KRIS AQUINO'S TV PATROL INTERVIEW INCHES CLOSER TO RIVAL 24 ORAS!

March 21, Thursday

Morning:

Born To Be Wild Replay (GMA-7) 0.7%; Sports Unlimited Replay (ABS-CBN) 0.2%; Reaksyon Replay (TV5) 0.1%; Presinto 5 (TV5) 0.3%

Unang Hirit! (GMA-7) 4%; Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN) 3.3%;Good Morning Club (TV5) 1.1%; Handy Manny (TV5) 4.4%; Jake And The Neverland Pirates (TV5) 5.8%

GMA'S NEW PRIME TIME SERIES MUNDO MO'Y AKIN POSTS WEAKER RATINGS!

Here are the comparative Rating Points of ABS-CBN, TV5, and GMA-7 programs last March 20 to 21, 2013, derived by AGB Nielsen Philippines from Mega Manila households:

 March 20, Wednesday

Morning:

Unang Hirit! (GMA-7) 3.9%; Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN) 3.1%;Good Morning Club (TV5) 1.6%;  Handy Manny (TV5) 4.5%; Jake And The Neverland Pirates (TV5) 6.6%

GMA'S 2012 NET INCOME MISSES TARGET! DOWN BY 5% Y-O-Y!

Listed GMA Network Inc.'s consolidated gross revenues grew 6 percent year-on-year to P13.929 billion in 2012, the broadcast giant reported Friday.

For the period, the Network raked in a 7 percent growth in airtime sales to P12.703 billion comprising 91 percent of gross revenues.

GMA Chairman and CEO Felipe Gozon said the company is expected to deliver better financial results this year, as evidenced by its strong financial performance at the opening of the year.

ABS-CBN CORP. 2012 RECURRING NET INCOME UP BY 23%!

MANILA -- ABS-CBN Corp.'s consolidated net income amounted to P1.708 billion in 2012, breaching the company's P1.6-billion target amid growth in advertising revenues and consumer sales.

However, the 2012 net income is below the P2.420 billion consolidated net income in 2011, the Lopez-led multimedia conglomerate said in a statement on Thursday.

But removing the one-time gain from the sale of investments in 2011, recurring net income of the company jumped 23% last year, ABS-CBN said.

ABS-CBN CORP TO SPEND P5B IN 2013! HIGHER AD REVENUE SEEN IN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF 2013!

MANILA-- ABS-CBN Corp has allocated about P5 billion for capital expenditures this year, and this would be spent on equipment, transmission facilities, film and program rights acquisition, and on the operations of unit SkyCable Corp., Valdueza said.

The company expects to rake in higher profits in the first quarter versus the same period last year, banking on an increase in regular or non-political ads amid a buoyant Philippine economy.

"The first three months will be significantly better than last year," Rolando Valdueza, chief financial officer at ABS-CBN, said in a briefing on Thursday.

The broadcast giant raked in a P306-million net income in the first quarter of last year, a big decline from the P976-million recorded in the previous year.

Valdueza said that for the first three months of 2013, revenues will be driven by regular or non-political ads due to the country's strong economy at present.

"Spending and consumption are up, reflective of the positive economic situation of our country," Valdueza pointed out.

GMA NETWORK OPPOSES LAW TO ALLOW PTV-4 SELL COMMERCIAL AIRTIME!

MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law a measure that will “revitalize” the operations of state-owned and -operated television station People’s Television Network, Inc. or PTV-4.

"I am happy to announce that President Aquino signed into law Republic Act 10390, an Act Revitalizing the People’s Television Network, on March 14," Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a Malacañang press conference on Wednesday, March 20.

UMAGANG KAY GANDA OUTRACES UNANG HIRIT IN GMA'S TURF!

Here are the comparative Rating Points of ABS-CBN, TV5, and GMA-7 programs last March 15 to 17, 2013, derived by AGB Nielsen Philippines from Mega Manila households:

 March 15, Friday

Morning:

PTV-4 PREPARING FOR DIGITAL TV IN 2015!

MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law a measure that will “revitalize” the operations of state-owned and -operated television station People’s Television Network, Inc. or PTV-4.

"I am happy to announce that President Aquino signed into law Republic Act 10390, an Act Revitalizing the People’s Television Network, on March 14," Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a Malacañang press conference on Wednesday, March 20.