Highlights at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Jeena Jackson
The Pacific (Photo from HBO Asia) It was a night of TV glamor, drama, comedy and song-and-dance as the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, which aired Aug. 29, bestowed honors upon the best. "Modern Family," the hilarious mockumentary comedy series that premi...
September 01, 2010, 12:05 PM, The Manila Bulletin
Spartacus: Blood and Sand airs starting this Saturday, July 10 Paul Mata
"We are not driven by ratings," said Angela Poh, Senior Executive for Communications of HBO Asia when asked how they measure the success of the cable channel in Southeast Asia.The HBO Asia executive came to the Philippines two weeks ago to grace the pr...
July 07, 2010, 06:02 PM, Philippine Entertainment Portal
How the world had treated the King of Pop in the year following his death Annie S. Alejo
Michael Jackson may have fallen out of the entertainment radar in the last few years of his life – except for maybe a handful of dubious, one-sided reports of the superstar's "strange" behavior and appearances – but his death, which marks its first ann...
June 24, 2010, 02:33 PM, The Manila Bulletin
Millions-worth mini-series hits Asia Jecelyn V. Macahindog
Photo shows (from left) James Badge Dale, Joe Mazzello, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Jon Seda, and Gary Goetzman. CORREGIDOR Island, Bataan – Home Box Office (HBO) is bringing to Asia a 10-part mini-series said to be the most expensively produced (USD...
April 02, 2010, 12:46 PM, The Manila Bulletin
'The Pacific' premieres April 3 in Asia Crispina Martinez-Belen
The highly anticipated 10-part HBO Original war epic, "The Pacific," reportedly the most expensive so far among HBO productions (with its $200 budget), is set to premiere its first two episodes in Asia, including the Philippines, on April 3, less than ...
March 28, 2010, 11:14 AM, The Manila Bulletin
'The Pacific,' a $200 million HBO mini-series Crispina Martinez-Belen
Capt. Dale Dye, senior military adviser for ‘The Pacific;' (left) The Author with James Badge Dale, one of the lead actors in the mini-series. (right) LOS ANGELES – It was for HBO's forthcoming original mini-series, "The Pacific," that brought me to t...
March 07, 2010, 12:36 PM, The Manila Bulletin
Unadulterated dose of romance Mario E. Bautista
On the weekend of February 13 and 14, HBO gives an unadulterated dose of romantic movies to put you in a loving mood. Enjoy 24 hours with HBO and your loved ones this Valentine's weekend starting February 13 at 7 p.m. with these titles: Fate introduce...
February 12, 2010, Malaya
Get in the van Jessica Zafra
Five seasons of The Wire on DVD have been sitting on my shelf for many months. I put off watching the show because I knew exactly what would happen. See, there's method acting and there's method viewing. The former could be a career, but the latter eat...
July 24, 2009, The Philippine Star
'Indiana Jones,' 'The Mummy' movies on MAX and HBO The Manila Bulletin
Excitement and adventure are the order of the day as handsome swashbuckling contemporaries Indiana Jones and Rick O'Connell go head to head on MAX and HBO this July! For the first time in Asia, MAX premieres the "Indiana Jones Quadrilogy," the compl...
July 05, 2009, 01:36 PM, The Manila Bulletin
It hurts so good Adrian Carlo Velasco
MANILA, Philippines – Sorry, Twi-freaks, but True Blood is no Twilight. The new HBO vampire series has got a little big universe of its own. Alan Ball, the creator of this masterpiece, must be a genius. Although anybody would love to see a ridiculously...
June 27, 2009, The Philippine Star
The 11th Hour premieres on HBO The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - To celebrate Earth Day, HBO will premiere The 11th Hour on Wednesday, April 22, starting at 9 p. m. to help spread environmental awareness and draw attention to the crisis of global warming, with replays on Saturday, April 25, at ...
April 20, 2009, The Philippine Star
Life without breakfast Edsel-Thadeus O. Lorete
Having ignored the fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, I realized that, through a breakfast cooking competition, over the last five years, I have skipped breakfast 317 times, annually. I was consumed by the idea that breakfast is...
