We Come in Peace: Star Trek: Discovery Lands on Television in Asia for the First Time on Blue Ant Entertainment

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Star Trek fans prepare to energize! Blue Ant Entertainment brings Star Trek: Discovery to television for the first time since its release. On 2 October 2019, Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 will premiere on Blue Ant Entertainment at 10:35PM. Blue Ant Entertainment is available on SKYcable channels 53(SD) and 196(HD), SKYdirect channel 35, Cablelink channel 37, and Cignal channel 120.

 Michelle Yeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou of the U.S.S. Discovery

Michael Burnham finds a second chance as part of the Starfleet aboard the U.S.S. Discovery

Set about a decade before the events of the original Star Trek, the show will feature new missions and new enemies during the Federation-Klingon War.

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The series will feature a new ship and new characters, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers.

Now as part of the U.S.S. Discovery crew, will Michael Burnham embrace her Vulcan upbringing and use logic to succeed on missions? Or will she embrace her human side and act on her emotions?

Star Trek: Discovery airs every Wednesday, 10:35PM (9:35PM JKT/BKK) on Blue Ant Entertainment. For more updates about Federation space and the U.S.S. Discovery, be sure to follow Blue Ant Entertainment at www.facebook.com/BlueAntEntertainment/ on Facebook, @BlueAntEntertainment on Instagram and @BlueAntEnt on Twitter.

Star Trek: Discovery stars Michelle Yeoh and Sonequa Martin-Green, and is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout, Bryan Fuller’s Living Dead Guy Productions and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller, Heather Kadin, Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts, Akiva Goldsman, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth are executive producers for season 1. The series is distributed internationally by CBS Studios International.

Maxicare inks partnership with Manulife

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Maxicare Healthcare Corporation, the country’s leading healthcare provider, recently formed a 2-year partnership with Manulife Philippines, the largest insurance company in the country, to help make lives of Filipinos better through easy access to financial and health products. The partnership allows for cross-training of over 3,000 Maxicare agents who can now sell Manulife products and of over 9,000 Manulife Philippines financial advisors who can now include Maxicare healthcare products in their portfolio. 

Photo shows (L-R) Maxicare chief consumer officer Rodelee Uy, Manulife Philippines SVP and chief distribution officer Stephen Ong, Maxicare president and CEO Christian Argos, Manulife Philippines president and CEO Ryan Charland, and Maxicare chief operating officer Nelissa Badal.

For more information, visit www.maxicare.com.ph.

Teleperformance Philippines recognized for its social media campaign at the 17th Philippine Quill Awar

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Teleperformance Philippines won an Award of Excellence for their social media recruitment campaign “Each Interaction Matters” at the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines’ 17th Philippine Quill Awards. The winning entry was under the competition’s Communication Skills – Social Media

Programs category.

Being the global leader in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, Teleperformance Philippines aimed to expand and attract more quality talent to join its ranks through the power of social media. 

The company created a year-long Facebook recruitment campaign that embodied the brand’s promise “Each Interaction Matters” with posts and ads that illustrated what the company had to offer applicants, from fun promos to exclusive benefits and exciting career opportunities. 

The campaign not only resulted in an increase in the company’s conversion rate and number of total hires for 2018 but also complemented its brand building efforts.

Teleperformance Philippines Senior Vice President of Human Capital Resource Management (HCRM) Jeffrey Johnson shared, “At Teleperformance, we recognize the value of maximizing different channels to reach a variety of audiences. Our wish is to let Filipinos know that TP offers meaningful and quality employment and that the industry has been a big contributor to the growth and progress of the nation.”

For two consecutive years, Teleperformance has also been certified as a Great Place to Work® by the Great Place to Work® Institute, becoming the first organization in the country to receive the stringent certification. “This achievement reflects the commitment of our people towards remaining passionate for excellence in everything they do,” shares Johnson.

Teleperformance Philippines also won in last year’s Quill Awards, receiving two Awards of Merit in the Communication Management Division – one for Internal Communications and another for Employee Engagement.

Teleperformance serves as a strategic partner to the world’s largest companies in a wide variety of industries. Its customer care, technical support, customer acquisition, consulting and analytics, digital integrated business service solutions, and other high-value specialized services ensure consistently positive customer interactions that are reliable, flexible and intelligent. 

To learn more about Teleperformance Philippines and their various programs, you may visit their website at www.teleperformance.ph/en-us or their Facebook page at /teleperformance.philippines.

ABOUT TELEPERFORMANCE

Teleperformance (TEP – ISIN: FR0000051807 – Reuters: ROCH.PA – Bloomberg: TEP FP), the global leader in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, serves as a strategic partner to the world’s largest companies in a wide variety of industries. Its customer care, technical support, customer acquisition, consulting and analytics, digital integrated business service solutions, and other high-value specialized services ensure consistently positive customer interactions that are reliable, flexible and intelligent. The company has established the highest security and quality standards in the industry and uses proprietary deep learning technology to optimize flexibility on a global scale.

