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78-409: Star Circle Quest (SCQ) is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN . Originally hosted by Luis Manzano and Jodi Sta. Maria , it aired on the network's Primetime Bida and Yes Weekend! line up from March 1, 2004 to February 19, 2011, replacing Next Level Na! Game Ka Na Ba? and was replaced by the second season of Pilipinas Got Talent . KC Concepcion serve as

156-458: A 36-hour marathon coverage of the 1967 Philippine Senate elections under its coverage name Halalan '67. In 1969, Filipinos witnessed the live television coverage of the Apollo 11 historic Moon landing. It was the first live telecast via satellite in the country. Channels 5, 7, and 13 tied up for the said project, while ABS-CBN produced its color coverage on DZXL-TV Channel 9 under the name Man on

234-479: A Twitter trending royalty as it trended locally and worldwide on and off throughout its run. It was also extended twice as its ratings remained consistently high. In December 2011, her indie film, Pinta*Kasi was finally screened in theaters as part of the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival . The film won Best Picture in the New Wave Section and Best Actor (same category) for co-star, JM de Guzman . The said film

312-400: A first for a Philippine TV station) in 1989. During the latter part of the 1980s, as the once insurmountable RPN and IBC suffered from gross mismanagement and financial crisis which took a toll on their ratings, the struggling ABS-CBN surged ahead to be the undisputed number 1 from 1988 onward. GMA, which retained its owners, faced an uphill battle for ratings supremacy as it ended the 1980s as

390-450: A free trial of the new set of freemium channels using UHF Channel 16 (485.143 MHz). It includes cable channels from sister company Creative Programs : O Shopping (also aired as overnight programming for ABS-CBN), Jeepney TV , and Myx (which previously had a complimentary channel Myx2 before TVplus launched in 2015). Also included in the lineup are two new exclusive digital channels, Asianovela Channel and Movie Central . Initially,

468-462: A license from Congress that would allow him to put up a television station. The Congress, however, denied him from getting such a license for the fear that he might use it as a vehicle for propaganda for his brother who was then running for a second term in the presidential elections of 1953 . Because of this, he bought a 70% share in BEC, which earned him indirect control of a television franchise. He changed

546-459: A part of ABS-CBN 's home-based training and management program, Star Magic after her win. Erich became a familiar face as she appeared in numerous shows and dramas as a supporting actress, such as Dorina in the hit phenomenon TV series Mga Anghel na Walang Langit . She also starred in the teen-oriented show Abt Ur Luv as Waling-Waling and as Ella in the drama series Pieta . She then showed her versatility in acting when she played Camille in

624-538: A radio manufacturer, began manufacturing television sets. Other local outfits such as Carlsound and Rehco, also started setting up assembly plants. In 1958, the high taxes previously imposed on imported television shows were removed, which made American shows less expensive than locally produced live programming. In April 1955, the Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) was established as a radio medium in 1956 by businessmen Eugenio and Fernando Lopez . In

702-483: A recipient of several awards in the festival. In 2010, following the success of Katorse , she landed her second lead role in the TV series Tanging Yaman alongside her Katorse co-stars Enchong Dee and Ejay Falcon . The series was one of ABS-CBN 's offerings for the 60th Celebration of Filipino Soap Operas. While the series was still airing, Erich had begun working for her third series project, Magkaribal . The show

780-434: A successful love team with Enchong Dee and team-up with Mario Maurer, she appears once again in the weeknight primetime slot, as she becomes part of the biggest television series of ABS-CBN for 2013. Titled Juan dela Cruz , she is paired up once again with Noy co-star and Prince of Teleserye Coco Martin as his leading lady. The show immediately became number one in national TV ratings during its pilot episode and

858-493: A trial version of its set-top boxes manufactured by American communications equipment supplier Atlanta DTH, Inc. GMA Network, TV5, and other commercial television networks also started their test during this time. However, GMA Network opposed the decision made by NTC and asked NTC to reconsider the European DVB-T for its superior quality. On February 11, 2015, ABS-CBN Corporation formally launched its ABS-CBN TV Plus service to

