Kaya naman sa naganap na Media Day ng TVJ at ng iba pang original co-hosts ng “Eat Bulaga” kahapon, June 20, sa TV5 Studios, ay natanong ang chairman ng Kapatid Network na si Manny V. Pangilinan o MVP tungkol dito.
Nabalitang hanggang June 30, 2023 na lang mapapanood ang “It’s Showtime” ng ABS-CBN sa TV5 dahil papasok na nga sa istasyon ang noontime program nina Tito, Vic & Joey.
Simulang paliwanag ni MVP, “Sure, we have had to make a tough choice between Showtime and this particular production item. And it was just a purely business decision that we arrived at.
“The format is different, it was a blocktime arrangement with them (It’s Showtime) and it has an expiry date of June 30. So nagkataon lang as a matter of serendipity that, you know, the thing blew up, and the arrangements with ABS.”
Nauna rito, naglabas ng official announcement ang ABS-CBN na hindi na nga mapapanood ang “Showtime” sa TV5 at lilipat na ito sa Good Television o GTV na pag-aari ng GMA 7 na magsisimula na sa July 1, 2023.
Pagpapatuloy ni MVP, “And hindi kami nagkulang sa pagtulong sa ABS. We are proud of what we have done for them. And you know, we continue to have arrangements with them in terms of their content.
“I have not forsaken, again, our duty to them, what was done to them. We felt that we have to provide them a platform.
“So we are an inclusive group, hindi kami namimili. Kung sino ang deserving ng ano, nararapat na ipakita sa aming plataporma, whether it is Cignal TV, free-to-air, UHF, VHF, and even the mobile platforms of the group and our home broadband.
“We will do that. We will provide our content providers all the platforms that the group possess, whether now or in the future,” detalyadong paliwanag ng TV5 executive.
Samantala, nabanggit din ni MVP ang tungkol sa partnership ng TV5, MediaQuest at ng TVJ Productions, “The format under which we have made arrangements with them, with the Dabarkads here, is such that they are not talents anymore but they are part-owners of the content they produce.
“Which means, that’s the very important point of our group, e, of First Pacific Group, that we want the talents who work for us, with us, are part-owners of the business.
“Because hindi naman manggagaling sa amin ang content, e, wala naman kaming alam. Masyado kaming seryoso sa buhay, di ba?” sabi pa ni MVP.
Bukod sa TVJ, nakasama rin sa presscon nila sa TV5 ang “legit Dabarkads” na sina Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Allan K, Paolo Ballesteros, Ryan Agoncillo, Maine Mendoza at Ryzza Mae Dizon.
Pahabol pa ni MVP tungkol sa kontratang pinirmahan ng TVJ at ng kanilang co-hosts, “We cannot fire them because they’re not just talents, but they’re co-owners of the business that they are producing.
“So, they’re part of the big creative process and they should be owners. And they should be acknowledged and treated as such. And we will treat them that way,” mariing sabi pa ni MVP.