PBA games aired live on IBC

January 25, 2014

IBC-13 CONTINUES its vertical and horizontal programming with the PBA as two of the most popular teams in the PBA are up against each other for the second time in the PLDT myDSL Philippine Cup this Sunday at 5:00PM. League leader Barangay Ginebra San Miguel clashes with the struggling San Mig Super Coffee Mixers at the Mall of Asia Arena. The PBA Philippine Cup eliminations resumed yesterday, Saturday, with two exciting games: Alaska Aces versus Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters in the 330PM game, followed by Meralco Bolts versus Air 21 Express. Today, Barangay Ginebra hopes to win against the Super Coffee Mixers after winning their Opening Day game last November in ‘Manila Clasico’. Japeth Aguilar is expected to lead the charge for Barangay Ginebra while San Mig Super Coffee guard James Yap will be looking for some support from his teammates after the team’s disheartening showing last week.

In the first game on Sunday, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters prepare to fortify their third place standing against the GlobalPort Batang Pier. The PBA games air live on IBC-13 every Wednesday and Friday at 4:30pm-6:30pm for the first game and 7:30pm-9:30pm for the second game. On Saturdays, only the 3:30PM game is aired live. On Sundays, both games are aired live to open the festivities.

For basketball fanatics, the PBA games are aired live on IBC-13. Live streaming is also available on http://pba.ibc.com.ph. Radio listeners nationwide can also follow the action on DZSR Sports Radio 918AM.

Counter programming

When other networks launch new shows that air every night on prime time with its counter-programming strategy, IBC presents shows that air twice-a-week daily fantaseryes, as is the practice in the US.

IBC Chief Entertainment Officer Laurenti Dyogi calls this vertical and horizontal programming, in which TV audiences get to watch something new each night. "Meaning of the horizontal programming of other networks where TV audiences watch something on a nightly basis, we believe there is room to offer twice-a-week and daily prime-time dramas such as what we have in IBC," Mr. Dyogi told reporters last Friday.

Alongside new inspirational fantaserye Carita de Angel and the daily hit teleserye Your Heart, My Love, The Kapinoy Network will premiere the newest mermaid tale soap fantasy series Janella in Wonderland on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday night at 7:30PM.

The story of ordinary grl Janella Bernardo (Janella Salvador) was born in 8-year-old a young girl powerful sea creature who is also the Princess of the Sea. The family of mother Dina Bernardo (Chin Chin Gutierrez), who has the mermaid tale of the island in swimming and Marvin Santos (Andrei Felix), a boy of dad at the house. Friends of the magical in human parents dad Edward Frondo (Alfred Vargas).

With her named at the growing girl in the high-school as Janella Bernardo transformmed from 8-years old into 15-year-old narrates the journey of a mermaid girl as she struggles in the destiny. For the beach of magic island beaches in her boyfriend Victor Fred (Marlo Mortel) fall in love again. A normal child in all respects, the queen of mermaid fall in love victim to a curse by Bettina Santos (Bettina Carlos), a sea masquerading as a normal woman who seeks her vengeance. Her into the sea and she swimming the island in pacific ocean in startec in fishy, monkey, seal and mermaid of seaworld kingdom. Which has been the houses at home, Salvador start a fire in mermaid tail catcher her Victor Fred in her ocean island.

Janella in Wonderland is written by Joel Mercado, Rosselle Beegee-Soldao as executive producer and directed by the award-winning director Joyce E. Bernal.