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Ivory Records Corporation
Ivory Music and Video, Inc. (formerly Ivory Records Corporation) is a Philippine record label owned by Viva Music Group, a subsidiary of Viva Communications. The label works with OPM veteran artists and bands/groups such as the Company, Side A, Wolfgang, MYMP, Roselle Nava and April Boy Regino, as well as contemporary artists like Maja Salvador and Silent Sanctuary. Ivory Music and Video also released video karaoke VCDs versions of the label's songs in the Philippines. The label handled the catalog for Sony Music Entertainment in the Philippines from July 2011 until February 2018. History Tony Ocampo set up Ivory Music and Video (as Ivory Records at that time) on August 11, 1983. The name came from the fact that he and his siblings were encouraged by their parents to play the piano. Ivory started operations by licensing products for Victor Musical Industries and Enigma Records. Not long after, they started to shift its focus to homegrown music by signing up Asin, Ketama, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Record Label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented by trade associations in their country or region, which in turn are represented by the international trade body, the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). Many of the labels started as producers and distributors of specific genres of music, such as jazz music, or represent something new and non-mainstream, such as Elvis Presley in the early days. Indies release Rock music, rock, soul music, soul, R&B, jazz, blues, gospel music, gospel, reggae, Hip hop music, hip hop, and world music. Music appearing on indie labels is often referred to as indie music, or more specifically by genre, such as indie hip-hop. Overview Independent record labels are small Company, companies that produce and distribute Album, rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the publishing division, Sony Music Publishing. Founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation, it was acquired by the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1938 and renamed Columbia Recording Corporation. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records. Sony bought the company in 1988 and renamed it SME in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50–50 joint venture known as Sony BMG to handle the operations of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), but Sony bought out Bertelsmann's stake four years later and reverted to using the 1991 company name. This buyout led to labels formerly under BMG ownership, including Arista, Jive, LaFace and J Records into former BMG and currently Sony's co-flagship record lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News5
TV5 News and Current Affairs, also known on-air as News5 (formerly ABC News and Public Affairs and TV5 News and Public Affairs and later TV5 News and Information), is the news and current affairs (news format), current affairs division of the Philippine media company TV5 Network, TV5 Network Inc. It is headquartered at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. File:Commonwealth_and_Batasan_Hills,_Quezon_City_01.jpg, 175px, News5 broadcasting vehicle News5 generates news, infotainment, and entertainment output for TV5's media assets including TV5 (Philippine TV network), its namesake network, RPTV (TV channel), RPTV, and List of television and radio stations owned by TV5 Network, other television stations, radio through the DWLA-FM, 105.9 True FM network, cable television through One News (TV channel), One News and One PH, internationally through Kapatid Channel, AksyonTV, AksyonTV International, and news websites news5.com.ph and Interaksyon, InterAksyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copyright Infringement
Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of Copyright#Scope, works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to produce derivative works. The copyright holder is usually the work's creator, or a publisher or other business to whom copyright has been assigned. Copyright holders routinely invoke legal and technological measures to prevent and penalize copyright infringement. Copyright infringement disputes are usually resolved through direct negotiation, a notice and take down process, or litigation in Civil law (common law), civil court. Egregious or large-scale commercial infringement, especially when it involves counterfeiting, or the fraudulent imitation of a product or brand, is sometimes prosecuted via the criminal justice system. Shifting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broadsheet in the Philippines and the multimedia group, called The Inquirer Group, reaches 54 million people across several platforms. History The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' was founded on December 9, 1985, by publisher Eugenia Apóstol, columnist Max Solivén, together with Betty Go-Belmonte during the last days of, and becoming one of the first private newspapers to be established under the Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, Marcos regime. The ''Inquirer'' succeeded the weekly ''Philippine Inquirer'', created in 1985 by Apostol to cover the trial of 25 soldiers accused of complicity in the Assassination of Ninoy Aquino, assassination of opposition leader Ninoy Aquino at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila International Airport on Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Philippines
Sony Music Philippines, Inc. is a record label based in the Philippines, which was founded in 1995 as an imprint of the international music label Sony Music Entertainment and a part of its Asia-Pacific chain. After the closure of the local label caused by widespread piracy problems in the Philippines in 2012, it resumed its operations in 2018. History In 1995, after OctoArts International (now PolyEast Records) signed a distribution deal with EMI, Sony Music Philippines was established with its first office on Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong. In 2005, as an after-effect of the Sony BMG merger (which happened a year earlier), it merged with Bertelsmann's local label BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. (itself founded in the early 1990s) to become Sony BMG Music Entertainment Philippines. A few months later, its offices were transferred from the Equitable Bank Building in Cubao, Quezon City to the Taipan Place in Ortigas, Pasig for even lower taxes and better work amenities. In 2009, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Music
