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GMA Network was founded on March 1, 1950 by American entrepreneur Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart as Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc. The company launched its first radio station, DZBB on June 14, 1950. Its first broadcast on television was launched on October 29, 1961, and the television station was known as DZBB Channel 7.
GMA Network (formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, GMA Radio-Television Arts and GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo; the branding was introduced on October 27, 2002 during an episode of its now-defunct Sunday noontime variety show, SOP.
Under his watch, the network has also experienced stability in terms of revenues, mostly from advertising and other revenue sources. [3] On December 31, 2023, Gozon retired his post as the CEO of GMA; Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., the company's president and COO took over his position on January 1, 2024. [4]
As part of the take over, the name of the TV station was changed to GMA Network (RBS, Inc. became GMA Network Inc. in 1996) and relaunched in 1975 as GMA Radio-Television Arts. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] In 1976, DZXX was relaunched as DWLS in the FM band based on the initials of his wife, Loreto Stewart.
Gilberto "Jimmy" Roy Duavit Jr. (born October 16, 1963) [1] is a Filipino businessman, philanthropist, producer, and writer. He is the president and chief executive officer of GMA Network Inc., one of the largest media networks in the Philippines.
He was chairman of GMA Network, Inc. from 1974 to 1976 and was a former director of the company in 1977. He along with accountant Menardo Jimenez and lawyer Felipe Gozon acquired the Republic Broadcasting System (RBS) from Robert Stewart in 1974 and renamed as GMA Radio-Television Arts.
Find out who makes the most on 'GMA.' ... In her time with the network, Zee has covered dozens of historic weather events, including Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Matthew and many record-breaking ...
GMA Entertainment Group (formerly GMA Entertainment Content Group) is a Philippine television, film, event production and distribution company owned by GMA Network Inc. It was founded on March 26, 2001, with Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin as its first program.