quest for love and truth unfold in the backdrop of our very own Filipino medical cases, resonating to every Filipino who has ever had a loved one in danger.

Our heroine’s kind of love — selfless, sacrificing and unconditional — heals the wounds of her past and breathes new life to the patients she takes to her embrace. If heaven listens to our heartbeats, then her heart drives heaven to grant miracles to her loved ones.

The teleserye also marks the comeback of the “Bida-Kontrabida” tandem of Judy Ann Santos and Gladys Reyes.

Habang May Buhay boasts of a stellar cast which includes Derek Ramsay, Will Devaughn, Gladys Reyes, Rio Locsin, Joem Bascon, Angel Aquino, William Martinez, Gina Alajar, Tetchie Agbayani, John Arcilla, Michael de Mesa, Melanie Marquez, Al Tantay, Candy Pangilinan, Mickey Ferriols, Bangs Garcia, Brent Javier, Marc Abaya, Maxene Eigenmann, Ina Feleo, Ruben Gonzaga, Dominique Roque, Jessy Mendiola, Macy Garcia, Giovannie Pico, and Makisig Morales.

Directed by Wenn Deramas, Jerry Sineneng, Andoy Ranay, and Mark Meily, Habang May Buhay is set to air finally as part of ABS-CBN’s first quarter opening salvo in 2010.

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37th International Emmy Awards – 2009 Winners

RP fails to win an award at the 37th International Emmy Awards but leads Asian countries with three nominations.

The list of nominees for the 37th International Emmy Awards were revealed last October 5, 2009 by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a Press Conference at Mipcom.

There are 41 nominees in 10 categories. Out of 41 nominees, 11 are from Asia with 2 for the Telenovela category alone, and the remaining categories having one Asian entry each. The Philippines leads the Asian countries with three nominations; Japan and China both with two nominations and one nomination each for South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Qatar.

The winners are announced at a Black-Tie Ceremony last November 23, 2009 at the Hilton New York Hotel. It was dominated by European countries with United Kingdom alone winning 5 awards. Only 1 country from Asia won an award, it’s Japan, a Best Comedy award for Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts. Only 1 country from the Americas won an award and it’s Brazil, the Best Telenovela award for “India – A Love Story” The said telenovela bested two nominees from the Philippines namely “Kahit Isang Saglit” and “Magdusa Ka.” Countries like Colombia and Mexico, which are known to have popularized the telenovelas, did not receive a single nomination.

Here’s the full list of nominees and winners for the 37th International Emmy Awards:


ARTS PROGRAMMING

Mamonas Assassinas – All My Life
TV Globo
Brazil

The Mona Lisa Curse WINNER

Oxford Film & Television for Channel 4

United Kingdom

Ode to Joy: 10,000 Voice Resound!
Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.
Japan

Seven Gates of Jerusalem
TVP SA / Platige Image
Poland


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

Robert de Hoog
Skin
Humanist Broadcasting Foundation / IJswater Films
The Netherlands

Chen Li
Ultimate Rescue
China Movie Channel
PR China

Óscar Olivares
Capadocia
HBO Latin America Originals
Mexico

Ben Whishaw WINNER

Criminal Justice

BBC

United Kingdom

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Emma De Caunes
Night Birds
CHEZ WAM
France

Angel Locsin
The Wolf
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
The Philippines

Cecilia Suárez
Capadocia
HBO Latin America Originals
Mexico

Julie Walters WINNER

A Short Stay in Switzerland

BBC

United Kingdom

CHILDREN &; YOUNG PEOPLE

Dustbin Baby WINNER

Kindle Entertainment

United Kingdom

Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo
Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited
Thailand

The Little Emperor’s Christmas
TV Globo
Brazil

Mille
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Denmark

COMEDY

Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts WINNER

Telecom Staff for NHK in association with NHK Enterprises

Japan

Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got the Pop Factor…
Phil McIntyre / Goodnight Vienna for Channel 4
United Kingdom

The Slum
TV Globo
Brazil

Turkish for Beginners
Bayerischer Rundfunk / Norddeutscher Rundfunk / Westdeutscher Rundfunk / ARD-Werbung / Hofmann & Voges Entertainment GmbH
Germany

DOCUMENTARY

The Ascent of Money WINNER

Chimerica Media for Channel 4

United Kingdom

Cityboy – The Life of Investment Banker Geraint Anderson
United Docs / ECO Media / WDR
Germany