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936-406: A variety of events. When the station ran out of presenting any new features, stage plays were transported to television. In 1953, less than a month after the first telecast, Father James Reuter SJ , who had radio and television training, produced the first play on Philippine television entitled Cyrano de Bergerac . The three-hour-long play was aired live and all the talents were students. In

1014-477: Is expected to continue throughout its run. In 2014, Gonzales and Enchong Dee had a reunion movie project with JC de Vera in Once a Princess directed by Laurice Guillen . She played her most challenging role to show her versatility as the second wife in the upcoming Primetime teleserye hit Koreanovela-remake series Two Wives , opposite to Jason Abalos , alongside Kaye Abad , Patrick Garcia and Rayver Cruz . After

1092-482: Is today the cable firm Sky Cable , created in 1990. 11 years later, Dream Satellite TV began operations as the country's first Direct-broadcast satellite television service, lasting up until 2017. In 2007, ABS-CBN Corporation applied for a license from the National Telecommunications Commission to operate a digital terrestrial television service in the country. In 2008, Sky Cable became

1170-853: The Philippine Broadcasting Service of the Philippine government , now defunct), DZRH-TV (established on April 11, 1962, by the Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC), owned by Manuel "Manolo" Elizalde Sr. ), DZTM-TV (established in July 1962, by Associated Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), owned by Chino Roces , the publisher of The Manila Times ), DZFU-TV (established in August 1962, by FEATI University , now defunct), and DZKB-TV (established on October 15, 1969, by Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS), owned by Roberto Benedicto ). Among

1248-707: The Star Awards for 2004 Best Talent Search Program. Jodi Sta. Maria and Luis Manzano as Best Talent Search Program Host. Television in the Philippines Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System (now ABS-CBN ), making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even before that, during

1326-570: The Star Circle Teen Quest' s turn after. Nash Aguas became the Grand Questor, making Sharlene San Pedro as the second placer, while Aaron Junatas is in third place, Mikylla Ramirez in fourth and CJ Navato in fifth place. ABS-CBN came up with a second season of Star Circle Teen Quest with the title Star Circle National Teen Quest after auditions were held nationwide and in some parts worldwide. Manzano and Sta. Maria continue to host

1404-431: The 1975 Muhammad Ali - Joe Frazier heavyweight fight, and the 1981 visit of Pope John Paul II were shown worldwide. When Benigno Aquino was assassinated in 1983, it was a small item on television news. During his historic funeral procession, GMA was allowed only ten seconds of airtime coverage exclusively on the late night news program The 11:30 Report . For most of the late 1970s to the early 1980s, RPN and IBC were

1482-847: The ABS radio facilities moved to the Chronicle Building in the Intramuros District of Manila , the home building of the CBN Radio studios. At the turn of the next decade, TV sets became the most sellable appliance in urban areas. Also within this period, other VHF TV stations opened. These include DZTV-TV (established on March 1, 1960, by Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), owned by Dick Baldwin and later Andrés Soriano, Sr. of San Miguel Corporation ), DZBB-TV (established on October 29, 1961, by Republic Broadcasting System (RBS), owned by Robert Stewart ), DZFM-TV (established in 1961 by

1560-577: The ABS-CBN broadcast center on Bohol Avenue, Quezon City. ABS-CBN, as a network, ceased operations for the next 14 years, and its studios became the broadcasting center of Benedicto's KBS and the government's GTV. A year later, ABS-CBN's DZAQ-TV Channel 2 would reopen as DWWX-TV Channel 2 under Benedicto's Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In 1976, GTV-4 began color broadcasts. The Benedicto networks—BBC, KBS, which became Radio Philippines Network (RPN) in 1975, and IBC—served as vehicles of propaganda for

