IBC-13 Developing Its Own Stable Of Talents

August 30, 2013

The Kapinoy Network seems to producing and airing more quality shows with its innovative and creative programming. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was among the top-ratersin the local TV industry, battling with GMA-7 and RPN-9. It's popularly started waning when the network was involved in the sequestration process as the government found that the station was owned by several of alleged Marcos cronies and Roberto Benedicto.

Sincet he time of former President Cory Aquino, IBC-13 has been operating as the government-owned corporation following sequestration.

Now, IBC-13 is the undisputed number 3 in the Philippine TV viewers. In the past decade, it was showing full-lenght Tagalog films and introduction of TV shows like TODAS, Iskul Bukol, Chicks to Chicks, Kulit Bulilit, Eh Kasi Babae, Tarzan, See-True, Seeing Star with Joe Quirino and The Sharon Cuneta Show. At the viewership of the network war behind the leaders ABS-CBN and GMA-7. The Kapinoy Network is holding a reality talent search in develop its own roster of homegrown talents.

The Number 3 Network

Now, its chairman Eric Canoy, president and CEO Boos Anson-Roa, vice-president Lito Ocampo Cruz and vice-chairman Freddie M. Garcia has announced plans to revitalize and revive the once glorious TV network. RPN-9 is starting through developing its own stable of home-grown talents. It intends to do so through launching a nationwide talent search called Boses: Tinig P-Noy.

The singing contest is not aired over TV but it is being relayed through RPN-9’s 12 local radio stations that are scattered nationwide. Through this search, the network hopes it could discover and soon develop its own pool of Pinoy talents. With this, RPN-9 has disclosed its plans to produce and air a new variety show, which would start airing by the end of this year.

The contest should not be underestimated. The network is ready to give up to P1 million in cash prize to the talented winner. The big winner would also secure a talent and recording contract with the network.