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AGB Nielsen Philippine TV ratings controversy

On December 21, 2007, DZMM correspondent Junrie Hidalgo reported a news story entitled AGB Nielsen, umamin sa dayaan: GMA Network, tahasang itinurong nasa likod ng dayaan (AGB Nielsen admits the cheating: GMA Network fiercely accused of being responsible of the cheating) during the program Showbiz Mismo, hosted by Cristy Fermin and Jobert Sucaldito.

Aksyon

Patricia Fernandez (2011-2012, relief Showbiz Aksyon anchor for Yao) (Moved to Solar News)

Alberto Lim

Early speculations also pointed to showbiz talk host Boy Abunda as the new head of the Department of Tourism (DOT) but Abunda declined the post.

Arthur Wirtz

Wirtz was an important showbiz figure with his presentation of the Sonja Henie Ice Show, which toured arenas for many years.

Atoy Co

Atoy Co ventured into the showbiz after his playing days were over, first as a co-host for the noontime show Student Canteen over at RPN (now Solar TV) then made a short career of mostly playing sidekick to action stars such as Philip Salvador (a close personal friend of Atoy).

Bill Warren

In 1989, he created the ShowBiz Roundtable for the online service GEnie to generate discussions about films and other aspects of show business.

Blossom Tainton-Lindquist

Her father Graham Tainton is a choreographer and she was raised in a showbiz environment.

Caitlin Hale

Hale has sung since the age of two, appearing in the New England Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker at age 3, and later played the lead in "Annie" at Sacred Heart University, and Molly in "ShowBiz Kids" at Bridgeport’s Polka Dot Playhouse.

Christine Jacob

She stopped hosting in showbiz in 2001 when she got pregnant with her first child with husband, Francisco "Paco" Sandejas, the brother of Manu Sandejas (Agot Isidro's husband).

Cris Villonco

Villonco's singing career began when she was only nine years old, prodded by her grandmother, showbiz industry crusader and former MTRCB chief Armida Siguion-Reyna.

Dezo Hoffmann

He earned international acclaim in the 1960s, shooting photographs of well known pop and showbiz personalities, such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, Charlie Chaplin, Sophia Loren, Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, The Kinks, The Shadows, Tom Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Elton John, Omar Sharif and Pink Floyd.

EK Channel

EK Channel is a weekly showbiz-oriented show that starred Ogie Diaz, Rica Peralejo, Angelika dela Cruz and Marvin Agustin.

Gordon Smart

During the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Edinburgh in 2003, Smart got his big break after a former colleague from DC Thomson introduced him to Victoria Newton, then editor of the Bizarre showbiz column of The Sun newspaper.

Isabel Rivas

She now manages and owns a farm in Iba, Zambales, Philippines where she relaxes and works during the times she's not busy with her showbiz commitments.

Jason Hsiao

He also produced Comedy Central's Showbiz Show with David Spade, and MTV2's sketch comedy show Stankervision and MTV's Viva La Bam.

Jesus is Lord Church

His supporters include Christian showbiz personalities Piolo Pascual, Donita Rose, Gary Valenciano and Kuh Ledesma.

John Estrada

His biggest break in showbiz came in 1998 when he headlined the controversial ABS-CBN noontime show "Magandang Tanghali Bayan" (MTB) with Randy Santiago and Willie Revillame.

Juicy!

Mo and Cristy got entangled in a nasty verbal feud back in 2006 over Mo's controversial "40 Forbidden Questions" that he asks to showbiz celebrities guesting on his radio show "Good Times with Mo".

Lubao Institute

Jaime de la Rosa- Jaime de la Rosa (September 18, 1921 - December 2, 1992) was a Filipino pre-war and postwar actor better known as Jimmy in Philippine showbiz.e is the younger brother of Rogelio dela Rosa and became one of LVN Pictures's bankable star.

Matt Drudge

They were distributed as an e-mail newsletter and posted to alt.showbiz.gossip Usenet forum.

Michelle Ayalde

Her singing experiences paved way from her showbiz and accepted Ang TV, a once popular TV kid show of ABS-CBN.

Paul Reeve

As well as co-production on Muse's 'Showbiz' and 'Absolution' albums, Paul co-produced and mixed a large selection of b-sides for the Muse compilation Hullabaloo Soundtrack.

Philippa Collins

During her Chiltern years, Philippa was also recording a weekday evening show for DAB station Core and covering the GWR group's syndicated showbiz evening and late night shows followed, and she briefly presented the networked "Cash Call" five nights a week.

Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy

Vanessa Stimlock (Tabitha St. Germain) Showbiz Buzz Entertainment reporter at lager.

Showbiz and A.G.

The duo's first release was an EP titled Soul Clap, released in 1992, also known as Showbiz & A.G. They released their debut album, Runaway Slave, the same year.

Showbiz Tonight

Bill Tush - Tush was made senior entertainment correspondent for CNN in 1993 and relocated to NYC to host Showbiz Today.

Startalk

On June 1, 1998, the GMA management decided to move "Startalk" to an early Saturday afternoon slot right after Eat Bulaga!, switching timeslots between S-Files, another showbiz talk show.

Sunday Sport

Following the departure of editor-in-chief Tony Livesey in August 2006, the paper moved towards more showbiz content spiced with sex, glamour and unique humour.

The Dirty Version

The album features production from former partner Showbiz, as well as DJ Premier and D.I.T.C. members Lord Finesse, Buckwild and Diamond D.

Wendell Ramos

Ramos started his showbiz career in 1995 when he joined the cast of Bubble Gang along with his friend Antonio Aquitania.

Wendy Kingston

In January 2013, Kingston was appointed presenter of Nine News Now a bulletin that includes a mix of news, sport, panel discussions and showbiz.


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