Viacom International Media Networks Announces Partnership with Facebook to Create Multiple Original Shortform Series on Facebook Watch

Four brand new eight-part series featuring popular social influencers to premiere this year

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB),  today announced a partnership with Facebook to launch an upcoming slate of eight original shortform series created for Facebook Watch. The announcement was made at All That Matters 2019 in Singapore. The series will be created by MTV Asia as part of the publisher and creator video incubation program for Facebook Watch. With genres ranging across music entertainment, pro-social and reality, the series will feature popular social influencers in Asia. Four shows will premiere later this year while the remaining four will be developed in 2020.

GMA Network Holds Exclusive Event For September Primetime Shows

September will be exciting for Kapuso viewers as GMA Telebabad will have a brand new lineup.

The Gift, Beautiful Justice, One of the Baes, and the second season of The Clash will all have their premieres this September 2019

Justice never looked this beautiful as Beautiful Justice starts on September 9. It stars Yasmien Kurdi, Bea Blnene, and Gabbi Garcia as three women who will band together to unravel the secrets behind the death of their loved ones.

"The Addams Family" Celebrates the Creepy in New Trailer

Weird is wonderful! Watch the brand new international trailer for Universal Pictures and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures’ comedy adventure The Addams Family.

Get ready to snap your fingers! The Addams Family is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about this creepy and kooky clan.  You may think your family is weird but the outlandish, bizarre, and completely iconic Addams Family, will have you thinking again.

In the film, The Addams Family’s lives are turned upside down when they realize the town next door is suddenly full of uptight suburbanites led by an over-the-top TV host who is trying to build the perfect world - her way! – and who will stop at nothing to get rid of a freaky family like the Addams. If that’s not bad enough, Wednesday has to go to public school for the first time, and Pugsley has to prepare for a big performance that the extended Addams family from across the globe will be coming to judge. What could possibly go wrong?”

Ryle Santiago Renews His Baby Product Endorsement

Hashtags' Ryle Santiago may have the most unusual endorsement with a baby care product Cherub but this does not mean he not fit for the job. Recently he just renewed his contract with them to be their brand ambassador.

Cherub Baby products ranges from Baby wipes, soaps, and other children hygiene items and they were able to get him to promote the product as they go around the country also meeting his fans who either are parents or have a baby in their family that uses their product.

With his initial contract spanning 18 months, the management was also surprised that it was time to renew his contract with them. Ryle has been to 30 shows that include school visits, mall events and festivals.

GCash launches Customer Protect program for users

Leading mobile wallet GCash, powered by fintech startup Mynt, provides users with increased peace of mind when using the app with the launch of its Customer Protect program.

Under the program, GCash users are assured of compensation for unauthorized financial transactions on their GCash app, GCash on Messenger or GCash Mastercard platforms arising from instances such as stolen mobile phones or identity theft. 

A user should file a report regarding any irregular transaction—such as unauthorized withdrawals or point-of-sale (POS) purchases—on GCash’s official customer care channels within 15 days from the date of the said transaction. Eligible and valid disputes can be reversed for amounts of up to P100,000.

Winners in Get Reel, PH’s biggest mobile shorts film festival, announced

Get Reel Mobile Shorts Film Festival 2019, a film festival presented by McJim Classic Leather, has chosen the winners from among seven incredibly inspiring, heart-rending, and relatable mobile shorts entries shot solely with smartphones. The use of a device that almost all Filipinos have access to levelled the playing field for aspiring filmmakers who were asked to share their stories depicting the modern Filipino gentleman and the values he holds dear.

Get Reel is understandably proud to have provided an avenue for such filmmakers who rose to the challenge and turned out truly remarkable and impressive works. The following winners were announced in an awards ceremony held last August 30 at Cinema 1, Fisher Mall.

Among scores of creative entries, seven films were chosen as finalists with Dylan Ray Talon’s Walang Hanggang Ligaya Sa Una Mong Ngiti and James Edward Golla’s May Love Life Na Si Pepito Jr. bagging most of the coveted awards.

YouTube announces the winners of NextUp Manila 2019

YouTube unveiled the winners of NextUp Manila 2019, a contest that gives Filipino creators a chance to realize their full potential and help them elevate their YouTube career. This year’s batch features a diverse set of emerging talents including a law student, farmer, seafarer, home-based professional, celebrity and music artists who are ready to make more meaningful and relevant content online. 

The winners of NextUp Manila 2019 are: indie powerhouse Reese Lansangan, law student Lex in Motion, poultry farmer from Bicol Dwight Tamayo, cycling enthusiast Mark More, Cebuana corporate employee turned content creator Rea Ninja, talented entertainer  Charlotte F. and free-spirited men’s beauty guru Kuys Kiko.