1638-455: The Grand Questor, Izzy Canillo as the first runner-up, while Eros Espiritu finished in second place, Xyriel Manabat in third and Fatty Mendoza in fourth place. On December 4, 2010, the show was re-launched as a Saturday primetime program hosted by KC Concepcion with Bugoy Cariño and Xyriel Manabat as kid co-hosts respectively. Audition ran from November 27 to 29, 2010, and Rowell Santiago reprised his role as judge from Season 1 along with

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1716-474: The Grand Questor, the show also awards the top 5 finalists of the season called Magic Circle of Five , with the exception of the last season, wherein it only awarded Grand Girl Kiddie Superstar and Grand Boy Kiddie Superstar . Traditionally, the show is presented with two hosts, while the jury is composed of three mentors. The first season of Star Circle Quest titled Star Circle Teen Quest premiered on March 1, 2004, with Luis Manzano and Jodi Sta. Maria as

1794-652: The Marcos government while also broadcasting local and overseas entertainment and sports. In 1979, the Benedicto networks moved to the newly built Broadcast City in Diliman, Quezon City. In the same year, Gregorio Cendaña was named Minister of Information. In 1980, GTV-4 was relaunched as Maharlika Broadcasting System (MBS-4). Initially, the Department of Public Information (later Ministry of Public Information), reviewed everything that

1872-599: The Moon . On November 14, 1969, DZAQ-TV transferred from Channel 3 to Channel 2, while its sister station DZXL-TV transferred from Channel 9 to Channel 4. On October 15, 1969, Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS) launched its television network with DZKB-TV Channel 9, which would broadcast in full color. On November 11, ABS-CBN became the first network to use chroma key in Halalan '69 , for the 1969 Philippine Presidential elections , while ABC-5, RBS-7, and IBC-13, once again collaborated for

1950-542: The NTSC system of the Radio Corporation of America and would begin to broadcast in color in 1966. Channel 3 also beat others when it came to educational television initiatives with a one-hour daily slot in the early years of the decade, with Inter-Island 13 following suit. On February 1, 1967, the corporate name of BEC was changed to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (later adapted the name ABS-CBN Corporation in August 2007

2028-515: The No. 2 network after a brief stint in the lead, though it did maintain its position as a leading player in the industry. Yet even as it encountered financial troubles, RPN in 1990 broke ahead as the first Philippine station ever to have 24-hour broadcasts. By then, ABS-CBN enjoyed a significant lead over not just GMA, but also the now-faltering RPN and IBC. MBS became the New TV-4 on February 24, 1986, during

2106-456: The Philippines, through Radiowealth Inc., had become the third country in the world to manufacture color TV sets. By January 1972, the growth of the Philippine television industry was unstoppable. Aside from ABS-CBN's pioneer satellite broadcasts, stations opened up one after the other in many parts of the country beginning in 1961, when DYCB-TV Channel 3, the pioneer provincial television channel,

2184-506: The United States and retire following his utter dissatisfaction with the Marcos regime. The resistance of network leadership would trigger the beginning of the end of Marcos's dominance in the television industry, for in the months to come, GMA broke from the pack when it began airing interviews by Benigno's widow, Corazon, in 1985 in the lead up to her presidential campaign and the 1986 snap presidential elections that followed. In addition,

2262-601: The aftermath of the historic People Power Revolution which ended the 20-year dictatorship of Marcos that forever altered television history, the Benedicto networks BBC, RPN, and IBC were sequestered by the Philippine Commission on Good Government (PCGG). BBC was returned to ABS-CBN through an executive order while RPN and IBC were handed over to the Government Communications Group. ABS-CBN would begin both satellite and international broadcasts (the latter

2340-487: The beginning, Philippine TV networks would buy the rights to air mediocre American TV programs and serials since it was cheaper than producing local shows. To entice advertisers, as well as to encourage increased viewership, simultaneous airing of programs on radio and television resorted to promotional gimmicks. Many popular radio shows, including, Tawag ng Tanghalan , Kuwentong Kutsero , and Student Canteen , started their life on TV this way. In 1955, Radiowealth Inc.,

