I Heart Movies (stylized as i ❤ movies) is a Philippine

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television channel owned by

GMA Network Inc. GMA Network, Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media related businesses. ...

The channel was on test broadcast from March 22, 2021, until March 31, 2021, and was officially launched on April 5, 2021. It airs daily from 6:00 am to 12:00 midnight.

Overview

I Heart Movies consists of local and Filipino-dubbed international films from its distributors including

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures is an American film production and distribution company of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group division of Warner Bros. Entertainment (both ultimately owned by Warner Bros. Discovery). The studio is the flagship producer of liv ...

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Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Films (formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties) is an American film production and film distribution studio, headquartered in Santa Monica and founded in Canada, and is the flagship division of Lionsgate Entertainment. It is the larg ...

, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Fortune Star Media Limited,

APT Entertainment APT Entertainment, Inc. is a television and film production company in the Philippines. History APT Entertainment, Inc. is a subsidiary of TAPE Inc., and the producer of the longest-running noontime variety show, ''Eat Bulaga!''. APT stands ...

OctoArts Films OctoArts Films (also known as OctoArts Films International for foreign films) is a Filipino film production and distribution company founded in 1989 by Orly R. Ilacad. A veteran record producer, Ilacad only decided to establish the film company ...

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, Unitel Pictures,

Maverick Films Maverick Films is a Philippine film production company owned by Jinggoy Estrada. History 1999-2001: Millennium Cinema The film company was established in 1999 by actor-politician Jinggoy Estrada and producer Eric Cuatico as Millennium Cinema, ...

Viva Films Viva Films is a Philippine film production company established under Viva Communications. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario Jr. History Veering away from the Sharon Cuneta-Gabby Concepcion tandem, Viva became home to qual ...

Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (doing business as Star Cinema or ABS-CBN Films) is a Philippines, Filipino film studio and film and television production company and film distributor headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the major film ...

, and their own studio

GMA Pictures GMA Pictures, formerly Cinemax Studios and GMA Films, is a film and television production company in the Philippines, established by GMA Network (company), GMA Network in 1995. Its films include ''Jose Rizal (film), Jose Rizal'', ''Muro-Ami (f ...

, among others. As a digital channel, I Heart Movies would not compete with other movie channels in the Philippines that broadcast through cable and satellite. On April 5, 2021, in-time for their launch, the channel released a new Station ID with the Theme Song "I Heart Movies" sing by

Rita Daniela Rita Daniela de Guzman Iringan (born September 15, 1995), popularly known as Rita Daniela (), is a Filipino actress, singer and television host. Grand Champion of the very first season of '' Popstar Kids''. She and Ken Chan became a popular ...

and Ken Chan.

Programming

As of October 15, 2022, I Heart Movies films are divided into various programming blocks: * Timeless Telesine – a block consisting of Filipino made for television films released in the 1990s. It airs at 6:00 a.m. * Takilya Throwback – a block consisting of Filipino films released in the 1960s until the early 2000s. It airs at 12:00 noon on Mondays to Saturdays and 10:00 a.m. on Sundays, with replays at 10:00 p.m. on the same day and on the next day (7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. on weekends). * Block Screening – a block consisting of Tagalog-dubbed foreign movies. It airs at 6:00 p.m. with a replay at 2:00 p.m. the next day. * Pinoy Movie Date – a block consisting of contemporary Filipino films. It airs at 8:00 p.m. with next-day replays at 9:00 a.m. on weekdays, 10:00 a.m. on Saturdays, and at 4:00 p.m. News *''

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 ...

'' (September 19, 2022 – present) Variety *''

All-Out Sundays ''All-Out Sundays'' (also known as ''AOS'' or ''AyOS'') is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Alden Richards, Julie Anne San Jose, Rayver Cruz, Ken Chan, Rita Daniela, Christian Bautista, Aicelle Santos, ...

'' (October 16, 2022 – present)

References

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Overview

Programming

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