BuKo
Filipino comedy TV channel
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BuKo (Buhay Komedya) is a Philippine pay television channel owned by MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. through Cignal TV, in partnership with APT Entertainment based in Mandaluyong. The name is derived after Buko, a Filipino word for coconut. The channel consists of comedic-entertainment programs for gag, sitcoms and variety shows, dubbed as the country's first local comedy channel. It was first announced in November 2019 and made its official launch on August 2, 2021, exclusively on satellite providers Cignal and SatLite.[1][2][3][4].
GMA Network (1995–2020s programs only)
IBC 13 (Iskul Bukol and Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! only)
English (secondary)
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| Country | Philippines |
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| Network | TV5 GMA Network (1995–2020s programs only) IBC 13 (Iskul Bukol and Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! only) |
| Headquarters | TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
| Picture format | 16:9 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cignal TV (MediaQuest Holdings) APT Entertainment |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | August 2, 2021 |
| Replaced | ABS-CBN (Cignal TV channel space) |
| Links | |
| Website | cignal |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Cignal TV Nationwide | Channel 2 |
| SatLite Nationwide | Channel 2 |
| Streaming media | |
| Cignal Play (Philippines) | Requires active monthly/yearly subscription |
Programming
BuKo's programming content consists of classic local comedy shows from TV5, GMA Network and IBC, including the ones produced by TAPE Inc., M-Zet Productions, FOCUS Entertainment, Our Own Little Way Productions, APT Entertainment and TVJ Productions as well as a handful of original programming. The programming is divided into three programming blocks:[5]
- BuKo Originals – the channel's flagship block consist of its original programs.
- Tawang Pinoy Klasiks! – the channel's treasure trove of classic comedies block.
- Throwback Tawanan – the channel's variety of popular programs block consist of comedy series and game shows.
See also
- TV5
- Sari-Sari Channel
- RPTV
- IBC 13
- APT Entertainment
- Fox Filipino (defunct)
- ABS-CBN - the channel that formerly occupied on Cignal's channel space due to franchise denial in 2020