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_-_Top_Shot_From_BSA_Twin_Towers_(Ortigas_Center%2c_Pasig_City%3b_2015-05-26).jpg) The Philippine Stock Exchange Centre inOrtigas Center,Pasig, the headquarters of Viva Communications. | |
| Viva Entertainment Inc. | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Conglomerate Mass Media Entertainment |
| Founded | November 11, 1981; 44 years ago (1981-11-11) |
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| Headquarters | 7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers,[1] Exchange Road,, Philippines |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue |  ₱4.9 million (2023) |
Number of employees | 370 (2023) |
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| Website | www |
Viva Communications Inc., also known asViva Entertainment Inc. and simplyViva (stylized inall caps)[2] was aPhilippine-based media company andprivateconglomerate headquartered inOrtigas Center,Pasig. It was founded in 1981 byVic del Rosario Jr. and his sister Tess Cruz.[3]
Viva Communications was founded on November 11, 1981, byVic del Rosario Jr. and his sister Tess Cruz, originally incorporated asViva Films, afilm production studio located in New Manila,Quezon City.[4] In 1988, the company establishedViva Television, which was followed byViva Records in 1986.[3]
In 1997, VCI established its owntalent agency, Viva Artists Agency (VAA).[5]
In 1999, following the effects of the1997 Asian financial crisis, the company acquiredVintage Television (VTV). In February 2000, Vintage Television was renamed as Viva TV, a primetime sports and entertainment programming block on theIntercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), which ran until March 1, 2003.[6]
In 2013, Viva Communications acquired PSICOM Publishing Inc. from the Gabriel family, later renamed as Viva PSICOM Publishing Corporation.[7]
In 2016, VCI established its food and beverage division, Viva International Food and Restaurants, with a grand opening at Botejyu restaurant in the Philippines. Its first store was at theSM Mall of Asia inPasay.[8]
In 2019, Viva Communications joined the local-language film consortium Globalgate Entertainment, which is led by American mini-major film studioLionsgate.[9]
On January 29, 2021, VCI launched its ownvideo on demandstreaming platform,Vivamax.[10]
On January 29, 2023, the second anniversary of Vivamax, the company launched its second streaming platform, Viva Prime, renamedViva One in February.[11]
Viva Networks is the cable television division of Viva Communications, that was established in 2003. It operates cable channels, includingPBO,Viva Cinema, Viva TV Plus,Tagalized Movie Channel andCelestial Movies Pinoy.
Viva TV Plus (formerly known asViva TV) is a Philippine international television channel owned by Viva Communications, that was launched in 2005. The channel broadcasts 24/7.
Halo Halo Radio is a brand name for Viva's radio stations in Davao and Zamboanga, and previously in Cebu City. It was launched asOomph! Radio before the end of 2014, following Viva's acquisition of Ultimate Entertainment's broadcast franchise from the Manalang family, who spun-off its concert and theatrical production arm into a new entity as Ultimate Shows. Its format playlist consisted of local and international songs.
In May 2016, Viva Live briefly dropped the Oomph! Radio brand and went to an independent branding among stations by adding 70s, 80s and 90s music to its playlist, despite retaining its format and the Ultimate Radio name. In July 2016, however, Viva Live brought back the Oomph! Radio brand and its Top 40/OPM format. In February 2017, the Oomph! Radio brand was dropped permanently due to management decision.
In May 2017, Oomph! Radio was relaunched as Halo Halo Radio, an all-OPM station, with its music catalogue prioritizing those performed by Viva music talents.
In August 2024, itsCebu station was rebranded as105.1 TMC with aVispop music format, after it entered anairtime lease agreement with Tops Media Cebu Corporation.
| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power (kW) | Coverage |
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| TMC 105.1 Cebu | DYUR | 105.1 MHz | 10 kW | Cebu City |
| Halo Halo 97.1 Davao | DXUR | 97.1 MHz | 10 kW | Davao City |
| Halo Halo 103.5 Zamboanga | DXUE | 103.5 MHz | 10 kW | Zamboanga City |
Viva Video Inc. (formerlyViva Home Entertainment, doing business asViva Video) is the exclusive distributor of video products for local and international studios in thePhilippines. Viva Video is thehome video affiliate of Viva Communications Inc.
Viva Video is the home video and DVD distribution arm of Viva Communications with the exclusive distributor of video products including films and television series.
The company releases titles from the film and television library ofViva Films, as well as programs from other Viva Entertainment companies. Currently, they also serve as the distributor for television and/or movie product licensed byNickeloedeon,Universal Pictures Home Entertainment,20th Century Studios Home Entertainment,Cartoon Network,Big Idea Productions (makers of VeggieTales DVDs),Turner Entertainment Co.,Cookie Jar Entertainment (partnership withDIC Entertainment from 1994 until 2008),Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (since 2014, distribution of Disney material had shifted to Magnavision Home Video), Skyfilms,Nine Network (makers ofHi-5 DVDs),Summit Entertainment,Lionsgate Home Entertainment,Sesame Workshop (makers ofSesame Street),HIT Entertainment, andMGA Entertainment internationally for thePhilippine market, and local products fromViva Films,Star Cinema,GMA Pictures,APT Entertainment,OctoArts Films,Regal Entertainment,Unitel Pictures,The IdeaFirst Company,Solar Entertainment,MQ Studios,FPJ Productions and Pioneer Films.
Viva Video holds licenses for:
Local
International
Video City was the video retail affiliate of Viva Video, the home video unit of Viva Communications, Inc. As of 2015, all of the stores in the country are closed.
Viva Sports was the sports division of Viva Communications that was launched in 1996 showcases the previous boxing fights ofManny Pacquiao asBlow By Blow aired on IBC 13 andViva Boxing Greats on RPN 9 and also the throwback episodes of a basketball coverage of PBA and a billiards game ofEfren Bata Reyes,Dennis Orcollo,Antonio Gabica andFrancisco Bustamante.
Viva Artists Agency Inc. (VAA) is atalent agency owned by Viva Communications that was founded in 1997. The agency is currently headed by Veronique del Rosario-Corpus.
Viva PSICOM Publishing Corporation (Viva PSICOM) is a publishing company jointly owned by Viva Communications and the Gabriel family. It was founded in 1990 by Arnel Jose Gabriel as a small desktop publisher, which later evolved into publishing the first Filipino wholly owned trade newspaper, the now-defunctPhilippine IT Update.
The company, then known as PSICOM, rose to fame through theDiary ng Panget tetralogy authored byHaveYouSeenThisGirL.
In August 2013, Viva Communications acquired 50% of the company stocks, and it was later renamed as Viva-Psicom.
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