Jodi Sta. Maria gives a support to Canoy's new business venture

Novemebr 15, 2014

Jodi Sta. Maria, the lovely partner of chairman Eric Canoy who added the ABC television network to his business empire, lent full support to her man and graced the Annual PBA, Rookie Draft held Friday evening at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati, along with other prominent entertainment personalities. The 10 PBA teams took their pick from among a field of over 40 promising rookies who hope to see action in the PBA 2013-14 season.

The Kapinoy Network has acquired the rights to air the the country's premier professional basketball league. The PBA games will air on primetime on IBC starting on airing schedule is 4:30-9:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday, 4-6 p.m. on Saturday and 4-8 p.m. on Sunday. Also, the NBA games will air on Saturdays at 10 a.m.-12 noon and Sundays at 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. With its four-day primetime schedule, the PBA and NBA basketball games will effectively be the core of IBC's programming emerge the winner.

The network said aside from NBA and PBA games which is more exciting and more viewing, IBC-13 will reinvent its more honwgriown and original local shows such as the hit teleseryes Before I Fall in Love, My Batang Momay and Safe In The Arms Of Love, fantasy anthology Once Upon a Time, dance show DMZ-TV, horror-thriller suspenese Tumbok Revolution, teen romantic drama anthology Sandy's Romance, kiddie gag show TODAS Kids, top-rating sitcoms Goin' Bukol Pwede, Whattaboys and Bida ni Mister, Bida si Misis, comedy gag show Happy TODAS, noontime variety shiw Lunch Break, musical variety show It's Partytime, lifestyle talk show Joey & Teysi, flagship children show KapinoyLand, lifestyle magazine show Chinatown TV, late-night talk show Noel @ Late Night, showbiz-oriented talk show Showbiz Star, game shows The Weakest Link and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, reality singing search show contest Born to be a Superstar, and introduce new program concepts both homegrown and the strategic content the music entertainment called Don't Forget the Lyrics!, a musical game show which now enjoys a lyrics of songs will sing.

Under the president and CEO Boots Anson-Roa, IBC is now gearing itself to challenging the supremacy of the two dominant networks ABS-CBN and GMA. She has allocated millions to maximize the signal quality and reach of IBC-13 and upgrade its technical facilities. He is expected to allocate as much for its programming and the government in this privatization afloat of PCGG.

Canoy and Roa has acquired a key asset for the big job ahead. Vice-President Lito Ocampo Cruz, together with his team led by Freddie M. Garcia, the vice-chairman which is consultant for programming and key areas of operation of IBC and Channel 13 head Rey Sanchez.

And of course, there's always Mr. Cruz who is supporting and inspiring Canoy, Roa and in sharing with the telecom magnate turned TV owner her valuable showbiz knowledge and experience. He'd rather be full-time to their people are hoping she will be convinced to face the cameras again and have a show at IBC-13.

In the musical variety shows, soap opera, drama anthology, talk show, sitcoms, gag shows, children shows, game shows and reality shows.. The stars, idols, talents and superstars came out to grace this relaunch.