VECSTOCK-FREEPIK THERE was the Bollywood star in skin-tight lycra, the Bangladeshi politician filmed in a bikini and the young Pakistani woman snapped with a man. None was real, but all three images were credible enough to unleash […]
Netflix posts viewer data on every show, film for first time
NETFLIX, INC. is ready to tell the world how many people watch its shows. On Tuesday, the company released global midyear viewer data for every title on its service, the first of what Netflix said will be regular reports. The political thriller The Night Agent was the most-watched title globally […]
PHL ranked among laggards in governance, ESG
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter THE Philippines has kept the 11th spot but at a lower overall score in a ranking of 12 Asia-Pacific countries on their performance in corporate governance (CG) […]
Stuff To Do (12/15/23)
1 of 2 Araneta City brings back Fiesta Carnival THE ICONIC Fiesta Carnival, a theme park that characterized Cubao (now Araneta City) in the 1980s and ’90s, is reopening this month in the old Shopwise building and […]
ACEN signs P11-B sustainability-linked loan facility
AYALA-LED ACEN Corp. inked an P11-billion sustainability-linked loan facility with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to finance solar projects. “This financing is not just a loan; it is a […]
Entertainment News (12/15/23)
1 of 5 KAIA to stage first headline concert THE P-POP group KAIA will hold its first major concert, on Dec. 19 at the Teatrino Promenade in Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan. Dubbed KAIA IS HERE: 1st […]
Del Monte Pacific incurs net loss
LISTED Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (DMPL) recorded a net loss in the second quarter of its fiscal year, led by lower sales in the United States and a decline in export receipts. In a regulatory filing on […]
Mattel to make American Girl movie after Barbie success
MATTEL said on Wednesday it was planning to make a live-action feature film based on its American Girl doll line with Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment, after the box-office success of its Barbie movie earlier this […]
MPTC eyes expansion of expressway in Cebu
METRO Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) is considering an expansion of the Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) that will connect to major city roads in Metro Cebu, the company’s president said. “We are looking at Cebu not as a […]
Spotify to host Warner Bros. Discovery podcasts
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY said on Tuesday that music streaming giant Spotify would host the media conglomerate’s podcasts as part of its monetization drive. Spotify’s enterprise podcast platform, Megaphone, will host Warner Bros. Discovery’s podcasts which will be […]