RPN Pare! for familes as branding Kasama network

July 18, 2007

Weeknights TV trip will never be the same again for the male viewers when Solar Entertainment Corp.-RPN transforms its primetime block to suit the male taste this July.

Called 'RPN-Pare! For the Boys', the 5-hour 7-day evening block offers varied program choices tailorfit for male viewers. Goin against the regular primetime programming formula of female flair, RPN Pare! gives out the kind of programs men truly fancy with sports, comedy, action and sexy-naughty.

As Solar honcho Wilson Tiend best puts it, Soap operas and game shows have long saturated prime time. Althrough these are vero good programs especially as far as the female audience in concerned, a significant percentage of audience, which are males, remains underserved. Tieng adds that the clamor for male-driven programming inspired Solar to rebrand its primetime block, one that should entertain and excite the maco crowd.

For RPN Pare!, Solar is acquiring hit action and sexy foreign programs. It is also producing a couple of local sports shows, and will continue to bring to television the big matches in basketball, boxing, football, billiards, gold and more! RPN remains No.3 behind the giant networks GMA and ABS-CBN.

It has the RPN flagship news program: Aksyon Balita anchored by Aljo Bendijo and Vikki Sambilay with segment host are Dr. Esperanza Cabral and Bobby Yan airs from Monday to Friday at 5:30 p.m., and high-rating late night I-Watch News with anchors Carlo Tirona and Aryana Lim now airs at 11 p.m.

The late-night block RPN Hit Strip continues to weeknight at 11:30: Go Negosyo Big Time with Chal Lontoc and Hector dela Sala (Monday), Rated GP: Going Public with Ryan Garcia (Tuesday), K Na Tayo! (Wednesday), One Night with Angel with Angel Locsin (Thiursday) and Sabado Boys with host Luke Mijares, Top Suzara, Paolo Santos, DJ Myke, Jimmy Bondoc and Mike Chan (Fridays)

Male viewers are up for a real visual treat and actiob adventure with Destination X (Wednesdays 8:30-9 p.m.), a santiating blend of Bikini Destination and Survivor where five gorgeous girls including Filipina model Kristine Marchi take on the wildest locations on the planet, and play dangerous awith nature.

For a dosage of sidesplitting comedy, there's Banzai (Tuesdays 8:30-9 p.m.), a Japanese out-of-the-box betting gag show that has created cult following from the world over.

Girls Behaving Badly (Wednesdays, 7-7:30 p.m.) are on the loose yet again when a group of girl pranskers throws in wild and naughty pratical jokes to unsuspecting victims and another comedy Just For Laughs Gags (Saturdays 9 p.m.), with host Mr. Fu.

Primetime action madness will kick in when the World's Most Amazing Videos (Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 p.m.) come anew to the screen, with host hobbyist Reema Chanco adding local spunk to this TV classic. WWE Raw (Tuesdays 9:30 p.m.) and WWE Smack Down (Fridays 9:30 p.m.) will blow fanatics away as iron-boned wrestling champions are set to storm the ring. Suspense intensifies in Heroes (Sundays 6 p.m.) as the real antigero begins to reveal his true face. Last Full Show (Sundays 10 p.m.) promises an all-out collection of huge action movies top-billed by the big guns of the silver screen.

Get a load of all the sports Dilipinos love. To bein the week let Finish Line (Mondays 9:30-10:30 p.m.) recap everything in the world od saports and get a flimpse of what's in store for the week. Make Thursday nights basketball night with FIBA Asia Qualifiers (Thursdays 7-9 p.m.), NBA on RPN (Saturdays 11:30 a.m. and Sundays 10 a.m.).

Saturdays get even more exciting with high-quality sports production in World Darts Championship (Saturdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.) and Sargo (Saturdays 7-9 p.m.), Golden Classic Billiards. Cap the week with World-Class Boxing (Saturdays 4:30 p.m.) and see your favorite boxers.

Animated action series are still part of the men's list with Samurai Jack (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) and X-Men Evolution (Saturday 10 a.m.) adding oomph and pizzaz to the viewing pleasure.

New action-packed anime characters as Cyborg Kurochan (Monday to Friday 6 p.m.) will be treated to the kids for boys and girls had Kurochan uses high-tech gadgetry to fight the evil Dr. Go, who wants to take over the world.

Boys' night out will also get streamier with Shoot That Babe (Wednesday 9:30-10:30 p.m.), a locally produced reality search for the next cover girl, giving the boys an all-access view of the most sizzling photo shoots of top men's magazines.

Along with more local shows, the Sunday musical variety show P.O.9 (Party on 9) (Sundays at 12:30 p.m.) continues to the musical extravaganza with host Ariel Rivera, Donna Cruz, Jeffrey Hidalgo, Angeline Quinto and Mr. Fu along with Sandara Park, Errol Abalayan, Nadine Lustre, DM Sevilla, Neri Naig, Jerome John Hughes, Dianne Elise, Marinel Santos, Vince Saldana, Amber Davis, the Sabado Boys band (Luke Mijares, Top Suzara, Paolo Santos, DJ Myke, Jimmy Bondoc and Mike Chan) and Coco Martin as the co-host will give ASAP and SOP a run for their money.

Crowd favorite game shows Wheel of Fortune (Monday-Saturday 6:30 p.m.), hosted by Roderick Paulate and Sunday night The Book Quiz (Sundays 9 p.m.) with host Marvin Agustin, and ranchised reality show Ikon Philippines (Sundays 7 p.m.) for the biggest talent showcase this side of Asia and see all of our talented performers compete with this big one title.

Two local dramas continues to more viewers: primetime teleserye Ikaw Pala 'Yon (Monday-Friday 9:30 p.m.), starring Albert Martinez, Tessie Tomas and Cherie Gil, directed by Wenn V. Deramas, and teen drama Nadine (Sundays 3 to 4 p.m.), starring Nadine Lustre. The musical-variety show Angeline Q. Live! (Sundays 8 to 9 p.m.), with host Angeline Quinto, directed by Johnny Manahan.

Mexican imported telenovelas are: María Belén (Monday-Friday 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.), Aventuras En El Tiempo (Monday-Friday 2:30 p.m.) and Pasion de Amor (Monday-Friday 10:30 p.m.).