Globe launches portal for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to serve early customers

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Globe Telecom is gearing up to welcome the newest Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Gear S to Philippine shores with an online portal to serve early customers.

The portal accepts registration of interest among customers purchasing the latest devices with a postpaid plan from Globe.

Available on the Globe website via https://samsungnote4.globe.com.ph, the registration of interest portal allows new and existing postpaid customers to choose their device color in advance and register their personal details such as name, mobile number, and e-mail address.

The customer database will be used to update registered customers with postpaid plan offers and pricing details. A reference number will be provided to customers so they can track status of their application. 

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display

2.7GHz Quad-Core processor

Android 4.4, 3.7MP front-facing F1.9 lens camera

16MP Smart OIS back camera

Advanced S Pen

3GB RAM + 32GB Internal memory (which supports microSD up to 64GB)

Samsung Galaxy Gear S 

2.0” Curved Super AMOLED display

Dual core 1.0 GHz

512MB RAM memory

4GB Internal Memory storage

“We are excited to launch the new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Gear S with our wonderful postpaid offers and superior customer experience. As the leader in postpaid and preferred telco carrier of the latest smartphones and “phablets”, we are poised to take one’s device experience to the next level with our lifestyle bundles, which gives customers access to their digital lifestyle while enjoying the amazing features of the devices,” shares Raul Macatangay, Vice President for Postpaid Business and Devices at Globe.

“With our registration of interest portal, customers get first dibs on our offers as well as exclusive privileges which they can avail when they get the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Gear S from Globe.” 

You blink and you'll miss something! Watch "How to Get Away with Murder" premieres October 15

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You can now meet your new TV obsession. Sony Channel announced today that “How To Get Away With Murder”, executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (“Grey’s Anatomy”, “Scandal”) will premiere on October 15, 2014 at 9:05 p.m. on the Sony Channel.

Academy-Award nominee Viola Davis stars as the brilliant, charismatic criminal law professor who is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor would be. She teaches a course she boldly refers to as “How To Get Away With Murder”, choosing the brightest students in her class to join her at her firm. 

"I don’t know what terrible things you’ve done in your life up to this point, but clearly your karma’s out of balance to get assigned my class. I’m Professor Annalise Keating and this is Criminal Law 100, or as I prefer to call it, How to Get Away with Murder."

The students vying for this coveted position include Wes Gibbins (Alfred Enoch), a wide-eyed, likable boy-next-door recently accepted off the waitlist; Michaela Pratt (Aja Naomi King), a confident, ambitious overachiever born knowing how to "lean in;" Connor Walsh (Jack Falahee), a sly, sophisticated heartbreaker used to getting any prize he lays his eyes on; Laurel Castillo (Karla Souza), a quiet, sensitive idealist who's easy to underestimate and Asher Millstone (Matt McGorry), an entitled know-it-all born into a world of Ivy League educations and country club memberships. 

The students all work under two of Annalise's dedicated associates: Frank Delfino (Charlie Weber), a local Philly boy done good, and Bonnie Winterbottom (Liza Weil), a sweet, observant team-player with a hidden edge. 

"How to Get Away with Murder" is created and executive-produced by Pete Nowalk ("Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy"). Shonda Rhimes ("Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy"), Betsy Beers ("Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy") and Bill D'Elia ("Grey's Anatomy," "The West Wing") also serve as executive producers. "How to Get Away with Murder" is produced by ABC Studios. 

We have seen this exclusive first look at this season's #1 new show from Sony Channel. This is something I can't miss to watch! Super exciting, mysterious, suspenseful, with lots of turns and twists, these characters and what their doing is such a great job with the chemistry between them.

Some celebrities and friends spotted during Blue Carpet Special Screening of How To Get Away With Murder" held at Century City Mall Cinema 1.

Celebrities Brent Javier, Vanessa Matsunaga , Shamsey Supsup and Marco Lobregat

Chef Jackie Laudico

Actress/TV Host/Singer Julia Clarete with son Sebastian

“How To Get Away With Murder” premieres Wednesday, October 15 at 9.05pm, on Sony Channel (Double Episodes Premiere). 

Sony Channel offers an exciting mix of dramas, comedies, lifestyle and reality programming. It will also showcase some of Hollywood’s most celebrated movies. See more details of Sony Channel Philippines.

SPT Networks now in the Philippines as Sony Channel

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Sony Channel is the premier destination for the biggest and best in Hollywood Entertainment. 

Designed for the socially connected viewer, Sony Channel spotlights the most captivating, talked about shows on TV, airing close to the U.S telecasts. From dramas and comedies to lifestyle and reality programming, this is television that you live, breathe and crave.

Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia is set to dazzle viewers in the Philippines with a new look for beTV. Debuting October 15, Sony Channel will be the premier destination for female-skewing Hollywood entertainment. 