2418-477: The country. Finally, on October 23, 1953, Quirino marked the first official television broadcast in the Philippines with the launching of ABS' DZAQ-TV Channel 3 (DZAQ-TV 3). With the help of RCA, four men underwent technical training in the United States. These were Arcadio Carandang, Romualdo Carballo, Harry Chaney and Jose Navarro. The ABS studio was a makeshift barn along Florentino Torres Street in Manila . With

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2496-400: The drama series Sana Maulit Muli opposite to Gerald Anderson with Kim Chiu as the supporting cast and antagonist later in the end became kind throughout every episode. Gonzales rose to fame in 2009 when she played the protagonist, a teenage mother in the TV adaptation of the 1980 film Katorse , alongside Enchong Dee , Ejay Falcon , and Xian Lim . The series became a top rater and

2574-478: The final hosts. The theme song was sung by Star in a Million finalists Sheryn Regis and Marinel Santos. In 1992, Mr. Johnny Manahan and Freddie M. Garcia formed ABS-CBN Talent Center, now known as Star Magic to hone individuals as exclusive talents of the network. Manahan then introduced Star Circle, an untelevised talent search which aims to look for fresh faces to be the next idol. 12 years later, after having 12 batches and more than 120 members, Star Circle

2652-559: The first cable network to adopt digital television, and Cignal , the country's first digital direct-broadcast satellite television service, made its debut in February 2009. In 2009, ABS-CBN started to test digital transmission using the European DVB-T standard. On July 11, 2009, ABS-CBN launched Balls HD in Sky Cable , the first-ever high-definition television channel in the country. On

2730-668: The five new channels will be beamed from Metro Manila , Metro Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro, with plans to extend its coverage to existing ABS-CBN DTV stations. On June 1, 2019, ABS-CBN launched a digital TV dongle called ABS-CBN TVplus Go for Android smartphones. It was initially available in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Benguet, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Iloilo, Bacolod, Metro Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Metro Davao. Erich Gonzales After winning Star Circle Quest , she changed her last name from Gancayco to Gonzales, her mother's maiden name. Because of

2808-564: The hosts. Entertainment personality Boy Abunda , TV director Laurenti Dyogi and former beauty queen Gloria Diaz completed the panel of judges called the "jury". The first season ended with a grand finals at the Araneta Coliseum on June 5, 2004, with Hero Angeles being hailed as the Grand Questor. The first season of Star Circle Kid Quest was launched the same day as the main edition. The show features kids from 5 to 9 years old. Manzano and Sta. Maria reprise their hosting duties, although

2886-491: The international success of Philippine television (with many TV dramas being broadcast to many countries), Eat Bulaga! was the first Philippine variety show to be franchised in another country. Its first franchise is Eat Bulaga! Indonesia . Cable television was, in keeping with the 1987 Constitution and the Aquino government policies, removed as a state responsibility in 1988. In this new atmosphere of privatized cable came what

2964-560: The jury is now composed of award-winning actress Eula Valdez , veteran actress Maricel Laxa and TV director Rowell Santiago. The kids who made it to the Magic Circle of 10 were Nash Aguas , Sharlene San Pedro , Aaron Junatas, CJ Navato , Mikylla Ramirez, Jodell Stasic, Khaycee Aboloc, Alex Ramos, Basty Alcances and Celine Lim. The Grand Questors Night for the Kid Quest was held at the Araneta Coliseum on June 5, 2004, around 5:30 PM, with

3042-586: The late 1940s, several academic experiments had been done and replicated by Filipino engineers and students. From 1975 to 1978, the Sinag Awards were given by the Philippine Academy for Television Arts and Sciences (PATAS). The Star Awards for Television are the oldest existing television awards in the country; they are handed out annually by the Philippine Movie Press Club and are voted by

3120-499: The lead cast of the indie film Noy with Coco Martin , which became the Philippines' entry in the 83rd Academy Awards in Best Foreign Language Film category. In the same year, Gonzales was also given the opportunity to be one of the main hosts in the youth variety show, Shoutout! , which featured teen stars. The Filipino adaptation of Maria la del Barrio was the highlight for Erich in 2011. The series became

