Wheels continues to roll through summer

Matteo takes a special friend on an unforgettable road trip aboard the Porsche Boxster

After a successful coverage of the 2016 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) in its previous episode, Wheels, PhilSTAR TV’s premier motoring TV show, continues to roll through summer with more joyrides and cars to boot. Join its top-notch motoring journalists Matteo Guidicelli, Kap Maceda Aguila, Ulysses Ang and Angel Rivero as they go behind the wheel of some of the hottest rides this summer.


First stop: Matteo takes a special friend on an unforgettable road trip aboard the Porsche Boxster. Find out who this special friend is, where their road trip brought them, as well as the slick and clever features of this roadster.

The Year of Psy: How "Gangnam Style" Video took over the world in 2012

K-pop star, Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ music video recently became the most viewed video in the history of YouTube. Viki, the global TV site powered by fans, today released an infographic that reveals how the music video moved around the world since it started taking off in August of this year.

Data for the infographic was taken from Viki’s analytics dashboard, which provides content owners insight into how their videos are consumed, in which countries and in what languages. The Gangnam Style infographic is the first in a series Viki plans to release over the next year.

AXN and beTV finally on Destiny

 AXN and beTV finally on Destiny

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has signed an agreement with Sky Cable Corporation to expand carriage of AXN and beTV to the Destiny Cable pay-TV platform in the Philippines.

Both channels are located on Destiny Cable’s basic tier of channels, which are available to its widest base of subscribers. Starting today, Destiny Cable customers will get to enjoy AXN and beTV on channels 61 and 62 respectively.

“The Philippines is a key market where we continue to invest and hope to entertain even greater audiences by expanding AXN and beTV’s reach to the country’s second most subscribed to pay-TV platform, Destiny Cable. Our expanded partnership with Sky Cable Corporation provides even more viewers with access to our high-quality programming,” said Ricky Ow, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Networks, Asia, Sony Pictures Television.

Buy 1 Take 1 on Philippine Airline flights with BPI Credit cards

Fly to more places with your 

BPI Credit cards and Philippine Airlines

Oh my!  Just purchase your first ticket from Philippine Airlines with your BPI Express Credit or my E-Prepaid Mastercard, then you get another ticket to the same destination FREE!!

Plan your getaway anywhere in the Philippines and Asian and other international routes (not valid for U.S., Canada, Japan and Korea), Free flight or zero fare excludes taxes, fuel surcharges and airport terminal fees.  So plan now and get flying!

Promo is from Sept. 12 - 25, 2012 only.  Domestic Travel period is from Sept. 12 - October 26, 2012.  Regional travel period is from Sept. 12 - Dec. 10, 2012.

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Be Sherlock-ed A Second Season on beTV

Sherlock season 2

Recently honoured by the Guinness World Records as the ‘Most Portrayed Literary Human Character in Film & TV, Sherlock Holmes, the world’s most famous ‘consulting detective’ has been played by more than 75 actors on screen for over 250 times. Yet, a TV adaptation has still emerged to surprise and it is none other than the groundbreaking and ingenious Sherlock.

A British contemporary update to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventures of the great sleuth, Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch (War Horse) as Holmes and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) as his sidekick, Dr. John Watson and cleverly brings the duo from the 19^th century to modern day London, with present day technology and forensic science complementing the amazing detective work. And Sherlock is back for a second breathtaking season on beTV!