MANILA – GMA Network is asking SkyCable to prove them wrong regarding their complaint about poor cable signal during the noontime variety show “Eat Bulaga,” instead of calling it “malicious and without basis”
In an official statement Saturday morning, GMA pointed out that the complaint it filed with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) last August 25 was based on the numerous complaints it received from its viewers.
Eat Bulaga fans turned to social media in the past few months to complain about signal loss between around 11:00AM and 3:00PM, which is before Eat Bulaga or during the airing of the show’s hit kalye-serye segment, “AlDub” featuring Kapuso stars Alden Richards, Maine Mendoza also known as ‘Yaya Dub,’ Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola.
SkyCable denied the accusations in a statement Friday, saying that the complaint “is a malicious accusation and is without basis.
“Instead of merely saying that GMA’s complaint is malicious and without basis, SkyCable would do well to refute the specific complaints of GMA’s viewers submitted to the NTC, where the case is now pending.”
GMA stated in its complaint that the signal loss during the airing of Eat Bulaga violates Section 6 of the Revised Rules and Regulations Governing Cable Television Systems in the Philippines.
Sky Cable is a pay TV company owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation.
Below is the official statement of GMA sent to the press:
GMA Network Statement re SkyCable:
SkyCable issued a press statement calling the complaint, which GMA Network filed with the NTC regarding the poor cable signal during the airing of the noontime show Eat Bulaga, particularly during the airing of its “Aldub kalye–serye segment”, as malicious and without basis.
In reply, GMA Network wishes to point out that:
- GMA’s complaint with the NTC is based on the numerous complaints GMA has received from its viewers.
- Instead of merely saying that GMA’s complaint is malicious and without basis, SkyCable would do well to refute the specific complaints of GMA’s viewers submitted to the NTC, where the case is now pending.