Pancho Villa: Aqui y Alli
The History Channel Latin America / Anima Films
Argentina

Shooting the Messenger
Al Jazeera English
Qatar

DRAMA SERIES

Capadocia
HBO Latin America Originals
Mexico

The Land of the Wind
Korean Broadcasting System
South Korea

The Protectors WINNER

Danish Broadcasting Corporation in association with ZDF / NRK / SVT

Denmark

Sokhulu & Partners
Paw Paw Films
South Africa

Spooks
Kudos Film and TV Ltd
United Kingdom

NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT

The Amazing Race Asia
Amazing Race Productions Inc. / ABC Studios / SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd (AXN Asia) / Sony Pictures Television / ActiveTV Asia Pte Ltd / ActiveTV Pty Ltd
Singapore

Historia Extrema
The History Channel Latin America / Endemol Argentina
Argentina

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
ITV Studios
United Kingdom

The Phone WINNER

Park Lane TV Productions

The Netherlands

TELENOVELA

India – A Love Story WINNER

TV Globo

Brazil

Magdusa Ka
GMA Network, Inc.
The Philippines

Second Chance
TF1 Production / Fontana
France

A Time for Us (Kahit Isang Saglit)
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation / Double Vision SDN BHD
The Philippines


TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

Maysa – When the Heart Sings
TV Globo
Brazil

The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
Talkback Thames for Channel 4
United Kingdom

Ultimate Rescue
China Movie Channel
PR China

The Wolves of Berlin WINNER

Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG / ZDR

Germany

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Kapamilya & Kapuso Artists Unite in Ogie Alcasid’s ‘Kaya Natin ‘To’ Charity Single

Around 80 OPM artists dubbed as “Artist United”, kapuso and kapamilya alike, unite for the music video of the charity song “Kaya Natin ‘To” which is composed by Ogie Alcasid. Check out the music video in full!

The official music video of “Kaya Natin ‘To” by Artist United which was simultaneously launched on GMA-7’s SOP Fully Charged and ABS-CBN’s ASAP ‘09 minutes ago.

The music video is powered by:

KAPAMILYA ARTISTS

Sharon Cuneta
Gary Valenciano
Martin Nievera
Nina
Anne Curtis
KC Concepcion
Piolo Pascual
Christian Bautista
Jed Madela
Sarah Geronimo
Vina Morales
Agot Isidro
Yeng Constantino
Aiza Seguerra
Iya Villania
Mark Bautista
Erik Santos
Zsa Zsa Padilla
Rachelle Ann Go
Richard Poon


KAPUSO ARTISTS

Ogie Alcasid
Kyla
Jay-R
Regine Velasquez
Michael V.
Janno Gibbs
Jaya
La Diva
Gian Magdangal
Jolina Magdangal

PINOY PRIDE

Arnel Pineda
Charice
Lea Salonga

OTHER OPM ARTISTS:

Dingdong Avanzado
Jay Durias
Gino Padilla
Gary Granada
Jose Mari Chan
Rachelle Alejandro
Randy Santiago
Wency Cornejo
Luke Mejares
MYMP
Bing Loyzaga

Proceeds will go to the victims of typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng through Gawad Kalinga.

This is the video courtesy by DPF486

Philippine's top recording and movie celebrities came together to make this music video for the benefit of typhoon Ondoy's victim. Lets support their upcoming concert.

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New Moon broke the record; more than 72.7 million dollars in ONE day

THIS WEEKEND The highly-anticipated launch of the high school romance The Twilight Saga: New Moon could send the North American box office soaring to its highest level in 16 months. The female-driven phenomenon will have some company on the charts as Sandra Bullock's football drama The Blind Side and the animated comedy Planet 51 will offer some new choices to those not interested in vampires, werewolves, and the ladies in between. With some big holdovers still in release, the top ten will be flirting with the $200M mark making it the largest November weekend in history.

Summit scored a massive blockbuster this weekend last year with Twilight which spun gold from a popular novel with a loyal following and a collection of little known actors. Just like with the Harry Potter series, the Twilight franchise also launches its second installment one year later on the same mid-November weekend. But whereas the second wizard flick posted a slightly smaller bow, New Moon will see substantial growth in its numbers thanks to more fans, more attention, and 605 more theaters. The PG-13 pic has a new director in Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass, American Pie) but still features the three main characters played once again by Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. Lautner gets a bigger role this time around, as do Pattinson's hair care products.

