Podcasting on Spotify continues to explode, and fans can’t get enough of their favorite show and creators. On Spotify, the leading audio platform, the number of podcasters in the Philippines grew more than ten times in the past five years, with local creators fuelling the market’s growth.   Notably, a new type of influencer has emerged on the scene — “podfluencers”. In the past five years, the consumption of podcasts on Spotify grew eleven times, a testament to the content created that fans crave. Filipino creators lead the charge, where 72% of the podcast consumption comes from local shows.  ...

LOL: Last One Laughing Philippines  July 4, 2024     Hosted by Vice Ganda, this six-part competition series pits ten of the Philippines’ best comedic talents against each other in a celebrity showdown, where anything can happen. During the six-hour wacky competition, the comedians aim to eliminate others by making them laugh while not laughing themselves. It's a grueling test of comedic prowess and self-control as they navigate outrageous antics and strategic maneuvers to emerge as the last one standing. With every moment captured by multiple cameras, viewers are in for a front-row seat to witness the ultimate clash of humor...

“This movie is so much fun and, in my opinion, smart and big,” says Channing Tatum of his new comedy drama Fly Me to the Moon. “And mounting a movie of this size is kind of like shooting a rocket to the moon.”   Fly Me to the Moon is a stylish, multi-faceted comedy drama with a hint of romance set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Scarlett Johansson, who also produces the film, plays marketing maven Kelly Jones, tasked by the White House to stage a fake moon landing as back-up – and this...

The latest episode of YouTube Channel THE FIRST TAKE has been announced.     Episode 449 welcomes SB19, a five-member boy band from the Philippines, to make its first appearance on THE FIRST TAKE.   SB19 is the very first Southeast Asian artist to be nominated as Top Social Artist at the 2021 U.S. Billboard Music Awards, and they will be performing their song “GENTO,” which became a hit on TikTok for its addictive phrase and unique dance moves.   Enjoy the song, which expresses the message that “it is the accumulation of small efforts that leads to success,” in...

This July, the epic studio disaster genre returns with an adrenaline-pumping, seat-gripping, big-screen thrill ride that puts you in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous—and destructive—forces.  “Twisters,” a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster, “Twister.” storms into Philippine cinemas starting July 17.  Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar-nominated writer-director of “Minari,” “Twisters” stars Golden Globe nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones (“Where the Crawdads Sing,” “Normal People”) and Glen Powell (“Anyone But You,” “Top Gun: Maverick”) as opposing forces who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes.   For director Lee Isaac Chung,...