Twitter Makes it Official: ALDub Sets a New Record

Twitter Makes it Official: ALDub Sets a New Record

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(Editor’s Note: We’re posting the full and un-edited press release from Twitter)

ALDub sets new Twitter record with Tamang Panahon charity concert
FirstĀ­ever Twitter TV integrations and Periscopes give exclusive access to fans

Manila, 26 October 2015 — Filipinos and people worldwide continue to flock to Twitter every day to get the latest news, connect with other fans and share their passion for the phenomenal ALDub love story. Their latest achievement was one for the Twitter record books Ā­last weekendā€™s sold out “Tamang Panahon” charity concert had over 41 million Tweets for the #ALDubEBTamangPanahon hashtag on October 24. The Tweet volume for this #ALDub hashtag surpassed the previous Aldub Twitter record of 26 million Tweets when Alden Richards visited Maine Mendoza at the mansion on September 25Ā as well as the 35.6 million Tweets sent during the Brazil vs Germany World Cup semi-Ā­final on July 8, 2014.

There were three peaks in the #ALDubEBTamangPanahon conversation with the highest at more than 48,000 Tweets per minute at 2:29pm on 24 October when Alden Richards sang ā€œGod Gave Me Youā€ to Maine Mendoza aka Yaya Dub and the couple hugged on stage in front of 55,000 fans at the charity concert.

The most shared Tweet for #ALDubEBTamangPanahonĀ came from Yaya Dub which had over 74,000 Retweets and was viewed nearly 2.4 million times on Twitter.

This was also the first time the E?at Bulaga producers used Periscope to give fans exclusive behindĀ­theĀ­scenes access with live video and also shared footage from the stadium using Twitterā€™s video capabilities.

The producers did a live broadcast from the Philippine Arena before the show giving fans an exclusive view of the venue before the show started. The producers and stars talked to their fans from the green room backstage exclusively on Periscope.

The producers also showcased some of the most popular ALDub hashtags onĀ­air and onĀ­stage when Alden and Yaya Dub met onĀ­stage. Fans were seen cheering the ALDub stars with Twitter flags at the charity concert.

ā€œTwitter has given us a home, a community where we, the team behind the show and the viewers and followers, can interact. This is a realĀ­time love story Ā­ a love affair between Eat Bulaga and our viewers. Twitter is the Cupid. This love gets stronger with every Tweet, favourite and Retweet.ā€

-Jenny Ferre, Senior Vice PresidentĀ­Creatives, TAPE Inc.

ā€œThe ALDub phenomenon continues to make history with a new global Twitter record by taking a love story thatā€™s captured the imagination of people all over the world and combining it with the Tamang Panahon charity concert broadcasted live worldwide. By integrating Tweets and Periscopes into the TV show and the charity concert, the Eat Bulaga producers are using Twitter to increase fan engagement for the magical ALDub love story every day. We are delighted that Twitter continues to be a way for millions of Filipinos to keep up with the latest updates from news, culture and the world Ā­ and share the experience with others from across the country.”

– Rishi Jaitly, Vice President of Media, Asia Pacific and Middle East, Twitter.

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