A year ago, Twilight opened in 3,419 locations and grossed a stunning $69.6M proving how powerful the franchise was. It was the fourth best opening of 2008, the fifth highest for November, and the second largest debut ever from outside the major Hollywood studios. Females made up 75% of the audience and while younger women were the core, the age range was broad with plenty of mother-daughter biz. The first shows at midnight on late Thursday brought in $7M and with more fan frenzy this time, that figure could triple. Saturday grosses collapsed a disturbing 41% and New Moon could do the same or even fall harder since fans don't want to wait to see the Bella-Edward-Jacob love triangle any longer than they have to.

Mega-intense demand to see the film as early as possible means that Thursday night's midnight shows will deliver grosses that have never been seen outside of summer. New Moon may follow a pattern like last summer's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The latest wizard pic bowed on a Wednesday in the summer making it different, but it pushed an unbelievable amount of its total opening weekend business to those first midnight shows. Prince set a new record with $22.2M worth of sales for its late Tuesday night showtimes representing 14% of the five-day $158M debut. That compares to 9% for its predecessor Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and 8% for this year's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, both of which opened on a Wednesday with first shows at midnight on Tuesday night.

New Moon is a Friday opener outside of the summer so the dynamic will be different, but you can bet that Thursday night figures will be among the best ever for night-before shows and unless repeat business kicks in right away, it could let some steam out of Friday-to-Sunday moviegoing. Remember, Twilight absorbed an exceptionally high 52% of its opening weekend tally on Friday so New Moon could be even more front-loaded. Of course, if fans love what they see then their online feedback will spread instantaneously and energize other groups.

The marketing push from Summit has been relentless and awareness is sky high among fans. Winning over non-fans and men in general will be tough. The distributor should inform single guys everywhere that if they want to know where the girls are this weekend, it'll be at the local multiplex. How much growth the New Moon opening will see will depend on how many patrons for Twilight saw the film after the first three days. Those folks are likely to be there in the first frame this time around. Looking at the recent James Bond films which also opened in November, Quantum of Solace's bow grew 65% over Casino Royale's from two years earlier. Don't expect the same jump, but an increase of 40% or more is certainly possible, especially with the extra playdates.

Both MovieTickets.com and Fandango have reported that New Moon has broken their all-time advance sales records surpassing blockbusters like Star Wars Episode III and The Dark Knight. What they don't mention is that the new Twilight flick had its tickets go on sale extraordinarily early - nearly three months before the release date. Still the film industry is set to see one of the biggest openings of all-time and one of the largest blockbusters of the year which will help raise the overall marketplace ahead of the lucrative Thanksgiving holiday next week. Opening in 4,024 theaters, The Twilight Saga: New Moon could collect around $102M this weekend.

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2009 Asian Television Awards – List of Nominees

The Philippines got 8 nominations at the 14th Asian Television Awards: 3 from GMA, 3 from ABS-CBN, 1 from QTV and 1 from Solar. Check out the complete list of nominees this year.

Here are the nominees for the 14th Asian Television Awards (2009) which is happening on December 3, 2009 at Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore:

— Programming Category —

Best Documentary Programme (30 mins or less)

Dan Rivers – Killings Fields: Long Road to Justice – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Sichuan Earthquake – One Year On – now TV (Hong Kong)
Congregate Clansman – Radio Television Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Dan Rivers – World’s Untold Stories: A Forgotten People – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Finding Shizuo Hagishima – Shanghai Media Group, Documentary Channel (China)
6420 – now TV (Hong Kong)

Best Documentary Programme (31 mins or less)

My Robotic Legs – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)
Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Yanomami: The Last Tribe – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
How Long is the Road – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)
PAMIR – Cradled by the Skies – Kansai Telecasting Corporation (Japan)
Sudden Death – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore

Best Natural History Or Wildlife Programme Or Docu-Drama

Megafish – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Death of the Megabeasts – Prospero Productions (Australia)
Wild China – BBC Worldwide (Hong Kong)
Tears in the Arctic – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)
Warzone Gone Wild – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
The Fog Genie – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)

