TV5 Will Air Pacquiao-Ugas Fight This Sunday

 

Sports fans won't be waiting in vain as the Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas WBA Super Welterweight title fight will be aired this coming August 22, that's a Sunday at 11AM on the kapatid network TV5 (Channel 5 on Free TV, Cignal TV Channel 5, and Channel 10 on SkyCable.

TV5 has been bringing you a lot of coverages like the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Philippine Basketball League, Philippine Volleyball League, the FIBA/Gilas games and a lot more. The Pacquiao-Ugas fight will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.


Cignal TV and TV5 President and CEO Robert P. Galang says "We know how much every Pacquiao fight turns into a national event and we are one with you in seeing how he would bring pride and honor to the country."

Again, it's going to be broadcasted at 11am on TV5, so make sure you have drinks, snacks and everything else ready before that time. It'll be surely packed since the title was previously owned by pacman, it was only given to Ugas because of Pac's inactivity.

See you on Sunday!

CIGNAL TV Honors Filipino Athletes in Stellar Olympic Campaign

The Filipino really did quite well during the Tokyo Olympic Games this 2020. We won the first Gold Medal and hauled two Silver medals and one bronze, making the country the top Southeast Asian country to get them even under the pandemic.

Cignal TV has been there all the way as it is the official Philippine partner for the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 and dubbed it as "We Are Stronger", a campaign that has showcased what we can do as we strive to be faster, higher and stronger. They're following it up with another campaign called "See Us Stronger" when they wrapped up coverages a couple weeks ago. Cignal TV also covered 2016 Rio Olympics and put it in Cignal TV, TV4 and OTT platforms through Smart and PLDT. Gretchen Ho and Paolo Del Rosario was also sent to Japan to cover them, while you remain glued to your screens.

Cignal TV, TV5 President and CEO Robert P. Galang says "It was a proud and defining experience for all of us, we are extremely honored to be part of it. We know a lot of Filipinos also downloaded the Cignal Play app for it and got united cheering for our athletes in their respective sports.  We remain commited to provide the best sports experience across the country, the best is yet to come!"

This is another feather to their hat, and undoubtedly a historic  event captured for our eyes, and for the Filipino viewers.

Championing Viewers: CIGNAL TV and TV5

If you haven't felt it, heard or seen it, you'll be surprised how Cignal TV and TV5 did these huge business model changes in the past few years. They've started to work with independent producers and talent agencies which made a pretty good impact since it lowers production costs for the channel, but not shortchange artistry, entertainment value and talent which Filipinos rightfully deserve.

For those who don't know, they've worked with huge entertainment companies like VIVA Entertainment, IdeaFirst Company, Cornerstone Entertainment, Brightlight Productions, Archangel Media and Regal Entertainment. And if you haven't seen it yet, episodes of ABSCBN's highly rated shows like Coco Martin's "FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano", the Jodi Iza Sam starrer "Ang Sa Iyo ay Akin", then the Paulo Avelino, Zanjoe Marudo, Arci Muñoz and Angelica Panganiban show "Walang Hanggang Paalam" and the recent reality show Pinoy Big Brother Connect which had its finale a few days ago.

Not only that, Brightlight Productions also produced Korina Sanchez' Rated Korina, the Ian Veneracion and Dimples Romana romcom "Oh My Dad!" and the jampacked fun and innovative show "Lunch Out Loud". Viva Entertainment on the other hand brought to the table "Born to Be A Star", "Puto", "Republika Origins", "Ninja Kids", "1000 Heartbeats: Pintig Pinoy", "The Wall Philippines" and recent KDrama adaptation "Encounter" with Diego Loyzaga and Cristine Reyes. They also did Masked Singer Pilipinas, Ghost Adventures, Bella Bandida, Kagat ng Dilim and Onstage which had their really good runs in the evenings. They did good. My favorite people from IdeaFirst Company also did "Paano Ang Pasko?" and "Paano Ang Pangako?" which was done by Direk Jun Robles Lana (script), Director Enrico Quizon, Ricky Davao and Perci Intalan.

Cornerstone Entertainment did "I Got You", "Stay-In Love" and "Sunday Noontime Live!" plus Gretchen Ho's very own show Woman In Action and home grown TV5 News Programs Frontline Pilipinas and The Big Story which she's a mainstay. Archangel Media did the Paolo Ballesteros and Wally Bayola hosted Bawal na Game Show (which I had the chance to join a few months ago). They also did Fill in the Bank with Jose Manalo and Pokwang which is still doing good til now. Regal Entertainment Inc is doing their 10th year of content via One Screen Channel on Cignal TV, and they're still doing more in the coming months.

What's good is that we all know who's winning here, the viewers. For all these years, TV5 and Cignal TV managed to still bring everyone a piece of good programming in the midst of a pandemic. That's a lot of people working there just to bring you these things in 2021. 

I can't wait to see more!