3 November 2014: 43%Philippine' free-TV network ABS-CBN's average total day audience share in September. Rival GMA, however, still rules in Mega Manila. Nationwide, ABS-CBN had a prime time share of 48% (6pm to midnight), and 44% in the afternoon 3pm to 6pm block. Afternoon drivers included returning format Bet on Your Baby. ABS-CBN's drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya was the country's top show for the month.26.42 hoursThe number of hours consumers in the Philippines spend online for personal reasons every week. Nielsen's South Asia Cross-Platform Report with video advertising platform Videology put Singapore in second spot with 25.12 hours a week, followed by Thailand (23.30) and Indonesia (23.12). Malaysians clocked 20 hours and Vietnam 15.30 hours. Even if it came last by number of hours, Vietnam topped the list for online video consumption (91% watch at least weekly) and simultaneous use of screens, with 84% using three screens at the same time and 96% using two screens. Simultaneous use was lowest in Singapore at 59% using two screens and 87% using three screens.#1A+E Networks Asia hit paydirt in Malaysia and Thailand with local photography competition Photo Face-Off (10.30pm, 23 Sept) and the premiere of the new Storage Wars. The two put History in top spot among Astro's regional English language entertainment/factual entertainment channels in prime time (6pm-midnight, 15+, Nielsen Malaysia). A+E said the two beat the premieres of The Voice and The Blacklist among all individuals 15+ on Astro for the night. Photo Face-Off, a production with Fremantlemedia Asia, doubled History's prime-time average audience and made History the top factual entertainment channel in Thailand on the night.20Malaysia's Primeworks Studios has sold season 20 of flagship Islamic factual series, Jejak Rasul, to Indonesia's Kompas TV. Season 20, Rihlah 2 Daie, will air on the free-TV network during the Muslim holy month of Ramadhan in 2015. The new 15-episode season follows two missionaries on a spiritual exploration across Jordan and Palestine. Kompas TV's pick up follows TransTV's acquisition earlier this year of seasons 12 (30 half-hour episodes dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad) and 13 (30 episodes charting the stories of the first four Caliphs of Islam) and Radio Televion Brunei's acquisition of season 19 (Ramadhan in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine). The long-running series debuted in 1995.24.6 MbpsSouth Korea's average connection speed, which is the highest in the world. The global average connection speed grew to 4.6 Mbps in the second quarter of this year, according to the Q2 2014 State of the Internet (SOTI) report released by Akamai Technologies. Four Asian countries qualify for the "high broadband" club – South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and, newest entrant, Singapore. Entry means an average connection speed above 10 Mbps. Hong Kong has the highest average peak connection speed at 73.9 Mbps. The largest increase in peak connection speed over the past year was seen in Indonesia, with an increase of 107%.431mTotal viewership of Viacom's joint venture Colors channel in India for the week the new season of Bigg Boss premiered. Season eight's debut ep on 21 September clocked viewership of 7.6 million. Bigg Boss, the local version of Endemol's Big Brother, is stripped weekdays from 9pm to 10pm with specials on weekends. But neither Bigg Boss nor host Salman Khan could topple market leader Star Plus, which ended the week with 593 million viewers. Long-running soap Diya Aur Baati Hum was #1 with viewership of 8.1 million.