3198-485: The martial law period also jumpstarted an offshoot of current affairs programming – public service and non-news informative programs. GMA Network's Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko , launched in the fall of 1975, was the first and longest public service TV program in the Philippines. Having helped millions of viewers be aware of medical issues, especially among the poor and lower middle class, its success in providing medical care to indigent and poor families, as well as its revelations on

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3276-669: The media conglomerate's diversification although the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation name is still used alternatively nowadays on some contexts). Also, during this year, Radiowealth Inc. pioneered the production of 19-, 21- and 25-inch models of color TV sets. Moreover, it was favored by advertisers like Procter and Gamble , the Philippine Refining Company , Colgate-Palmolive , Del Rosario Brothers, and Caltex . That same year in November 14-15, ABS-CBN broadcast

3354-596: The most-watched channels in terms of ratings. However, in the years leading up to the People Power Revolution , GMA – which was the only independent station – managed to beat the Benedicto-owned duopoly and stayed in the position for the next two years. The martial law era also jump-started the beginnings of satellite broadcasts linking the entire country by ABS-CBN through trial runs, soon followed by RPN and MBS which started simulcasts of programs from Manila to

3432-533: The movie Once a Princess , she rejoined JC de Vera in MMFF's Shake, Rattle & Roll XV : "Ahas", playing a twin-snake in a mall. In 2015, Gonzales had a special role on the TV series, Forevermore as Alexandra "Alex" Pante. In 2016, Gonzales starred in the daytime series Be My Lady opposite Daniel Matsunaga . In 2018, she led the cast of the TV series The Blood Sisters where she played three different characters. Gonzales returned to television in 2021 in

3510-676: The multi-network coverage with Election '69 . By the late 1960s, news and public affairs programs were pioneered by ABS-CBN and ABC. The Big News (in English) on ABC's DZTM-TV Channel 5, first anchored by Bong Lapira and later, Jose Mari Velez and The World Tonight (in English) on ABS-CBN's DZAQ-TV Channel 2, anchored by Henry Halasan were the first news programs on Philippine television, followed in that same period by NewsWatch (in English) of KBS's DZKB-TV Channel 9 and NewsBreak (in English) on ABS-CBN's DZXL-TV Channel 4 featuring Lapira. ABS-CBN pioneered Filipino language news programming in

3588-534: The name of BEC to Alto Broadcasting System (ABS), after the names of its new owners, Aleli and Judge Antonio Quirino. Lindenberg continued to be a co-owner and served as the general manager. Before the television station was formally launched, it faced several obstacles. The Central Bank , for instance, refused to grant Quirino dollar credit from the bank, saying that the said venture was too risky. For this reason, Quirino asked help from his friend Marvin Gray, whose family

3666-609: The new female judges namely Vina Morales and Gladys Reyes . The kids who made it to the Magic Circle of 10 were Ogie Escanilla, Brenna Peñaflor, Clarence Delgado , Kyline Alcantara , Joshen Bernardo, Janine Berdin , Jelo Eechaluce, Maurice Mabutas, Kristoff Meneses and Veyda Inoval. Brenna Peñaflor was crowned as the Grand Girl Kiddie Superstar and Clarence Delgado was crowned as the Grand Boy Kiddie Superstar on February 19, 2011. Star Circle Quest won

3744-428: The press. The Philippines has no public broadcasting television network. Despite this, there are several government-owned ones . James Lindenberg , an American engineer dubbed the "father of Philippine television," began assembling transmitters and established Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC) on July 11, 1946. The company was named after his wife's hometown of Bolinao , Pangasinan . Three years later, he

3822-542: The primetime slots, with DZAQ-TV Channel 2 having Balita Ngayon , once anchored by Ric Tierro and DZXL-TV Channel 4 having Apat na Sulok ng Daigdig , with Orly Mercado as its first presenter. IBC-13 followed up with Mayor Villegas Reports , co-produced with the Manila city government, and National Television News (in English) featuring future NewsWatch anchor Harry Gasser . MBC's DZRH-TV Channel 11 dominated through late night news programs with The 11th Hour News . By 1971,

