Viva Takes Over the Kapinoy Network in 2016

November 28, 2015

IBC-13, the sequestered TV network owned by the chairman Eric Canoy, as the number 3 station will change its own landscape in the Philippine television industry at the start of 2016 with the entry of Viva Entertainment as its new partner in providing innovative and engaging entertainment programs that would surely cater to the viewing needs of millions of Filipinos.

Throughout those years, the Kapino network has always been focusing on its sports programming such as PBA, NBA and ONE FC to name a few while its setting the trend of fantaseryes like Carita de Angel as a little guardian angel and of course, Janella in Wonderland as a teen mermaid tale, and then the likes of Janella: A Teen Princess and Voltron Man are the superheroes, and the longest-running franchise game show like Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Viva-produced reality singing search Born to be a Superstar continue to offer the Filipino audiences. Now with Viva's head honcho Vic del Rosario as the network's new chief entertainment strategist, you should expect major changes in the network's programming and hopefully more less active stars to make their presence felt on its new shows.

IBC-13 and Viva has recently launched its new brand of entertainment shows during its trade launch that are set to launch within the first quarter of 2016. In which, they are already premiere in To Love Again, a drama series starring Cristine Reyes and Onemig Bondoc; Kumander Bawang, a fantasy-action drama starring Josh Padilla and Bagets Kids,a children's afternono series; at this time, their upcoming titles Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan, a drama series starring Andi Eigenmann, Jake Cuenca and Meg Imperial,

As the Kapinoy network makes a revamp on its entertainment side, there will be a huge possibility that its top-rating PBA games was also still aired IBC 13 through a partnership with Viva's own sports brand following the end of the current season and the 2016 Rio Olympics. IBC-13 is also set to strengthen its kids block with Nickelodeon's world-famous animation series SpongeBob SquarePants and the expansion of its Anime Kapinoy lineup which made its return earlier this year with the Philippine free TV premiere of Sailor Moon Crystal.

These include remakes of Ang Panday and Tasya Pantasya, a drama series starring Claudine Barretto and TV5 princess Jasmine Curtis-Smith, an upcoming sitcom featuring Roderick Paulate and Maricel Soriano, and the reality talent search Born to Be a Star among others.

This is just the beginning of what the new partnership may offer in the coming months. Hopefully, these new and refreshing programs will change the viewing habits of many viewers as the Kapinoy network IBC-13 remains to be feel-good habit in the way people are watching through the years on their television sets.