Viva Communications Inc., formerly known as Viva Entertainment Inc. and simply Viva, is a Philippine media and entertainment company headquartered in Pasig City. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by

Vic del Rosario Vicente del Rosario Jr. (born October 26, 1945) is a Filipino businessman who co-founded the music publishing company Vicor Music in 1966 and the entertainment company Viva Communications in 1981. Career Vicor Music Del Rosario co-founded Vicor M ...

and his sister Tess Cruz.

Divisions

Viva Communications Inc. (VCI)

* Viva Films **Neo Films (1995–2003, liquidated) **Falcon Films *

Viva Television Viva Television Corporation is a Philippine television production company owned by Viva Communications. History Viva Communications ventured into television production in 1986 with '' The Sharon Cuneta Show''. Cuneta's big screen success easily ...

** Vintage Television **Mega Productions (co-owned by Sharon Cuneta and Vic del Rosario) *Viva International Pictures (VIP) *Viva Artists Agency (VAA) *Viva Live (formerly Viva Concerts & Events) *Halo Halo Radio (Ultimate Entertainment) ** Halo Halo Radio 105.1 Cebu ** Halo Halo Radio 97.1 Davao ** Halo Halo Radio 103.5 Zamboanga *Viva Interactive *Viva Networks ** PBO: Pinoy Box Office ** Viva Cinema (formerly Viva TV, from STAR TV package) ** TMC: Tagalized Movie Channel (co-owned with MVP Entertainment) ** Sari-Sari Channel (joint venture with Cignal TV/ TV5 Network Inc.) ** K Movies Pinoy (defunct) ** Viva TV Plus (formerly Viva TV) **

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(defunct) **Joint venture with

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***

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*** H2 (defunct) *** Fyi (defunct) ***

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*** Lifetime **Joint venture with Celestial Tiger Entertainment ***

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**Joint venture with WakuWaku Japan Corporation ***

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(defunct) **Globalgate Entertainment *Digital Network **Oomph TV (multichannel network, social media agency) **Vivamax (over-the-top streaming service) *Viva Video, Inc. (Viva Communications' home video subsidiary) *Video City (liquidated) *Viva Sports

Viva Music Group (VMG)

Viva Records Viva may refer to: Companies and organisations * Viva (network operator), a Dominican mobile network operator * Viva Air, a Spanish airline taken over by flag carrier Iberia * Viva Air Dominicana * VIVA Bahrain, a telecommunication company * ...

Vicor Music Vicor Music Corporation is a Filipino record label. The name is a combination of the names of the founders, the cousins Vic del Rosario and Orly Ilacad. Initially an independent record label, it is currently owned by Viva Communications. Vic ...

*Verje Music Publishing (VMP) *Harmony Music Publishing *Amerasian Recording Studios * O/C Records (affiliate; label owned by

Kean Cipriano Kean Edward Uson Cipriano (born June 11, 1987 in Pasig City) is a Filipino singer, composer, actor, music video director, and musician. He is well known as the former vocalist of pop-rock band Callalily, and the founder of his own record label O ...

)

Viva Publishing Group

*Viva PSICOM Publishing Corporation (formerly PSICOM Publishing Inc., 50%) - joint venture with the Gabriel family *Viva Starmometer Publishing Corporation (formerly Starmometer Publishing Company, 50%) - joint venture with Edsel Roy *VRJ Books Publishing

Viva International Food & Restaurants

*Botejyu *Paper Moon Cake Boutique *Pepi Cubano *Yogorino *Wing Zone

Notable brands and subsidiaries

Viva Cable TV

Pinoy Box Office

Viva Cinema

Viva TV

Halo Halo Radio

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 (a radio station of Iglesia ni Cristo's for-profit broadcast arm

Eagle Broadcasting Corporation Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) is a Filipino Media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Named after the national bird, the '' Philippine eagle'', it is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting. The primary ...

), the country's first all OPM radio station.

Halo Halo Radio stations

Viva Video Inc.

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

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. Viva Video, Inc. is the home video affiliate of Viva Communications, Inc. Viva Video, Inc. 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 Studios Home Entertainment, 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment,

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(makers of VeggieTales DVDs), Turner Entertainment Co., Cookie Jar Entertainment (partnership with DIC Entertainment until 2008),

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(since 2014, distribution of Disney material had shifted to Magnavision Home Video), Skyfilms,

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(makers of '' Hi-5'' DVDs), Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate Home Entertainment,

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(makers of ''

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''), HIT Entertainment, and

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internationally for the

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market, and local products from Viva Films, APT Entertainment, OctoArts Films,

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, Solar Entertainment, Studio5, FPJ Productions and Pioneer Films. Viva Video holds licenses for: Local * Viva Films * APT Entertainment * OctoArts Films *

* Solar Entertainment *Studio5 * FPJ Productions *Pioneer Films *KP Entertainment Philippines International * Cookie Jar Entertainment (formerly Cinar, Filmfair and DIC Entertainment) * 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment *

(including Touchstone Home Entertainment) * MGM Home Entertainment, phased out in 2005 as MGM Holdings * ABC *

* Summit Entertainment * Lionsgate Home Entertainment *Syndicate Films * Emperor Motion Pictures * Lakeshore Entertainment * Mandate Pictures *

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*Bauer Martinez *Inferno Distribution *Cineclick Asia *Cinema Service *Miro Vision *Skyfilms (distribution duties are also shared by Star Home Video) * Nick Jr. *

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(makers of '' Hi-5'' DVDs for the

market) * HIT Entertainment *

(makers of ‘’ VeggieTales’’ DVDs for the

market) *

(makers of ''

'' DVDs for the

market) *

* Turner Entertainment * Universal Studios Home Entertainment * Playboy Home Entertainment

Viva Video City

Viva 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 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.

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

= * ''OtakuZine'' * ''Otaku Asia'' * ''OtakuZine Anime Recommendation'' * ''FH&S'' * ''The GOLD Magazine'' * ''Bare''

=Horror

= * ''True Philippine Ghost Stories'' (Some stories were later adapted as episodes of

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

's ''

Wag Kukurap ''Wag Kukurap'' (international title: ''Don't Blink'') is a Philippine television reality horror show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Dingdong Dantes, it premiered on August 28, 2004. The show concluded on April 29, 2006 with a total of 86 ...

''.) * ''Haunted Philippines'' (Some stories were later adapted as episodes of

's ''

''.) * ''Pinoy Tales of Terror''

=Books by well-known authors

= *Ramon Bautista (later moved to ABS-CBN Publishing) * Tado *Papa Dan of Barangay LS 97.1 *Papa Dudut of Barangay LS 97.1

= Wattpad

= * HaveYouSeenThisGirL **'' Diary ng Panget'' **''Voiceless'' **'' She Died'' **''That Girl'' *Aly Almario **''My Prince'' **''He's a Kidnapper'' **''The Other Side'' **''Reaching You'' *Alesana Marie **'' Talk Back and You're Dead'' *Marcelo Santos III **''Para sa Hopeless Romantic'' (republished) **''Para sa Broken-Hearted'' **''Mahal mo Siya, Mahal Ka Ba?''

= Japanese manga

= * Hajime Isayama **''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

'' *

Mashima Hiro is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first serial '' Rave Master'', published in Kodansha's '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, '' Fairy Tail'', published in the same magazine from 2006 to 201 ...

**'' Fairy Tail''

=Other genres

= *Viva PSICOM Dark Series *Kilig Republic *GOLD Manga Series

References

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