GMA Network, Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a
Philippine
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media company based in Diliman,
Quezon City
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, Philippines. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media related businesses. The majority of its profits are derived from publicity and marketing incomes associated to television distribution. GMA is the largest media company in the Philippines in terms of market capitalization, net income, revenue, reach, audience share and number of stations.
Founded on June 14, 1950, it currently owns and operates two national television networks (
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
and
GTV), three digital television channels (
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,
Hallypop
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, and
I Heart Movies), two national radio stations (
Super Radyo DZBB 594 kHz and
Barangay LS 97.1), two regional radio networks (
Super Radyo
DZBB (pronounced DZ-double-B; 594 AM) Super Radyo is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network. It serves as the flagship station of the Super Radyo network and one of the assets of RGMA Network. The station's studio is located at the ...
and Barangay FM), and one regional tv network, It also operates three international channels (
GMA Pinoy TV
GMA Pinoy TV is a Philippine pay television channel that was launched in March 14, 2005, by GMA Network. Operated by its subsidiaries, GMA International and GMA Worldwide Inc, it is targeted towards the Philippine diaspora.
Programming
The ...
,
GMA Life TV and
GMA News TV International
GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of G ...
), along with subsidiaries dealing in film production and distribution (
GMA Pictures), music production and publishing (
GMA Music
GMA Music (formerly known as Infiniti Music and GMA Records) is a subsidiary of GMA Network Inc. and is engaged in the production, marketing and distribution of music and concerts. GMA Music is a member of PARI and has the distinction of havin ...
), talent development and management (
Sparkle GMA Artist Center), digital terrestrial television providers (
GMA Affordabox
GMA Affordabox is a Philippine ISDB-T digital terrestrial television provider distributed and being marketed by GMA New Media, a subsidiary of GMA Network, Inc. The service distributes digital set-top boxes and USB OTG dongles with free-to-air ...
and GMA Now) and a number of Internet and digital converging technology (
GMA New Media
GMA New Media, Inc. (or NMI) is the digital media and technology arm of GMA Network Inc. which offers interactive applications in the television, mobile, web, marketing and online gaming industry. Its headquarters are located at the GMA Network ...
) in the Philippines. The company is a publicly traded company on the
Philippine Stock Exchange
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.
History
The company's roots can be traced back to then Loreto F. de Hemedes, Inc.,
[GMA Network Corporate Information]
GMANetwork.com owned by
Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart, an American war correspondent. The company started with the launching of its first AM radio station in
Manila
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through Radio Broadcasting Station,
DZBB. It went on air on March 1, 1950 using the frequency of 580 kHz of the AM band, broadcasting from the Calvo Building in Escolta, Manila. Its early radio coverage highlights were the
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of
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Ramon Magsaysay's plane in
Mount Manunggal
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; the eruption of
Mount Hibok-Hibok and various local elections in the Philippines.
[''GMA Gold: Fifty Years of Broadcast History'', Chelo Banal Formoso (ed.), GMA Network.] DZBB became the first radio station in the Philippines to use telephones for live interviews.
Within years since its first broadcasts, the huge triumph of the station and its growing number of listeners made clear the move to modern facilities in EDSA, Quezon City, with the work done in 1959.
On October 29, 1961, the company launched its first television station, RBS TV Channel 7 using local
VHF channel 7. In 1963,
DYSS
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Television was launched in
Cebu
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. From Loreto F. de Hemedes, Inc., the firm was renamed Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. in 1974, when a triumvirate composed of
Gilberto Duavit Sr.
Gilberto "Bibit" Muñoz Duavit, Sr. (November 29, 1934 – December 14, 2018) was a Filipino lawyer, entrepreneur and politician. He was a major figure in the GMA Network Inc. and a member of the House of Representatives from 1994 to 2001.
Earl ...
, Menardo Jimenez and
Felipe Gozon
Felipe Enrique "Henry" Lapuz Gozon (born December 8, 1939), is a Filipino lawyer and the chairman and CEO of GMA Network Inc., one of the largest media networks in the Philippines.
A lawyer by profession, the Yale-educated Gozon is seen as the n ...
took over the corporation.
