TV5 and PBA Partners Up with A2Z For More Basketball Action

When they say that they're changing the landscape of television, they sure mean to do it. Recent pronouncements from TV5 indicate huge changes especially about their airing of PBA Games in the channel. They partnered up with A2Z to become their newest free to air avenue especially for locations covered by them.

This certainly was the fruit of the successful staging to the FIBA Basketball World Cup in the country, plus the win of Gilas Pilipinas in both SEA Games and Asian Games (remember that historic Gold?). Now Filipino sports fans will have choice where to watch their home grown professional basketball teams when games start.

This is after all the 48th year of PBA, and the goal is to bring the PBA Games to even MORE homes as possible. This ensures that not only will there be access to games at TV5, but more of the LIVE broadcast of PBA Games in this new free to air channel. After all, they're the Philippines premier basketball league. Zoe Broadcasting VP and GM Rene Gonzales notes of this exciting venture and took delight on the variety they could do with the programming which is now in their court. Having PBA as part of their lineup surely will open up a lot of possibilities for the channel and what they could do in the near future. It will all start on November 5th, and will be broadcasted every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday thereafter. They are also in the workds to do something for the PBA D League and 3x3 where the Philippines is strong.

Meanwhile, you can still enjoy the games on Cignal TV and Cignal Play. You now have options!

Why "It's Showtime!'s Reina ng Tahanan" Works!

My family and I are have religiously watched It's Showtime's top rating segment Reina ng Tahanan. It's a part of the show that has been innovated and co-developed by the one and only unkabogable star Vice Ganda. Initially, it was the innate curiosity about the lives of other people that lead us to actually love the part of the program, but lately, things have changed. 

Instead of us just eavesdropping about their lives, it became an opportunity to learn from it. Vice took so much time to talk to contestants, mothers from different families, and made that particular segment a gold mine for invaluable lessons. All of which, are from ordinary extraordinary people. Vice makes all make sense, make it relatable because Vice knows, we all have shared feelings. It's so smart to actually think about that... then they go the extra mile and involve family, friends, loved ones, and hear the stories from them, ask questions they don't usually talk about at home and see with a silver lining (yes Catriona) how they could resolve things, or if not, learn from it and make their lives better after their stint in the contest. I've seen a lot of people cry because of the show, and in some odd way, I'm not surprised because that's probably why the show was conceptualized.

Vice also makes it a point to tackle social issues. In recent episodes, Vice mentioned his utter amazement about corrupt politicians and how their sons/daughters would be briefed if they know their forefathers were convicted and proven to have stolen money from people. Aside from that (a little over two days ago), Vice also talked about how some people have the gall to post bible verses and quotes on social media but support a thief. That's just amazing seeing how Vice is using her platform, all for the greater good. It's why we're all hooked, and why the show absolutely works!

For that, THANK YOU Vice! I can't wait to hear and see more on the show!

(Oh by the way, Vice is headed to the US on October for her concert called VAX GANDA: A Dose of Laughter. That'll be on Pechanga, Temecula on October 15 and 16, and in Mohegan Sun in Connecticut come October 24. For tickets visit Pechanga.com or StarMediaEntertainment.com and get one, I hear they're almost sold out!).

RATED KORINA Teases Season 2

We miss her dearly, and her stories, but she's not about to let out soon as Ms. Korina Sanchez-Roxas takes you on another season of RATED KORINA. She took a month long break but recently, she teased us with a fun, fresher theme for their second season on Facebook.

Obviously, you could see how excited she is and remarks how she misses us, and wants to tell more stories. Thing is, you will be able to watch the show on SATURDAY and SUNDAYS starting June 19, 2021 and the weekends thereafter. RATED KORINA will be shown on primetime via A2Z (Saturday 6-7PM), on TV5 (Sundays at 10-11PM), at the Kapamilya Channel (Saturday 10-11PM) and on OnePH on Sundays 7-8PM. It will also be seen internationally via ABS-CBN's international channels through TFC and on digital via iWantTFC.

The show will be featuring more of the country's hottest trending issues, discussing most of it with the Filipino viewer in mind in story formats that touches the hearts of many. Donning a fitter figure, she continues to travel across the country with the whole RATED KORINA team to search for touching and inspirational stories that you would enjoy in a full hour.

 

 

Ms. Korina says "I guess the short respite was a good time to reassess things and look at it with fresh eyes. We streamlined our production process and made it to get in touch with the pulse of the people and find stories that are fresh, relevant in these times. We can't stay in cookie cutter ideas, I've got a team that's more adventurous, and attuned to trends."

Episodes this week include an in depth look on pageantry and how we've become a force to reckon with in the international arena. They'll also take a few shots on several local pageants and talk with recent queens who made a mark for the country.

 

 

It's also Jose Rizal's 160th birthday, so a tell all of his life, a showcase of artifacts and mementos will also be featured. Stories will be sourced from scholars, and museums from different places in the Philippines. Aside from that, they'll be featuring cities that have begun opening up their doors to tourism and let us see world class spots that people should look forward to visiting once things go normal this side of the world. Of course, you'll be front and center to Handog Tsinelas efforts and food relief campaigns that RATED KORINA will continue, definitely.

This show RATED KORINA is produced by Brightlight Productions under the Benitez group.