GMA Network (company)
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| Traded as | : GMA7 |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Predecessor | Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc. (1950-1963) Republic Broadcasting System Inc. (1963–1996) |
| Founded | 1 March 1950 |
| Founder | Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart |
| Headquarters |
GMA Network Center EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Atty. Felipe L. Gozon (Chairman and CEO) Gilberto R. Duavit Jr. (President and COO) Felipe S. Yalong (CFO) |
| Services | TV and radio broadcasting, film and TV production and distribution, music production, sports, news, websites |
| Revenue |
 ₱16.673 billion (FY 2016)
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₱6.778 billion (FY 2016)
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₱3.647 billion (FY 2016)
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| Total assets |
₱16.059 billion (FY 2016)
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| Total equity |
₱10.407 billion (FY 2016)
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| Owner | GMA Holdings, Inc. (25.17%) Group Management and Development, Inc. (23.47%) FLG Management and Development Corporation (20.01%) M.A. Jimenez Enterprises (13.49%) Television International Corporation (9.94%) |
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Number of employees
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3,037 (FY 2016) |
| Parent | GMA Holdings, Inc. |
| Divisions | GMA Entertainment TV GMA Artist Center GMA Kapuso Foundation GMA News and Public Affairs GMA Regional TV |
| Subsidiaries |
Digify, Inc. RGMA Marketing and Productions, Inc. (GMA Records) GMA Network Films, Inc. (GMA Films) GMA New Media, Inc. GMA Worldwide (Philippines), Inc. |
| Website | gmanetwork.com |
GMA Network Inc. is a Filipino media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It is primary 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.
It owns and operates two national television networks (GMA Network and GMA News TV), two national radio stations (Super Radyo DZBB 594 kHz and Barangay LS 97.1), two regional radio networks (Super Radyo and Barangay FM), It also operates three international channels (GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International), along with subsidiaries dealing in film and television production and distribution (GMA Films), music production and publishing (GMA Records), talent development and management (GMA Artist Center) and a number of internet and digital converging technology (GMA New Media) in the Philippines. The company is a publicly traded company on the .
The company's roots can be traced back to then Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc., owned by Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart, an American war correspondent. The company started with the launching of its first AM radio station in Manila 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 crash of President Ramon Magsaysay's plane in Mount Manunggal; the eruption of Mount Hibok-Hibok and various local elections in the Philippines. DZBB became the first radio station in the Philippines to use telephones for live interviews.
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