3900-701: The provinces across the country, followed by GMA and BBC. Cable television also began at this time when the government, through the DPI, created the first true cable television firm, the Benedicto-owned Sining Makulay Inc. , in the late 1970s, after years of trials that began in 1969. In 1984, Imee Marcos , daughter of Ferdinand Marcos , tried to take over the GMA network but she was successfully prevented by GMA executives, Menardo Jimenez and Felipe Gozon . Afterward, GMA founder Robert Stewart decided to move back to

3978-551: The public in a ceremony in Quezon City. On October 3, 2015, ABS-CBN became the first national Philippine television network to broadcast in high-definition on cable. On May 25, 2018, Solar Entertainment Corporation released a DTV product called Easy TV (Philippines) Originally as a mobile TV dongle service, it later distributed digital set-top boxes, as well as freemium digital TV channels until its discontinuation on September 30, 2019. On July 30, 2018, ABS-CBN TVplus conducted

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4056-566: The same day, Balls also showed the live broadcast of the first-ever locally produced coverage of an event in high-definition. In 2010, Government-controlled television stations in Manila started to test digital transmission using the Brazilian ISDB-Tb standard. In June 2010, NTC announced that the country would formally adopt the ISDB-Tb standard for digital terrestrial television. In 2011, ABS-CBN started to test ISDB-Tb transmission and released

4134-505: The same year, CBN acquired ABS from Quirino and merged the two companies under Bolinao Electronics Corporation. With the establishment of DZXL-TV Channel 9 on April 19, 1958, the Lopez brothers controlled the ABS and CBN television channels. In 1958, the combined ABS (DZAQ-TV Channel 3) and CBN (DZXL-TV Channel 9) television stations moved to their new studios in Roxas Boulevard , Pasay and

4212-417: The show made the second season of the kids edition. The show was called Summer Kid Quest because it was held in summer, between March–May. Luis Manzano still hosts the show, however, Jodi Sta. Maria was replaced by Anne Curtis in hosting due to her pregnancy. Meanwhile, director Joyce Bernal and award-winning actor Ricky Davao joins Eula Valdez and replaces Rowell Santiago and Maricel Laxa . It

4290-509: The show, while the same jury guided the finalists throughout the program. Thousands of teen aspirants auditioned but only 15 made it to the Final 15 or the "Magic Circle of 15", namely Erich Gonzales , Arron Villaflor , Paw Diaz , Charles Christianson, DM Sevilla , Janelle Quintana , Theo Bernados Michelle Arciaga, Jason Abalos , Bebs & KC Hollman, Reynan Pitero, OJ Decena, Vanessa Grindrund, Marla Boyd, Franz Ocampo. The Grand Questors Night

4368-558: The start of her entertainment career, Erich finished her high school years at ABS-CBN Distance Learning Center and attended college at Trinity University of Asia , where she majored in mass communication . The youngest of three siblings, Gonzales was born in Cebu City and raised in Davao City . Her career began when she won as Grand Questor in the second season of the reality talent search Star Circle Quest in 2005, and later becoming

4446-404: The state of health facilities in far-flung communities, led to the creation of the namesake foundation in 1976 and would also begin a new form of Philippine TV programming, that of medical and health-related programs that would inform the public on health matters and on living healthy lives. That was the concept that helped BBC-2 launch its medical affairs TV program in the early 1980s. In 1986, in

4524-726: The third day of the EDSA Revolution, given the fact that soldiers loyal to President Corazon Aquino and civilian supporters took over the channel's broadcast facilities, but later officially rebranded as the People's Television Network (PTV) in April 1986, and in 2001, it was relaunched as the National Broadcasting Network (NBN), before renaming back to the People's Television Network in 2011, albeit in its current Visayas Avenue studios (which

