IBC heats 2014 with big reality franchises

March 7, 2014

IBC become more aggressive than ever to keep its momentum as the Philippines’ number 3 network. Four reality shows strives to compete on equal terms with rival stations ABS-CBN and GMA-7.

COO for Entertainment Laurenti Dyogi said reality shows will provide much-needed diversity in their everyday programming, although The Kapinoy Networks will continue to create teleseryes and fantaseryes, sitcoms, variety shows, game shows, tokusatsu and animes, and sports. “It’s always nice to have a good mix,” he explained, adding that the network wants to viewers by airing more soaps pointed out that reality shows can help the network discover and develop more homegrown talents announced new programs and a roster of stars. It has since been called the Kapinoy network. (ABS-CBN is Kapamilya and GMA is Kapuso).

2014 will a big year for the Kapinpy network, as it is set to offer the newest big reality platforms for the discriminating taste of the Pinoy audience. Through the years saw IBC embarked on its first venture in teleserye production. Though still a strong third in the ratings game, the Kapinoy network’s drama series showed great promise in story, execution and impressive casting. Since the drama series beginning of the primetime television with the trend-setting mermaid fantasy series Janella in Wonderland, a hit soap opera primetime drama series Your Heart, My Love and the romantic dramedy Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

And to cap another milestones of the certified number 3 network are the biggest reality shows to be launched in Philippine television history. The Kapinoy Network promises that these big reality shows will change not only the Filipino viewing habit, but also the overall Filipino way of life such as SM Little Stars, K-POP Star Hunt, Born to be a Superstar and Top Chef Pilipinas.

Jenine Desiderio will host SM Little Stars. The most-awaited kiddie reality show for the kiddie superstars in regional candidates, votes can be obtained from any of the branches of SM Department Store upon purchase of any Children’s Wear merchandise. The unique code shall be encoded via SM Little Stars 2014 official website. For the prize of a talent management contract with Viva Artist Agency voting for your favorite. Finalists in this annual nationwide search for cute, adorable, and talented kids. The judges including Viva Communications, Inc. chairman Vic Del Rosario, Jr., director Louie Ignacio and acoustic artist Princess Velasco gave them high marks in the contest criteria: 45 percent for star quality, 25 percent for personality, 30 percent for talent and 10 percent for popularity votes. Hosted by Jenine Desiderio. Over 2.5 million worth of prizes were given away during the competition. Grand winners Andreu and Iyah brought home P150,000 worth of cash and shopping money, a four-year college scholarship grant from National University and a Viva Artist Management Contract. Like the other top winners, they also received trips for two to Xiamen, China, gift certificates from John Robert Powers, scholarship grants from Center for Pop Music, SM Bowling and SM Ice Skating, and gift certificates from Toy Kingdom and SM Storyland.

The show adapted from the hit American version called Top Chef Pilipinas, the Philippines’ first reality cooking competition judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode gives viewers a daily dose of afternoon via its first ever kusina-serye. The local version of the UN popular cooking reality show is hosted by Chef Rob Pengson as host and Fernando Aracama, Reggie Aspiras and John Cu-Unjieng the judges with twelve to eighteen professional chefs, selected through auditions in the culinary and Filipino dishes and cuisine.

On the other hand, IBC is poised of the international company Endemol producing Born to be a Superstar, a reality search show for a national singing contest hosted by a singing champions Anja Aguilar, Sam Concepcion, Marvin Ong and Khalil Ramos with a judges of Dingdong Avanzado, Joey Albert, Paula Bianca and Gino Padilla. Auditions are nationwide in which, in moments of high emotion, our cameras surprise lucky who get through at home, school and work offers them to be in spotlight. In studio, contestants face the music industry professionals of the best OPM artists. All events leading to special night, like the auditions, the announcements, the rehearsals, studio recording, pictorials and others. A reality singing search in the history of Philippine television to all hopefuls who want to try to become the next singing superstars. The phenomenal weekend primetime TV nationwide reality singing search in the Philippines with their favorite singing superstar fans discover and develop its own talents in the partner of the biggest training school in pop singing Center for Pop Music Philippines will provide chosen contestants with mentors in singing, stage performance for the high-school students as the star-maker, the personality development, style and fashion to help package them into the next singing sensations from different college high-schools for the aspiring young singers who battle it out each week auditioned singers across the country with the same top quality production values of the original high-rating American show to perform will sing, perform, record yourself online and be a superstar number of high quality backing tracks for singers and instrumentalists.

The singing-reality talent show with a Filipino male and female, solo or group performers, age 15 to 25 years old and above are quallified to join the contest aims to discover prospective singing superstars with the Kapinoy singing champions as hosts and Becoming the next singing idol superstars with a stardom superstar every showbiz discovering and developing Philippine Television’s biggest new singing superstar fans when a finalists from the weekly winner brings home for P50,000, P100,000 for the semifinals and P1 million pesos cazh prizes for the grand finals with the music recording contract of Viva Records and Vicor Music.

It producing the newest Kapinoy singing champions of superstars such as Cayleen Villamor, Veejay Aragon, Ronald Humarang, Anne Bernardo and Joshua Cadelina.

The network has also conceived a Korean reality platform with K-POP Star Hunt, a reality talent competition is back once again on The Kapinoy Network for the returning season will create the new audition fever with full training support from FNC Entertainment, one of the top-tier music labels in Korea aspired to be the next K-pop sensations, aspiring hopefuls with 11 outstanding contestants from five countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines are select will also have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to be in the spotlight of Asia, realize their K-pop dreams and vie for the coveted title as winner.

According to IBC COO for Entertainment Laurenti Dyogi, the show will be Kapinoy Talent Center, the talent management for training and discovery will be the official partner for this season for the show. The is expected that it can help the network discover and develop more homegrown talents.

A huge franchises and big names as the hosts, IBC is indeed enjoying the momentum, and won’t let it go until it has already achieved and has broken new grounds.