Sony Channel will feature some of the most captivating and talked-about drama, comedy, lifestyle and reality programs on TV, all airing close to the U.S. telecasts, together with popular feel-good movies. New programming will include “How to Get Away with Murder,” the latest drama from executive producer Shonda Rhimes (“Scandal”, “Grey’s Anatomy”). Other new series coming to Sony Channel include White House drama “Madam Secretary,” starring Téa Leoni; romantic comedy “Manhattan Love Story”; as well as the comedic drama “Jane The Virgin.”

“We believe there is an opportunity in the Philippines for a general entertainment destination that is female focused, but also male inclusive. These four new series are smart, edgy and driven by strong women -- a perfect fit for the new Sony Channel brand,” said Hui Keng Ang, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Networks, Asia, Sony Pictures Television.

These series will join a variety of popular returning programs on Sony Channel, including pulsating medical drama “The Night Shift,” starring Eoin Macken (“Merlin”), which debuted as the top scripted series last summer in the U.S.; musical drama “Nashville,” which follows the struggles of the fading queen of country music and a rising young star respectively played by Emmy-nominated Connie Britton (“Friday Night Lights”) and Golden Globe-nominated Hayden Panettiere (“Heroes”); along with reality competition “Cupcake Wars” and dating series “The Millionaire Matchmaker.”

Fresh, confident and stylish, with a dash of clever wit, Sony Channel is visually stunning with a brand identity that perfectly complements its line-up of high calibre programming. 

New Series Include “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Madam Secretary,” “Manhattan Love Story,” and “Jane The Virgin” 

Top-Rated Series “The Night Shift” and “Nashville” Set To Return

“HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER”

In “How to Get Away with Murder,” Oscar nominee Viola Davis (“Doubt”, “The Help”) stars as the brilliant, charismatic professor and master litigator Annalise Keating, who invites five of her first year law students to work on high profile cases and manipulates them into doing dirty legal legwork. Shonda Rhimes, Betsey Beers and Peter Nowalk serve as executive producers. “How to Get Away with Murder” is an ABC Studios production. 

“MANHATTAN LOVE STORY”

This romantic comedy follows the journey of a new couple played by Analeigh Tipton (“Crazy, Stupid, Love”) and Jake McDorman (“Shameless”); juxtaposing the things they say with their thoughts. Peter Traugott, Jeff Lowell, Robin Schwartz, Rachael Kaplan and Jon Liebman serve as executive producers. “Manhattan Love Story” is an ABC Studios production.

“MADAM SECRETARY” 

Téa Leoni (“Tower Heist”) plays Elizabeth McCord, the shrewd, determined, newly appointed Secretary of State who negotiates politics and issues, both at the White House and at home. Barbara Hall, Lori McCreary, Morgan Freeman and David Semel serve as executive producers. “Madam Secretary” is a CBS Television Studios production in association with Revelations Entertainment. 

“JANE THE VIRGIN”

Gina Rodriguez (“Filly Brown”) stars as the titular character whose vow to save her virginity until her marriage to a detective is dashed when a doctor artificially inseminates her by mistake. Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman, Gary Pearl and Jorge Granier serve as executive producers. “Jane the Virgin” is produced by CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television, in association with Electus. 

Sony Channel Debuts on October 15, 2014, from 7AM

About Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia

Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia was established in 1997 with Singapore as the Asian headquarters of Sony Pictures Television’s networks business. It operates six ad-supported 24/7 channels which are wholly-owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

AXN is the home of thrilling entertainment; beTV is the place to be for the best of TV; Sony Channel is the stunning, premier destination for best of female-skewing Hollywood entertainment; Animax offers anime for all; ONE is powered by prime and current South Korean entertainment content; and GEM serves up star-studded and popular general entertainment programming from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea.

Follow www.facebook.com/SonyChannelPH and http://twitter.com/SonyChannelPH for more.

Sony Channel will be seen on SKYCable Channel 35, Cignal Digital TV Channel 60, Destiny Cable Channel 62, Cable Link Channel 39.

The Walking Dead Season 5 Premiere Garners Stellar Ratings for the Foox

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Recording the highest ratings ever for the channel, FOX broke its own records again with its broadcasts of the premiere episode of The Walking Dead Season 5.

Philippine viewers tuned into FOX in great numbers to give the channel its highest ratings for the 8:55 PM telecast of the first episode ofThe Walking Dead Season 5, garnering a 1.89 for adults aged 16 to 49.

The Walking Dead enjoys multiple broadcasts every Monday, including a showing at 11:35 AM parallel to the episode’s US premiere and a primetime telecast at 8:55 PM.

Season 5 of the hit drama series premiered on October 13, 2014, gaining ratings of 0.108, 1.869 and 0.79 for adults aged 16 to 49 in the Parallel Play, Prime Time and Quick Replay (9:50 PM), respectively.

