{
  "id": 1976904,
  "title": "Returning shows seento lift ABS-CBN revenue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/returning-shows-seento-lift-abs-cbn-revenue",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Philippine Star Business",
    "slug": "philippine-star-business",
    "url": "https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/08/20/2550412/returning-shows-seento-lift-abs-cbn-revenue"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MANILA, Philippines — Media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corp. is ramping up its content production to boost revenue as it strives to become profitable again, according to the company's chief operating officer, Cory Vidanes. During the annual stockholders' meeting, Vidanes announced that the popular evening talk show \"Gandang Gabi Vice\" (GGV), hosted by Jose Marie Viceral, also known as Vice Ganda, will return to free TV in September on GMA-7. The show, which had previously ended in March 2020 before ABS-CBN went off air, drew double-digit ratings and was a major competitor to rival programs.\n\nIn addition to reviving GGV, ABS-CBN is collaborating with GMA Network Inc. on a new edition of \"Pinoy Big Brother,\" which will move to a more cost-efficient house after the original site at the ABS-CBN compound was closed for a property sale. The network is also in the process of selling most of its properties in Quezon City for P6.24 billion, with the transaction expected to be finalized in mid-2027. Once the properties are transferred, ABS-CBN plans to consolidate all operations in the ELJ Communications Center and Gina Lopez Building.\n\nIn the past six years, ABS-CBN has reduced its recurring net loss from P8.3 billion in 2020 to P2.5 billion in 2025, while cutting general expenditures and manpower costs by 54 percent, from P15 billion in 2019 to P6.9 billion. Moreover, the company's outstanding debts, excluding Sky Cable Corp., have declined by 59 percent to P8.5 billion in 2025, from P20.5 billion.",
  "summary": "Media giant ABS-CBN Corp. is putting out more content with public recall, including the return of “Gandang Gabi Vice” (GGV), to improve revenue, pressured by the task of becoming profitable again.",
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}