GMA Network, Inc. is the leading free-to-air media broadcasting company in the Philippines. It is principally engaged in television and radio broadcasting, production of television programs for domestic and international audiences and other related businesses.
The company (then known as Loreto F. de Hemedes, Inc.) started operating its radio station DZBB in 1950 through Robert Stewart, an American war correspondent, known to many as "Uncle Bob." Eleven years later, on October 29, 1961, the company ventured into television and started operating TV Channel 7.
In May 28, 1974, the company changed its name to Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. In the same year, Gilberto M. Duavit, Menardo R. Jimenez and Felipe L. Gozon took over the management of the station.
In 1996, the company changed its corporate name to GMA Network, Inc. as it diversified into media-related businesses such as movie making, sets and props construction, film syndication, music and video recording, new media, post production services and marketing.
From the "Where You Belong" tagline, the company came up with a corporate equity in 2002 to bring the network closer to the hearts and minds of its viewers using a new tagline Kapuso ng Bawat Pilipino. The equity defines GMA's relationship with its viewers as Kapuso (one in heart) that fully understands their needs, dreams, aspirations, and even pains.
GMA Network has 46 Very High Frequency (VHF) television stations nationwide that include its flagship station in Mega Manila, originating stations in Cebu, Iloilo, Davao, and Dagupan, 3 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) stations and 1 affiliate station.
GMA-7 produces and broadcasts radio programs across the Philippines on its wholly-owned operating network of 21 radio stations and one minority-owned radio station. Its anchor radio stations are DZBB on the AM band and DWLS on the FM band. In 2007, the company reformatted its flagship station DWLS-FM and is now known as "Barangay LS 97.1 Ayos!"
GMA reaches out to Filipinos across the globe through its international channels GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV, available via cable, direct-to-home and IPTV.
GMA Pinoy TV is the fastest growing and most requested Filipino channel abroad since its launch in 2005. It is now in the United States, Canada, 49 countries in Europe, 27 countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Guam, Saipan, Papua New Guinea and the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia.
With the impressive feats of its first international channel, GMA treats the global Pinoys to a second serving of Filipino programs with GMA Life TV, which launched in March 2008.
GMA Life TV is already in the United States, Canada, 49 countries in Europe, 27 countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Guam and Papua New Guinea.
Through a co-production and/or blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network, GMA provides the programming for Channel 11, now known as "QTV Channel 11". QTV Channel 11 is women-skewed, with a programming grid primarily designed according to women's schedules and needs.
GMA-7 has played a major role in revolutionizing Philippine television by providing many of the most innovative and trendsetting shows in the country. Its programs boast of the best artists in Philippine entertainment as well as the most respected personalities in the field of news and public affairs.
GMA-7 has gained local and international recognition for its innovative and quality entertainment and responsible news and public affairs programs. For its quality and balanced programming, GMA has received the Best Station awards given by the country's leading award-giving bodies such as the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) Golden Dove Awards, Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards, Catholic Mass Media Awards, the Rotary Club of Manila and the USTV Students Choice Awards.
It is the first and only network in the country that has won the prestigious George Peabody Award in 2000. Its news program Saksi was awarded the World Gold Medal as Best Newscast in the New York Festivals in 2002, a first for any Philippine news program. It was also the first Philippine broadcasting company to have won the coveted Asian TV Award for Terrestial Channel of the Year in 2005. The company is among the top 10 Philippine companies among Asia's leading companies in the Review 200 survey of the Asian Wall Street Journal (formerly Review 200 of the Far Eastern Economic Review) for three consecutive years (2002- 2004).
GMA News and Public Affairs bagged five medals for its public affairs programs at the New York Festivals in 2008 – an unprecedented feat in the Philippine television industry. GMA Network also won seven awards and several citations at the US International Film and Video Festival the same year. In 2009, GMA bagged five world medals at the New York Festivals including two gold world medals and several awards at the US International Film and Video Festival.
Aside from bringing the best in news and entertainment, GMA-7 also manifests its social responsibility and commitment to public service through community projects and philanthropic activities that the GMA Kapuso Foundation and Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation undertake.
