TVJ Productions

TVJ Productions, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedJune 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)
HeadquartersTV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Key people
ProductsTelevision programs
Owner

TVJ Productions, Inc. is a Philippine media production company co-owned by Eat Bulaga! hosts Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon (collectively known as "TVJ") and media company MediaQuest Holdings. The company was formed on June 7, 2023, after TVJ severed its ties with Television and Production Exponents, Inc. (TAPE), the former producer of Eat Bulaga! due to conflicts between TVJ and the new management.[4][5]

Projects

The current iteration of the Philippines' longest-running noontime variety and entertainment show Eat Bulaga!, co-produced by TVJ Productions and TV5, premiered on July 1, 2023, which replaced ABS-CBN Studios' noontime show It's Showtime's timeslot after it was moved to All TV,[6] GMA Network[7] and GTV.[8][9][10] The show was then known by its placeholder title E.A.T., yet pending a trademark dispute between TAPE, Inc. and TVJ Productions which eventually concluded in favor of the latter.[11][12][13][14]

In 2023, MediaQuest Holdings reportedly planned to bring the programs Wow Mali and Iskul Bukol to TV5, associated with Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon. Wow Mali is a comedy gag show known for its candid humor, which aired on TV5 from 1996 to 2008 and again from 2009 to 2015, with De Leon as its main host. In its new version, Eat Bulaga! hosts Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola were set to appear in some episodes.[15]

Filmography

Television programs

Ownership

As per Philstar.com, MediaQuest Holdings, a media conglomerate owned by Manny V. Pangilinan, through MQuest Ventures agreed to acquire more than half (51%), a majority of company shares of the production company owned by TVJ themselves.[16]

References

  1. ^ de Castro, Isagani Jr. (June 20, 2023). "Tito, Vic and Joey formally sign contract with TV5; new noon show starts July 1". Rappler. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  2. ^ de Castro, Isagani Jr. (June 20, 2023). "Tito, Vic and Joey formally sign contract with TV5; new noon show starts July 1". Rappler. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jane Jimenez-Basas: The message is the medium". People Asia. October 4, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Santos, Jamil (June 1, 2023). "TAPE Inc., ikinalungkot ngunit iginagalang ang pasya nina Tito, Vic at Joey". GMA Integrated News (in Tagalog). Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Siazon, Rachelle; Maglipon, Jo-Ann Q. (June 1, 2023). "Tito Sotto on the day TVJ left TAPE: "Parang sila ang may-ari sa amin. Nakakapikon na."". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Tagalog). Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "'It's Showtime' surprises viewers with sudden broadcast on AllTV". LionhearTV. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Antonio, Josiah (March 20, 2024). "'It's Showtime' to air on GMA from April 6". ABS-CBN News.
  8. ^ "Bulaga! ABS-CBN's 'It's Showtime' to air on GMA's GTV channel". Rappler. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "ABS-CBN and ALLTV partnership is getting stronger; is there more to come?". LionhearTV. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  10. ^ "Fact Check: Tito, Vic, Joey's application for Eat Bulaga trademark remains pending". Rappler. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  11. ^ De Castro, Isagani Jr. (January 6, 2024). "TAPE stops using Eat Bulaga! as Tito, Vic, Joey start using it for noon show". Rappler. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "TVJ Wins Eat Bulaga". The Philippine Star. December 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "IPO cancels 'Eat Bulaga' trademark registration, credits TVJ as original creator". Manila Standard. December 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "[ANALYSIS] A new era of noontime TV: GMA-7 takes in ABS-CBN's 'It's Showtime'". Rappler. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  15. ^ Mallorca, Hannah (June 21, 2023). "TV5 hints relaunch of hit shows 'Wow Mali,' 'Iskul Bukol'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  16. ^ Severo, Jan Milo (June 21, 2023). "Not just noontime show: New TVJ Productions to produce movies, etc". Philstar.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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