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 Logo used from 1982 to 1996 | |
| Industry | Television |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports programming |
| Founded | 1978; 47 years ago (1978) |
| Defunct | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Fate | Absorbed byViva Entertainment |
Key people |
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| Owners | Bobong Velez |
Vintage Television (VTV) (officially known asVintage Enterprises, Inc. and mostly known asVintage Sports) was a Philippine media company and was best known as the TV coverage partner ofPhilippine Basketball Association from1982 to1999. It was acquired by Philippine media giantViva Entertainment in late 1999. It was also famed for its weekly boxing show calledBlow by Blow during the 1990s, which began the popularity of professionalboxereight-division world championManny Pacquiao.
In 1978, Vintage Enterprises was founded by the brothers Carlos "Bobong" Vélez and Ricky Vélez. Its first major program was the coverage of thePhilippine Basketball Associationgamesin 1982.[1] The games were initially aired atCity2 Television from 1982 to 1983, then transferred to theMaharlika Broadcasting System in 1984. Other shows likeBlow by Blow andHot Stuff began airing in 1994.
Vintage Enterprises transferred to theIntercontinental Broadcasting Corporation for launching of VTV Primetime block in 1996.[2] It was renamed Vintage Television in 1998 and produced more programs for IBC. The company was acquired by media giantViva Entertainment in 1999 following the effects of the1997 Asian financial crisis, making the Velez group being part of the Viva Entertainment group with Viva as surviving entity, In 2000, Vintage Television was renamed as Viva TV as the primetime sports and entertainment block onIBC, at this time it also known as corporate name, Viva-Vintage Sports Inc. until March 1, 2003.[3]
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