4602-453: The top-rated programs in the 1960s were The Nida-Nestor Show , Buhay Artista , and Pancho Loves Tita . Another local show that has had a prevailing top rating is Tawag ng Tanghalan , the amateur singing contest hosted by Lopito and Patsy. BEC's DZAQ-TV Channel 3, following the success of the first-ever locally produced television drama Hiwaga sa Bahay na Bato in 1963, staged in 1963 the first-ever test television broadcasts in color using

4680-516: The transmitter acquired from RCA, the telecasts were received not only in Manila but also in the neighboring provinces. Except for the four engineers who were sent to the US for training, most of the personnel at ABS learned TV operations on the job. The first transmitter for the station was located in San Juan , Rizal . DZAQ-TV 3 started on a four-hour-a-day schedule, from six to ten in the evening. Although ABS

4758-518: The year, Suddenly It's Magic , a film with Thai actor Mario Maurer under Star Cinema. With the collaboration of Filipino and Thai production teams, actors, and actresses, the film is the first Filipino-Thai movie created between the two countries. The official movie was released on October 31, 2012, in the Philippines, March 14, 2013, in Thailand, and March 28, 2013, in Cambodia. The latter part of 2012

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4836-421: Was a friend of David Sarnoff , then president of Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Through the intervention of Gray, Quirino was able to get assistance from RCA. Before the first telecast, Quirino initiated the importation of 120 television sets through the 60,000 pesos loan that he received from the owner of Joe's Electric, who was, in turn, the first to be bestowed with the right to sell television sets in

4914-729: Was a hectic one for Erich. She made her debut appearance in Canada as part of the TFC Liga Kapamilya Basketball Finals at the end of August. She wowed the crowds in Oshawa, Ontario and Burnaby, British Columbia. Then, on November 3, she entertained Kapamilyas in Los Angeles for the Star Magic 20 Tour. Erich capped her year with the release of her fourth indie film, Mariposa: Sa Hawla ng Gabi with director Richard V. Somes. After having

4992-469: Was able to round up 52 advertisers for the premiere telecast, selling spots for regular programming had proven to be difficult since buying radio ad spots was more cost-effective for advertisers. During this time, TV sets cost less than an automobile, and TV reception depended on electrical power, which was not always available. The programs aired at that time were usually borrowed films from foreign embassies, imported old cowboy movies, and actual coverage of

5070-492: Was also invited to Beijing and Hawaiian film festivals for its "strength of word of mouth buzz and its hip hop elements." In October 2011, she starred with Thai actor Mario Maurer in the film Suddenly It's Magic . In March 2017, Gonzales was welcomed as the newest brand ambassador for MySlim, a popular slimming drink in the Philippines. As Maria la del Barrio ended with a high note in March 2012, Erich's other indie movie

5148-542: Was brought to Philippine TV as a reality talent search. Auditions for the first season were held between October 2003 and January 2004. Before the said competition was aired, ABS-CBN aired the celebration of Star Circle as well as the launch of Star Circle Quest on February 27, 2004, presenting the Top 200 kid & teen aspirants who passed the screenings. The show premiered on March 1, 2004, on primetime. Star Circle Quest has aired 2 seasons for teens and 4 seasons for kids. Aside from

5226-448: Was critically acclaimed, catapulting Erich to stardom, earning her the title Breakthrough Star of 2009 by the Sunday entertainment talk show, The Buzz . In the same year, she made her film debut in her first digital movie ( Indie film ) Paano Ko Sasabihin? with her perennial partner, Enchong Dee . The film became an official entry to the 2009 Cinema One Originals Film Festival and was

5304-563: Was held at ABS-CBN Studio 1 . It was called Grand Questors' Day because it was held during the afternoon instead of the usual primetime. Quintin Alianza became the Grand Questor, Mika dela Cruz became the second placer, Julio Pisk is in the third place, Cheska Billiones in fourth and Darius Cardano in fifth place. The reality kid talent show was now transformed as a program segment of Ruffa & Ai every Wednesday with Ai-Ai delas Alas and Ruffa Gutierrez as main hosts. Bugoy Cariño became

