It’s raining new shows on IBC-13

July 6, 2014

IBC-13 is set to unleash a storm of game-changing programs with its Signal No.13: Umuulan ng Saya mga Kapinoy third quarter campaign. The network's chairman Eric Canoy and president and CEO Boots Anson-Roa spearheaded the official unveiling of the network’s new line-up of Sports, Entertainment and News and Current Affairs offerings during a recent trade launch.

Hosted by Maya Loves Sir Chief's love team of Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap, the trade event gave attendees an exclusive and first-hand look of what promises to be even greater things to come from the Kapinoy Network this third quarter, what with a fortified programming grid that further reinforces IBC-13’s commitment in offering viewers a different kind of Philippine TV experience. IBC is able to provide strong signal nationwide, and IBC-13 will be the undisputed #3 station in the country.

IBC-13’s third quarter storm officially makes its mark on July 5 with the relaunch of an even stronger primetime television block, beginning with the back-to-back new season premieres of three of the Kapinoy Network’s most watched programs, the top-rated game show The Million Second Quiz (Saturdays at 6 p.m.), with Drew Arellano as host, the country’s longest-running reality show of its kind Born to be a Superstar (Saturdays at 9 p.m. and Sundays at 9:15 p.m.) with the young diva princess Anja Aguilar and the country's favorite and top-rated game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (Sundays at 7:30 p.m.), which welcomes Robi Domingo as its new host. Watch out for the premiere of the one-of-a-kind musical game show Killer Karaoke (Saturday 7:30 p.m.), which is hosted by the heir of Pinoy rap Elmo Magalona.

Under ATC @ IBC block, TreseBella (stylized Trese13ella) will deliver the new telenovelas with the Filipino-dubbed Mexican content: The Two Sides of Ana (Dalawang Muhka ni Ana) (weeknights at 10-10:30 p.m.) top-billed Ana Layevska and Rafael Amaya and the action-packed TV series La Teniente (Saturdays at 6:45-7:30 p.m.) starring the award-winning Mexican actress Maria Fernanda Yepes.

Over the reins of weeknight primetime viewing on IBC-13, also on July 7, TreseBella will launch the two new gripping Asianovelas, both known as big hits in Korea and Taiwan — the action-packed dramedy Korean drama Spy Myung-Wol (10:30-11 p.m.) and the Taiwanese teen drama Hayate the Combat Butler (11-11:30 p.m.).

IBC-13 also gives viewers all the hits, all the time they will need to get in every primetime with the launch of four soap operas, beginning with Catch Me Fall in Love (5:30 p.m. beginning July 7) top-billed by the Philippine sweetheart Erich Gonzales, the primetime prince Dingdong Dantes and Gloria Romero; the child-friendly super fantaserye 3D in Batang Genius (6 p.m.) top-billed by a twins of tween stars Mavy Legaspi and Cassy Legaspi together with Jake Cuenca and Nicole Andersson; a much-awaited premiere of the fairytale princess fantaserye Janella: A Princess Girl (7:30 p.m. beginning July 5) top-billed by the teen sweetheart Janella Salvador as the lead role for the primetime princess as Janella Bernardo, with today's hottest young actors Marlo Mortel and Jerome Ponce and Maricar Reys and Cogie Domingo also introduced; and the third season of the top-rated teleserye Your Heart, My Love (9:30 p.m.), top-billed by the queen of Pinoy soap opera Claudine Barretto and the king of box-office Pinoy action star Raymart Santiago with the powerhouse cast of Christopher de Leon, Sandy Andalong, Ian Veneracion, Diether Ocampo, Cherry Pie Picache, JC Tiuseco, Maxene Magalona, Juan Rodrigo, Princess Punzalan, Xyriel Manabat, Izzy Canillo, Dino Imperial, Janeena Chan, DJ Durano, Nikki Bacolod, Nathan Lopez, Abigail Macapagal, Ronaldo Valdez, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Ces Quesada, Noe Trinidad, Elisse Joson, Steven Silva, Tetchie Agbayani, Bojo Molina, Jaclyn Jose and Gardo Versoza.