In 1987, GMA became the first Philippine network to broadcast in ''StereoVision'' while opening their high-end live studio at
Broadway Centrum. In 1988, the network greatly improved its signal by switching to its 777-ft transmitter known as the
Tower of Power. In 1992, the
Philippine Congress
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passed a law granting the network to operate for another 25 years. The network launched the Rainbow Satellite, making their programs available nationwide and across Southeast Asia. In 1996, the company changed its corporate identity to GMA Network Inc.
On April 21, 2017,
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Rodrigo Duterte
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signed Republic Act No. 10925 which renewed GMA Network's license for another 25 years. The law granted GMA Network Inc. a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television system, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.
Television
GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
, commonly known as GMA, is a major Philippine commercial television network. Launched on October 29, 1961, GMA Network is also referred to as the “Kapuso Network” in reference to the company's logo. Its headquarters can be found at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City.
GTV
GTV is a Philippine general entertainment channel that aired on its flagship station, UHF channel 27 and was launched on February 22, 2021 replacing
GMA News TV
GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GM ...
. The channel carries news, entertainment and sports programs and it is available in most satellite and cable TV systems.
Heart of Asia
Heart of Asia is a Filipino digital television channel owned by GMA Network. The channel was initially launched on June 12, 2020, and officially launched on June 29, 2020.
Hallypop
Hallypop is an Asian pop culture digital channel and the Philippine version of its U.S.-based counterpart with branding under licensed from
Jungo TV, after both parties signed a joint venture in 2019. The channel was initially launched on September 6, 2020, and was officially launched on September 20, 2020.
I Heart Movies
I Heart Movies is a movie television channel owned by GMA Network. The channel was initially launched on March 25, 2021, and officially launched on April 5, 2021.
International broadcasts
GMA Pinoy TV
In March 2005, GMA Network launched its first international channel,
GMA Pinoy TV
GMA Pinoy TV is a Philippine pay television channel that was launched in March 14, 2005, by GMA Network. Operated by its subsidiaries, GMA International and GMA Worldwide Inc, it is targeted towards the Philippine diaspora.
Programming
The ...
. The channel is targeted toward Filipino communities worldwide. Flagship programs from GMA Network are shown aside from in-house programming. It also syndicates shows. GMA Pinoy TV is available in key cities in the United States, Canada, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and some parts of Asia and Europe.
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GMA Life TV
In February 2008, GMA International launched its second international channel via
GMA Life TV. It carries programming from GMA Network and from its former lifestyle channel in the Philippines,
Q. It also carries new programs broadcast by the news channel, GMA News TV. GMA Life TV is available through satellite and cable TV system worldwide.
GMA News TV International
GMA International announced the launch of
GMA News TV International
GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of G ...
in July 2011. It will be available through satellite and cable TV systems worldwide. It will be the third international channel of GMA Network Inc., together with GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV. GMA News TV International is current available on a preview channel basis in Australia via UBI World TV and FetchTV, IPS/AccessTV in Japan and GUdTV in Guam.
Radio
DZBB
DZBB, also known as Super Radyo DZBB 594 is the AM radio station of RGMA in Metropolitan Manila, one of GMA Network's subsidiaries. Radio studios are located at GMA Network Center in Quezon City while its radio transmitter is at Obando, Bulacan. The station operates 24 hours a day except every Monday midnight. Some of the programs of GMA and GTV's Dobol B TV block are simultaneously simulcast on the station.
DWLS
DWLS-FM, also known as Barangay LS 97.1, is the FM radio station of RGMA in Metropolitan Manila, a subsidiary of GMA Network. Its main radio studios are located at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter is at Tandang Sora Avenue, Quezon City. DWLS is the assigned call letters for the radio station and it was derived from the name of Loreto Stewart, the wife of its founder,
Robert La Rue "Uncle Bob" Stewart.
Broadcast facilities
Tower of Power
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In order to strengthen its broadcast signal in Metropolitan Manila and its suburbs, GMA Network Inc. constructed the
Tower of Power in the third quarter of 1987.
GMA Network, Inc. spent more than
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168 million to the upgrade its broadcast transmitters and facilities in various key cities in the Philippines.
[''P168m for GMA-7’s transmission upgrade''](_blank)
Manila Standard Today, October 6, 2006. It plans to augment its existing studio facilities in Cebu, Iloilo and Davao. It also plans to upgrade construction of its existing broadcast facilities in Dagupan City to further improve its coverage in the northern part of the Philippines.
