Saturday 15 October 2016

GMA Wins Against ABS-CBN in Nationwide TV Ratings, 38.3% vs. 37.6%

GMA Network has retaken the lead in nationwide TV ratings, resulting from its stronger performance in all timeblocks, according to data from the industry's trusted ratings service provider Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.

For the period September 1 to October 13 (with October 9 to 13 based on overnight data), GMA overtook its closest competitor in National Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM) with an average people audience share of 38.3 percent, besting ABS-CBN's 37.6 percent.

GMA likewise remained the undisputed ratings leader in viewer-rich Urban Luzon, which accounts for 77 percent of all viewers in urban TV homes in the entire country, with 43.4 percent, ahead of ABS-CBN's 32.3 percent.

In Mega Manila, another traditionally strong area for GMA representing 59 percent of urban viewers nationwide, the Network kept its total day ratings advantage with 46.1 percent versus ABS-CBN's 28.2 percent.

During partial October (October 1 to 13), GMA particularly showed a stronger following on weekday evening primetime in NUTAM, where its people audience share reached 40 percent against ABS-CBN's 37.3 percent.

Moreover, in comparison with ABS-CBN, more programs from GMA landed in the partial October list of 30 top-rating shows in Urban Luzon with a total of 18.

The well-loved Kapuso telefantasya Encantadia grabbed the number one spot in the Urban Luzon chart, while emerging as the highest-rating Kapuso program in National Urban Philippines.
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Inferno Movie Review: Not As Thrilling As "Da Vinci Code" And "Angels & Demons"

DAN BROWN'S "Da Vinci Code" was a big hit (earning $750 million worldwide) when made into a movie in 2006 with Tom Hanks playing the hero, art historian-symbologist Robert Langdon, so his next novel, "Angels & Demons" was also made into a movie in 2009 and although it's not as successful, it's still considered a hit after earning $485 million worldwide. Now comes, "Inferno", another episode in Langdon's European adventures once again based on a Brown novel and directed by Ron Howard.

It starts with a billionaire geneticist, Bertrand Zobist (Ben Foster), doing a lecture about the evils of overpopulation on our planet which now has 8 billion people. Then we see him willfully leaping to his death from the top of a bell tower in Florence (ala-Hitchcock's "Vertigo") after he was apprehended and cornered by his pursuers led by Christophe Brouchard (Omar Sy). who you'd initially think is the villain.



Then we see Hanks as Langdon taken to the hospital with a wound on his head. When he regains his consciousness, he seems to have developed amnesia and doesn't even remember how he came to be in Florence. A female assassin then appears, hellbent on killing him. A young doctor, Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), then helps him escape from his pursuer.

They become partners in tracking down a deadly virus called Inferno, using clues from Dante's epic poem. As they go on their mission, Langdon is disturbed by nightmarish visions of twisted bodies and faces, with blood exploding out of broken windows. It appears that he what he sees in his mind is a reimagining of Dante's Inferno, as depicted by the Italian painter Botticelli.

Eventually, it becomes clear that Zobrist is a megalomaniac zealot who aims to kill one half of the earth's population to save it, through the plague virus known as Inferno. He believes that the Black Death plague, that killed an estimated 200 million people in the mid-1300s, gave humanity the breathing space it needed and the chance to come up with the Renaissance. But he left clues about where he left the virus hidden in a the Botticelli painting "Map of Hell", which leads to another painting, "The Battle of Marciano" in the Palazzo Vecchio and then at the Duomo and later to Venice and Istanbul, both World Heritage sites.

Along the way, Hanks get to meet Harry Sims (Irrfan Khan), the head of a shadowy private security and consulting firm and the World Health Organization's own team headed by Elizabeth Sinskey (Sidse Babett Knudsen), who happens to have been romantically involved with Hanks before. Are they allies or are they adversaries? The truth about various characters will be revealed about two-thirds of the movie and you'd know who are the real good guys and bad guys.

If you're a Dan Brown fan, no doubt you'd enjoy the movie and appreciate all the cloak-and-dagger conspiracy theories incorporated in it. But if you're a Dan Brown detractor who thinks his works are trashy, you'd sneer at his pedantic references to culture and history, which is, in all fairness to him, obviously the result of thorough research. Never mind if he's a best-selling author who has made millions and millions from his novels.

The movie's main ace is, of course, Hanks as the Harvard professor, Langdon. Now 60, he's always a likeable screen hero even as Forrest Gump, Sully, Captain Phillips or the Castaway. Although expertly crafted (you'd wonder how they shot those lengthy sequences in very crowded tourist spots, particularly in Venice's St. Mark's), the fact remains that as a thriller, "Inferno", is not as engrossing and suspense-filled as "Da Vinci Code" (about the search for the Holy Grail) and "Angels & Demons" (about the election of a new pope, the killing of four cardinals and an element called the anti-matter).

