2019-07: July
The only 8- Division Boxing Champion, Manny Pacquiao won by split-decision against previously unbeaten Keith Thurman.
The professional boxing fight for the WBA (Super) welterweight championship took place last July 20, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Picture provided by Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions
“ASAP Natin ‘To Bay Area” promises a one-of-a-kind,
once-in-a-lifetime musical extravaganza on TFC’s 25thanniversary
SAN JOSE, CA, July 22, 2019 - There is a Japanese idiom from the 16thcentury that goes, “ichi-go ichi-e”, which means “one time, one meeting”. Through the years, the term has been translated as “for this time only” or “once in a lifetime”.
In Tagalog, the basis of the national Filipino language, the equivalent phrase is “minsanan lang ito”.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of TFC, the international flagship channel of ABS-CBN, the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment company will bring its longest-running weekend variety show in the Philippines to the birthplace of TFC -- the San Francisco Bay Area.
Come August 3, Saturday, at the prestigious SAP Center at San Jose, right in the heart of the Bay Area’s Silicon Valley, “ASAP Natin ‘To Bay Area” promises a one-of-a-kind, once-in-a-lifetime concert experience that music lovers of all ages and ethnicities would not want to miss.
ABS-CBN TFC gets exclusive broadcast rights
to Pacquiao-Thurman fight in the Middle East and North Africa
DUBAI, UAE, July 16, 2019 – After the wild and crazy NBA Free Agency and the amazing Women’s World Cup victory of the U.S. women’s soccer team, another event hogging international sports headlines this summer is the much anticipated “welterweight supremacy” fight between undefeated WBA super welterweight champion Keith Thurman and WBA regular welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, the only eight-division world boxing champion in history.
The fight is slated for Saturday, July 20, Pacific, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Once again, ABS-CBN TFC reinforces itself as a key player in the pay-per-view landscape when it acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the Pacquiao-Thurman fight in the Middle East and North Africa. The PPV event will be carried on TFC live on various platforms in the region on Sunday, July 21, 4AM in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and 5AM in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Taste of Manila lights up the summer festival season in Canada
with the best cultural flavors of the Philippines
ABS-CBN TFC, MOR Pinoy Pop Icon Canada regional finals contest to unveil world-class Filipino musical performances
TORONTO, CANADA, July 15, 2019 – In August 2017, Canadian English-language newspaper National Post published an insightful industry story entitled, “We will, we will WOK you: How food festivals became the new music festivals”.
In March 2018, Canadian digital and broadcasting company Vice released a story claiming that “Food Festivals Are the New Music Festivals”.
The National Post story stated that “Chefs have been called the new rock stars an uncountable number of times, but the rise of food festivals is perhaps the best example of food’s new position as a dominant cultural factor.”
GMA Network receives Diamond Creator Award for reaching 10 million YouTube subscribers
YouTube’s Southeast Asia Director of Content Partnerships and Business Development Vishal Sarin (third from left) with Kapuso personalities (L-R) Atom Araullo, Bianca Umali, Michael V., Jessica Soho, and Kyline Alcantara.
Leading media conglomerate GMA Network celebrates another milestone as the GMA Entertainment channel recently surpassed 10 million subscribers on YouTube, thus joining an elite group of content creators in Southeast Asia that have also achieved such a feat.
With this accomplishment, the Network formally received on July 23 the Diamond Creator Award, a recognition given by YouTube to content creators that have reached 10 million subscribers. Present in the ceremonial turnover were GMA Network Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon; President and COO Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr.; Executive Committee Vice Chairman Joel G. Jimenez; Executive Vice President and CFO Felipe S. Yalong; GMA New Media, Inc. (NMI) President and COO Judd Gallares; and GMA NMI Senior Vice President and General Manager Dennis Caharian. The Diamond Play Button was awarded by YouTube’s Southeast Asia Director of Content Partnerships and Business Development Vishal Sarin, and Content Partnerships Philippines Country Lead Pablo Mendoza.
