New blockbusters from RPN on Philippine TV primetime

June 1, 2014

Revived the glory days once again, a third player in Philippine television will launch its new primetime programs on the free-TV channel of The Kasama Network RPN-9, starting June 1st.

The Kasama network will deliver a new telenovelas in the primetime slots with the Filipino-dubbed Mexican content. The drama-love story Mentir Para Vivir at 6 p.m. and a romantic dramedy Porque el Amor Manda at 6 p.m. which will airs from Monday to Friday nights. Together with the top-rated Korean drama became the huge success Dear My Sister which will airs from Monday to Friday at 10:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

'Mentir Para Vivir, a million-dollar per production serial drama, will set the pace for new telenovelas in Philippine primetime television. In photo is the main cast of the Mexican series David Zepeda and Mayrín Villanueva with Altair Jarabo and Diego Olivera.'

Robert T. Rivera, RPN’s presidenrt and CEO, promises an exciting rollout for TV 9′s evening primetime slots. “This will change the TV landscape while we see ourselves like David battling against Goliaths on Philippine television primetime programming,” said Rivera.

“You know the rest of that story,” Rivera adds confidently.

RPN President and CEO Robert T. Rivera

Mr. Rivera revealed that they at RPN-9 are launch in negotiations with a digital venture development firm to set-up their strategic digital content platform to support their offline efforts.

ATC is also launching the popular kids program “HI-5″ in June, on the Monday-Friday, 5 to 5:30 pm slot. HI-5, a multi-awarded educational children’s program from Australia, currently reaches a weekly global audience of 1 million kids in over 83 countries worldwide. It was aired in the Philippines via Nickelodeon till 2011 and still airs on cable through Disney.

It will led televiewers to watch regularly other RPN's quality shows, the network will premiere in June as two of the hottest series now sweeping the United States. The two blockbusters are action-packed hits Smallville, NCIS: New Orleans airing on local Philippine primetime television.

Smallville

Premieres last May 31, every Saturday at 8:30 p.m. The television series in the US com bined the mix of superhero, drama, sci-fi and fantasy introducing other DC comic book superheroes and villains. Tom Welling portrays Clark Kent, a young man with superhuman abilities, who tries to find his place in life after discovering he is an alien. He uses his abilities to help others in danger.

NCIS: New Orleans

On June 5, Thursday nights at 8:30 p.m. combining elements of the military drama, action-packed and police procedural genres, following its parent series NCIS. Starring the charasters: Scott Bakula as Dwayne Cassius Pride: NCIS Special Agent in Charge, Lucas Black as Christopher Lasalle: NCIS Senior Special Agent, Zoe McLellan as Meredith "Merri" Brody: NCIS Special Agent transferred from the Great Lakes Office and C. C. H. Pounder as Dr. Loretta Wade, Medical Examiner.