GMA Pinoy TV

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GMA Pinoy TV
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaInternational
NetworkGMA Network
HeadquartersGMA Network Center EDSA cor. Timog Ave., Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)Filipino
English
Picture format4:3 720p60/576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerGMA Network, Inc.
ParentGMA International
Sister channels
History
LaunchedMarch 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03)
Links
WebsiteGMA Pinoy TV
Availability
Terrestrial
Zuku TV (Kenya)Channel 148

GMA Pinoy TV is a Philippine pay television channel that was launched on March 2005, by GMA Network. Operated by its subsidiaries, GMA International and GMA Worldwide Inc, it is targeted towards the Filipino diaspora.

Programming

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Main article: List of programs broadcast by GMA Pinoy TV

The programming of GMA Pinoy TV consists mostly of shows from the Philippines from GMA Network as well as previously aired shows, documentaries, films, and sports events from the Philippines. It also aired a simulcast of ABS-CBN Studios' It's Showtime with TFC and AMBS' All TV.[1][2][3][4] Most weekend shows are up to date, with the exception of some shows that air on a one-episode delay basis.[citation needed]

History

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GMA Pinoy TV was first launched on March 2005 in Japan. It was later launched in several parts of the United States in the same year, such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and the states of the East Coast. The channel was launched in San Francisco on July 23, 2005.[5][6]

A second channel, GMA Life TV, was successfully launched on February 16, 2008 and soon grew to 109,000 subscribers. GMA Pinoy TV had 225,000 subscribers as of September 2009. The percent of subscribers has gone up 34% according to GMA New Media, Inc.

In December 2010, both GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV has expanded its coverage area in the US to Chicago, Illinois, New York, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Alabama and Virginia, and internationally to Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and Europe.

In 2011, the channels were launched in Australia and Papua New Guinea.[7]

On October 5, 2011, GMA Pinoy TV accepted two awards from the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) in New York for 2011 Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards.[8]

On April 26, 2023, ABS-CBN Corporation and GMA Network, Inc. announced that GMA Pinoy TV will be available on ABS-CBN's iWantTFC for viewers outside of the Philippines on May 1 alongside GMA News TV and GMA Life TV.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'It's Showtime' surprises viewers with sudden broadcast on AllTV". LionhearTV. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Richard de Leon (June 18, 2024). "Tahimik lang: It's Showtime balik-Channel 2, napapanood na rin sa ALLTV". balita.net.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "'It's Showtime' debuts on GMA Network with a bang". GMA News. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "[ANALYSIS] A new era of noontime TV: GMA-7 takes in ABS-CBN's 'It's Showtime'". Rappler. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "GMA Pinoy TV marks 15 years of bringing Filipinos closer to home and to each other". Malaya. August 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "GMA Pinoy TV at 17: #StrongerTogether with global Pinoys". The Philippine Star. September 14, 2022.
  7. ^ PEP.ph (August 3, 2011). "GMA Network consolidated revenues in Q2 soar 14 percent to P3.587 billion versus Q1 - PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz". pep.ph.
  8. ^ PEP.ph (September 20, 2011). "GMA Pinoy TV earned two awards in the 2011 Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards - PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz". pep.ph.
  9. ^ "GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV on iWantTFC in select regions starting May 1". ABS-CBN News. April 26, 2023.
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