Best News Programme

CNN Today – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Al Jazeera KL Newshour: Bangkok Protests – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)

EDSA Shootout – Bandila (Banner Story / The Flag) – ABS-CBN Broadcasting (Philippines)

Election Counting Day Coverage – IBN 18 Broadcast Limited (India)
Al Jazeera KL Newshour: Myanmar – One Year On – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)

Best Single News Story/Report

Ahmedabad Blast Story – NDTV Pvt Ltd (India)
John Vause – China / Gold Machine – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Gusmao Conflict – Australia Network (Australia)
John Vause – China / Grieving Parents – CNN International (Hong Kong)
China’s Black Jails – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)
Kyung Lah – Japan / Elderly Shoplifters – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Myanmar Aid Crisis – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)

Best Drama Series

The Samurai Gentleman (Episode 1): Road to Destiny – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
City Homicide Season 2 (Episode 2) – Southern Star International (Australia)
The Little Nyonya – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
1895 in Formosa – Hakka Television Station (Taiwan)
All Saints (Episode 464) – Seven Network Operations Limited (Australia)
Beethoven Virus (Episode 1) – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)
Boys Over Flowers – Korean Broadcasting System (Korea)
Garden of the Wind – Fuji Television Network, Inc (Japan)
Ghost 2 – 8TV (Malaysia)
Me and My Three Daughters’ Marriages – Hakka Television Station (Taiwan)
Stepmother II – Hunan ETV Culture Media Co., Ltd (China)
Warkah Terakhir (Episode 8) – Astro Entertainment Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
Who Will Call the Shots of My Youth – Beijing Xinbaoyuan Movie & TV Investment Co., Ltd (China)


Best Single Drama or Television Programme

Easy Money – Hakka Television Station (Taiwan)
Scorched – ITV Global Entertainment (Australia)
Shabake Part 2: Usouso – Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Japan)
Love in the Season of Osmanthus – Hakka Television Station (Taiwan)
3 Acts of Murder – Taylor Media Pty Ltd (Australia)
Sebelum Sejadah Di Bentang – Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad [TV3] (Malaysia)
Shohure Shob Ganga Foring (Angels of Our Town) – Impress Telefilm Ltd, Channel-I (Bangladesh)
Taipei 24H – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)

Best Comedy Programme

Off Pedder (Episode 7) – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
Calefare – Film Formations Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Gag Concert – Korean Broadcasting System (Korea)
The Iromonea – Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (Japan)
Mr. Siao’s Mandarin Class – Natseven TV Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
The Election That Isn’t – IBN 18 Broadcast Limited (India)

Best Current Affairs Programme

Poisoning the Poor, Electronic Waste in Ghana – Daehan Mediaworld (Korea)
Drug Business Inside Prison Cell – PT. Cakrawala Andalas Televisi (Indonesia)

I Survived – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (Philippines)

Sunday Report: Sichuan Earthquake One Year On – The Unspeakable Truth – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
Man Made Marvels: Sydney Opera House – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
PD Notebook – Barricaded Plaza, Human Rights in Custody – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)

Best Children’s Programme

Iyantira – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Vasantham (Singapore)
Super Kid Game – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Galli Galli Sim Sim S6 (Episode 6) “Googly Frish” – Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (Hong Kong)
Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Classroom Genius – Fuji Television Network, Inc (Japan)


Best Entertainment (One-Off/Annual) Special

KABUKI: Behind the Scene of Heisei Nakamuraza – Fuji Television Network, Inc (Japan)
Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2008 – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
President’s Command Performance – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)

The Pursuit of Style: A Young Designers Special – QTV Channel 11 (Philippines)

Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2008 – Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (Hong Kong)
My School Rocks Asia Finals 2008 – The Walt Disney Company (SEA) Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Best Entertainment Pogramme

Pemburu Hantu – Astro Entertainment Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
The Best House 1,2,3 – The Discovery of New Da Vinci – Fuji Television Network, Inc (Japan)
Star Junior Show – Like Father, Like Son – Seoul Broadcasting System [SBS] (Korea)
26 Hours / Day – Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (Japan)
Lonely Planet Bluelist: Best in Asia – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)

Mel and Joey – GMA Network, Inc. (Philippines)

Best Game or Quiz Programme

Run for Money – Fuji Television Network, Inc. / Fuji Creative Corporation (Japan)
Yok Siam – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Super Kid Game – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Hole in the Wall – Season 1 (Episode 1) – Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (Hong Kong)
Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)

