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''GMA Network, Incorporated'' the network is currently privately owned by 3 families -->
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Felipe Gozon , CEO <br>
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June 14 , 1950 (radio broadcasts)<br> October 29 , 1961 (television broadcasts)
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Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart
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''Greater Manila Area Radio and Television Arts'' (acronym used until 1996, when the network rebranded itself Used after the acquisition of the network from Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart in the 1970s)<br><br>''Republic Broadcasting System''(corporate name until 1996, when the network changed it into the current corporate name)<br><br>'' DZBB -TV'' (Remains as the network's call sign in Manila)
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(Global Media Arts Network, Incorporated) is one of the largest broadcast networks in the
Philippines . It provides news and entertainment programs through its forty-four fully-owned television relay stations, three affiliate television stations and thirty-four radio stations throughout the Philippines. The network also offers its shows outside the Philippines through
GMA Pinoy TV .
Its headquarters, the GMA Network Center, is located at EDSA corner Timog Ave., Diliman,
Quezon City , Philippines.
Atty. Felipe Gozon is its Chairman and CEO.
GMA Network traces its origin to
June 14 ,
1950 , when American war correspondent Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart (1918-2006) sent his first radio transmission through his AM station, then known as the ''Republic Broadcasting System'' at the back of a bakery. A decade after the station's launch, the Stewarts ventured in the realm of television. On
October 29 ,
1961 , RBS Channel 7 started its operations with a used transmitter and two cameras. The channel aired canned shows from the United States.
In the 1970s, during the Martial Law era, foreign citizens and corporations were disallowed from owning media outlets in the country. Stewart was forced to cede majority control to Gilberto Duavit, a Malacañang official, Menardo Jimenez and
Felipe Gozon . Through the acquisition, the channel now was able to broadcast in color and changed its name from RBS to GMA, which meant Greater Manila Area, the geographic location of the station where it could broadcast, although RBS remained its corporate name for years to come. But some people speculate that President
Ferdinand Marcos changed its name due of being the one of the television networks that existed before the Martial Law. When the smoke cleared, viewers had channels two, nine and thirteen, ran by Benedicto, four, which belonged to the Ministry of Information, and Duavit's.
When
Ninoy Aquino , a senator who strongly opposed the Marcos administration, was assassinated on
August 21 ,
1983 , it was a small item on television news. During his historic funeral procession, GMA gave ten seconds of airtime. With the assassination of Aquino, the iron grip that the Marcos administration had on television began to slip, as GMA broadcasted the funeral, the only station to do so.
In 1984, Imee Marcos, daughter of Ferdinand Marcos, attempted to takeover GMA, just as she did with the Benedictos. However, she was foiled by GMA executives, Menardo Jimenez and
Felipe Gozon . Stewart left the Philippines for good as he was utterly disappointed with the Marcos move.
In 1987, it opened its high-end live studio, the Broadway Centrum, boosting its local programming, and inagurated its 777-foot''Tower of Power'', the tallest man-made structure in the country in 1988. GMA also was the first Television station in the Philippines to use Electronic News Gathering Vans.
International reach became GMA's target in the 1990s, which it began through the Rainbow Satellite launched on
April 30 ,
1992 . Through its relay stations, GMA programs were seen across the archipelago and Southeast Asia. GMA has started airing in 60 American cities and parts of South America through the International Channel Network. GMA was also the official broadcaster of the
1995 World Youth Day , which was the last visit of
Pope John Paul II to the country. During the same year, GMA launched a UHF channel, Citynet 27, several new shows ("
Bubble Gang " and "
Startalk "), and the news program, ''
Saksi '' with
Mike Enriquez and Karen Davila. At the same time, two popular TV shows, "
Eat Bulaga " and "Okay Ka Fairy Ko" began broadcasting on GMA-7 after airing for sometime in
ABS-CBN . In 1996, GMA formally changed its corporate name to GMA Network Incorporated. The acronym was also changed to ''Global Media Arts''. GMA was the first Philippine broadcaster to win the Peabody Award for Investigative Journalism in 1999. Later, Citynet 27 becomes EMC, the first locally programmed music video channel. It later became
Channel V Philippines when it struck an agreement with
Star TV to localize the said music channel. Channel V, however, ceased operations due to the conflict of interest between the owners of GMA, which was then being considered by
PLDT , who handles
MTV Philippines through Nation Broadcasting Corporation, one of its subsidiaries.
