Viva Television using IBC-13 facilities

17 Sep 2014

The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), financial advisor for the planned IBC-13's privatization, on Wednesday said some of the network’s facilities were being used by Viva Entertainment owned by the chairman and CEO Vic del Rosario, Jr.

The government is keen on buying IBC-13 with Viva Entertainment, RPN-9 with Solar Entertainment and keep the government-owned television network, the People’s Television (PTV-4). The government aims to get Viva Television will buy IBC-13 within the year. “All the DBP representatives said is that Viva Television is already using the facilities of IBC-13 for some of its broadcast events,” DBP Senior Vice President Chief Marketing Officer and Concurrent Branch Banking Sector Head Antonio Owen S. Maramag said.

When asked for comments on whether the Viva Communciations, Inc. is interested in acquiring IBC-13, Maramag clarified, “We cannot confirm he’s joining or has expressed interest.”

He said all he knew is that Viva has been using IBC-13 facilities for airing sports events like basketball. Viva is for Channel 13 by using the PBA basketball, the Viva Tagalog movies (Viva Cine Idols, Viva Box Office and Sunday Sinemaks) and the imports of Mexican telenovelas and Asian dramas thru TreseBella.