[''GMA Network H1 profit P934M, dips a bit on high operating, expansion costs''](_blank)
GMANews.tv, Accessed April 30, 2007. These upgrades include new transmitting equipment, from transmitters to antenna systems and buildings/tower rehabilitation/construction. GMA Network Inc. expects completion of these projects by end 2009.
Presented to the Philippine Stock Exchange on January 15, 2009, GMA Network, Inc. discloses that it already disbursed almost
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1.3 billion from the proceeds of its initial public offering to support various expansion programs in key cities in the Philippines. Expansion includes construction of broadcast facility, tower and transmitter upgrade for its Naga station; broadcast facility and transmitter tower for its Legazpi station; construction of transmitter tower and upgrading its General Santos station; and upgrading broadcast facilities, equipment and transmitter tower in
Davao,
Cebu
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,
Guimaras,
Bacolod
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,
Iloilo
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,
Batangas
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,
Dagupan
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,
Cagayan de Oro
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and
Benguet
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.
GMA Network Center
GMA Network, Inc. inaugurated its state-of-the-art
GMA Network Center on June 14, 2000 as part of the year-round celebration to commemorate its 50th anniversary. GMA Network Center supports GMA Network, Inc.'s thrusts towards digitization and media convergence. While the first phase of the project has already been completed with the construction of the 17-storey corporate complex, the center has an option to upgrade the older, existing facilities in the GMA compound, as originally planned. The network center is equipped with MARC (Multiple Automated Recorder Cassette) and a
Broadcast Automation System that allows the network to manage live and international feeds that will be carried out to
GMA Pinoy TV
GMA Pinoy TV is a Philippine pay television channel that was launched in March 14, 2005, by GMA Network. Operated by its subsidiaries, GMA International and GMA Worldwide Inc, it is targeted towards the Philippine diaspora.
Programming
The ...
subscribers around the world.
GMA Network Studios
The GMA Network Studios consist of seven studios. Studio 1 and Studio 4 houses the programs of ''
GMA News TV
GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GM ...
'' such as the cooking show ''
Idol sa Kusina'' and the primetime talk show ''
Tonight with Arnold Clavio
''Tonight with Arnold Clavio'' is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by
Q and GMA News TV. Hosted by Arnold Clavio, it premiered on Q on April 5, 2010. The show concluded on Q on February 18, 2011. It started airing on GMA News TV on ...
''. Studio 1 and Studio 4 (formerly known as Studio A and Studio B, respectively) was the first two old studios of GMA Network which is located in the old compound (formerly known as the RBS compound). Studio 2, 3, and 5 are located in GMA Network Center building. Studio23 houses the ''GMA News TV'' newscasts such as ''
Balitanghali
''Balitanghali'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show produced by GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs. Originally anchored by Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima, it premiered on November 11, 2005, on Q. The show was carried over on GM ...
'', ''
Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales
''Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales'' () is a Philippine television news magazine show broadcast by GMA News TV and GTV. Hosted by Vicky Morales, it premiered on March 6, 2011.
Overview
Anchored by Vicky Morales, it features news from that f ...
'', and ''
News TV Live
''News Live'', formerly ''News TV Live'', is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA News TV and GTV. It premiered on February 28, 2011, as ''News TV Live'' on GMA News TV and concluded on February 21, 2021. The progra ...
''. Studio 3 houses the morning news and talk show ''
Unang Hirit'', while GMA Network flagship news programs ''
24 Oras
''24 Oras'' (pronounced as bente kwatro oras / ) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line ...
'', ''
Saksi'', ''GMA News Update'', the investigative docudrama show ''
Imbestigador
''Imbestigador'' () is a Philippine television investigative docudrama show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Mike Enriquez, it premiered on August 2, 2000 on the network's evening line up replacing ''Compañero y Compañera''.
The series is ...
'' and the GMA News TV flagship news program ''
State of the Nation with Jessica Soho
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'' airs live from Studio 5. The German Moreno Studio (formerly Studio 6) and Studio 7, the largest studios of GMA Network, are located in the GMA Network Studio Annex. The German Moreno Studio has an area of 640 square meters and can accommodate 300 to 400 audiences. It houses the comedy sketch gag show ''
Bubble Gang
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'', the afternoon game-variety show ''
Wowowin
''Wowowin'' is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by All TV. Hosted by Willie Revillame, it premiered on May 10, 2015 on GMA Network. The show aired its final broadcast on GMA Network on February 11, 2022. The show premiered on All ...
