Viva Communications

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Viva Communications Inc.
Viva Entertainment Inc.
Company type Private
Industry Conglomerate
FoundedNovember 11, 1981;42 years ago (1981-11-11)
Founder
Headquarters7/F East Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Centre, Exchange Road, ,
Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
  • Vincent del Rosario (President and COO)
  • Valerie S. del Rosario (Senior Vice President for Content Creation)
Products
Brands
Services
RevenueIncrease2.svg 4.9 million (2023)
Number of employees
370 (2023)
Divisions
  • Viva Artists Agency
  • Viva Digital
  • Viva Interactive
  • Viva Live
  • Viva Networks
  • Viva Sports
Subsidiaries
  • Studio Viva
  • Ultimate Entertainment
  • Viva Films
  • Neo Films (1995–2003)
  • Viva International Food and Restaurants
  • Viva International Pictures
  • Viva Music Group
  • Viva Publishing Group
  • Viva Video
Website www.viva.com.ph

Viva Communications Inc., also known as Viva Entertainment Inc. and simply Viva (stylized in all caps) [1] is a Philippine multinational private conglomerate headquartered in Ortigas Center, Pasig. It was founded in 1981 by Vic del Rosario Jr. and his sister Tess Cruz. [2]

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History

Viva Communications was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario Jr. and his sister Tess Cruz, originally incorporated as Viva Films, a film production studio located in New Manila, Quezon City to produce the films. [3] In 1982, the company established Viva Records, which was followed by Viva Television in 1986. [2]

In 1997, VCI established its own talent agency, Viva Artists Agency (VAA). [4]

In 1999, the company acquired Vintage Television (VTV) following the effects of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, making the Velez group being part of VCI. In February 2000, Vintage Television was renamed as Viva TV, a primetime sports and entertainment programming block on IBC, which ran until March 1, 2003. [5]

In 2013, Viva Communications acquired PSICOM Publishing Inc. from the Gabriel family, and later renamed as Viva PSICOM Publishing Corporation. [6]

In 2016, VCI established its food and beverage division, Viva International Food and Restaurants, with the grand opening of Botejyu restaurant in the Philippines, with its first store at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay. [7]

In 2019, Viva Communications joined the local-language film consortium Globalgate Entertainment, which is led by American mini-major film studio Lionsgate. [8]

On January 29, 2021, VCI launched its own video on demand streaming platform, Vivamax. [9]

On January 29, 2023, during the second anniversary of Vivamax, the company launched its second streaming platform, Viva Prime, later renamed Viva One in February. [10]

Divisions

Viva Communications logo from May 2010 to March 2018. Viva Entertainment.png
Viva Communications logo from May 2010 to March 2018.

Viva Communications Inc. (VCI)

Viva Music Group (VMG)

Viva Music Group Inc.
Viva Music Group
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Music
Founded1982;42 years ago (1982)
Headquarters,
Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
Products Music albums
Services Music publishing
Parent Viva Communications
Divisions

Viva Publishing Group Inc. (Viva Books)

Viva Publishing Group Inc.
Viva Books
FormerlyPSICOM Publishing Inc. (1990–2013)
Company type
Industry Publishing
Founded1990;34 years ago (1990)
FounderArnel Jose Gabriel
Headquarters,
Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
  • Arnel Jose Gabriel (Vice Chairman)
  • Jenelle Gabriel (President and COO)
Products
Parent Viva Communications (2013–present)
Divisions
  • Viva PSICOM Publishing Corporation
  • Viva Starmometer Publishing Corporation
  • VRJ Books Publishing

Viva International Food and Restaurants Inc. (Viva Foods)

Viva International Food and Restaurants Inc.
Viva Foods
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Restaurant
Founded2016;8 years ago (2016)
Headquarters,
Philippines
Area served
Philippines
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
Products
Parent Viva Communications
Divisions
  • Botejyu
  • Paper Moon Cake Boutique
  • Pepi Cubano
  • Yogorino
  • Wing Zone

Notable brands and subsidiaries

Viva Networks

Viva Networks
Company type Division
Industry Television
FoundedAugust 1, 2003;20 years ago (2003-08-01)
FounderVicente del Rosario Jr.
Headquarters,
Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
  • Vincent del Rosario (President and COO)
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

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.
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Media
Founded1993;31 years ago (1993)
Headquarters,
Philippines
Area served
Philippines
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
ProductsHalo-Halo Radio
Services Radio broadcasting
Parent Viva Communications
Halo-Halo Radio
TypeBroadcast FM radio network (Contemporary MOR, Music)
Country
AvailabilityNationwide
Founded1993;31 years ago (1993)
OwnerViva Communications
ParentUltimate Entertainment Inc.
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)

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

Halo Halo Radio stations

BrandingCallsignFrequencyPower (kW)Coverage
Halo Halo 105.1 Cebu DYUR105.1 MHz10 kW Cebu City
Halo Halo 97.1 Davao DXUR97.1 MHz10 kW Davao City
Halo Halo 103.5 Zamboanga DXUE103.5 MHz10 kW Zamboanga City

Viva Video

Viva Video Inc.
Viva Video
FormerlyViva Home Entertainment (1994–1998)
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryHome entertainment
Founded1994;30 years ago (1994)
Headquarters,
Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
ProductsHome 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, Solar Entertainment, Cignal TV#Cignal Entertainment, FPJ Productions and Pioneer Films.

Viva Video holds licenses for:

Local

International

Video City

Video City
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video rental
Founded1988;36 years ago (1988)
Founder Vicente del Rosario Jr.
Defunct2015;9 years ago (2015)
FateClosed
Headquarters,
Philippines
Area served
Philippines
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
ProductsHome 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

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.
Viva Artists Agency
Company type Division
Industry Talent agency
Founded1997;27 years ago (1997)
Headquarters,
Philippines
Area served
Philippines
Key people
  • Vicente del Rosario Jr. (Chairman and CEO)
  • Veronique del Rosario-Corpus (President and COO)
ProductsMusic and entertainment
ServicesTalent management
Parent Viva Communications
Website www.vivaartistsagency.ph

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.

Vivamax

Vivamax
Vivamax logo.png
Type of site
OTT video on demand streaming platform
Available in Filipino
Headquarters Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila
Country of originPhilippines
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerViva Communications
Services
  • Film production
  • Film distribution
  • Television production
  • Television distribution
Parent Viva Digital
URL vivamax.net
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedJanuary 29, 2021;3 years ago (2021-01-29)
Current statusActive

Vivamax (stylized in lowercase) is a Philippine subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by Viva Communications, that was launched on January 29, 2021. The service mainly distributes television series and films produced by Viva.

Vivamax is the seventh video on demand service in the world, along with Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video and iWantTFC.

Viva One

Viva One
Viva One logo.png
Type of site
OTT video on demand streaming platform
Available in Filipino
Predecessor(s)Viva Prime (2023)
Headquarters Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila
Country of originPhilippines
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerViva Communications
Services
  • Film production
  • Film distribution
  • Television production
  • Television distribution
Parent Viva Digital
URL vivaone.ph
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedJanuary 29, 2023;14 months ago (2023-01-29)
Current statusActive

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 Vivamax.

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'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
Wattpad
Japanese manga
Other genres
  • Viva PSICOM Dark Series
  • Kilig Republic
  • GOLD Manga Series

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