In 2002, the GMA Network engaged in a rebranding program in line with its goal to become the leader in providing local news and entertainment. It changed its logo and slogans to reflect its new corporate identity but still incorporating its identity as the ''"Rainbow Network".'' The new brand consisted of a red, stylized heart logo, with a band of different colors representing the rainbow. In tune with the new logo, the new slogan was "''Kapuso, Anumang Kulay ng Buhay''" ("''One in Heart, Regardless of the Colors of Life''"). In 2003, ''Saksi'' won the New York Festival Gold Medal for best newscast, the first Philippine newscast to do so. This, and the Peabody Award in
1999 , earned GMA a House of Representatives commendation in 2003.
In 2003, GMA Network, withdrawn its membership from the ''Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng'' Pilipinas (KBP), after incidents involving host Rosanna Roces, alleged commercial overloading and interfering when news anchor Mike Enriquez. aired his complaints over radio against Lopez-owned cable firm
SkyCable 's distortion of GMA's signal on its system, and a lost videotape containing evidence that the cable firm had violated the rule on soliciting ads for cable TV.
Changes were apparent in the programming of the network. The production of various shows were up to par with its rival network,
ABS-CBN .
Extra Challenge started to lead the game. And with launch of the
Telefantasya ''
Mulawin '' in 2004, GMA finally gained a rating advantage in Mega Manila over ABS-CBN. By the end of 2004, GMA was one of the most profitable companies in the country. During the same year, GMA launched a new primetime news program,
24 Oras .
In 2005, GMA began broadcast of ''
Mars Ravelo's Darna '', a classic comic book character among Filipinos which became a big hit, with its ratings being the highest ever for a pilot episode for GMA. Other primetime telefantasyas like ''
Encantadia '' and ''
Sugo '' also maintained the network's lead in its Mega Manila ratings during the year. The company’s subsidiary, Citynet Inc., also signed a co-production and blocktime agreement with Zoe Broadcasting, allowing the GMA Network with another platform to showcase its programming and talents. In November 11, 2005, Zoe Broadcasting Network's VHF station, DZOE-TV Channel 11, went on the air as
QTV . QTV stands for
Quality TeleVision , and broadcasts show that primarily targets women audiences. QTV's news programs share the same resources of GMA News and Public Affairs, while some programs are produced by Citynet Inc. Also in 2005, GMA made another milestone in Philippine television, when it won the Asian Television Awards' Best Terrestrial Television Station, besting MBC of Korea and Mediacorp Channel 5 of Singapore.
In early 2006, Debate, a late-night public affairs program, won the Bronze Medal in the New York Festivals. The network maintained its primetime ratings re-formatting shows ''Extra Challenge'' and ''Encantadia'' (which was succeeded by sequels '''', and by the localized versions of the Korean series ''Jewel in the Palace'' and ''My Name is Kim Sam Soon.'' The network was also praised on its coverage of the
Wowowee stampede incident. A reprehensive
Mike Enriquez also interviewed embattled Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the first time since the lifting the
State Of National Emergency , which the network allowed other stations to air the exclusive interview without prior consent. At the end of the interview, the President praised the network for its news coverage, hinting that other media outfits to do the same (probably referring to the local newspaper, The Daily Tribune). In April, the founder of the network, Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart died in the United States.
See Also: GMA Network Center
GMA inaugurated its new GMA Network Center facility on June 14, 2000 as part of the kick-off of its year-round celebration of its 50th anniversary. The GMA Network Center supports GMA's thrusts towards digitalization and media convergence. While the first phase of the project has already been completed with the construction of the 17-storey high-rise, 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 and a Broadcast Automation System that allows the network to manage live feeds and international feeds that will be carried out to GMA Pinoy TV subscribers around the world. The GMA compound has five studios, three of which are in the new network center, and two in the older structures. The Center serves as the Corporate Headquarters for the network and also houses the radio station and the newsroom.