We were honestly bored by many "laylay" sequences. But then, if this makes money (it's opening in the U.S. at the end of October yet), then for sure, there will be another Robert Langdon flick and we won't be surprised if "The Lost Symbol" would be the next one in the franchise.
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Derek Ramsay, umatras sa ‘dog style’ nila ni Lovi Poe



Derek Ramsay
‘Di nga ba’t puring-puri ni Lovi Poe ang ka-partner na si Derek Ramsay sa pagiging super gentleman nito lalo na nang magkasama sila sa pelikulang “The Escort” ng Regal Films, kung saan ilang hot love scenes din ang ginawa nila sa pelikula.
Si Derek, puring-puri ng leading ladies niy...
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Piolo Pascual, muling pangungunahan ang Sunpiology Run kontra diabetes



Piolo Pascual
Gusto ko ang mga campaign na iniendorso ni Piolo Pascual.
Ang alam ko, si Papa P ang isa sa mga showbiz celebrities natin sa kasalukuyan na ang kanyang kalusagan ay first and foremost priority niya.
Sa social media postings niya, kung hindi mo siya nakikita na nagba-bike as his...
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We're guessing Kristoffer Martin is going to shed some skin basing from his recent Instagram posts

We're guessing Kristoffer Martin is going to shed some skin in new series basing from his recent Instagram posts

Kristoffer Martin's name may not be as popular as his fellow kapuso Alden Richards but he's got what it takes to make it big in showbiz too given the proper exposure..

Soon, he will be headlining another tv series in GMA7 opposite his perrenial screen partner Joyce Ching via "Hahamakin Lahat".

We took a peep at his Instagram feed and basing from those photos, it looks like this guy is all set and willing to make shed some skin on television.

Look. according to him, he's getting ready for something.

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He's too damn serious about it.

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Let's all watch out for Junior, according to him. Such a tease!

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More weights.

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But before you know it, he's already a endorser of an undergarment brand. Here, in this photo, he's joined by fellow hottie from the other fence - kapamilya hunk Ahron Villena.


We're surely looking forward to it. All the luck.


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Question: Does This Confirm the Baby of Cesar Montano and Sandra Seifert?

Image courtesy of Fashion PULIS reader

A few days ago, rumored couple Cesar Montano and Sandra Seifert was spotted in a high-end mall. While the couple has kept a low profile of their relationship, the past year has hounded them with rumors of having a forthcoming bundle of joy. However, in interviews during early 2015, Montano denied he was the father of the child Seifert was carrying.

Sometime ago, social media hinted that a baby was indeed coming, and later on, indirect comments were made that a child was born. Thus, when Montano and Seifert were seen at the Toys Section of the said mall, customers wondered at the presence of the couple. A document obtained by Fashion PULIS showed that a baby was registered with the last name "Seifert." Does this baby registry confirm that Montano and Seifert have a child?

Note: Fashion PULIS is open to all parties concerned for comments and clarification.

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PLDT-Smart Rollout Full LTE Connection in Davao #SmarterDavao



PLDT-Smart welcomes change in the country's biggest city with Connected Davao, the first digital event of its kind in Davao City. More than an exhibition, Connected Davao at SM Lanangon October 15-16 will showcase the latest products and services from PLDT and Smart and celebrate that Davao City is now an LTE-covered city.

Smart is also hosting two retail events on October 15-16 at Gaisano Mall and NCCC.

Connected Davao is a digital convergence that features experiential zones where subscribers can get to experience PLDT-Smart's products, services and innovations firsthand. There will also be a selling area where the public can look at the best deals and bundles available. A highlight of the event is the Digital Discussions where the region's top influencers and business owners will talk about how PLDT and Smart help them pursue their passions.

The event also highlights Smart's full LTE rollout in Davao City. Smart LTE enables you to surf the net in ultrafast speeds of up to 42 mbps! That's six times as fast as 3G.

"With Smart LTE, everything is in high definition and real time – videos, games, photos, music and even video calls," said Katrina Luna-Abelarde, Head of Wireless Consumer Operations for Smart.

"Because Smart has more cell sites in Davao City than any other network, subscribers will have the best mobile experience ever. They can watch videos on YouTube, update their friends on Snapchat and Instagram and communicate via messaging apps faster and more efficiently," added Luna-Abelarde.


PLDT Home and Enterprise

PLDT will put up a connected home, a school and a co-working office and cafe during the Connected Davao event to show.

A connected home powered by PLDT keeps your entertainment and other digital needs close at hand. In this set-up, the public can test out the products using PLDT Home's high speed Internet.

In the high speed work station set-up, Davaoenos will experience efficient and consistent SME/Wifi and Enterprise solutions.

Try out the Samsung VR and other innovative gadgets in the School set-up.

During the digital discussions, there will be a talk on Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age.
 


Discounts and instant freebies

There will be simultaneous retail events at Gaisano Mall for Smart and NCCC for TNT on October 15-16.


Games with special prizes, freebies and a special celebrity guest await Smart subscribers at Gaisano Mall of Davao on October 15 from 10am to 9pm.

This is also the best opportunity for Davao residents to enjoy Smart's LTE speeds as all Smart SIMs are now LTE ready.

The Gaisano Mall event showcases the Smart Prepaid Phone Kit, which includes an LTE-capable Android handset (an 0+ Presto 700) with a 5" screen and Smart Prepaid's LTE SIM. The kit includes free one-year data (free 100MB/month for Clash Royale, FB, Viber and more plus P30 monthly load reward when you load an accumulated P100/month for 12 months.

Lucky Smart subscribers can get instant freebies such as VR headsets, phone docks with stylus pens, USB mobile fans and more for at least P50 purchase of any Smart product.

Top players of the race car game can also win special prizes such as GoPro Hero 4, JBL Charge2 Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Bavin 18000mAh Power Bank.

Or you could compete against a surprise guest celebrity and get a photo op!

Smart will also give selected subscribers 1GB of shareable data, valid for 3 days plus 300MB YouTube, iFlix and more for FREE. This data can be shared with family members and friends.

For more information, go to www.smart.com.ph.


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