New Brews at IBC-13, the Kapinoy network as Viva-TV

(Released on July 7, 2012)

Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, a sequestered radio-television network whose flagship IBC-13 has a dashing new looks these days and competition in Philippine Television. Despite being saddled with equipment that has seen better days, IBC-13 will return of its glory days. They seem to be succeeding, if some new program offerings are to be the basis in the broadcast industry in the usual offerings of the Kapamilya and Kapuso Networks.

Almost overnight, the station that bred and brought to Filipino homes such TV landmarks as TODAS, Seeing Stars with Joe Quirino, Iskul Bukol, See-True, Chicks to Chicks and a lot more, metamorphosed into the network giants. IBC-13 is now the Kapinoy network for the third network with new IBC jingle, more aggressive and the new moniker introduced with Viva-TV as Home of the Stars sung by newest popstar Anja Aguilar, thanks to Viva chairman and CEO is Vic Del Rosario. The Viva group is behind much of the new format we hear in the market, with the new management of newest Chairman Orly Mercado along with Eric Canoy, Tessie Taylor and Lito Ocampo Cruz.

IBC-13 as the major TV network will not be sold and it’s still up for privatization, after all. It is now a strong No.3 in the ratings dominance of giant networks GMA 7 and ABS-CBN will serve in the top spot and the TV stars.

Viva-TV’s new programs on IBC anticipating and hopefully developing loyalty for the newest flagship program Popstar Diaries with popstar princess Sarah Geronimo, Annebishowsa with Anne Curtis and KC.com with KC Concepcion. There new top 10 countdown of most requested OPM and K-Pop music videos of Daily Top 10 with VJ Sam Pinto. We are indulged with a daily dose of the national pastime, entertainment gossip, courtesy of Dolly Anne’s Showbiz Star. There is Sabi Mo Nanay with host AJ Muhlach which we have yet to monitor and a new sitcom, Petrang Kabayo starring unkabogable Vice Ganda and Aga Muhlach and another sitcom Dalawang Busoy with action star Robin Padilla and Philip Salvador. Engaging comedy talk show called The Jon Santos Show with host comedian Jon Santos, Ashley Rivera aka Petra Mahalimuyak are the host of comedy show Petra’s Panniest, Vhong Navarro hosting gag show WOW! and new show Especially For You with host Nikki Bacolod. Britain’s Got Talent alum Charlie Green hosts the kiddie talent search SM Little Stars and new sexy reality show Pantaxya X with host Maui Taylor and Katya Santos.

The Viva Tagalog movies showing in Viva Box Office at 6:30 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday against with flagship news program 24 Oras and TV Patrol, and also on Saturdays at 2:30 pm against with showbiz talk shows Startalk and Showbiz Inside Report The country’s favorite basketball in sports the PBA Games on Wednesday and Friday at 6:30 pm with one game, and Sunday at 4 pm with two games in 4 hours.

Particularly keen on animated series Winx Club. Sprinkle on the fairy dust with the magical return of the enchanting Winx Club. Back at the fanciful Alfea school for fairies, the Wizards of the Black Circle try to abduct Bloom. After a change of heart upon finding out that Bloom is not who they thought she was, the wizards leave Alfea threatening to capture the last fairy on Earth in the children’s TV genre. When local networks were buying from Mexico, Taiwan and Korea, Winx Club is the phenomenal animation TV series of Rainbow S.r.l. about the fairy Winx. Starring Stella (the voice of Shy Carlos), Aisha (the voice of Janeena Chan), Musa (the voice of Joanna Morales), Tecna (the voice of Janella Salvador), Flora (the voice of Andi Eigenmann) and Bloom (the voice of Anja Aguilar) are the Winx Club characters, in timeslot against the dramas GMA’s It Started with a Kiss and ABS-CBN’s Precious Hearts Romances: Hiyas.

The Kapinoy network and Viva have struck a golden partnership by providing viewers, chiefly kids just home from school for fairies, a refreshing innovative to early primetime, the Korean dramas and the network’s afternoon and late-night newscasts. Catch the phenomenal animated series Winx Club, dubbed in Filipino as fairy-serye, weekdays at 5 pm. Along with new cartoons dubbed in Tagalog such as Polly Pocket (Saturdays at 9 am), Barbie (Sundays at 11:30 am), refreshing Pop Pixie (Saturdays 8 am) and Magic Wonderland (Saturdays 8:30 am).

There are two new local dramas such as new soap opera as Esperanza, much-awaited teleserye for their family and friends. Starring actress as the primetime princess Cristine Reyes along with Cesar Montano and Filipino-Chinese actor Richard Yap, directed by Wenn V. Deramas. The anticipated teleserye premieres on weeknights at 9 pm, with teleserye rivals GMA’s One True Love and ABS-CBN’s Lorenzo’s Time.

New teen drama anthology series Dear Heart which airs on Sundays at 2:30 pm, starring new popstar Anja Aguilar in a youthful tale of love and personal discovery along with new mom is diamond star Maricel Soriano and new dad AJ Muhlach, with director Monti Parungao, in direct competition with GMAs Together Forever and ABS-CBN's Luv U.

Noontime block has educational program Cooltura with Cathy Eigenmann-Bordalba (Monday-Friday, 11 am) and the noontime show Lunch Break (Monday-Saturday at 11:30 am), hosted by Ryan Agoncillo and Joy Viado with co-host Smokey Manaloto, Bianca Manalo, Bianca Molales and Enrique Gil, with director Danny Caparas going to compete with rival Eat Bulaga and It’s Showtime. More shows variety show DMZ-TV (Sundays, 1:30 pm) with host Julia Montes, Enrique Gil, Kathryn Bernardo and Khalil Ramos, lifestyle show Chinatown TV (Sundays at 9:30 am) with Lizbeth Yap, Louella Ching, Wendy Ty, Morgan Say, Wesley Chua and RJ Valentin and children show Y2K: Yes to Kids (Sundays at 9 am) with Maxene Magalona.

The network’s news and public affairs programs on IBC-13: hourly news update IBC Headliners with Czarinah Lusuegro, the flagship news program Express Balita at 4:30 pm with anchor Snooky Serna and John Susi and late-night newscast Ronda Trese at 11:30 pm with anchor Jay Sonza, Cathy Eigenmann-Bordalba and Ralf Rivas.

Other public affairs programs are: educational program magazine show Good Take with Chin-Chin Gutierrez (Tuesdays, 12 mn), Linawin Natin with Jarius Bondoc (Mondays, 12 mn), Pulsong Pinoy with news head Zyrene Parsad-Valencia (Fridays, 12 mn) and public service Makabayang Duktor with Dr. Willie Ong and Dra. Liza Ong (Saturdays, 7 am).

The phenomenal game show on Saturday nights: million-peso prize The Weakest Link with new host lucky charm Luis Manzano, Dingdong Avanzado hosting star game show Fighting Family and million-peso prize Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, with box-office king bossing Vic Sotto.

Three new anime introduced: Ragnarok: the Animation (featuring the voice of Coco Martin as Roan), Beelzebub (featured the voice of Richard Gutierrez) and K-ON! (which featured the voice of popstar princess Sarah Geronimo as Yuri Hirasawa).

Plus, new favorite asianovelas on Viva-TV with daytime Taiwanese drama Fondant Garden at 1:30 pm and Queen and I at 2:30 pm, and new primetime Korean drama Dream High at 10:30 pm and Can You Hear My Heart at 11 pm.