Since leading Filipino media and entertainment network ABS-CBN tapped Comscore this year for data-based national TV measurement in the U.S., TFC, ABS-CBN's global flagship channel, has consistently been shown by monthly Comscore reports as the preferred Filipino channel among subscribers.
Based on the June and July 2021 TV viewing engagement of Comscore:
Watch and listen as they share their thoughts on various topics like their proudest moments as a Filipino, university life, and family.
The giving away of prizes to the overseas Filipinos in the Middle East and Europe has started with “TFC Win From Home Season 2’s” first monthly draw which was held last July 10 that was seen live via TFC Middle East and TFC Europe Facebook pages, TFC The Filipino Channel Facebook page and YouTube Channel, and @TFCX on Kumu.
For the first monthly draw, the winners of the major and minor prizes both came from the Middle East. They are Merry Grace Procia from UAE who won Php 50,000, and Annie Bayonito from Saudi Arabia who won Php 25,000.
With 2020 turning out to be one of the biggest dumpster fires in history as humanity tried to navigate through almost 365 days of various crises while confined in lockdowns or quarantines, the hunger of people around the world for news and information that are factual and accurate, timely, relevant, accessible, and understandable couldn't be more emphasized.
It is within this context that ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, the news and current programming affairs division of leading Filipino media and entertainment company ABS-CBN Corporation and its global flagship channel, TFC, decided to strategize and redesign news programming and news delivery.
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Etisalat provides innovative solutions and services to 154 million subscribers in 16 countries across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
“TFC Win From Home” has aided a lot of Filipinos in the regions of the Middle East and Europe that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of them were able to sustain the studies of their children, built a home for their families, and continued to support the needs of their loved ones back home with the prizes they won.
“He’s Into Her” is a series based on the Precious Pages-LIB novel of the same title that was written by Maxinejiji. It is now given life through a digital series that stars Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano.
The series is about teenagers Deib (Donny) and Max (Belle) who are both students at the prestigious Benison International School. Deib is a popular kid not only because he is a basketball varsity team captain but also because of his wits. On the other hand, Max is an ordinary new student who is still finding his place in her new school.
Their relationship which started on the wrong foot will turn upside-down as they get to know each other. But as their young love blossoms, their issues and relationships in the past will complicate everything.
Hence, it comes as timely good news for millions of ABS-CBN TFC subscribers worldwide on select cable, satellite platforms and IPTV that they can now have direct access to live or on-demand content available on the iWantTFC site (www.iWantTFC.com) or iWantTFC app on iTunes or android for FREE via the TFC Everywhere benefit of their existing TFC subscription.
Everyday viewing is made more fun and exciting with the new talk and magazine shows that TFC brings to its subscribers worldwide, which ranges from business ideas, down to inspiring stories that will surely brighten up your day.
There are nine new talk shows and magazine programs that you can watch, with new episodes airing every week. These new programs are part of TFC’s enhanced grid, where watching your favorite shows is made more fun and exciting.
The viewing experience of the Filipinos in the Middle East is getting better as TFC, the leading news and entertainment channel for Filipinos, is now available in HD to all subscribers of OSN satellite and cable affiliates, E-Life, Du, and Ooredoo cable.
“We want to give our subscribers the ultimate viewing experience by giving them not only the best programs, but also the best programming quality they deserve through our cable and satellite partners,” said Joseph Arnie Garcia, ABS-CBN Managing Director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
TFC subscribers on OSN satellite and cable affiliates, E-Life, Du, and Ooredoo cable can now watch their favorite TFC series, variety shows, magazine programs, news programs, and movies not only in high-definition quality but also in the time that perfectly works with their schedule under the newest TFC program time blocks.
At a time when the U.S. movie industry is still trying to concretize what “moviegoing” really looks in a post-pandemic world, there are signs of hope and cheer for film lovers who are banking on streaming platforms to deliver the goods.
Variety reported that only 35 percent of North American theaters are open and tickets have been hovering at an all-time low. The Oscars – normally held in February or early March – has been pushed to April 25, 2021 with no guarantee if it will physically take place or just go virtual. But even with these seemingly discouraging forebodings, opportunities always arise.
