Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin believed that TV5’s noontime show, Eat Bulaga was not pressured despite the transfer of It’s Showtime on GMA Network.
In her program, “Showbiz Now Na!” Cristy denied that TV5 called Eat Bulaga’s TVJ Productions for an emergency meeting due to financial problems and decreasing ratings.
According to her, it was It’s Showtime that was being pressured to surpass Eat Bulaga.
“Yong nagpapakalat po ng kuwento na nag-emergency meeting daw po ang Tito, Vic, Joey at ang Media Quest, wala pong katotohanan ‘yan. Unang-una, ano po ang kailangan nilang maging dahilan para sa isang emergency meeting?” she said.
“‘Yong opening, nagtapatan. Pero ‘yong Lunes at Martes po habang pressured na pressured po ang ‘It’s Showtime’ at talagang ‘di nila halos malaman ang gagawin, tape po ang Eat Bulaga ng Lunes at Martes.
She added: “‘Yon ba ang pressured? ‘Yong tinapat sa inyo naka-tape? Chillax na chillax. Nag-gogolf ang mga bida. Chillax na chillax ang mga Dabarkads.”
It can be recalled that several reports about the alleged emergency meeting between TV5’s MediaQuest and TVJ Productions emerged on social media.
TVJ Products didn’t confirm nor deny the said news.
It’s Showtime surpassed Eat Bulaga during their pilot episode on GMA Network, which believed one of the reasons why the rumored emergency meeting was called.