List of Viva Communications brands and subsidiaries explained

Here are the list of brands and subsidiaries owned by Viva Communications:

Notable brands and subsidiaries

Viva Networks

Viva Networks
Type:Division
Founder:Vicente del Rosario Jr.
Location:7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers,[1] Exchange Road
Location City:Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila
Location Country:Philippines
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Television
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

See main article: Pinoy Box Office.

Viva Cinema

See main article: Viva Cinema.

Viva TV Plus

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

Ultimate Entertainment Inc.
Type:Subsidiary
Location City:Cebu City, Cebu
Location Country:Philippines
Area Served:Philippines
Industry:Media
Services:Radio broadcasting
Products:Halo-Halo Radio
Parent:Viva Communications
Network Name:Halo-Halo Radio
Country:Philippines
Available:Nationwide
Network Type:Broadcast FM radio network (Contemporary MOR, Music)
Owner:Viva Communications
Parent:Ultimate Entertainment Inc.

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 Tagalog: [[Iglesia ni Cristo]]|italic=no'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

Branding Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Coverage
TMC 105.1 CebuDYUR 105.1 MHz 10 kW Cebu City
DXUR 97.1 MHz 10 kW Davao City
Halo Halo 103.5 ZamboangaDXUE 103.5 MHz 10 kW

Viva Video

Viva Video Inc.
Trade Name:Viva Video
Former Name:Viva Home Entertainment (1994–1998)
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Home entertainment
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Hq Location:7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers, Exchange Road
Hq Location City:Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila
Hq Location Country:Philippines
Area Served:Worldwide
Products:Home video releases
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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

International

Video City

Video City
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Video rental
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Successors:-->
Founder:Vicente del Rosario Jr.
Fate:Closed
Hq Location City:Quezon City, Metro Manila
Hq Location Country:Philippines
Area Served:Philippines
Products:Home video rentals
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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

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

Viva Artists Agency Inc.
Trade Name:Viva Artists Agency
Type:Division
Founder:7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers, Exchange Road
Location City:Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila
Location Country:Philippines
Area Served:Philippines
Industry:Talent agency
Products:Music and entertainment
Services:Talent management
Parent:Viva Communications

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.

Viva One

Former Name:Viva Prime (2023)
Viva One
Type:OTT video on demand streaming platform
Location:7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila
Country Of Origin:Philippines
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Entertainment
Owner:Viva Communications
Parent:Viva Digital
Advertising:Yes
Registration:Required
Language:Filipino
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

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

Magazines
Horror
Books by well-known authors
Wattpad
Japanese manga
Other genres

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Gabinete. Jojo. Past and present stars ng Viva, binigyang pugay sa pamamagitan ng Wall of Fame. January 27, 2024. PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc.. November 11, 2021. Filipino, English.