See Also: GMA Network logos
GMA Network has used a number of logos throughout its history especially when the station was acquired by Gozon, Jimenez and Duavit in the 1970's. In the 1980's the station introduced one of its most memorable identities, the slogan "Where you Belong" and later, the rainbow images. The rainbow images were used and refined in the 1990's, until it was replaced by the Kapuso logo in 2002.
See Also: GMA Network Subsidiaries
- RGMA Network, Inc. (RGMA)
- GMA Network Films, Inc. ( GMA Films )
- GMA Worldwide, Inc. ( GMA Pinoy TV )
- Alta Productions Group, Inc.
- GMA Records (formerly Infiniti Music)
- GMA Kapuso Foundation
- GMA New Media Inc. ( NMI )
- --- Fanatxt
- --- Digital Kitchen, Inc.
- Scenarios, Inc.
- GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc.
- INQ7 Interactive, Inc. ( INQ7 ) (with Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Nationwide
- ---GMA Channel 7
- --- QTV Channel 11
- --- Citynet Channel 27
- ---RGMA TV Stations Nationwide
- --- QTV Regional Stations Nationwide
- Worldwide
- --- GMA Pinoy TV
- GMA Satelitte Office
- GMA Pinoy TV Headquarters
- GMA Relay Centers
- KapusoVision
- GMA Transmitter Station
- RGMA Transmitter Station
- GMA Network Center
- RGMA Network Center
- GMA Broadway Centrum
- QTV 11 Studios
- GMA Artist Center
- GMA Entertainment Television Group
See Also: List of GMA Network and Affiliate Stations
- ''Where You Belong'' - Used in the late 1970s and was used for the next 20 years.
- ''In the service of man, for the glory of God.'' - Corporate slogan
- ''Kapuso, Anumang Kulay ng Buhay'' - First used in 2002 with the re-branding of the network.
- ''Kapuso 54 na tayo'' - Released in 2004 for it's 54th anniversary
- ''55 years na tayo, Kapuso!'' - Released in 2005 for its 55th aniversary.
- ''Iba ang Tibok 'pag Kapuso'' - Released in Summer 2005
- ''Kapuso, No. 1 tayo'' - Released in 2005, for surpassing its rival network in Mega Manila ratings.
- ''Kapuso ng Bawat Pilipino'' - Released in 2005, after the launch of its international channel.
- ''Pebrero ang Buwan Natin Kapuso'' - Released in 2006 before and exactly Valentine's Day
Quality TeleVision Channel 11 is the newest television network powered by the GMA Network, Inc. It is owned by ''Zoe Broadcasting network, Inc.(ZOE-TV)'' which is a Christian network by
Eddie Villanueva opened on November 11, 2005. And now, It produces programs that is targeted for families all over the Philippines. Its shows also focuses on Filipino women all over the country.
www.iGMA.tv is the GMA Network official website. Run by New Media Inc., it features content and information regarding the network, as well as several interactive features. iGMA.tv also offers its site to
Cellphones ; via wap.igma.tv.
is a joint online multimedia news and information delivery company of the GMA Network and the
Philippine Daily Inquirer . Text, images, audio, video, and online interactive information tools such as discussion boards, online polls, searchable news databases, and others are made available through the two companies’ joint website, accessible at
www.INQ7.net . Ranking No. 11 in the 100Hot’s most-read online newspapers in the world, INQ7.net is owned by the Inquirer and GMA with both companies each owning abour half of INQ7.
In partnership project of GMA, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, INQ7 Interactive Inc. and New Media Inc., The ''Kapuso JobMarket'' was launch which aims to provide convenience for job seekers by creating another off-line service that will help them search for employment opportunities using their mobile phones.
See Also: List of GMA Network shows
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GMA Network programs include news and current affairs shows, documentaries, dramas, dubbed foreign serials, entertainment news and talk shows, game shows, variety shows, musicals, sitcoms, children's shows, anime shows, fantasy and reality shows. Most of its shows are broadcasted from the GMA Network Center.
- GMA Dramarama sa Hapon
- GMA Asianovelas
- GMA KiliTV
- Anime Swak Pack Sa Hapon
- GMA Telebabad
- GMA BuliliTV
- Sabado Combo
- Sunday Kiddie TV
- Sabado Star Power sa Hapon
- Sabado Star Power sa Gabi
- Linggo Bingo sa Hapon
- Linggo Bingo sa Gabi
