German Moreno gives support to Tieng's new business venture

November 16, 2013

German Moreno, known as Kuya Germs partner of chairman Wilsong Tieng who a few months ago added the RPN television network to his business empire, lent full support to her man and graced the Annual MBA Championship held Friday evening at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati, along with prominent entertainment personalities. The 10 MBA teams took their pick from among a field of over 30 promising rookies who hope to see action in the MBA 2013-14 season in the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) from RPN in the upcoming days.

The Kasama Network has acquired the rights to air the Philippines' world-renowned professional basketball league. The MBA games will air on primetime TV on RPN starting on airing the schedule is 4 p.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday and 2:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Also featuring the ABL games on weekends from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m.-12 noon on Sundays. With its new primetime schedule, the ABL and MBA basketball games will effectively be the core of RPN's programming fans.

The network said however that aside from ABL and MBA games which it promises to turn into more exciting and viewing, RPN-9 will reinvent its more local shows are Roderick en Nova, Superstar, The Million Peso Money Drop, Mister Kemis Bayani, Pinapangako Mo, Muling Pagmamahal, Nora, Sana Kahit Minsan, Penpen de Sarapen, Showbiz Ka!, Chibugan Na! and introduce new program concepts in the homegrown local talents of singers through BOSES Tinig P-Noy, a reality search show which now enjoys a nationwide singing contest.

Also, The Kasama Network airing the hit foreign canned series in the US via World-Class US Primetime campaign. Featurng the popular and top-rated Hollywood TV shows with irs new episodes and new seasons of the series become a hit by bringing into a local television for more series hits like Glee, Hell's Kitchen, Community, New Girl, NCIS, The Walking Dead, Survivor, The Big Bang Theory, American Idol, The Neighbors, Two and a Half Men, Revolution, Ally McBeal, 24, The X-Files and The Vampire Diaries.

Under Tieng, RPN gearing itself to challenging the supremacy of the two dominant networks ABS-CBN and GMA along with IBC and TV5 grabebd the number 3 spot. He has allocated millions to maximize the signal quality and reach of RPN and upgrade its technical facilities. He is expected to allocate as much for its programming and the government in privatization of the network through PCGG.

Wilson has acquired a key asset for the big job ahead. Together with his team led by Robert T. Rivera, the network's president and CEO; Marigold Haber-Dunca, the news and public affars head; Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., the entertainment production head; Olivia Limpe-Aw, the provincial network operations, Willy Y. Tieng, the local production head; Deedee Siytangco, the VP for finance and regional network programming Edith del Rosario.

And of course, there's always Mr. Rivera who is all- out in supporting and inspiring Wilson and in sharing with the telecom magnate turned TV owner her valuable showbiz knowledge and experience. He'd rather be full-time to their Ting but people are hoping she will be convinced to face the cameras once more and have a show at RPN. With a musical variety shows, drama anthology, soap operas, gag shows, sitcoms, lifestyle magazine show, game shows and reality shows in above. The stars came out to grace this launch.