The combined ratings for the first episode of Season 5 of The Walking Dead amounted to 2.775 for adults aged 16-49, registering a 64.1 percent increase over the launch of Season 4 at 1.691.

For the past four years, FOX has been celebrating each new season of The Walking Dead with a four-day marathon of old episodes leading up to the premiere.

The days of October 11, 12 and 13 recorded some of the highest daily averages ever recorded for the channel.

Meanwhile, the daily average for October 13 registered at 0.2925 is a whopping 329.65 percent higher than the channel’s Year-to-Date Average for adults aged 16 to 49 at 0.068.

The figures reveal how FOX has sufficiently owned the franchise for The Walking Dead and made itself the go-to source for all fans of the zombie-abundant drama series.

In particular, the strongest group of fans in the Philippines who caught The Walking Dead Season 5’s premiere on FOX included males aged 25 to 34 with ratings of 2.862.

Catch more of the explosive fifth season of The Walking Dead every Monday at 11:35 AM fresh from its US premiere as well as at 8:55 PM for its primetime telecast, only on FOX!

Witness The Trial!

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“The Trial” – a Chito S. Roño and John Lloyd Cruz cinematic masterpiece that no one should ever miss.

“The Trial” is a poignant family drama about how two families will cope with a scandal. The tragedy each of the characters face will put their love for one another to the ultimate test. They will all eventually learn if love can really withstand the greatest trial or not. This thought-provoking drama aims to challenge everyone into pondering the idea of who is really in trial once Ronald is brought to court.

“The Trial” revolves around Ronald Jimenez (Cruz), a mentally challenged 27-year-old man who is accused of raping his grade school teacher Bessie. Defense attorney Julian, who is on the verge of separating from his wife Amanda and the father of Ronald’s best friend Martin, will represent Ronald in court.

In “The Trial,” Ronald Jimenez was not born rich. He was even born with a rare mental condition that limits his thinking capacity. 

“He speaks the language of love in the purest form.”

This is the kind of love Ronald, the character of John Lloyd Cruz, is giving to everyone especially his special someone, Teacher Bessy (Jessy Mendiola).

This is despite his mental condition called mild intellectual disability.

Ronald grew up from an unconventional family. They may not have a lot of material wealth but his parents, gay and lesbian, expressed their love in the most possible ways.

Ronald’s pure heart and his extraordinary family setting, according to John Lloyd, has captured the heart of the master director Chito Roño.

“The Trial” remains consistent with Star Cinema’s steadfast commitment to motion picture excellence, as it is groundbreaking and historic in so many ways specifically for both Direk Chito and John Lloyd. 

Star Cinema continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary with the upcoming mainstream theatrical release of “The Trial”,  Roño’s newest movie under Star Cinema since he directed 2012’s smash hit “The Healing” starring Star For All Seasons Vilma Santos.

For John Lloyd, who is a certified box-office king and arguably one of the most critically acclaimed actors of his generation, “The Trial” marks his much-awaited comeback to full-length feature films. 

“The Trial” is the newest movie that John Lloyd is starring in after he broke box-office records worldwide with Pop Star Princess Sarah Geronimo in the romantic comedy “It Takes A Man And A Woman” (2013). Prior to “The Trial,” the last movie that featured John Lloyd as a dramatic actor was “The Mistress” (2012).

With a script written by Kris Gazmen, a versatile screenwriter whose diverse work range from such Star Cinema blockbuster hits as the comedies “Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat” and “Sisterakas” to dramatic films such as “No Other Woman” and “One More Try,” “The Trial” is the biggest and most gripping family drama of 2014.

Aside from John Lloyd, the film assembles an impressive line-up of accomplished and talented actors as led by Richard Gomez, Gretchen Barretto, Jessy Mendiola, and Enrique Gil.

Richard, one of the country’s finest actors whose most recent credits include the phenomenal primetime series on ABS-CBN “Walang Hanggan” and Star Cinema’s blockbuster hit “She’s Dating The Gangster,” plays the role of Julian. Gretchen on the other hand, plays the role of Julian’s wife, developmental psychologist Amanda. Like Richard, Gretchen is also an acclaimed artist and she is also one of the most controversial and influential celebrities in the industry.

Kris Gazmen, Direc Chito Rono and Jessy Mendiola during the Blogcon  

Jessy, who is one of ABS-CBN’s fastest rising young stars, plays the role of Martin’s teacher Bessie while Enrique, who is currently one of ABS-CBN’s hottest young actors, plays the role of Martin.

With an awesome ensemble cast with Direk Chito and John Lloyd at the helm and an amazing story as the unifying element that binds all of them together, “The Trial” will enlighten moviegoers of all ages. 

Ultimately, everyone will be reminded that trials are not just confined within the four corners of a courtroom, as trials are something that every person goes through on a daily basis.

“The Trial” begins in all mainstream cinemas nationwide starting October 15.

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