'', the cooking and talk show ''
Sarap, 'Di Ba?'' and the infotainment show ''
IBilib''. Studio 7 has an area of 1,020 square meters and can accommodate 600 to 800 audiences. Studio 7 houses the noontime comedy-variety show ''
Sunday PinaSaya
''Sunday PinaSaya'' () is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Ai-Ai delas Alas, Marian Rivera, Wally Bayola and Jose Manalo, it premiered on August 9, 2015 on the network's Sunday Grande sa Hapon line up rep ...
'', the comedy anthology ''
Dear Uge
''Dear Uge'' is a Philippine television comedy anthology broadcast by GMA Network. Starring Eugene Domingo and Divine Aucina, it premiered on February 14, 2016 on the network's Sunday Grande sa Hapon line up replacing ''Wowowin''. The show conc ...
'' and the musical and variety show ''
Studio 7
:''"Studio 7" was also the original developmental title for the NBC drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.''
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''Studio 7'' was hosted by Pat Kiernan. Each episode feat ...
'' and with several shows aired by the network.
GMA Network, Inc. takes a significant step in the continuous strengthening and improvement of the network's news department with a P154 million (2.9m USD) investment on a Newsroom Automation System (NAS). A signing of agreement between GMA Network and
Vizrt was held on March 14, 2018 at the
GMA Network Center in Quezon City.
Digital television
The
National Telecommunications Commission
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(NTC) ordered
all broadcasting companies in the Philippines to shut off their analog signal by 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2015 and switch to digital broadcast. The Philippines will be using the Japanese
ISDB-T
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to facilitate the country's transition to digital television, rather than the
ATSC
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system implemented by North American broadcasters devised as a replacement for the
NTSC
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system utilized by North America and the Philippines.
GMA Network is presently applying for a digital television license from the NTC to install and maintain transmitting stations that will be attuned with and utilize to offer digital terrestrial television and digital mobile TV broadcast services, using
channel 27 (551.143 MHz) frequency. Areas planned for a temporary digital broadcast will cover the cities of
Quezon City
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,
Makati
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Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
,
Pasig
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It is located along the ...
,
Tagaytay
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It is one of the country's most pop ...
, and
Angeles City in
Pampanga
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; and areas like
Ortigas,
Cavite
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, and
Calumpit in
Bulacan
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.
GMA Network, Inc. asked the NTC to reconsider its decision to use the Japanese standard and examine the European digital broadcast system instead. In earlier decisions, the National Telecommunications Commission reaffirmed its resolutions to use
ISDB-T
Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB; Japanese: , ''Tōgō dejitaru hōsō sābisu'') is a Japanese broadcasting standard for digital television (DTV) and digital radio.
ISDB supersedes both the NTSC-J analog television system and th ...
and conduct public consultations for its implementing rules and regulations which will be ready by April 2011. On March 27, 2011, the local regulator ordered an evaluation of the standard to be used by the Philippines for digital television and reconsidering the second-generation Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB2) from Europe and replacing the Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB) standard.
In February 2013, GMA Network, Inc. was able to conduct digital test broadcast with the
ISDB-T
Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB; Japanese: , ''Tōgō dejitaru hōsō sābisu'') is a Japanese broadcasting standard for digital television (DTV) and digital radio.
ISDB supersedes both the NTSC-J analog television system and th ...
standard via its UHF channel 27's frequency. GMA Network was the first television network in the Philippines to broadcast GMA 7 and GMA News TV 11 in standard definition (SD) format with a 4:3 aspect ratio, similar to TV channels in European countries, although the content had been stretched horizontally from its original 4:3 ratio. GMA 7 was also transmitting 1seg on mobile and had no errors. However, in a statement, the network has not conceded its stand to prefer the European DVB-T2 over the Japanese ISDB-T.