Pilipinas: Game KNB? (Philippines: Are You Game?) – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (Philippines)

Classroom Genius – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)

Best Music Programme

Beat The Mic – Hunan TV (China)
Hip Korea – Rain – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Indian Idol Season 4 (Episode 1) – Miditech Pvt Ltd (India)
Campus SuperStar Grand Final – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel U (Singapore)
In Memory – A Musical Tribute – New Delhi Television Ltd (India)
Ode to Joy: 10,000 Voices Resound! – Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (Japan)

Best Reality Programme

Revealed – Chinese New Year – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Guess Who? – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)
Capture the Moment – What In the World! – Seoul Broadcasting System [SBS] (Korea)
Storm Surfers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
In the Line of Fire (Episode18) “Icheon Warehouse Set on Fire” – The Korea International (Korea)
Sarkaar Ki Duniya (Episode 57) – Miditech Pvt Ltd (India)

Best Infotainment Programmes

One Life One Earth: Meet in Antarctica – PCCW Media Limited (Hong Kong)
Hip Korea – Rain – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
The New Anatomy Show – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
Galli Galli Sim Sim (Episode 18) “Water Conservation” – Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (Hong Kong)
Go Green (Episode 1) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel U (Singapore)
One Life One Earth: Mastermind Gaudi – PCCW Media Limited (Hong Kong)
Passage to Malaysia – Across the Seas – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Talk Show

Blogtv.sg: Who Lives Around You? – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, ChannelNewsAsia (Singapore)
Talk Asia – Edison Chen – CNN International (Hong Kong)
We The People – NDTV Pvt Ltd (India)
Asia Uncut – West Meets East Productions (Singapore)
The Big Fight – NDTV Pvt Ltd (India)
The President and a Worker – Shanghai Media Group, Documentary Channel (China)

Best Animation

Classic Tales – Southern Star International (Australia)
Little Krishna – Assault of the Lethal Bird – Big Animation (|) Pvt Ltd (India)
Milly Molly – Scrawl Studios Pte Ltd (Singapore)
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill Season 4 – Southern Star International (Australia)
Zheng He’s Voyages to the West Seas (Episode 1) “A Glorious Voyage” – Zhejiang Zhongnan Group Animation Video Co., Ltd (China)
Lamb – SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Best Social Awareness Program

Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Future Makers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Embracing Life and Death, in a Hospice Ward – CJB [Cheongju Broadcasting Co. Ltd] (Korea)
Eye On Taiwan – The Miracle Doctor – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Sudden Death – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Tuesday Report: In the Face of Death “Cancer Sucks, But Life is Still Beautiful” – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
Ecopolis – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Adaptation of An Existing Format

Project Runway Philippines – Solar Entertainment Corporation, SBN (Philippines)

The Amazing Race Asia, Season 3 (Episode 3) – SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Indian Idol Season 4 (Episode 41) Finale – Miditech Pvt Ltd (India)
Konsert Akhir Akademi Fantasia 7 – Astro Productions Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)

Survivor Philippines (Episode 1) – GMA Network, Inc. (Philippines)

Hole in the Wall – Season 1 (Episode 1) – Turner Entertainment Netrworks Asia (Hong Kong)
The Chopping Block (Series 2) – ITV Global Entertainment (Australia)

Best Cross-Platform Content

BITWORLD-Two Rooms: The Past and The Present – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
Live & Loaded (Episode 1) – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Suatu Ketika – Rosli Dhoby – Astro Entertainment Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
As the Bell Rings – Touch of Class – The Walt Disney Company (SEA) Pte Ltd (Singapore)
First Class – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Hip Korea – Rain – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

— Performance Categories —

Best News Presenter or Anchor

Nidhi Razdan (Left, Right & Centre) – New Delhi Television Ltd (India)
Martin Soong (Squawk Voice) – CNBC Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Kristie Lu Stout (CNN Today) – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Suhasini Haidar (India At 9) – IBN 18 Broadcast Limited (India)
Maura Fogarty (Capital Connection) – CNBC Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Anjali Rao (World News Asia) – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Bernard Lo (Asia Confidential with Bernie Lo) – Bloomberg L.P (Hong Kong)
Teymoor Nabili (Al Jazeera English: Rolling News) – Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)


