BuKo | |
Language: | Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
Network: | TV5 GMA Network (1995–2020s programs only) IBC 13 (Iskul Bukol and Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! only) |
Owner: | Cignal TV, Inc. APT Entertainment |
Picture Format: | 480i (SDTV) |
Country: | Philippines |
Headquarters: | TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong, Philippines |
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 term of 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]
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]