The head of TV5 Network Inc. vowed to turn around the broadcasting network in the next coming years as it set to implement new strategy.
“I’ve always been transparent and it continues to struggle but what I’m most proud of is recently I just secured approval for the strategic plan of TV5 and hopefully in the next coming years I’ll be able to turn around the business,” Jane Basas, president and chief executive of TV5, said.
“There are other major announcements that will happen in the next months, but we’re not at liberty to say yet. When we’re ready to say it, we’ll make the announcement,” she added.
TV5 earlier said it was planning to overhaul its programming strategy next year to boost advertising revenues.
The network aims to break even this year.
Basas also said the company expects to generate more revenues for the broadcasting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games from November 28 to December 11.
http://www.manilastandard.net/mobile/article/310536
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Alkhaldi banking on crowd support
There are no promises but tanker Jasmine Alkhaldi vows to put in a best effort in a bid to improve on her previous SEA Games performances.
Winner of four bronze medals in the Kuala Lumpur meet two years ago, the Olympic veteran sets her sights on copping a medal of different color – a silver or a gold.
“I never project a medal because swimming is unpredictable. You never know the result but all I want is to improve on my last SEAG campaign. I’m getting tired of a bronze finish so I want to change the color or maybe increase the number,” said Alkhaldi during the presentation of SEAG athletes backed by Blackwater the other day.
A native of Las Piñas, Alkhaldi has been donning the national tri-colors since she was 15. Having won a total of 12 bronze medals, the 26-year-old swimmer is eyeing to get over the hump with the help of an anticipated wild home crowd at the newly built New Clark City aquatics center.
“Maybe that’s the missing key – the Filipino crowd. It’s gonna be different because I’ve never experienced having our people watching and cheering. Usually when I swim, I’m in the zone and I don’t hear anything. This time, I want to hear the Filipino crowd cheering for me,” added Alkhaldi who already represented the country in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
To familiarize herself with the FINA-certified swimming venue at the NCC Complex in Capas, Tarlac, Alkhaldi and the rest of the national swimming team have started training since last week.
This home court session for the seasoned tanker is her last build-up after a series of international training camps in US and Europe funded by supporter Blackwater.
Alkhaldi will swim in nine events – 50-meter and 100-meter butterfly, 50-meter and 100-meter backstroke, 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x200 meter freestyle relay and 4x100 medley relay.
She is confident of podium finishes in at least four individual events but is also looking to post good time to make the Olympic cut for the third straight edition as this upcoming SEA Games also serves as qualifier to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/11/21/1970646/alkhaldi-banking-crowd-support
Winner of four bronze medals in the Kuala Lumpur meet two years ago, the Olympic veteran sets her sights on copping a medal of different color – a silver or a gold.
“I never project a medal because swimming is unpredictable. You never know the result but all I want is to improve on my last SEAG campaign. I’m getting tired of a bronze finish so I want to change the color or maybe increase the number,” said Alkhaldi during the presentation of SEAG athletes backed by Blackwater the other day.
A native of Las Piñas, Alkhaldi has been donning the national tri-colors since she was 15. Having won a total of 12 bronze medals, the 26-year-old swimmer is eyeing to get over the hump with the help of an anticipated wild home crowd at the newly built New Clark City aquatics center.
“Maybe that’s the missing key – the Filipino crowd. It’s gonna be different because I’ve never experienced having our people watching and cheering. Usually when I swim, I’m in the zone and I don’t hear anything. This time, I want to hear the Filipino crowd cheering for me,” added Alkhaldi who already represented the country in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
To familiarize herself with the FINA-certified swimming venue at the NCC Complex in Capas, Tarlac, Alkhaldi and the rest of the national swimming team have started training since last week.
This home court session for the seasoned tanker is her last build-up after a series of international training camps in US and Europe funded by supporter Blackwater.
Alkhaldi will swim in nine events – 50-meter and 100-meter butterfly, 50-meter and 100-meter backstroke, 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x200 meter freestyle relay and 4x100 medley relay.
She is confident of podium finishes in at least four individual events but is also looking to post good time to make the Olympic cut for the third straight edition as this upcoming SEA Games also serves as qualifier to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/11/21/1970646/alkhaldi-banking-crowd-support
Aldin Ayo not going anywhere: ‘I love UST so much’
Aldin Ayo is here to stay.
Ayo on Wednesday quickly squashed rumors that he is on his way out as University of Santo Tomas head coach.
“I’m not leaving UST unless it’s UST that doesn’t want me anymore,” said Ayo in Filipino after the Growling Tigers lost to Ateneo, 86-79, in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 82 men’s basketball Finals Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.
“I was aware of that (rumors) but all I can say is I love UST so much, I love the community. The reason why I transferred to UST is because I want to achieve personal growth and I got that.”
Ayo has been with three teams in the past five years starting with a lone season with Letran where he led the Knights to the NCAA title in 2015.
From Letran, Ayo then moved to De La Salle and led the Green Archers to two finals appearances and a championship in his first year in the UAAP in 2016.
After losing to Ateneo in the 2017 finals, Ayo moved back to his Dominican roots, transferring to UST and led the rebuilding Growling Tigers to the championship round before bowing to Ateneo, which became the first UAAP team to complete a 16-0 sweep.
“I learned a lot when I transferred to UST, not just in basketball but in life,” said Ayo who studied Philosophy for college in Letran, UST’s sister school in the Dominican order.
“The way the priests treat us, the community, the students, and the alumni, that’s the first time I got that kind of support.”
https://sports.inquirer.net/374213/head-coach-aldin-ayo-not-going-anywhere-i-love-ust-so-much
Take a look at the cars that will be transporting SEA Games athletes and teams
WITH more than 50 competition venues spread across Luzon, the 30th Southeast Asia Games will need more than a traffic simulation to make sure that it runs smoothly and goes according to schedule.
British heritage car brand Morris Garages, now known as MG, has officially partnered with the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee and Mediapro Asia to address mobility concerns in the upcoming SEA Games and the 10th ASEAN Para Games.
"To be part of the 30th Southeast Asian games — an edition that features so many milestones and firsts — is a distinct honor for us at MG Philippines," MG Philippines President & CEO Alberto B. Arcilla said. "As the official mobility partner of the multi-sport biennial event, we are grateful to provide meaningful assistance to all local and international athletes and teams by equipping them with safe, comfortable, and stylish rides for the duration of the games."
A total of 80 MG vehicles will be used to transport Filipino and foreign athletes and teams to and from games that will be held in four clusters: Clark, Subic Metro Manila, and other areas. The special edition cars will carry the 30th SEA Games logo as they travel the country over the course of the competition.
Game venues include the newly renovated Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, select parts of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, and the New Clark City Sports Complex in Capas, Tarlac, among others.
Atty. Arcilla added, "It is our privilege to be of service to all athletes as they battle it out for their respective countries, and it invigorates us to see so many energetic talents sharing in the spirit of competition and camaraderie. Through this partnership, we uphold the long sporting heritage of MG and enliven the competitive spirit that fuels MG to excel."
https://www.spin.ph/life/cars-and-tech/morris-garages-sea-games-mobility-partner-a547-20191120
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