Urian, ibibida ang OPM ngayong taon - 41st Gawad Urian, Inilabas Na

Pormal nang inanunsyo ng Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino ang mga nominado sa 41st Gawad Urian na magaganap na sa Hunyo 14 (Huwebes) sa ABS-CBN Vertis Tent at eere ng live sa Cinema One, 7pm. 

Nangunguna ngayong taon ang pelikulang “Respeto” na may 12 nominasyon kasama ang Best Picture, Best Director para kay Treb Monteras II, at Best Actor para sa rapper-actor na si Abra. Sumusunod naman ang Best Picture nominees na “Balangiga: Howling Wilderness” na may 10 nominasyon at “Tu Pug Imatuy” na may siyam na nominasyon. Kabilang din sa Best Picture nominees ang “The Chanters” na may pitong nominasyon, at “Birdshot” at “Bhoy Intsik,” na parehong may tig-anim na nominasyon.

Bela Padilla at Negi ibabahagi ang #JustLove ArawAraw celebrations sa Taiwan”

Pupunuin ng Kapamilya artists ng pag-ibig at kasiyahan ang selebrasyon ng Araw ng Kalayaan, Migrant Workers’ Day at 3rd FILCOM Friendship Fun Run, ng Filipino community sa Taiwan

Isang masaya at makulay na #JustLoveArawAraw celebration ang hatid nina actress-screenwriter na si Bela Padilla at Unkabogable Star Negi sa nalalapit na The Filipino Channel (TFC) hour na pinamagatang “Just Love Araw-Araw in Taiwan” sa June 10 sa New Taipei City Metropolitan Park (Xingfu Shuiyang Park) Sanchong District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Ang “Just Love Araw-Araw in Taiwan” ay bahagi ng selebrasyon ng 120th Philippine Independence at Migrant Workers’ Day na inihanda ng Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), at ng 3rd FILCOM Friendship Fun Run na inorganisa ng Federation of Filipino Communities sa Taiwan.

SM Cinema Assembles Marvel Fans for Avengers: Infinity War

“We’re ready for you Avengers!” Donned in their mightiest Avengers-inspired outfits, the lucky fans got to greet Nebula (Karen Gillan), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and director Joe Russo via live video conference straight from Singapore.

“All of you are fantastic, that reception, the noise, the energy in that room, we may be looking at a TV Screen which is a bit cold but it properly warms up when you guys are on it so thank you." – Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch)

17 Year-old Singer-songwriter FERN. Releases His Debut E.P.

Wunderkind musician Fern. has launched his self-titled debut E.P. ‘Fern.’ last March 30, 2018.

The 17 year-old singer-songwriter-producer having only been active on the scene for a few months has already garnered multiple achievements. His first single ‘Into You,’ debuted and stayed at #1 on the Spotify Philippines Top 50 Viral Chart for one week, and has garnered over 1.5 million plays on Spotify. ‘Into You,’ along with his latest single ‘Wanna Dance With You’ have both been included by Spotify in playlists in countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines. On top of this, Fern. has been featured on Scout Magazine’s 'Teens Under 18 To Watch Out For In 2018,’ and has already been given opportunities to collaborate with young OPM artists such as Asia’s Pop Sweetheart Julie Anne San Jose, TALA, and Claudia Barretto.

ABS-CBN AVP & Head of Global Anti-Piracy Elisha Lawrence further warns pirates at ANC Alerts stint

Following ABS-CBN’s landmark victory in a legal battle at the tail end of December 2017 against 32 websites that illegally reproduced and distributed its content, 

ABS-CBN AVP and Head of Global Anti-Piracy Elisha Lawrence (LEFT) bolsters the company’s warning to pirates in a recent interview with Lexi Schulze (RIGHT) on “ANC Alerts”.  

RJ Agustin Signs With Star Music Records

It is a remarkable day for singer, recording artist and actor RJ Agustin. Last January 24, 2018, he signed an exclusive contract for top music label, Star Music Philippines.  He is one of the artists who will be managed by the said recording label giant this 2018.

RJ Agustin began singing at a young age but initially pursued acting in films and television because as he claims, “Nasa dugo ko talaga ang pagiging artist” as he is also the son of 80s director Arturo “Boy” San Agustin who directed Robin Padilla and FPJ back in the days. RJ appeared in films like the award-winning Cinemalaya film 1st Ko Si 3rd and in the 2016 MMFF film Kabisera where he played Nora Aunor’s son. For RJ, singing is more than a hobby, it is his passion. He began his singing career in out-of-town and bar gigs.

ABS-CBN Global’s Aileen Paredes Joins as Speaker at 8th Asian Side of the Doc in Bangkok

 In an effort to become the hub of documentaries in Southeast Asia in accordance with government policy to promote creative businesses, Bangkok, Thailand played host from January 30 to February 2 to the 8th edition of Asian Side of the Doc (ASD), the international marketplace for factual programming in Asia.

ABS-CBN Global’s Female Specialty Channels Unit Head Aileen Paredes was one of the speakers on the first day in the panel on “ASEAN: What Does the Market Want?”. The premise of the session was that the content market in Southeast Asia has become more and more international in flavor and sophisticated in terms of taste. Localization of international formats, especially in the lifestyle and factual entertainment arena, has played a part in up-skilling the industry in some sectors, but is this true of documentary?