The entries submitted since August 15, 2020, are qualified and will have the chance to be among the five winners of Php 100,000 or the sole winner of the Php 250,000 grand prize. Those who already won during the monthly draws are not qualified anymore for the grand draw.
The “TFC Win From Home” grand draw will also be an early Christmas celebration for the overseas Filipinos because some ABS-CBN stars will join the live streaming that day, bringing to them world-class entertainment right at the comfort of their homes. Kapamilya singers Klarisse de Guzman, Jason Dy, Janine Berdin, Elha Nympha, Lian Kyla, and MOR DJ JhaiHo are just some of the special guests that day.
Philippines’ First Multi-platform game show to be available worldwide
The Philippines’ pambansang game show “Game KNB” goes worldwide across multiple platforms, bringing Filipinos together to watch the program on TFC cable and satellite television and TFC IPTV while letting them simultaneously play the game via the streaming app Kumu on weekdays starting November 30.
“Game KNB?” allows contestants to answer trivia questions from various topics with increasing difficulty as the game progresses. With the game show’s comeback, it is made digitally interactive as contestants compete from the comfort of their homes—in different parts of the world—via the Kumu app.
The game will also be made even better by the game master, Robi Domingo, whose antics will surely bring fun to the viewers and will ease the tension from the participants of the game.
When leading Filipino media and entertainment company ABS-CBN celebrated in 2016 the 20th anniversary of its ANC channel, it was hailed in the media industry as a successful pioneer in Philippine broadcast journalism: a 24/7 channel devoted to news.
Through the years, ANC’s position was cemented as the gold standard and primary source of Philippine news and analysis for the country’s business and political leaders. And because the news was delivered in English, it also made significant inroads in reach in overseas markets.
Today, ANC, an international premium channel of ABS-CBN TFC, has continued to strengthen its brand promise to be the best, most reliable and relevant news channel about the Philippines. But with the consumers’ growing preference for a news channel fused with entertainment that informs, delights, and inspires, ANC underwent improvements in its original programming.
The film is now screening in cinemas around UAE
“Quezon’s Game,” which tells of the story how Jewish people were rescued by Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon, premiered last November 9 at the Mall of Emirates in Dubai, UAE, which happened to coincide with a historic event to the Jews known as the Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass.
According to the Holocaust Encyclopedia, the Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass happened in 1938 in Germany where many synagogues were burned, thousands of Jewish businesses were destroyed, and many Jewish lives were lost.
ABS-CBN TFC releases new content for the enjoyment of overseas Filipinos, including those who are based across the Asia Pacific... and there is more to come! Early in the fourth quarter, TFC introduced the latest batch of Pinay beauty queens, best-loved 90s OPM (Original Pilipino Music), and all-new projects from favorite Kapamilya stars led by box office stars Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo.
Digital Movie Series “The House Arrest of Us”
Among the new content is the first Star Cinema digital movie series and KathNiel’s comeback project, “The House Arrest of Us,” which proves to be highly anticipated with its teaser garnering at least 3.67 million views on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter 48 hours since upload. The pilot episode has likewise trended on Twitter on its premiere last October 24.
A total of 350,000 worth of cash prizes plus special prizes were given away to the overseas Filipinos in Europe and the Middle East, and the big winners of the Php 50,000 cash that were announced during the monthly draw are Jay San Jose from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, James Linao from the United Arab Emirates, and Margie Gregorio from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“Baffling Cases: Sanib (Possession)” is a 38-minute documentary special that will give viewers a better understanding of spiritual possession and exorcism. It will feature some of the Filipino beliefs about spirits and recall some of the most mysterious spiritual possession stories that happened in the Philippines, with some of them personally sharing their stories.
Overseas Filipinos from the Middle East and Europe get the support they need as they start over after the hard hit of the Covid-19 pandemic with the Php 350,000 worth of cash prizes given away at the first “TFC Win From Home Live” monthly draw, which happened last September 25, streamed via the Facebook page of TFC Middle East, TFC Europe, and TFC Kapamilya Channel, and on the TFCX Kumu account.