Online
GMA News Online
Established in January 2007, GMA News Online (formerly GMANews.TV) is the official site of GMA News. It features the latest news coverage, including video reports, as well as business, sports, technology, entertainment and special reports, mobile alerts, newsletters, RSS feeds and real time search. A diverse number of presenters and correspondents maintain blogs on its site and has an archiving database for its news content. A live stream of
DZBB, an AM radio station of
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
is also available on its website. It also features YouScoop, an interactive section, wherein viewers can upload first-hand footage of news events happening in their area and visitors can also view such footage. Aside from
GMA News and Public Affairs
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs (formerly known as ''RBS News Department'', ''GMA Radio-Television News'' and ''GMA Rainbow Satellite News''; and commonly GMA (Integrated) News) is the news division of the GMA Network (company), GMA Netw ...
content and materials produced, GMA News Online publishes articles and features from several news organizations, including
The Associated Press
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and
Reuters
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The agency was estab ...
wire service. In December 2010, GMANews.TV received one million page views per day.
On February 7, 2011, GMANews.TV was renamed to GMA News Online and launched a new logo and slogan, “The Go-to Site For Filipinos Everywhere”; and retain its uniform resource locator, ''www.gmanews.tv'' to correspond with the launching of its all-news channel, GMA News TV.
myGMA Internet TV
On September 12, 2008, GMA Network, Inc. launched its first video-on-demand service through myGMA Internet TV. Focusing on Filipino communities, it offers high-quality programs from GMA Network. It is an alternative to Filipino communities who does not have the access of cable TV and direct-to-home subscriptions. myGMA Internet TV competed with
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...
’s
TFC.tv. Currently, myGMA Internet TV is inactive.
Joint ventures
INQ7.net
GMA Network Inc. partnered with the
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded bro ...
, one of Philippines' daily broadsheets to venture in an online multimedia news and information delivery company, INQ7 Interactive Inc. Its main business offers text, images, audio, video and online interactive information tools such as discussion boards, polls and searchable news archives. The partnership also paved the way the creation of a joint web site, the ''www.inq7.net'' and in recent reports, its ranks no. 11 in the most read online newspaper worldwide. In January 2007, GMA Network, Inc. and Philippine Daily Inquirer ended their partnership and GMA Network Inc. focused on to its owned consent site, the GMA News Online (formerly known as GMANews.TV).
Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP)
Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc., a joint venture between
GMA New Media
GMA New Media, Inc. (or NMI) is the digital media and technology arm of GMA Network Inc. which offers interactive applications in the television, mobile, web, marketing and online gaming industry. Its headquarters are located at the GMA Network ...
, Inc. and
Summit Media, operates Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP) and Sports Interactive Network (SPIN).
Kapuso JobMarket
Partnerships of GMA Network Inc., the Philippine Daily Inquirer, INQ7 Interactive Inc. and New Media Inc. The Kapuso JobMarket aims to provide convenience for job seekers by creating another online service that will help them search for employment opportunities using their mobile phones.
Q
Q was a partnership between GMA Network, Inc. and
ZOE Broadcasting Network
ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZOE TV) is a Philippine broadcast media arm of the Jesus Is Lord Church. Based in Ortigas Center, Pasig, it operates a network of television and radio stations each in Mega Manila, Puerto Princesa City, Visaya ...
Inc. The television channel previously aired foreign dramas, lifestyle shows and public affairs programming. The channel ceased commercial operation on February 20, 2011 to give way to its sister channel,
GMA News TV
GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GM ...
.
Defunct channels
GMA News TV
GMA News TV
GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GM ...
was a Philippine news and lifestyle-oriented channel that was launched on February 28, 2011 and was aired on local UHF channel 27 and formerly VHF channel 11 through its blocktime agreement with ZOE until June 2019. On February 21, 2021, GMA News TV stopped its broadcast operations to give way for
GTV the following day. It was generally watched as a free-to-air news and lifestyle-oriented channel in the Philippines.
Q (Quality Television)
In November 2005, GMA Network, Inc. entered an airtime agreement with
ZOE Broadcasting Network
ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZOE TV) is a Philippine broadcast media arm of the Jesus Is Lord Church. Based in Ortigas Center, Pasig, it operates a network of television and radio stations each in Mega Manila, Puerto Princesa City, Visaya ...
to use
DZOE-TV
DZOE-TV, Channel 11 (analog) and Channel 20 (digital), is the flagship television property of ZOE Broadcasting Network. As part of a blocktime agreement, it serves as the flagship station of Philippine television network A2Z. The station is ...
channel 11 for its local lifestyle channel
Q (formerly QTV, Quality Television). Most of Q's programming consists of foreign dramas, reality and lifestyle shows. On February 20, 2011, Q ceased commercial operation to give way to
GMA News TV
GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GM ...
