List of Viva Communications brands and subsidiaries
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Here are the list of brands and subsidiaries owned by Viva Communications:
Notable brands and subsidiaries
[edit]Viva Networks
[edit]| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | August 1, 2003 |
| Founder | Vicente del Rosario Jr. |
| Headquarters | 7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers,[1] Exchange Road, , Philippines |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Pay television |
| Services | Television channels |
| Parent | Viva Communications |
Viva Networks is the cable television division of Viva Communications, that was established in 2003. It operates cable channels, including PBO, Viva Cinema, Viva TV Plus, Tagalized Movie Channel and Celestial Movies Pinoy.
Pinoy Box Office
[edit]Viva Cinema
[edit]Viva TV Plus
[edit]Viva TV Plus (formerly known as Viva TV) is a Philippine international television channel owned by Viva Communications, that was launched in 2005. The channel broadcasts 24/7.
Halo Halo Radio
[edit]| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | , Philippines |
Area served | Philippines |
Key people |
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| Products | Halo-Halo Radio |
| Services | Radio broadcasting |
| Parent | Viva Communications |
| Type | Broadcast FM radio network (Contemporary MOR, Music) |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | Nationwide |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Owner | Viva Communications |
| Parent | Ultimate Entertainment Inc. |
Key people |
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Halo Halo Radio is a brand name for Viva's radio stations. It was launched as Oomph! Radio before the end of 2014 following the acquisition of Ultimate Entertainment and its FM stations (but spun-off its concert/theatrical production arm and became Ultimate Shows, which remained owned by the Manalang family), thus it is Viva's new venture into radio broadcasting. 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 this launch, Halo Halo Radio became the de facto provincial counterpart of Manila-based Pinas FM 95.5 (now Eagle FM, a radio station of Iglesia ni Cristo's for-profit broadcast arm Eagle Broadcasting Corporation), the country's first all OPM radio station.
In August 2024, its Cebu station was rebranded into 105.1 TMC with a Vispop format operated by Tops Media Cebu Corporation.
Halo Halo Radio stations
[edit]| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power (kW) | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Viva Video | |
| Formerly | Viva Home Entertainment (1994–1998) |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Home entertainment |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | 7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers,[1] Exchange Road, , Philippines |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Home video releases |
| Services | |
| Parent | Viva Communications |
Viva Video Inc. (formerly Viva Home Entertainment, doing business as Viva Video) is the exclusive distributor of video products for local and international studios in the Philippines. Viva Video is the home 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 of Viva Films, as well as programs from other Viva Entertainment companies. Currently, they also serve as the distributor for television and/or movie product licensed by Nickeloedeon, 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 with DIC 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 of Hi-5 DVDs), Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Sesame Workshop (makers of Sesame Street), HIT Entertainment, and MGA Entertainment internationally for the Philippine market, and local products from Viva 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
- Viva Films
- Star Cinema
- GMA Pictures
- APT Entertainment
- OctoArts Films
- Regal Entertainment
- Unitel Pictures
- The IdeaFirst Company
- Solar Entertainment
- MQ Studios
- FPJ Productions
- Pioneer Films
- KP Entertainment Philippines
International
- Cookie Jar Entertainment (formerly Cinar, Filmfair and DIC Entertainment)
- 20th Century Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (including Touchstone Home Entertainment)
- MGM Home Entertainment, phased out in 2005 as MGM Holdings
- ABC
- MGA Entertainment
- Summit Entertainment
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment
- Syndicate Films
- Emperor Motion Pictures
- Lakeshore Entertainment
- Mandate Pictures
- Icon Entertainment
- Bauer Martinez
- Inferno Distribution
- Cineclick Asia
- Cinema Service
- Miro Vision
- Skyfilms (distribution duties are also shared by Star Home Video)
- Nick Jr.
- Nickelodeon
- Nine Network (makers of Hi-5 DVDs for the Philippine market)
- HIT Entertainment
- Big Idea Productions (makers of ‘’VeggieTales’’ DVDs for the Philippine market)
- Sesame Workshop (makers of Sesame Street DVDs for the Philippine market)
- Cartoon Network
- Turner Entertainment
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Playboy Home Entertainment
Video City
[edit]| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video rental |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Vicente del Rosario Jr. |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | , Philippines |
Area served | Philippines |
Key people |
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| Products | Home video rentals |
| Parent | Viva Communications |
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
[edit]Viva Sports is a sports division of Viva Communications that was launched in 1996 showcases the previous boxing fights of Manny Pacquiao as Blow By Blow aired on IBC 13 & Viva Boxing Greats on RPN 9 & also the throwback episodes of a basketball coverage of PBA and a billiards game of Efren Bata Reyes, Dennis Orcollo, Antonio Gabica and Francisco Bustamante.
Viva Artists Agency
[edit]| Viva Artists Agency | |
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Talent agency |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | 7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers,[1] Exchange Road |
| Headquarters | , Philippines |
Area served | Philippines |
Key people |
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| Products | Music and entertainment |
| Services | Talent management |
| Parent | Viva Communications |
| Website | www |
Viva Artists Agency Inc. (VAA) is a talent agency owned by Viva Communications that was founded in 1997. The agency is currently headed by Veronique del Rosario-Corpus.
VMX
[edit]Viva One
[edit] | |
| Formerly | Viva Prime (2023) |
|---|---|
Type of site | OTT video on demand streaming platform |
| Available in | Filipino |
| Headquarters | 7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers,[1] Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Viva Communications |
| Key people |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Services |
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| Parent | Viva Digital |
| URL | vivaone |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | January 29, 2023 |
| Current status | Active |
Viva One (formerly Viva Prime) is a Philippine subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by Viva Communications, that was launched on January 29, 2023. It is the second video on demand streaming service of the company after VMX.
Viva-Psicom Publishing
[edit]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-defunct Philippine IT Update.
The company, then known as PSICOM, rose to fame through the Diary ng Panget tetralogy authored by HaveYouSeenThisGirL.
In August 2013, Viva Communications acquired 50% of the company stocks, and it was later renamed as Viva-Psicom.
Products
[edit]Magazines
[edit]- OtakuZine
- Otaku Asia
- OtakuZine Anime Recommendation
- FH&S
- The GOLD Magazine
- Bare
Horror
[edit]- True Philippine Ghost Stories (Some stories were later adapted as episodes of GMA Network's Wag Kukurap.)
- Haunted Philippines (Some stories were later adapted as episodes of GMA Network's Wag Kukurap.)
- Pinoy Tales of Terror
Books by well-known authors
[edit]- Ramon Bautista (later moved to ABS-CBN Publishing)
- Tado
- Papa Dan of Barangay LS 97.1
- Papa Dudut of Barangay LS 97.1
- HaveYouSeenThisGirL
- Diary ng Panget
- Voiceless
- She Died
- That Girl
- Aly Almario
- My Prince
- He's a Kidnapper
- The Other Side
- Reaching You
- Alesana Marie
- Marcelo Santos III
- Para sa Hopeless Romantic (republished)
- Para sa Broken-Hearted
- Mahal mo Siya, Mahal Ka Ba?
Other genres
[edit]- Viva PSICOM Dark Series
- Kilig Republic
- GOLD Manga Series