5382-406: Was highly acclaimed and is now regarded as Philippines' First Fashionserye (first fashion TV series). After an impressive back-to-back hit TV series, Gonzales signed an exclusive two-year contract with Star Cinema , poising her to prove her box-office draw. Later that year, the hit love team of Erich and Enchong starred in their first mainstream movie, I Do under Star Cinema. She also became

5460-487: Was hosted at the PhilSports Arena . Finally the Magic Circle of 5 showcased the numbers they have been rehearsing hard for. Each final questor showed their special talent that night which impressed the jurors as well as the thousands of audiences. Erich Gonzales became the Grand Questor, Arron Villaflor was in the second, Paw Diaz in third, Charles Christianson in fourth, and DM Sevilla in fifth place. In 2006

5538-460: Was opened in 1992). ABC returned to broadcast on February 21, 1992. On August 9, 2008, ABC became TV5. IBC became a 100% government-owned station in the 1990s under a compromise agreement between PCGG and Roberto Benedicto, management and marketing were returned to the IBC Board of Directors. In 1998, ZOE TV was finally launched on channel 11. The channel was blocktimed by GMA Network in 2005 and

5616-532: Was opened in Cebu City, bringing four hours of locally produced programming with relays of Manila programs. When President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in September 1972, he ordered the takeover of media firms. Government troops entered radio and television stations and placed them under military control. All media outlets that were critical of the Marcos administration were padlocked and sequestered. ABS-CBN

5694-463: Was relaunched as QTV in November. The channel was again relaunched in February 2011, this time as GMA News TV. The channel was blocktimed by ABS-CBN in 2020 and was relaunched as A2Z in October. During the middle 1990s to 2000s, many UHF stations were launched such as SBN 21 , Studio 23 , Net 25 , Citynet 27 , RJTV 29 , CTV 31 , UNTV 37 , and NBC 41 among others. Philippine shows began to be exported to other Asian and non-Asian countries. After

5772-504: Was released. She starred in a horror movie alongside Derek Ramsay , titled Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang and opened to a very warm audience reception. Earning seven million pesos on its first day, the movie became the Highest Grossing Digital Film . As a result, Star Cinema crowned Erich with the title Philippine Box Office Queen for Digital Independent Film . In May 2012, Gonzales began working on her biggest project of

5850-561: Was seized by the Office of Press Secretary and the National Media Production Center and DZXL-TV Channel 4 was renamed DWGT-TV Channel 4 (PTV-4), the government-owned channel. KBS, IBC, and RBS were later allowed to operate with limited three-month permits. ABS-CBN was seized from the Lopez family and Eugenio Lopez Jr., president of ABS-CBN, was imprisoned. By late 1973, RBS, which was then under blocktimer Philippine Productions,

5928-449: Was sold to Felipe Gozon, who was also the lawyer of Robert Stewart, because foreigners were not allowed to own businesses in the Philippines. RBS later changed its name to GMA Radio-Television Arts (now GMA Network ), popularly known as GMA-7. On June 6, 1973, a fire destroyed the KBS television studios (originally, the ABS television studios) on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay. Benedicto took control of

6006-534: Was the first to apply for a license in the Philippine Congress to establish a television station. After a year, on June 14, 1950, his request was granted. Due to the scarcity of raw materials and strict import control since 1948, he was compelled to branch into radio broadcasting instead. Lindenberg's attempt to put up a television station did not go to waste. Judge Antonio Quirino, the brother of then-Philippine President Elpidio Quirino , had been trying to get

6084-556: Was to be aired on radio and TV and set up the rules and regulations. Through other government agencies, policies on ownership, allocation of frequencies, station distribution, and program standards were promulgated. In 1973, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas was created, and this agency allowed for self-regulation. A year later, a presidential decree created the Broadcast Media Council. The 1974 Miss Universe Pageant,

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