The Group’s 300,000 employees, spread across 80 countries, support billions of connections annually in 265 languages and enhance the customer experience with every interaction. In 2018, Teleperformance reported consolidated revenue of €4,441 million (US$5,256 million, based on €1 = $1.18). 

Teleperformance began operations in the Philippines in 1996 and has grown to become a preferred offshore contact center outsourcing option. The company employs around 44,000 people in the country and operates over 30,000 workstations in 21 business sites located across Metro Manila, Antipolo, Baguio, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Davao. 

From 2012 to 2018, Teleperformance received the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Contact Center Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year Award for its significant performance in revenue management, market share, capabilities, and overall contribution to the contact center industry. In addition, Teleperformance Philippines was awarded in 2017 as Outstanding Employer and Outstanding Community Project of the Year by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), the Top Employer of the Year at the Asia CEO Awards, and the Outstanding Volunteer by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). 

In 2018 and 2019, Teleperformance Philippines was certified as a Great Place to Work® and is the first organization in the country to receive this certification from the Great Place to Work® Institute. This year, Teleperformance celebrates its 23nd year of continued excellence and leadership in the country. This milestone highlights the company’s commitment to steadily provide the best employment experience for Filipinos, proactively support the nation’s ICT-BPO sector, and uphold its socio-civic engagements to create a difference in the lives of the Philippine community. 

For further information, please visit the Teleperformance website at teleperformance.ph.

AXA empowers young athletes

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AXA Philippines, one of the country’s leading insurance companies, is the insurance provider of the UAAP, providing coverage for the organization for the duration of Season 82 that is currently underway. AXA Philippinescontinues to empower Filipinos – and in this case young Filipino athletes and spectators – and instill a sense of self-belief in them through their passion for sports. Photo shows(L-R) AXA Philippines chief customer officer Amor Balagtas, AXA Philippines president and CEO Rahul Hora, UAAP Season 82 president Emmanuel Fernandez, and UAAP executive director Rene Andrei Saguisag Jr.

Converge ICT earmarks $250M investment to nationwide expansi

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Converge ICT, the country’s premier pure end to end fiber internet service provider, received a multi-million-dollar investment from Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm based in the United States.

Converge ICT has been aggressively expanding its fiber infrastructure with the aim of providing Filipinos access to the more reliable fiber internet connection. The $250 million or P12.8 billion investment will be earmarked on rolling out more fiber connections nationwide.

(L-R) Converge ICT COO Jesus C. Romero, Converge ICT President; CEO Dennis H. Anthony Uy, Maria Grace Y. Uy, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim, DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan, and Warburg Pincus LLC Managing Director Saurabh Agarwal

"Since going full throttle with our fiber network roll-out and package offerings, the change in overall Philippine performance has been noticeable," said Dennis Uy, founder and president, Converge ICT. "In 2018, the average connection has risen to 18Mbps. We don't take full credit but the company’s contributions have been undeniable."

This is the Warburg Pincus' first investment in the Philippines. One of the world's biggest equity firms has $20 billion invested in Asia and about $65 billion in assets under management.

"We are excited about the country’s young, digital-savvy population and its thriving services industries, which have created an outsized need for connectivity and will create explosive growth in the broadband space," said Saurabh Agarwal, managing director, Warburg Pincus. "Converge ICT is a remarkable business and growth story and I am confident that it will continue to achieve significant growth milestones and solve the ever-increasing connectivity needs of the country."

Converge ICT is looking at capturing 30% of the country's broadband market in the next few years. With this investment, Converge ICT will be able to fastrack the construction of its $1.8-billion nationwide internet backbone. The current rollout includes a $70-million domestic submarine cable with 20 landing stations across the Philippines. The Luzon backbone is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2020.

"Converge ICT is the only pure end-to-end fiber internet provider in the country with all-in house capabilities," said Uy. "We have been investing heavily on innovations that would move the broadband market forward so we can be on par with our neighbors. We have rolled out 400Gbps per channel in the past."

At present, Converge ICT is looking at doubling its half-a-million subscribers by next year. Seventy percent of the company's customer base are first-time fixed broadband service users and Uy plans to increase that with more expansions in the coming months.

"We are 100% committed to the long-term success of our partners Converge ICT and, more importantly, the success of the Filipino customers whom we serve, and their connectivity needs we seek to provide," said Agarwal.

The choice of Warburg Pincus to stream fresh funds to Converge ICT is due to the former's deep understanding of the business and expertise. Uy reiterated that it is not always about the money but making the Philippines more competitive in the world market by providing more reliable broadband service.

"To bring about real-life change and progress," Uy said. "That is our commitment to the Filipinos. To serve the under-served and unserved. Together, we will use technology to be what it has been set out to be. To make information more readily available, services faster, communities safer and life, in general, better. Convenience on-demand."

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