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Jennylyn Mercado : The ultimate survivor is back

Interview by Kimberly U. Go
Photos by Cyrus Panganiban


After giving birth to baby AJ last year and battling a series of intrigues and controversies, Jennylyn Mercado proves that she’s a survivor as she quickly bounced back to work. With her SRO Cinemaserye and birthday concert finished, she’s now taking horseback riding lessons to prepare for her role as Gabriela Silang in an upcoming indie film.

YOU’RE PLAYING THE ROLE OF A NATIONAL HEROINE. TELL US WHAT IT’S LIKE...

It’s definitely an honor to play the character of Gabriela Silang. I feel very thankful and blessed to be part of that movie. Gabriela Silang was a brave and strong woman.

JUST LIKE YOU! AND YOU’RE ALSO TAKING LESSONS FOR THE ROLE?

Yes, I’m also taking horseback riding lessons. Ang hirap pala ‘no? It’s different from horseback riding in Baguio or Tagaytay. The horse runs so fast! Plus, for authenticity purposes, there’s nothing to hold on to on the horse. They remove the rein and the saddle!

WOW, THAT’S TOUGH! YOU ALSO JUST FINISHED YOUR SRO CINEMASERYE HOW WAS IT LIKE?

It was fun because it’s not often that we get to work with each other—Nadine (Samonte), Yasmin (Kurdi), and me. The last time we saw each other was during our StarStruck days. It’s really like a big reunion.

HOW HARD IS IT BEING A WORKING MOM, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU’RE IN SHOWBIZ.

It’s really hard. In showbiz, I work ‘round the clock. I come home from a 24-hour taping only to shower then go back to work again. So what I do is to be a hands-on mom whenever I find time. I always check on AJ. I talk to him on the phone and sometimes I ask the driver to pick up AJ from home so I can see him. He’s the greatest inspiration in my life. (smiles)

GIVEN A CHANCE TO WORK WITH ANY PERSON IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE?

That’s a tough question. Hmm... Gusto ko makasabay sa concert si Madonna (laughs). She’s an icon and a total performer.





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[James Ty III]

GMA Sked for October 18

6 pm -- Kap's Amazing Stories
7 pm -- Power of 10
8 pm -- Mel & Joey
9 pm -- All-Star K
10 pm -- Show me the Manny
10:45 pm -- SNBO: Loving You (Starring Yasmien Kurdi, JC De Vera, Kris Bernal, Aljur Abrenica and Ehra Madrigal)
12:30 am -- GMA Weekend Report
12:45 am -- Diyos at Bayan

[bobmadz]

up lang natin...

[James Richard08]

Wg naman puro remake ang gawin ninyo!

[James Ty III]

GMA Sked for October 18

6 pm -- Kap's Amazing Stories
7 pm -- 24 Oras Special Edition (Latest on Typhoon Ramil)
7:30 pm -- Power of 10
8:30 pm -- Mel & Joey (Guests: Joel Cruz, Moymoy Palaboy)
9:30 pm -- All-Star K
10:30 pm -- Show me the Manny
11:15 pm -- SNBO: Loving You (Starring Yasmien Kurdi, JC De Vera, Kris Bernal, Aljur Abrenica and Ehra Madrigal)
12:45 am -- GMA Weekend Report
1 am -- Diyos at Bayan

[red_horse11482]

Wg naman puro remake ang gawin ninyo!

hindi ba remake ang Katorse, Losers in Paris, Italy , Maria Mercedes, Tiagong Akyat, Flopinda, este, Florinda, etc?

[metropolitan]

SMART Communications Inc. has sanctioned content providers who continuously violate guidelines on the sale and provision of value added services (VAS), including the sending of unsolicited text messages which consumers get charged for.

Aamong those which provide VAS to Smart subscribers include Rising Tide Mobile Entertainment Inc., Information Gateway Inc., Zed Philippines, Wolfpac Mobile Inc., Entertainment Gateway Group, GMA New Media Inc, Xurpass Inc., and Chikka. They provide broadcast messages such as ringtones, horoscopes, commercial and promotional advertisements, and surveys.

