Tuesday, December 4, 2018

ABS-CBN widens Mega Manila ratings lead, keeps nationwide top post: Kantar

ABS-CBN said Tuesday it widened its lead over GMA Network in Mega Manila in November as it maintained the top position nationwide, based on data from Kantar Media.

The country's largest media and entertainment network scored 37 percent audience share in Mega Manila, compared to GMA's 29 percent, which slid 4 points, ABS-CBN said in a statement.

Nationwide, ABS-CBN had an audience share of 45 percent, leading GMA by 15 points, according to a Kantar Media survey of 2,610 urban and rural homes that represent 100 percent of the total Philippine TV viewing population.

ABS-CBN also led in Total Luzon, where it tallied an average audience share of 40 percent against GMA’s 32 percent, in Total Visayas where it garnered 53 percent against GMA’s 24 percent, and in Total Mindanao where it hit 53 percent against GMA’s 26 percent.

ABS-CBN also dominated the list of the 10 highest-rating programs in November. “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” drew the highest viewership among all shows, hitting an average national TV rating of 40.3 percent.

Other ABS-CBN programs on the top 10 are "TV Patrol” (30.6 percent), “Ngayon at Kailanman” (29.1 percent), “Halik” (26.2 percent), “Tonight with Boy Abunda” (24.3 percent), “Bandila” (22.1 percent), “The Kids’ Choice” (25.9 percent), “ASAP Natin 'To” (23.2 percent), “Goin Bulilit” (21.6 percent), “Wansapanataym” (18.5 percent), “Home Sweetie Home” (22.2 percent). “Pinoy Big Brother: Otso” and “MMK” (20.5 percent), “Rated K” (18.6 percent), “I Can See Your Voice” (17.5 percent), “Gandang Gabi Vice” (16.9 percent), “Playhouse” (15.4 percent), “It’s Showtime” (13.2 percent), “Kadenang Ginto and” “Los Bastardos” (12.7 percent) and “Meteor Garden” (21.9 percent).

ABS-CBN led the primetime block (6 p.m. to 12 a.m.) with an average audience share of 49 percent, 19 points higher than GMA.

ABS-CBN also won the morning block (6 a.m. to 12 p.m.) with 37 percent versus GMA’s 26 percent, in the noontime block (12 p.m. to 3 p.m.), where it scored 43 percent versus GMA’s 31 percent, and in the afternoon block (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.), where it got 45 percent versus GMA’s 32 percent. 

As of October, ABS-CBN TVplus sold 6.1 million boxes since its launch in 2015. It recently added 5 new channels including the Asianovela Channel, Movie Central, MYX, Jeepney TV, and O Shopping in Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, and Metro Cebu.

ABS-CBN also recently launched its new streaming service, iWant, which was downloaded 1 million times since Nov. 17.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/04/18/abs-cbn-widens-mega-manila-ratings-lead-keeps-nationwide-top-post-kantar

GMA Network keeps upper hand in nationwide TV ratings

GMA Network maintained its nationwide ratings advantage based on the latest data from the industry's widely-trusted ratings service provider Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.

For the month of November (November 25 to 30 based on overnight data), GMA posted an average total day people audience share of38.6 percent in the National Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM), which surpassed ABS-CBN's 37.5 percent.

In the morning block, the Network registered 36.1 percent people audience share as against rival's 32.1 percent.

GMA also led in the afternoon block with 40.2 percent people audience share, beating ABS-CBN's 37.2 percent.

The Kapuso Network likewise dominated the viewer-rich areas of Urban Luzon and Mega Manila, which respectively account for 72 and 59 percent of all urban viewers in the country.

GMA posted an average total day people audience share of 44.1 percent in Urban Luzon, while ABS-CBN only managed to get 30.8 percent.

In Mega Manila, based on official data from November 1 to 24, the Network posted an average total day people audience share of45.3 percent, which topped competition's 28.5 percent.

Kapuso shows similarly ruled Nielsen's NUTAM list of top-rating programs for November with Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho still reigning as the most watched Kapuso program nationwide followed by Pepito Manaloto, 24 Oras, Daddy's Gurl, Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko, and Onanay.


Included in the list as well were Magpakailanman, newly-launched primetime series Cain at Abel, Studio 7, Victor Magtanggol, Amazing Earth, 24 Oras Weekend, Wowowin, Pamilya Roces, Bubble Gang, Saksi, Eat Bulaga, Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko, Ika-5 Utos, My Special Tatay and Kapag Nahati Ang Puso.

GMA also dominated both the Urban Luzon and Mega Manila lists, taking 23 and 25 spots out of the top 30 programs, respectively.

Nielsen data is gathered through a greater number of sampled homes nationwide in comparison to Kantar Media. With approximately 900 more homes surveyed in Total Urban and Rural Philippines compared to Kantar, Nielsen data is statistically considered more representative of the total TV population.


In 2018, Nielsen TV Audience Measurement's client pool covers a total of 34 clients/subscribers consisting of 8 local TV networks including ABS-CBN, TV5, Aksyon TV, CNN Philippines, and Viva Communications Inc., among others; 3 regional clients; 2 blocktimers; and 21 agencies (17 media agencies, 3 consulting agencies, 1 digital agency).

https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/46272/gma-network-keeps-upper-hand-in-nationwide-tv-ratings/story

Oro council supports bill creating Department of Human Settlements

THE Cagayan de Oro City Council on Monday, December 3, expressed support for the creation of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, which will act as the sole policy-making body for all housing and urban development concerns.

The city legislators passed a resolution to support the House Bill No. 6775 and Senate Bill no. 1578, which is now waiting for President Rodrigo Duterte's signature.

"It is now in MalacaƱang, and we are hoping for its approval. Mas maayo man gyud tong naay nakatutok sa (It is also better to focus on) housing programs and guide our urbanization," said Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya, who sponsored the resolution.

The bill was approved last October by the Senate.

The proposed department consolidates all government housing agencies and combines the administrative functions of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the planning and regulatory functions of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB).

Nacaya said the creation of the department in the national level might help local government units streamline their settlement programs.

Here in Cagayan de Oro, meanwhile, the city government said it projects a housing backlog of 79,073 households in the next eight to 10 years and will need at least P28.5 billion to finance this.

The City Housing and Urban Development Department (CHUDD) disclosed that from only 34,898 in 2013, the number of informal settlers rose to 51,437 as of August 2018.

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1777172