The weekend is upon us, but the news never stops on Trendrod Summary. Here are the top stories on Trendrod for Friday, June 7, 2023.
YouTube shuts down SMNI channel on the platform
The YouTube channel of local television station SMNI has been terminated by the platform. In an observation on Friday, July 7, onlookers notice that the channel, which had more than a million subscribers, had gone missing. When entering the channel’s link, a message appears on-screen, saying that the YouTube channel was terminated by YouTube for “violation of its Terms of Service.”
Apart from SMNI, the takedown also covered other channels associated with the network and its owner Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. This included the official page of his church Kingdom of Jesus Christ and the SMNI show account of former government official Lorraine Badoy, ‘Laban Kasama ng Bayan’.
SMNI terminated by YouTube for violating terms of service
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Messenger users report issue with the app
Users of Facebook’s Messenger reported on Friday that they are not able to send photos and videos through the said app. When one tries to send out the files, a notice saying “message could not be sent” is displayed. Along with that is a red exclamation sign. Meta has not issued a statement regarding the matter.
Taylor Swift releases re-recorded ‘Speak Now’ album
Taylor Swift dropped everything on Friday as she released the Taylor’s Version of ‘Speak Now’. ‘Speak Now’ was released back in 2010.
Part of the album are the re-recorded songs ‘Mine,’ ‘Sparks Fly,’ ‘Enchanted,’ ‘The Story of Us,’ ‘Dear John,’ and ‘Back To December,’ among others. Like her other ‘Taylor’s Version’ albums, Swift also included several unreleased tracks that were supposed to be part of the first release. Some of these are ‘When Emma Falls In Love,’ ‘Timeless,’ and ‘I Can See You’. ‘Electric Touch’ featured Fall Out Boy, while ‘Castles Crumbling’ featured Paramore’s Hayley Williams.
‘Eat Bulaga’ cancelation rumors denied by TAPE
TAPE, Inc. has released a statement today denying the cancelation rumors thrown at the new ‘Eat Bulaga’. TAPE says that they are happy with the current segments of EB. Their lawyers are also contemplating on whether they will file a suit against rumor-mongers.
The new ‘Eat Bulaga’ debuted last month, and is now in a three-way battle for noontime supremacy. It is now up against former EB mainstays led by Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, who are now on ‘E.A.T.’ on TV5. ‘It’s Showtime,’ an ABS-CBN production, recently debuted on GTV, which is the secondary channel of GMA Network — the current home of ‘Eat Bulaga’.
Kim Bum to visit the Philippines this September
South Korean actor and ‘Tale of the Nine Tailed’ and ‘Boys Over Flowers’ star Kim Bum is coming to the Philippines. He is set to hold his ‘Kimbum: Between U and Me’ fanmeeting tour in Manila and Cebu on September 22 and 23, respectively. Other details have yet to be revealed.
Aside from two stops in the Philippines, Kim is also going to see his fans in Tokyo, Japan; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Bangkok, Thailand. The finale for his Asian fanmeeting tour will be in Seoul, South Korea.