Cristy Fermin believed that Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE Inc.) would end its contract with GMA-7.
In their online program, Cristy and her co-hosts, Rommel Chika and Wendell Alvarez, discussed TAPE’s financial stability to maintain the rebranded version of Eat Bulaga after all their original hosts left the show on May 31, 2023.
According to the veteran columnist, TAPE executives’ pride would prevail, but in the end, there’s a possibility that they would end their contract with GMA-7, which was due to expire in 2024.
“Kung pride ang pag-uusapan patatagalin ng mga Jalosjos ‘yan. Hindi pa nila matatanggap ang pagkatalo kung ngayon lang. Hindi nila maisusuko ang kanilang bandila. Ano ba naman ‘yung maglabas pa sila ng mas malaki.” Cristy said.
“Tapos mapapansin mo, mas masasaid na, pasaid nang pasaid baka tatapusin na lang nila ang kontrata sa GMA, palagay ko ganoon na lang ang gagawin,” lahad ng kolumnista.” she added.
Rommel also noticed that while TAPE claims they’re already having financial difficulties, they’re still giving away so many prizes in their rebranded noontime show.
“Ang palutang nila nalulugi sila, eh bakit namimigay sila ngayon ng pera?” Rommel asked.
However, some supporters of TAPE Inc. believed that the executives would save a lot of money maintaining the show because their talent fee budget had been drastically reduced after the resignation of TVJ, who were required to be paid millions of pesos to appear on the show.