GMA New Media

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GMA New Media, Inc.
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Digital media
Technology
Founded2000;24 years ago (2000)
Headquarters GMA Network Center, EDSA cor. Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products Web Services, Mobile Applications, Online Games, Digital terrestrial television
Parent GMA Network, Inc.
Subsidiaries
Website www.gmanmi.com

GMA New Media, Inc. (GMA NMI) is the digital media and technology arm of GMA Network, Inc. which offers interactive applications in the television, mobile, web, marketing and online gaming industry, and produces video and livestream content for social media. Its headquarters are located at the 2nd and 12th floor of the GMA Network Center in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

Contents

Products and services

Websites

In 2007, GMA NMI launched GMA News Online (then called gmanews). In the same year, the site won several awards including Best Website in the 9th Philippine Web Awards in 2007 for the Media category. [1]

In late 2011, NMI launched GMANetwork, a one-stop portal that consolidates GMA’s web properties including GMA News Online, GMA Entertainment Website, and IMReady Public Service Portal. It won the Digital Filipino Web Awards for the Television category in 2014. [3]

Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP is a joint venture of NMI (GMA Network Inc.) and Summit Digital which offers entertainment news from the local and international film and television industry.)

Sports Interactive Network (SPIN) is a joint venture of NMI (GMA Network Inc.) and Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. which offers local and international sports news. [4]

On June 20, 2022, GMA Network launched Kapuso Stream, a web-based channel competed with ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Online Live. It airs original programming from GMA and GTV. [5] Kapuso Stream became accessible worldwide and streams 24-hours a day.

Mobile applications

Broadcast applications

Subsidiaries and joint ventures

Digify is a subsidiary of GMA New Media that specializes in solutions for stand-alone digital and integrated marketing campaigns for mobile, web and smart TV applications.
Media Merge is a subsidiary of GMA New Media that is in charge business development and operations for the Company's online publishing/advertising initiatives.: [9]
Philippine Entertainment Portal is a joint venture of Summit Media and GMA New Media which operates Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP.ph) and Sports Interactive Network Philippines (SPIN.ph).
Gamespan is a joint venture of GMA New Media and Manila Jockey Club, Inc. [11] Gamspan operates and manages the computer systems owned by Manila Jockey Club and the infrastructure for taking bets in horse racing and other sports. [12]
X-Play was a joint venture of GMA New Media, Inc. and IP E-Game Ventures Inc., [13] at present X-Play now operates under IP Ventures Inc. [14]

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