Best Current Affairs Presenter

Anjali Rao (Talk Asia) – CNN International (Hong Kong)
Najwa Shihab (Suafa Anda: The Election Channel Programs) – PT. Media Televisi Indonesia [Metro TV] (Indonesia)
Fauziah Ibrahim (101 East – Philippines: Keeping the Peace) – Al Jazeera (Malaysia)
Christine Tan (Managing Asia) – CNBC Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Qin Yi (The Main Talk) – Shanghai Media Group, International Channel Shanghai (China)
Lin Xue Ling (Conversation With) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Teymoor Nabili (101 East – China Special: China Identity) – Al Jazeera (Malaysia)

Best Entertainment Presenter

Jon Niermann (Asia Uncut) – West Meets East Production (Singapore)
Phanya Nirunkul (Yok Siam) – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Thailand)
Cyrus Sahukar (Hole in the Wall – Season 1, Episode 1) – Turner Entertainment
Netrworks Asia (Hong Kong)
He Jiong (Happy Citadel) – Hunan TV (China)
Steve Crombie (Natural Born Traveller Episode 3) – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Woody Milintachinda (Woody Show) – W Networks Co. Ltd (Thailand)

Best Drama Performance By An Actor

Lee Min Ho (Boys Over Flowers) – Korean Broadcasting System (Korea)
Adrian Pang (Red Thread) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Qi Yu Wu (The Little Nyonya) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Chen Han Wei (By My Side) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Myung Min Kim (Beethoven Virus) – Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation [MBC] (Korea)
Patrick Teoh (Red Thread) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Pierre Png (The Little Nyonya) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)

Best Drama Performance By An Actress

Zoe Tay (The Ultimatum) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
Michelle Yim (Moonlight Resonance) – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
Robyn Malcolm (Outrageous Fortune Series 4) – South Pacific Pictures (New Zealand)
Fann Wong (The Defining Moment) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
Gu, Hye-Seon (Boys Over Flowers) – Korean Broadcasting System (Korea)
Joanne Peh (The Little Nyonya) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)
Yvonne Lim (Perfect Cut) – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 8 (Singapore)

Best Comedy Performance By An Actor/Actress

Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming (Man In Charge #8) – Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong)
Chusak Lamsuk (Raberd Thurd Theung) – Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited (Singapore)
Chua Enlai (Parental Guidance) – Pics Talk Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Michael V (Bubble Gang) – GMA Network, Inc. (Philippines)

Rebecca Ashley Dass (Cosmo & George 1) – IBN 18 Broadcast Limited (India)

— Techinical & Creative Categories —

Best Cinematography

Fighting Spiders – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Natural Born Traveller (Episode 3) – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
The Way We Live (Episode 5) – Living in the Shadow of the Volcano – August Pictures Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Storm Surfers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Women, Water and 10,000 miles – MediaCorp Pte Ltd [Caldecott Productions International] (Singapore)
Revealed – Diwali – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Direction

All Saints (Episode 465) – Seven Network Operations Limited (Australia)
Sudden Death – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Fighting Spiders – MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Singapore)
One In A Million 3 Grand Final – 8TV (Malaysia)
Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Hip Korea – Rain – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Editing

Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Punjab’s Forgotten Women – IBN18 Broadcast Limited (India)
Inside Supercar – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Supermen of Malegaon – NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation] (Japan)
Little Red Art – MediaCorp Pte Ltd [Caldecott Productions International] (Singapore)
Man Made Marvels – Kuala Lumpur’s Smart Tunnels – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Best Achievement in HD

Storm Surfers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Inside Afghan ER – National Geographic Channel Asia (Singapore)
Revealed – Diwali – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Bird Without Borders – Black-Faced Spoonbills – Public Television Service Foundation (Taiwan)
Byodoin Sound Stage – Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (Japan)
Natural Born Travellers – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

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Pacquiao batters Cotto for TKO win

LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao staked his claim atop boxing’s mythical throne as the pound-for-pound best, using his lightning hand speed to beat and batter Miguel Cotto into submission Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Pacquiao knocked Cotto down once in the third round and again in the fourth, pummeled him repeatedly and easily lifted the World Boxing Organization welterweight belt from the Puerto Rican with a 12th-round stoppage. The time was 55 seconds into the final round, as referee Kenny Bayless leaped between the fighters to save Cotto a more savage beating and ignominious end.