And very soon, viewers can look forward to the musicalserye Trenderas, featuring a star-studded cast of singers led by young performers Isabelle de Leon, Lara Maigue and Katrina Velarde, together with the country’s one-and-only Superstar, Nora Aunor. The thrilling and action-packed reality show The Amazing Race Philippines also returns with a bang with its 2nd season as Kapatid hunk Derek Ramsay now takes viewers also across Asia.

On top of these new Entertainment offerings, also geared to fortify the various IBC News and Current Affairs programs under the Media ng Bayan, taking its brand equity to even greater heights this 3rd quarter.

In what is literally good news, the news programs of IBC News and Current Affairs are also getting the refreshing make-overs of their own.

Beginning Monday, last June 16, the world's leading news organization IBC News and Current Affairs (under the Media ng Bayan) will be introducing a unique 13 BRAND News Program, spearheaded by its flagship weeknight primetime news primetime Express Balita (at 6:30-7:30 p.m.), with veteran IBC News anchor man Henry Omaga-Diaz and no less than Snooky Serna-Go at the helm. With this new 13 Brand, IBC News and Current Affairs also commits to offering even more hard-hitting, informative, public service and intriguing content all throughout the day, beginning with the new morning show Happy Morning Yehey (5-7 a.m.), with Alex Santos, Cathy Eigenmann, Jeff Arcilla, Dolly Anne Carvajal and Anthony Suntay as the main anchors. Noontime news on IBC-13 will be delivered by Ricardo Cepeda and Czarinah Lusuegro via News at Noon (at 11-11:30 a.m.) gives us another dose of the news come noontime while Ronda Trese (at 11:30 p.m.-12 midnight) rounds up the day’s most comprehensive and relevant news as delivered by the tandem of Tony Velasquez and Bernadette Sembrano featuring the national, local and global news, trade, economy and business news, weather forecast and sports news. On June 23, likewise marks the move of IBC-13’s popular public service program Lingkod Bayan to a daily morning timeslot at 10:30-11 a.m. from Monday to Friday, which is still hosted by the veteran broadcaster Tony Falcon giving their own brand of public service.

As far as sports shows are concerned, IBC-13 has several game changers for the mid-year. IBC-13 is also poised to change the game of sports on TV by taking basketball fans much closer to the action of the basketbal, boxing matches and mixed-martial arts (MMA), most especially with the exclusive live free-TV broadcaster of the much-anticipated games.

Also, with IBC-13 as the home of the PBA and NBA games, viewers can expect in-depth and exclusive coverage of the Gilas’ unprecedented journey, beginning with the team’s participation.

Sports enthusiasts will definitely have their eyes glued to IBC-13 during this third quarter, especially with IBC Sports being awarded the exclusive rights to be the official Philippine broadcaster of the Nanjing Youth Olympics (August 16- 28) and the Asian Games (September 19- October 4). Viva Sports and IBC Sports also brings non-stop basketball action with the free TV broadcaster of the PBA games every Wednesdays and Fridays at8-9:30 p.m. for the 1.5 hour games, Saturdays 2:30-4:15 p.m. and Sundays 5-7 p.m. for two-hour games. Not to mention, the thrilling NBA basketball on Saturday at 10 a.m.-12 noon

Given this exciting new line-up of Sports, Entertainment and News and Current Affairs programs this third quarter of 2014, viewers will definitely get to enjoy the rainy season more as they tune in to IBC-13 and enjoy the network’s one-of-a-kind Signal No.13 intensity of fun, news and information, public service, entertainment, educational and sports action with those programming fare.

Said the network chairman Eric Canoy that IBC-13’s third quarter storm differentiates IBC-13 from the other networks in a good way. “The high energy nature of these shows are consistent with the image of IBC-13 as the Superstar Network,” he added.