.
Channel Philippines
On December 15, 1999,
STAR TV Network leased the airtime of Citynet to launch
Channel Philippines through EMC (Entertainment Music Channel). Part of the strategy is to localize Channel V with programs produced locally by STAR TV Network and GMA Network Inc.
EMC (Entertainment Music Channel)
In 1999, Entertainment Music Channel or EMC is the first music channel of GMA Network Inc. after its UHF station, Citynet Television was rebranded due to high programming cost and stiff competition from free-to-air UHF TV channels. The music channel only lasted months after GMA Network Inc. signed a leased broadcast agreement with STAR TV Network to transmit a localize music television station, Channel
Philippines.
Citynet Television
On August 27, 1995, GMA Network, Inc. inaugurate its first ultra-high-frequency channel through
DWDB-TV channel 27 in Metropolitan Manila. It was the first UHF television channel operated by a major broadcast network in the Philippines. GMA Network Inc. launches its new channel under the
Citynet Television
DWDB-TV, channel 27 is the flagship UHF station of the Philippine television network GTV, wholly owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions, a subsidiary of GMA Network Inc. Its studios are located at the GMA Network Center, EDSA co ...
brand and decided to expand its local programming business. Studios are located at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City. In April 1999, Citynet Television ceased its commercial operation and later on reformatted into a local music channel.
CGMA
In the 1990s, GMA Network, Inc. ventures into cable television via CGMA, a cable channel available on Home Cable. It broadcast defunct and previously aired shows on
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
. Eventually, CGMA ceased its commercial operation when Home Cable entered into a memorandum of agreement to consolidate the operation of its company with Lopez-owned
Sky Cable
Sky Cable (stylized as SKYcable) is a cable television service of Sky Cable Corporation in the Philippines. It covers areas across the country with both digital and analog cable services, and it has 700,000 subscribers, controlling 45% of t ...
, an
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by t ...
subsidiary, GMA Network Inc.'s main competitor.
GMA didn't have its own cable channel until 2005 with the launch of
GMA Pinoy TV
GMA Pinoy TV is a Philippine pay television channel that was launched in March 14, 2005, by GMA Network. Operated by its subsidiaries, GMA International and GMA Worldwide Inc, it is targeted towards the Philippine diaspora.
Programming
The ...
, but unlike CGMA, GMA Pinoy TV (and its sister channels) only caters to international audiences.
Fox Filipino
Fox Filipino was an archive entertainment
cable television
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with broa ...
channel
Channel, channels, channeling, etc., may refer to:
Geography
* Channel (geography), in physical geography, a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water.
Australia
* Channel Country, region of outback Austral ...
launched on March 1, 2012. It featured Filipino-produced programming from GMA Network and Filipino movies from
GMA Pictures, entries from the
Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, selected Asian and Hollywood movies, and selected foreign programming dubbed in Filipino language. After 8 years of broadcasting,
Fox Networks Group announced that Fox Filipino would cease broadcast on July 7, 2020 as GMA and
TV5 archived content were moved to GMA's digital television channel, Heart of Asia and
Cignal-run satellite channel,
One Screen
One Screen was a Philippine pay television entertainment channel based in Mandaluyong. It was owned by MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. through Cignal TV. Starting test broadcasts in September 2019, it was officially launched on June 15, 2020, and was ...
, respectively.
Executive management
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*Atty.
Felipe L. Gozon
Felipe Enrique "Henry" Lapuz Gozon (born December 8, 1939), is a Filipino lawyer and the chairman and CEO of GMA Network Inc., one of the largest media networks in the Philippines.
A lawyer by profession, the Yale-educated Gozon is seen as the ...
(chairman of the board, chief executive officer)
*
Gilberto Duavit Jr.
Gilberto "Jimmy" Roy Duavit Jr. (born October 16, 1963) is a Filipino businessman, philanthropist, producer, and writer. He is the president and chief operating officer of GMA Network Inc., one of the largest media networks in the Philippines. ...