GMA maintains the following websites: www.iGMA.tv, www.gmapinoy.tv, www.QTV.com.ph, www.inq7.net, www.gmanews.tv and www.gmanetwork.com/ir, www.mygma.com.ph
The company (then known as Loreto F. de Hemedes, Inc.) started operating its radio station DZBB in 1950 through Robert Stewart, an American war correspondent, known to many as "Uncle Bob." Eleven years later, on October 29, 1961, the company ventured into television and started operating TV Channel 7.
In May 28, 1974, the company changed its name to Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. In the same year, Gilberto M. Duavit, Menardo R. Jimenez and Felipe L. Gozon took over the management of the station.
In 1996, the company changed its corporate name to GMA Network, Inc. as it diversified into media-related businesses such as movie making, sets and props construction, film syndication, music and video recording, new media, post production services and marketing.
From the "Where You Belong" tagline, the company came up with a corporate equity in 2002 to bring the network closer to the hearts and minds of its viewers using a new tagline Kapuso ng Bawat Pilipino. The equity defines GMA's relationship with its viewers as Kapuso (one in heart) that fully understands their needs, dreams, aspirations, and even pains.
GMA Network has 46 Very High Frequency (VHF) television stations nationwide that include its flagship station in Mega Manila, originating stations in Cebu, Iloilo, Davao, and Dagupan, 3 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) stations and 1 affiliate station.
GMA-7 produces and broadcasts radio programs across the Philippines on its wholly-owned operating network of 21 radio stations and one minority-owned radio station. Its anchor radio stations are DZBB on the AM band and DWLS on the FM band. In 2007, the company reformatted its flagship station DWLS-FM and is now known as "Barangay LS 97.1 Ayos!"
GMA reaches out to Filipinos across the globe through its international channels GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV, available via cable, direct-to-home and IPTV.
GMA Pinoy TV is the fastest growing and most requested Filipino channel abroad since its launch in 2005. It is now in the United States, Canada, 49 countries in Europe, 27 countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Guam, Saipan, Papua New Guinea and the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia.
With the impressive feats of its first international channel, GMA treats the global Pinoys to a second serving of Filipino programs with GMA Life TV, which launched in March 2008.
GMA Life TV is already in the United States, Canada, 49 countries in Europe, 27 countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Guam and Papua New Guinea.
Through a co-production and/or blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network, GMA provides the programming for Channel 11, now known as "QTV Channel 11". QTV Channel 11 is women-skewed, with a programming grid primarily designed according to women's schedules and needs.
GMA-7 has played a major role in revolutionizing Philippine television by providing many of the most innovative and trendsetting shows in the country. Its programs boast of the best artists in Philippine entertainment as well as the most respected personalities in the field of news and public affairs.
GMA-7 has gained local and international recognition for its innovative and quality entertainment and responsible news and public affairs programs. For its quality and balanced programming, GMA has received the Best Station awards given by the country's leading award-giving bodies such as the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) Golden Dove Awards, Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards, Catholic Mass Media Awards, the Rotary Club of Manila and the USTV Students Choice Awards.
It is the first and only network in the country that has won the prestigious George Peabody Award in 2000. Its news program Saksi was awarded the World Gold Medal as Best Newscast in the New York Festivals in 2002, a first for any Philippine news program. It was also the first Philippine broadcasting company to have won the coveted Asian TV Award for Terrestial Channel of the Year in 2005. The company is among the top 10 Philippine companies among Asia's leading companies in the Review 200 survey of the Asian Wall Street Journal (formerly Review 200 of the Far Eastern Economic Review) for three consecutive years (2002- 2004).
GMA News and Public Affairs bagged five medals for its public affairs programs at the New York Festivals in 2008 – an unprecedented feat in the Philippine television industry. GMA Network also won seven awards and several citations at the US International Film and Video Festival the same year. In 2009, GMA bagged five world medals at the New York Festivals including two gold world medals and several awards at the US International Film and Video Festival.
Aside from bringing the best in news and entertainment, GMA-7 also manifests its social responsibility and commitment to public service through community projects and philanthropic activities that the GMA Kapuso Foundation and Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation undertake.
GMA maintains the following websites: www.iGMA.tv, www.gmapinoy.tv, www.QTV.com.ph, www.inq7.net, www.gmanews.tv and www.gmanetwork.com/ir, www.mygma.com.ph
