Twitter Announces New Content Partnerships for the Philippines

Press release

●     Premium live and in-stream content deals highlighted at IMMAP DIGICON 2018

●     In-stream video ads is now available for advertisers globally

MANILA, Philippines 4 October 2018 - Twitter is the best place to see what’s happening in the world and to talk about it, especially through premium video. Twitter today unveils premium live-stream and in-stream video content deals at the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP) Digicon event in Manila; including collaborations with major TV networks ABS-CBN and GMA Network; and martial arts organization ONE Championship, to advertisers in Philippines. The announcement expands the premium video content available on Twitter to advertisers in Asia Pacific and builds on extensions of existing global and regional content deals.

“Philippines is among the fastest growing audience markets in the world for Twitter and the TV capital for us in Asia Pacific,” said Arvinder Gujral, Managing Director of Southeast Asia at Twitter. “We are proud to introduce new live-stream and in-stream premium, brand safe video content to audiences and advertisers in the Philippines, and bring more Philippine content to the world through Twitter.”

Attendees at Digicon were introduced to the different ways marketers can “be what’s happening” on Twitter, starting with the live and in-stream video content partnerships available to advertisers in Philippines and the region. The partners that are collaborating with Twitter to create premium video content for advertisers include the following (full list of APAC partners available here):

●      ABS-CBN (@ABSCBN)

ABS-CBN is the Philippines' largest media company. Their partnership with Twitter will see the best in entertainment and sports programming, as well as tentpole events brought to the platform and available for brand sponsorships. Entertainment content partnerships with Twitter will include content from ABS-CBN’s stable of channels including MYX Philippines (@MYXPhilippines) which has one of the most followed Twitter handles in Philippines with 6.2M followers. For sports, fans in the Philippines will get to enjoy highlights clips of the UAAP Season 81 games on Twitter with@ABSCBNSports.

●      GMA Network (@GMANetwork)

GMA Network is a major national commercial broadcast television, radio network, and digital publisher in the Philippines. They are also the most-awarded television network in the country. The partnership with Twitter will include GMA News content and GMA’s top-rated TV programming such as drama action-fantasy series, Victor Magtanggol.

●      NBCUniversal (@NBCUniversal)

NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. Their partnership with Twitter will bring E!’s signature Live from the Red Carpet events as well as popular TV programming from @eonlineasia,@eonlineau and @DivaTVAsia to the platform.

●      ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship)

ONE Championship is Asia’s largest global sports media property in history and the world’s largest martial arts organization. Twitter is a live stream platform with the prelims and first two bouts of the main card for every event available for streaming via @ONEChampionship. Since the beginning of this year, the livestreams of each bout has seen tremendous growth, with Thailand being one of the top countries for its viewerships. Along with live streams; fans can find highlights, athlete features, VLOGS, editorials and more via @ONEChampionship.

●      Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN)

Viacom International Media Networks is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central, Paramount Channel and more.  With this new collaboration with Twitter in Southeast Asia, VIMN will be amplifying and extending the reach of some of their key IPs and event franchises with Twitter in Southeast Asia, while exploring offering additional digital solutions to their clients together. In addition, the content collaboration includes premium TV programming from MTV Asia (@mtvasia) and Comedy Central Asia (@ComedyCentralAS).

In addition to the partnerships, Twitter also announced the launch of In-stream Video Ads. In-Stream Video Ads were designed to unlock incremental revenue for top publishers who want to monetize their videos on Twitter, while making it easier for advertisers to reach influential audiences and align with great content. Previously, In-Stream Video Ads were limited to the markets in which publishers are based, but in many cases, publishers have a global following. With this capability, publishers can now monetize their organic following outside of their home country. 

Attendees at this year’s Digicon were also given an overview of the top trending content and conversations from Philippines on Twitter. A report by Global Web Index showed that Filipinos spend more time Tweeting about entertainment topics, with top interests in movies (54%) and music (68%). Which is why it is no surprise that entertainment hashtags dominated the Top 10 hashtags list in Philippines. From teleseryes, love teams, to KPop; Twitter has also become an avenue for people to connect with fellow fans and their favorite celebrities.

Rogin-E: Helping You Stay on Top of Your Game

Post-event release

Getting to the top requires a lot from you. Staying there demands even more. Balancing both work and your personal life, while keeping an active, healthy lifestyle, can take a toll on both mind and body, even more as you age. This is why it is important to be equipped with all the right tools, and to take time out to relax and recharge.  

Last July 23, Bayer Philippines held the Rogin-E Man Hub 2017, at the SM City Cebu – a whole-day event especially designed for men who want to stay on top of their game. Attendees tried out activities that showcased different interests and passions. There were luxury cars and motorbikes for those who love speed and mobility; equipment for adventure sports and packages for exciting trips to Japan and New Zealand for those who want to stretch the limits of their physical strength and power; and a selection of gadgets and hobbies to engage a man’s mind and body.

So what do you need to stay on top of your game?

Physical Endurance

Ace your work and personal life by having the capacity to give one hundred and ten percent to all your activities. Greater physical endurance enables you to stay energized when tackling multiple roles and responsibilities at work and at home. Take a multivitamin that contains Korean Panax Ginseng that enhances physical performance and helps improves endurance.

Mental Power

Crunch time? Prepare your mind by channeling positive energy and getting enough sleep. To optimize your mind’s maximum potential through long work hours, take a multivitamin with Deanol to help improve your concentration and mental agility.

Vitality

When things don’t go your way, stay resilient and stay on course. Continue to work and believe in yourself. Keep the fire in you burning and sustain your success by staying positive and surrounding yourself with positive thinkers. Royal Jelly’s antioxidant properties can also help give you youthful vitality so you can live life to the fullest.

Balance of work and play

To avoid burnout, be sure to make time for other interests and passions like  golf, biking, or photography. Spend time with your family and loved ones to create moments that you can remember whenever life gets tough.

Developed by Bayer, Rogin-E is a multivitamin especially formulated for men who want to be on top of their game, at work and at home. It contains Korean Panax Ginseng for endurance, Deanol for mental potency, and Royal Jelly for vitality.  Get what you need to do well both at work and at play, to experience life to its fullest.  Be the man on top with Rogin-E.

Multivitamins + Minerals + Deanol + Royal Jelly + Korean Panax Ginseng is the generic name of Rogin-E.

PRESS RELEASE : Distribution of teachers Christmas bonus almost complete

The Department of Education (DepEd) reports that the distribution of Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) to public school teachers is proceeding well and expected to be completed by Friday.

“Our finance personnel are working round- the-clock to ensure that teachers have something to take home in time for Christmas,” said Education Secretary Armin Luistro. To ensure that teachers get their PEI before Christmas, DepEd already made initial preparations in anticipation of fund transfer from DBM.

As of Monday (December 19), reports from the field indicate that DepEd offices in Regions 1, 2, 7, Central Luzon (Region 3) and the Cordillera Administrative Region have completed payment of the bonus to teachers.

Education officials in Regions 4A, 5, 6, 11, and Caraga expect to complete payments today while public school teachers in Regions 4B, 9, and the National Capital Region (NCR) will receive their incentives by Tuesday (December 20).

Meanwhile other regions (8, 10, 11 and 12) are working hard to pay out the incentives before Friday.

“We are working closely with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to remedy any cause for delay and to make sure problems are swiftly resolved,” Luistro said.

The P10,000 PEI is commonly referred to as the Christmas bonus.

Funds are transferred directly from DBM Regional Offices to DepEd’s implementing units. These are the central, regional, and division offices and some secondary schools that are authorized to manage funds released to them in accordance with DBM and Commission on Audit rules and regulations.