Among more than 12,000 entries submitted for the first monthly draw of “TFC Win From Home” in the Middle East and Europe, it is still surreal for Arlin Cobre from Saudi Arabia, Maxima de Guia from Qatar, and Mirasol Sansano from France that they were the ones who won Php 50,000 cash each. Nonetheless, they all agree that it is a big help especially amid the on-going pandemic.
For the case of Maxima de Guia, she plans to use her prize in the tuition and purchasing of items for the online class of her children. While Mirasol Sansano will be sharing her prize with her sibling whose livelihood was affected by the pandemic. And lastly, Arlin Cobre who will use her prize in paying for their land back home.
Ecstatic from her win, Mirasol tells her fellow overseas Filipinos: “Sa mga kapwa ko OFW at TFC subscriber, try n’yong sumali, walang mawawala, nasa work or nasa bahay man. Napakalaking tulong ang papremyo na pinamimigay ng The Filipino Channel. Salamat sa mga sponsor at sa TFC Win From Home.”
Meanwhile, the following special prizes were also given away during the first monthly draw: 20 winners of Php 10,000 from TFC; OSN gave away a one-year of OSN Streaming subscription; gift packs worth AED 100 from AliCafé; gift vouchers of free shipping of balikbayan box from GP Express; and AED 500 from GoFood.
The first “TFC Win From Home Live” monthly draw, which had more than 20,000 viewers, was hosted by Gretchen Ho, with special guests K Brosas and Macoy Dubs.
“TFC Win From Home,” a virtual game show where participants can win various prizes, is the first initiative under the recently launched TFCX which is TFC’s home for its digital interactive experiences for the global Filipinos that they could enjoy at the comforts of their home.
Don’t miss the next “TFC Win From Home Live” monthly draw happening on October 24, Saturday at 2 p.m. U.K./5 p.m. DXB/ 9 p.m. MNL where aside from the winners from the Middle East and Europe, winners from the Asia and Pacific will also be announced. For those from the Middle East and Europe, each valid entry may win special prizes from each sponsor, be among the 20 winners of Php 10,000 from TFC, or be one of the three winners of the Php 50,000. While for those from the Asia and Pacific, be among the 10 winners of the Php 100,000 total worth of cash prizes to be given away.
Get more chances of winning in the coming monthly draws, join “TFC Win From Home” now! Simply visit https://bit.ly/TFCWinFromHome, fill out the necessary details, choose which activity among the five sponsors—TFC, OSN, Alicafé, GoFood, and GP Express Cargo—you would like to join (you may join all of them!), then do the activity being asked to be done by the sponsor of your choice. You may submit as many unique entries as you can until December 14, 2020.
Those who will not win during the monthly draws get a chance to be among the winners of the Php 750,000 total worth of cash prizes to be given away in the grand draw in December.
The game show is open to all Filipinos in the Middle East and Europe who are 18 years old and above, have a valid Philippine passport and visa, and not be an employee of ABS-CBN Middle East, the participating sponsors, any of its related partners, and other parties who are directly involved in organizing and promoting the promo, including their relatives up to the second degree.
For more details and to read the terms and conditions of the promo, you may visit the TFC Middle East or TFC Europe Facebook pages or mytfc.com/tfcwfh.
Following over half a year of a work-from-home (WFH) set-up due to COVID-19 restrictions, ABS-CBN International -- a leading media and entertainment company producing and distributing Filipino content in North and Latin America -- is announcing its new office locations effective November 1, 2020.
Adopting a working model that prioritizes efficiency, productivity, safety and health, while reducing singular in-office capacity, ABS-CBN International will soon operate from three different locations:
Northern California – 432 N Canal St., Ste 21, South San Francisco, CA 94080. This will be the primary location where all physical mail and deliveries will be routed. This is also the new office for ABS-CBN Foundation International, the non-profit international philanthropic service arm of ABS-CBN.
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