GMA Productions, Inc., doing business as GMA Music (formerly known as Infiniti Music and GMA Records), is a Philippine record label owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. It is engaged in the production, marketing, and distribution of music and concerts. GMA Music is a member of PARI and has the distinction of having two Diamond Record awards in the highly competitive music scene. Current local artists ;Male *Alden Richards *Anthony Rosaldo *Derrick Monasterio * JC Regino *Jeremiah Tiangco *Jeric Gonzales * Ken Chan * Kristofer Martin *Cris Cyrus Gondra *Migo Adecer * Nar Cabico *Ruru Madrid ;Female * Angel Guardian *Arra San Agustin *Barbie Forteza *Bianca Umali *Golden Cañedo *Jessica Villarubin *Jillian Ward *Kyline Alcantara *Maricris Garcia * Mariane Osabel *Mikee Quintos * Princess Velasco *Sanya Lopez * Ysabel Ortega * Zephanie Dimaranan Former artists * Aicelle Santos (2005–14) * Bryan Chong (2019–21) * Gerald Santos (2006–11) * Dingdong Avanzado (1996–9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora Boulevard
Aurora Boulevard is a four-to-ten-lane major thoroughfare in Quezon City and San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is named after Don (honorific), Doña Aurora Quezon, the consort of Commonwealth of the Philippines, Commonwealth President of the Philippines, President Manuel Luis Quezon. It is one of the major roads in the commercial district of Araneta City in Quezon City#Cubao, Cubao. LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila), LRT Line 2 follows the alignment of the boulevard. Route description Aurora Boulevard is divided into two routes: the segment from G. Araneta Avenue to EDSA and EDSA to Katipunan Avenue (Circumferential Road 5, C-5). Most of the road is a 4-lane dual carriageway, with LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila), LRT Line 2 having five stations above ground and one (Katipunan station) located underground. Aurora Boulevard starts as a physical extension of Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard past the intersection with Gregorio Araneta Avenue, Araneta Avenue near the Manil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan, Metro Manila
San Juan, officially the City of San Juan (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 126,347 people. It is geographically located in Metro Manila's approximate center and is also the country's Cities of the Philippines#List of cities, smallest city in terms of land area. The city is known historically for the site of the first battle of the Katipunan, the organization which led the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. Notable landmarks today such as the Pinaglabanan Shrine and heritage homes are located in the city. Other locations include Greenhills (mixed-use development), Greenhills and Bonny Serrano Avenue, Santolan Town Plaza, making the city a major shopping hub with a range of upscale, boutique, and bargain retail. Etymology "San Juan" is a contraction of the city's traditional name of "San Juan del Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortigas Avenue
Ortigas Avenue is a highway connecting eastern Metro Manila and western Rizal in the Philippines. It is one of the busiest highways in Metro Manila, serving as the main thoroughfare of the metro's east–west corridor, catering mainly to traffic to and from Rizal. The western terminus of the highway is at the boundary of San Juan and Quezon City. The highway then traverses through Ortigas Center and along the cities of Mandaluyong, Quezon City, and Pasig, followed by the municipality of Cainta, and finally ending in the municipality of Taytay. The portion of Ortigas Avenue from EDSA–Ortigas Interchange, Quezon City to the Buli Bridge at the Pasig–Cainta boundary is designated as Radial Road 5 (R-5). The highway is also designated as National Route 60 (N60) and National Route 184 (N184) of the Philippine highway network, respectively. Etymology The highway is named after Filipino lawyer and businessman Don Francisco Emilio Barcinas Ortigas Sr. (1875&ndas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilet
Maria Luz Lilet Navarro Jodloman-Esteban (born January 17, 1974), professionally known as Lilet, is a Filipino singer, television host, actress, and model. She is known as ''The Muse Of OPM'' (Original Pilipino Music). Career As among the Filipino endorsers of Coca-Cola, Lilet first appeared in an international commercial, singing ''Tomorrow's People,'' which was shot in Liverpool, England. Her first musical album was entitled ''Lonely Girl'', produced by GOI Records. Lilet's second album, ''(This Song's) Dedicated to You'', was produced by Viva Records. Her third and fourth album, ''Kahit Minsan Lang'' and ''Lilet in Bloom'', both under Alpha Records, included revivals of the classic OPM songs "Tulak Ng Bibig, Kabig Ng Dibdib" and "Kaibigan Lang Pala". Lilet joined '' That's Entertainment'', appeared in movies such as ''Aso't Pusa'', ''Estudyante Blues'', ''Dear Diary'' and ''Pik Pak Boom''. After a break to pursue studies in Japan, she released a comeback album with Ivo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DWKC-FM
DWKC (93.9 FM broadcasting, FM), broadcasting as 93.9 iFM, is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. The station's studio and transmitter is located at the RMN Broadcast Center, Unit 807, 8th Floor, Atlanta Centre, Annapolis St., Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila. As of Q4 2022, 93.9 iFM is the 5th most-listened to FM radio station in Metro Manila, based on a survey commissioned by Kantar Media Philippines and Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. History 1975-1985: DZHP The station was established in 1975 as the second RMN FM station. 1985–1999: WKC It was rebranded as ''93.9 WKC'' on May 16, 1985, a C-D-E market radio station with famous taglines including ''"We are family"''. It was managed by Mike Enriquez, at that time known as ''"Baby Michael"'', along with former DWBL-AM, WBL Disc jockey, DJs Hillbilly Willy, Rudolf Rivera, Ray "The Count" Mambo, Super Mitch. Enriquez left in 1995 for GMA Network to prepare for its election coverage. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