(president, chief operating officer, director)
*Felipe S. Yalong (chief financial officer, SVP for Corporate Services Group, corporate treasurer, director)
*Lilybeth G. Rasonable (senior vice president for Entertainment Group)
*Oliver Victor B. Amoroso (Acting Head of GMA Integrated News and first vice president and Head of GMA Regional TV and Synergy)
*Nessa S. Valdellon (first vice president for Public Affairs)
*
Miguel Castro Enriquez (Consultant for Radio Operation Group and President of RGMA Network)
*Ayahl Ari Augusto P. Chio (vice president for investor relations and compliance)
*Eduardo P. Santos (compliance officer)
*Roberto O. Parel (corporate secretary)
*Atty. Anna Teresa “Annette” M. Gozon-Valdes (Senior Vice President)
Assets
Divisions
*GMA Entertainment Group
*
GMA News and Public Affairs
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs (formerly known as ''RBS News Department'', ''GMA Radio-Television News'' and ''GMA Rainbow Satellite News''; and commonly GMA (Integrated) News) is the news division of the GMA Network (company), GMA Netw ...
**GMA News and Public Affairs Digital
**GMA News Research
**GMA News Online
**YouScoop
**IMReady
*GMA Regional TV
**
52 GMA Network stations
**
27 GTV stations
**
8 digital terrestrial television stations
*GMA International
**
GMA Pinoy TV
GMA Pinoy TV is a Philippine pay television channel that was launched in March 14, 2005, by GMA Network. Operated by its subsidiaries, GMA International and GMA Worldwide Inc, it is targeted towards the Philippine diaspora.
Programming
The ...
**
GMA Life TV
**
GMA News TV
GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GM ...
**GMA On Demand
*
Sparkle GMA Artist Center
*Synergy: A GMA Collaboration
Subsidiaries
*
GMA New Media, Inc.
**
Digify, Inc.
Digify Inc. is a subsidiary of GMA New Media founded in 2011, which specializes stand-alone digital and integrated marketing campaigns for mobile, web, and broadcast applications.
Digify holds several key accounts, including SM Prime Holdings, ...
**MediaMerge Corporation
***GMA News Online
***GMA Network Portal
**Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. (50%)
***PEP.ph
***SPIN.PH (Sports Interactive Network Philippines)
**
GMA Affordabox
GMA Affordabox is a Philippine ISDB-T digital terrestrial television provider distributed and being marketed by GMA New Media, a subsidiary of GMA Network, Inc. The service distributes digital set-top boxes and USB OTG dongles with free-to-air ...
**GMA Now
*GMA Network Films, Inc.
**
GMA Pictures
**Backyard Productions
*RGMA Marketing and Productions, Inc. (
GMA Music
GMA Music (formerly known as Infiniti Music and GMA Records) is a subsidiary of GMA Network Inc. and is engaged in the production, marketing and distribution of music and concerts. GMA Music is a member of PARI and has the distinction of havin ...
)
**GMA Playlist
**AltG Records
**Spotlight Mussic Sessions
*
Citynet Network Marketing and Productions, Inc.
**Script2010, Inc.
**
DWDB-TV
*GMA Worldwide (Philippines), Inc.
*Alta Productions Group, Inc.
*GMA Ventures, Inc.
Affiliates
*RGMA Network, Inc. (49%)
**
Super Radyo DZBB 594khz
**
Barangay LS 97.1
**
Super Radyo Nationwide
**
Barangay FM
The following is a list of radio station
Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the ...
*Mont-Aire Realty and Development Corp. (49%)
Corporate social responsibility
*
GMA Kapuso Foundation
GMA Kapuso Foundation Inc. (formerly Bisig Bayan Foundation and GMA Foundation) is a socio-civic organization organized by GMA Network Inc.
GMA Network, Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon Cit ...
*
Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko Foundation
References
External links
*
Media Ownership Monitor Philippines - Media Companies: A Duopoly Rulesby VERA Files and
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RWB; french: Reporters sans frontières; RSF) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with the stated aim of safeguarding the right to freedom of information. It describes its advocacy as found ...
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Companies listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange
Mass media companies of the Philippines
Broadcasting companies of the Philippines
Entertainment companies of the Philippines
Philippine radio networks
Mass media in Metro Manila
Peabody Award winners
Television channels and stations established in 1961
Companies based in Quezon City
Philippine companies established in 1950