Cotto came out strong and landed some hard punches, but Cotto couldn’t deal with the speed. Pacquiao was landing three shots for every two Cotto did early. After the knockdown in the fourth, Cotto’s offense was nonexistent as he spent most of the last two thirds of the fight fending off Pacquiao’s onslaught.

Cotto landed in single digits in power shots in every round from the fifth forward.

Pacquiao nearly had the stoppage after the 11th when Cotto trainer Joe Santiago walked onto the ring apron and waved his hand at Bayless.

It appeared he was going to stop the fight, but then Bayless and ringside physician James Game spoke and allowed it to continue. It was only extending the misery as Pacquiao poured it on in the 12th.

When the fight ended, the crowd began to chant, “We want Floyd!” It was a reference to Floyd Mayweather Jr., the other man with a claim to the top of the boxing pound-for-pound list.

Pacquiao, who has won championship belts in five divisions and beat the linear champion in two others, can no longer be knocked as a small man who was beating washed up fighters.

In Cotto, he took on an elite and powerful welterweight whose only loss came under suspicious circumstances to Antonio Margarito last year. There is suspicion that Margarito’s gloves were loaded for that fight, though it has never been proven.

But Pacquiao proved he was able to not only take a welterweight punch, but rock him repeatedly. It was a magnificent performance and will create public demand for a fight with Mayweather.

“I want to see him fight Mayweather,” Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach said.

Santiago said Pacquiao hit harder and was stronger than expected. Cotto injured his left shoulder in the eighth.

Kevin Iole

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GMA Network Bags 5 Quill Awards

GMA Marketing and Productions Inc (GMPI) received the Excellence Award for its 2008 GMA Christmas Short Film Festival.

Shown in the photo (L-R) Armie Herrera, Celso Divino, Chit Arce, Rey Anthony David, Unis Loleng, Neil Rara, Candy delos Reyes and Leo Alvarado.

The Philippines Quill Awards is an annual event that recognizes exemplary corporate communications programs and tools in the country. Organized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) – Philippines, the awarding ceremonies was held on October 22, 2009 at the Forum 3, PICC.

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Anne Curtis – Preview November 2009

Anne Curtis pays homage to the fashion of SLIM in the November 2009 issue of Preview Magazine.

Anne Curtis is currently seen as one of the hosts of ABS-CBN’s talent variety program “Showtime.” She is being eyed to star in the Philippine remake of the koreanovela “Save the Last Dance for Me.” If plans push through, her leading man in the said primetime series will be her ex-boyfriend Sam Milby.

Other features of Preview magazine November issue are All New Beauty Awards, The LBD Revamped, Best Prints To Wear Now, Meet Fashion Enfant Terrible, Beauty in the Raw and 75+ Must Have Accessories. Now available wherever magazines are sold!

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GMA Kapuso's Christmas Station I.D. Of 2009 "SAMA-SAMA TAYONG MAG PASALOVE" Music Video

EXPERIENCE REAL CHRISTMAS

Christmas is about giving love, and this is also this year's Kapuso Christmas Theme, "Sama-Sama Tayong Mag Pasalove Ngayong Pasko".

It's in Giving. It's Love. It's Christmas on GMA.

This is the video courtesy by movecana

Performed by: Aicelle Santos
Lyrics by: Candy De los Reyes
Music by: Cecile Borja

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ASAP Pop Viewers’ Choice Awards 2009 Nominees Revealed

The Pop 4 nominees for each of the 22 awards in 5 categories of the 2009 Pop Viewers’ Choice Awards were revealed on ASAP last Sunday. Check it out!

The 5 categories this year are “Pop Astig”, “Pop Music”, “Pop Music Video”, “Pop Kapamilya TV” and “Pop Movies.”