Smart said the content providers were penalized for more than 250 infractions since the cellular firm started implementing more stringent rules in mid-2006 following a mandate by the National Telecommunications Commission.

Source: http://bit.ly/1Xct1I

[commentatore]

hindi ba remake ang Katorse, Losers in Paris, Italy , Maria Mercedes, Tiagong Akyat, Flopinda, este, Florinda, etc?

At kung hindi kayang bilhin ng ABS-CBN ang right, di kopyahin na lang.

Hello sa kopyang walang bayad na May Autistic Boy.

[bobmadz]

up up up up up

[bobmadz]

up up up up up

[James Ty III]

GMA Sked for October 25

6:30 pm -- Kap's Amazing Stories
7:30 pm -- Power of 10
8:30 pm -- Mel & Joey
9:30 pm -- Bandaoke (Premiere Telecast)
10:30 pm -- Show me the Manny
11:15 pm -- SNBO: Ploning (Starring Judy Ann Santos)
12:45 am -- GMA Weekend Report
1 am -- Diyos at Bayan

[stepehenyan@12]

let me give you an update as to what gma is all about. 80 percent nagwork sa gma excluding actors ay puro talent meaning per project base lang sila kumikita malaki ang kita pero walang benefits kaya kung halimbawa tatlong araw kayo sa set at nakaramdam ka ng sakit di ka pwede pumunta sa clinic ng gma di ka regular minus the benefits. me kakilala ako segment producer kumikita ng 18k ng kinsenas at katapusan pero umalis sya wala kasi benefits. at doon naman sa regular na kakilala ko pumapalo lang sahod nya 300 per day ni hinde nga minimum wage me benefits pero there is a catch. ano yun? saka ko na sasabihin yun. sa mga artista syempre sagana sa sweldo investment ng gma wala pa dun endorsements.

[slambuzz]

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[bobmadz]

up up up up up

[James Ty III]

GMA Sked for November 1

6 pm -- Kap's Amazing Stories
7 pm -- 24 Oras Special Edition
7:30 pm -- Power of 10
8:30 pm -- Mel & Joey
9:30 pm -- Bandaoke
10:30 pm -- Show me the Manny
11:15 pm -- SNBO: Malikmata (Starring Rica Peralejo)
12:45 am -- GMA Weekend Report
1 am -- Diyos at Bayan

[<Eduard>]

nakita ko hanggang nov 27 na lang ang Rosalinda. Nov 30 naman start ng Full House. Parang nakita ko rin na may SRO Cinemaserye sina Crla, Geoff, at Dennis!

[germaineps]

nakita ko hanggang nov 27 na lang ang Rosalinda. Nov 30 naman start ng Full House. Parang nakita ko rin na may SRO Cinemaserye sina Crla, Geoff, at Dennis!

yeah nov. 30 na daw ang FULL HOUSE>>!

[TDS420]

another month for rosalinda.

huwag ng pahabain pa please!

[stevenji7]

GMA Network net income up 10% for the first nine months

11/05/2009 | 01:19 PM



Broadcaster GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) remains on track to reach its yearend target as it finished the first nine months of 2009 with a 10% increase in net income versus the same period last year.

GMA’s net income jumped to P2.149 billion from the P1.961 billion netted in the same period in 2008. This, despite the series of calamities that recently struck the country and the global financial crisis that caused a decrease in ad spend among major advertisers this year.

Gross revenues for the first nine months went up by 7% to P10.025 billion. Airtime revenues from TV and radio contributed P9.243 billion, while subscription fees from International operations and other revenue-generating activities of subsidiaries made P782 million.

Total operating expenses were kept to a single-digit growth of 9% to P5.555 billion. Production costs increased by 2% year-on-year to P2.922 billion.

General and administrative expenses (GAEX) increased by 18% to P2.632 billion primarily due to the growth in personnel costs as the company inked a 3-year Collective Bargaining Agreement in the third quarter which included a hefty signing bonus.

