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from 1982 to

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. It was acquired by Philippine media giant

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in late 1999. It was also famed for its weekly boxing show called '' Blow by Blow'' during the 1990s, which began the popularity of professional

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eight-division world champion

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History

In 1978, Vintage Enterprises was founded by the brothers Carlos "Bobong" Vélez and Ricky Vélez. Its first major program was the coverage of the

games in 1982. The games were initially aired at City2 Television from 1982 to 1983, then transferred to the Maharlika Broadcasting System in 1984. Other shows like ''Blow by Blow'' and ''Hot Stuff'' began airing in 1994. Aside from producing sports coverages, Vintage Television had acquired foreign entertainment programming such as Japanese tokusatsu and anime series. Vintage Enterprises transferred to the

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in 1996. It was renamed Vintage Television in 1998 and produced more programs for IBC. The company was acquired by media giant

in 1999 following the effects of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, making the Velez group being part of the Viva Entertainment group with Viva as surviving entity, In 2000, Vintage Television was renamed as Viva TV as the primetime sports and entertainment block on

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, at this time it also known as Viva-Vintage until 2003.

TV partners

* City2 Television (1982–1983) * Maharlika Broadcasting System / People's Television Network (1984–1995) *

(1996–1999) * ESPN Philippines (1997–1999)

References

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History

TV partners

See also

References