PHILIPPINE TV SHOWS ON CABLE
A new cable-TV service, “Telepinoy,” will be available Sept. 1 in the Los Angeles area from Altermedia, a media corporation targeting yuppie Filipino-Americans, according to Altermedia marketing consultant Rosby Teopaco.
Headed by film producer and restaurateur Ben Yalung, Altermedia will make its cable-TV debut on Communicom’s Channel 26, running nightly from 8 to 11.
The programming will begin with 30 minutes of U.S. network-style news from the Philippines, delivered in English by Filipinos. Tagalog-language entertainment programming from the Philippines, such as situation comedies and talk shows, will air from 8:30 to 9:30, followed by movies until 11 p.m.
To introduce the programming, Altermedia is offering free previews on Channel 47 through Tuesday and again from Aug. 24-30. Teopaco said that the programming eventually will be available in the San Gabriel area on Falcon cable and in the San Fernando Valley on Group W cable.
The cost will be $24 a month. Information: (213) 384-5833.
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