Here is the complete list of nominees for the 2009 ASAP Pop Viewers’ Choice Awards:

POP ASTIG


Pop Male Fashionista

a. John Lloyd Cruz
b. Jake Cuenca
c. Enchong Dee
d. Zanjoe Marudo

Pop Female Fashionista

a. Anne Curtis
b. Yeng Constantino
c. KC Concepcion
d. Ruffa Gutierrez


Pop Pin-up Boy

a. Gerald Anderson
b. Xian Lim
c. Ejay Falcon
d. Mark Bautista

Pop Covergirl

a. Cristine Reyes
b. Kim Chiu
c. Angel Locsin
d. KC Concepcion

POP KAPAMILYA TV

Pop Kapamilya TV Show

a. Tayong Dalawa
b. Boys Over Flowers
c. May Bukas Pa
d. Katorse

Pop Kapamilya TV Character

a. Zaijan Jaranilla as Santino in May Bukas Pa
b. Gina Pareño as Lola Getz in Tayong Dalawa
c. Coco Martin as Ramon in Tayong Dalawa
d. Lee Min ho as Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers


Pop Kapamilya TV New Face

a. Melay Cantiveros (PBB Double UP)
b. Aprilyn “Congratulations” Gustilo (Wowowee)
c. Zaijan Jaranilla (May Bukas Pa)
d. Maricar Reyes (Bud Brothers, Your Song)

Pop Kapamilya TV Theme Song

a. Tayong Dalawa (Tayong Dalawa)
b. May Bukas Pa (May Bukas Pa)
c. Way Back Into Love (Precious Hearts Romances)
d. Tamis ng Unang Halik (Katorse)


POP MUSIC

Pop Band

a. Eraserheads
b. Bamboo
c. Sponge Cola
d. 6 Cycle Mind

Pop Male Artist

a. Gary Valenciano
b. Richard Poon
c. Jed Madela
d. Bugoy Drilon


Pop Female Artist

a. Sarah Geronimo
b. Nina
c. Toni Gonzaga
d. Rachelle Ann Go

Pop Song of the Year

a. You Changed My Life – Sarah Geronimo
b. Tayong Dalawa – Gary Valenciano
c. Always You – Charice
d. Muli – Bugoy Drilon

Pop Album

a. OPM – Sarah Geronimo
b. Love Duets – Toni Gonzaga and Sam Milby
c. Rendition of the Soul – Nina
d. Aiza Seguerra Live – Aiza Seguerra

POP MOVIES


Pop Movie of the Year

a. You Changed My Life
b. Kimmy Dora
c. In My Life
d. And I Love You So

Pop Movie Theme Song

a. You Changed My Life from You Change My Life
b. Something New In My Life from In My Life
c. I Don’t Want You to Go from Love Me Again
d. And I Love You So from And I Love You So


Pop Screen Kiss

a. Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz in You Changed My Life
b. Luis Manzano and John Lloyd Cruz in In My Life
c. Eugene Domingo and Dingdong Dantes in Kimmy Dora
d. Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin in Love Me Again


Pop Loveteam

a. Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz in You Changed My Life
b. Sam Milby and Bea Alonzo in And I Love You So
c. Eugene Domingo and Dingdong Dantes in Kimmy Dora
d. Luis Manzano and John Lloyd Cruz in In My Life


POP MUSIC VIDEO

Pop Music Video of the Year

a. You Changed My Life by Sarah Geronimo
b. Bahay Kubo by Hale
c. Mainit by the Philippine All Star
d. Muli by Bugoy Drilon

Pop Celebrity Cameo Role

a. Billy Crawford in If You’re Not the One by Nikki Gil
b. Maricar Reyes in Kasalana by 6CycleMind
c. Paula Taylor in Tell Me Your Name by Christian Bautista
d. Melissa Ricks in Ikaw Pa Rin by Red Letter Day Story

Pop Male Performance

a. Christian Bautista – Tell Me Your Name
b. Kris Lawrence – Careless Whisper
c. Bugoy Drilon – Muli
d. Rico Blanco – Antukin


Pop Female Performance

a. Sarah Geronimo – Dahil Minahal Mo Ako
b. Rachelle Ann Go – Let the Pain Remain
c. Nina – There You’ll Be
d. Nikki Gil – You’re Not the One

Pop Band

a. Bamboo – Muli
b. Spongecola – Din Na Mababawi
c. Hale – Bahay Kubo
d. Sugarfree – Hay Buhay

The poll is now open for the 2009 ASAP Viewers’ Choice Awards. You can cast your vote by texting “POP” to 2331 for Globe, TM & Sun subscribers and 231 for Smart & TNT subscribers.

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‘Star ng Pasko’ – The ABS-CBN Christmas 2009 Station ID

This is the video courtesy by bronnie1122

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