The media is shaken by the news that GMA Network Chairman and CEO Felipe Gozon is said to be extremely angry and frustrated when faced with a serious decline in the station’s ratings. According to multiple leaked sources, Mr. Gozon could not contain his anger, directly blaming TAPE Inc., the producer of the program “Eat Bulaga!”, for this alarming decline.
Some internal reports said that Gozon had a tense meeting with GMA leaders, where he expressed his frustration with the rapidly falling ratings. “We trusted the wrong person!” – an anonymous source revealed Mr. Gozon’s strong statement, implicitly implying great disappointment with TAPE Inc. since the major changes occurred in the program “Eat Bulaga!”.
Recalling the previous months, the controversial breakup between TAPE Inc. and the iconic trio Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon have caused a stir in the Philippine media industry. After the trio left, the show “Eat Bulaga!” had a hard time maintaining its loyal audience. This led to a series of serious consequences, not only affecting TAPE Inc. but also dragging the GMA Network into a spiral of crisis.
Currently, GMA is facing heavy pressure as rival shows continue to rise in the ratings. Meanwhile, TV5’s show “E.A.T” with the participation of Tito, Vic, and Joey is receiving strong support from the public, making GMA and TAPE Inc. even more difficult.
Although GMA has not yet made an official statement on this matter, public opinion is stirring with a series of questions: Will Felipe Gozon cut ties with TAPE Inc.? Does “Eat Bulaga!” still have a future on GMA? And more importantly, can GMA Network recover from this shock?