Nine-month earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) settled at P3.713 billion.

Subscription revenues for GMA International jumped 54% over last year. The steady growth in the subscriber count of GMA's two international channels – GMA Pinoy TV (GPTV) and GMA Life TV (GLTV) led the revenue upswing for GMA International. Both channels are now available in the US, Canada, Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Guam, Papua New Guinea, Singapore and Hong Kong.

GPTV subscribers totaled 225,000 by the end of the third quarter, or a 17% increase year-on-year. The channel has an estimated 1.1 million viewers worldwide. GLTV subscribers are now at 109,000 or around 600,000 viewers worldwide. GLTV has grown by 142% in terms of subscriber count since last year.

GMA Worldwide, Inc. (GWI), meanwhile, has syndicated locally made programs to as far as Africa, Middle East, and Europe. GWI had a positive revenue contribution with P28.3 million worth of syndication sales in the third quarter, equivalent to 90% of its total projected revenues for 2009.

Just recently, GWI sold the rights of the Philippine adaptation of Marimar and Dyesebel to countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Singapore, and Malaysia.

GMA Network Chairman, President, and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon expressed confidence that the Network can achieve and even exceed its net income target by yearend. “We remain ahead of competition in terms of sales. Barring any major event that will affect the company's performance for the remaining months, I think 2009 will be another breakthrough year for the Network," Gozon said.

GMA Radio’s flagship AM station DZBB remained ahead of DZRH in Mega Manila according to the third quarter survey conducted by Nielsen. In Cebu, both the FM and AM radio stations of GMA ranked second overall. Barangay LS’ Talk To Papa won the Best Counseling Program in the recently concluded Catholic Mass Media Awards.

The Network continues its Regional Expansion Projects to strengthen signal coverage in key provinces. The new five-KW TV Relay in Mt. Amuyao, Mt. Province which airs in Channel 5 was activated last October 12. Transmitters and antenna systems for TV-10 Sto. Tomas, Benguet, TV-12 Cagayan de Oro, TV-7 Naga City, and TV-12 Mt. Banoy, Batangas were likewise upgraded.

Meanwhile, GMA Network sustained its lead in viewer-rich Mega Manila and Total Urban Luzon based on data from AGB Nielsen Philippines in September.

GMA Network continued to dominate Mega Manila with an average audience share of 40.5%, 8.6 percentage points higher than competition’s 31.9%. Mega Manila TV households account for 49.3% of the National Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM).

GMA Network crowded the list of overall top 30 programs in Mega Manila in the third quarter. Eighteen of the top 30 shows were from GMA. Darna took the number one spot in the roster with an average household rating of 39.5%.

From January to September, 23 of the overall top 30 programs were still Kapuso-made. Primetime hits Darna, Luna Mystika, Zorro, Totoy Bato, Lalola, Gagambino, and 24 Oras were the top seven programs in the roster.

Across all genres, from animation to drama to musical to newscast, GMA shows also dominated their counterparts from ABS-CBN.

In Total Urban Luzon, which accounts for 77% of NUTAM TV households, GMA managed an average audience share of 39% in September, higher by 4 percentage points than ABS-CBN’s 35%.

In the third quarter, 16 of the overall top 30 programs in Urban Luzon based on household ratings were all from GMA. Darna remains number one with an average household rating of 36.5%.

From January to September, GMA had 18 entries in the list of overall top 30 programs in Urban Luzon. Darna and Luna Mystika were the top raters in the roster.

In terms of Advertising Minutes, GMA Network decreased by 6.6% in Q3 versus the same period in 2008 as total industry advertising minutes among free-to-air TV channels went down by 5.8%. ABS-CBN, on the other hand, experienced a double-digit slump of 16.6% compared to last year.

From January to September, the industry had a 1.5% decrease in advertising minutes with GMA down by only 2.1% compared to ABS-CBN's 14.8% decrease.

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