April 17, 2009, The Daily Tribune
Get ready for True Blood Deni Rose M. Afinidad
Contributor They say its the adult Twilight, but to some, its no more than the wannabe Twilight. One thing is certain though, True Blood is such a hit in the United States, it would be a pity not to bring it to the Philippines. So, guys, its no...
March 17, 2009, Manila Standard Today
New series on HBO The Daily Tribune
HBO Asia expands its stable of series on HBO, HBO Signature and Cinemax in 2009. In addition to the latest seasons of Entourage, Big Love, The Tudors and Flight of the Conchords, viewers can also look forward to the premieres of True Blood, Generation...
January 17, 2009, The Daily Tribune
Sexy, scary, side-splitting on HBO Malaya
Hold your collective breaths as HBO Asia expands its stable of series to bring you an exciting mix of provocative and much-talked about series coming to HBO, HBO SIGNATURE and CINEMAX in 2009.Year 2009 is especially exciting with the introduction of HB...
January 10, 2009, Malaya
The boys are back in town The Philippine Star
What do you get when you combine a yacht, a Manila Bay sunset, specially prepared gourmet dishes and free-flowing champagne? A party worthy of Vincent Chase. When I learned that HBO Asia was launching the fourth season of Entourage by throwing a yacht...
May 09, 2008, The Philippine Star
Free-to-air TV more popular than cable Isah V. Red
The audience still prefers to watch programs on free-to-air TV channels. This is what the recent survey conducted by AGB Nielsen Media Research says. In fact, combined channel share of major TV stations ABS-CBN and GMA in Metro Manila rose by 5 percent...
March 07, 2008, Manila Standard Today
The end of free TV Edsel-Thadeus O. Lorete
Who would ever have imagined that free televisions days are numbered? It is dying! The trend has yet to pick up here in Asia, but in America, the government, which now provides affected residents digital TV converters for free, formally announced tha...
February 22, 2008, The Daily Tribune
Best of Hollywood invades Philippine TV Malaya
THIS year will be another smashing year for movie lovers as HBO Asia, the leader in home entertainment, brings the best of Hollywood to your television screen. Armed with an impressive 2008 line-up of the latest and biggest Hollywood blockbusters and a...
January 26, 2008, Malaya
A blockbuster year for Hollywood Edsel-Thadeus O. Lorete
The year 2008 will be an exceptional year for Western cinema. Theaters, despite patronage of Filipino films during the holidays, will still be strongly dominated by American formulaic and run-of-the-mill movies with bankable actors. Will Smith leads t...
January 04, 2008, The Daily Tribune
Weekend in Macau Isah V. Red
Macau is not a favorite destination of many Filipinos who fly out of the country regularly on weekends. The more favored cities remain to be Hong Kong and Bangkok. Moving up on the list is Shanghai. Perhaps, it is so because Macau doesn't offer much ...
December 06, 2007, Manila Standard Today
One husband, 3 wives Maridol Rañoa-Bismark
On the surface, Bill Henrickson seems to be the ideal family man. He's religious and hard-working and wants only the best for his brood. Too good to be true? Actually. The catch is he has three wives, Barb, Nicki and Margene. The trio gives him seven c...
October 22, 2007, The Philippine Star
Miranda plays key role in NBCs global expansion Malaya
Raymund Miranda has been appointed to the role of managing director, Asia, Global Networks. The new appointment is effective November 1 based in Singapore.In his new role, Raymund Miranda will be responsible for launchinpg the commercial operations for...
September 24, 2007, Malaya
'Entourage 3' premiered in Macau The Manila Bulletin
MACAU - HBO Asia brought us (entertainment editors and writers from the Philippines) to this former Portuguese colony over the last weekend for the advance screening of some choice episodes of Season 3 of the very successful HBO original comedy series ...
August 05, 2007, 08:00 AM, The Manila Bulletin
Jeremy Piven shines in Entourages new season Isah V. Red
The third season of the hit HBO comedy series, Entourage, based loosely on the Hollywood experience of its executive producer, Mark Wahlberg, is coming to Asian television beginning on Monday. In the new season, watch out for Jeremy Piven who plays Ar...
July 28, 2007, Manila Standard Today
