IBC remains as the number 3 network

October 8, 2014

The years 2013 and 2014 has been tough for IBC 13. Let me tell you what happened to the network that changed the way we watch television since 1975. And now, new chairman Eric Canoy annoucned that its not sell the network due to the privatization efforts of the network. IBC-13 currently ranked to the number 3 slot for Filipino viewers as well considered to be the third top television network overall.

It seems that IBC-13 will quickly gained of its primetime block with Viva Entertainment, used to be is its nationwide reach following the statement by Presidential Secretary Sonny Coloma that the network will be privatized the buyers and values ratings before the end of President Benigno Aquino's term.

When it was first came to Philippine television during the martial law era, IBC was the number one television station in the Philippines because of its original programming and movie blocks. In 1986, it seems that Channel 13 began to slowly lose its luster after the EDSA People Power Revolution. Now, IBC-13 wil be a full-pledged television station considering that more Filipino viewers are beginning to enjoy watching your favorite Kapinoy shows like The Million Second Quiz, Born to be a Superstar, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, PBA and NBA games, including the expectation of bringing Japanese live action series back on Channel 13. In its place is a trend-setting fantasy series Janella: A Princess Girl, the action superserye Voltron Man, the drama soap opera Your Heart, My Love, comedy sitcom Maya Loves Sir Chief, drama anthology Sandy's Romance, the boys night out gag show T.O.D.A.S., political satire Sic O'Clock News Naman, a musical variety show Dingdong n' Lani, the imports of Mexican telenovelas and Asian drama from Korea and Taiwan thru TreseBella and showing with Viva Tagalog movies from Viva Films.

Meanwhile, as IBC-13 has decided to rival its Filipino news program Express Balita at 6:30 p.m. time slot, compared to TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) and 24 Oras (GMA).

Aside from the disappointment, I also found out that since the day ATC @ IBC suddenly appeared from our tubes, IBC 13 has the inability to completely implement the new television ratings system that the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) mandated back in 2011. Many Filipino viewers would prefer watching programs on the big three of the Philippine television industry, namely ABS-CBN, GMA, and TV5. IBC-13 and RPN-9 recently becoming the top spot for gaining viewers to watch once again.

We'll just happens next for the number one television station in the Philippines during the late 1970s and 1980s, as digital television is coming this way. IBC made showed its new iconic slogan: Isang Bawat Channel.

The entire nation was blown away—IBC is the number 3 in the ratings. The top 30 shows are also from Channel 13 in the survey of Kantar Media/TNS Philippines—among them were Express Balita, The Million Second Quiz, Born to be a Superstar, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, PBA, among many others.