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GMA-7 PR officer: "There is no negotiation going on between GMA and Mr. Pangilinan regarding the latter's acquisition of GMA-7"; MVP keeps mum

by Joyce Jimenez posted on June 15, 2012 STATS: 3064 Views | 654 Comments

Manny Pangilinan (in photo), according to current business buzz, is negotiating with the big bosses of GMA-7 to buy the Kapuso network.

Photo By: Noel Orsal

Mainit na usap-usapan sa iba't ibang social networking sites ang balitang bibilhin ni businessman Manny Pangilinan ang GMA-7 Network.

Si Manny V. Pangilinan, o mas kilala bilang MVP, ang bumili noong nakaraang taon sa TV5, ang dating Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC 5), na pagmamay-ari ni Antonio "Tonyboy" Cojuangco.

Sinasabing may investments din si MVP sa ilan pang media establishments, gaya ng Philippine Star at Philippine Daily Inquirer.

At nito nga ay nababalitang gusto naman niyang bilhin ang Kapuso network, na sinasabing No. 1 or No. 2 television station ng bansa, depende sa kung sino ang nagbibidá.

Ang pinakamahigpit na kalaban ng Kapuso network (GMA-7) sa ratings at income ay ang Kapamilya network (ABS-CBN) ng mga Lopez. Ang Kapatid network (TV5) ay sinasabing third major player naman.

Ayon sa everythinginbudget.com, isang nagpapakilalang "marketing website," nakikipag-negosasyon sa kasalukuyan si MVP kina Atty. Felipe Gozon, GMA-7 chairman and CEO; Gilberto Duavit, Jr., GMA-7 president and COO; at Joel Marcelo Jimenez, GMA-7 board director.

Ito raw ay para bilhin ang GMA Network sa halagang "500 bilyong piso."

Gayunman, hindi pa raw natatapos ang negosasyon dahil ang ilang stockholders daw ay naghihintay ng mas maganda pang offer mula kay MVP.

Ayon naman sa sources ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), totoong may negosasyong nagaganap sa pagitan ni MVP at ng tatlong pamilyang may majority stocks sa GMA-7, ngunit di hamak daw na mas mababa ang offer sa table.

Nasa bilyones din daw ito, ngunit malayong-malayo raw sa 500 billion pesos.

RUFFA'S TWEETS. Tinatayang nagsimula ang usap-usapan nang mag-tweet sa kanyang Twitter account si Ruffa Gutierrez, isang TV5 talent, tungkol sa isang diumano'y "confirmed" property na bibilhin ni MVP.

Ayon sa kanyang post noong Disyembre 25, "Guess what MVP is buying next?? Found out last week through a little birdy but the few people I told didn't believe me. Now its CONFIRMEDDD."

Matapos ng post na ito'y wala nang sinabi tungkol sa isyu si Ruffa, hanggang sa kumalat na ang usap-usapan na ang Kapuso network ang binibiling property ni MVP.

Ngunit ngayong araw, Disyembre 27, bandang alas dos ng hapon, may pahabol si Ruffa sa pamamagitan muli ng Twitter, na wala raw siyang binanggit sa kung ano ang bibilhing property ni MVP.

Aniya, "READ my tweet again. I never confirmed what MVP is buying! Kaya sa mga assuming, don't put words in my mouth. Yes and that includes you!"

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594 leenavi

12/29/2011 | 02:20 AM

Don't you wonder why ang mga companies ni MVP are like an well oiled run machine, maayos lagi ,kasi hindi Filipinos ang may ari. They are part of group of companies owned by foreign holdings. Pag Filipino owned companies laging palpak.

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593 leenavi

12/29/2011 | 02:11 AM

check ninyo maigi ang holdings ni MVP. MVP ay front ng companies ni Suharto. Kung ano ang reputasyon ni Suharto sa Indonesia? I check ninyo, and go figure bakit gaano kayaman kuno si MVP.

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592 rom_05

12/29/2011 | 12:36 AM

wala namang dapat ikalungkot o ikasaya ang kapuso at kapamilya sa news na to. Baka nagbenta lang ng shares ang GMA at nagkataong si MVP ang bumili or bumibili. Its a normal transaction ganoon din ang pangungutang ng ABS they probably dont wanna sell their shares dahil gusto ng Lopez to have full control sa company so instead of selling nangutang sila which is also normal. Both networks need to expand dahil digi age na and they will need the extra cash. At yung nagsasabing hindi kumikita o lubog na ang either company i'm quite sure that both companies will outlive all of us here na nagpopost sa PEP.

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591 Ornusa

12/29/2011 | 12:25 AM

Mga kapuso say hi to your new boss MVP! Say goodbye to gozon lolz! Para masapawan yung issue na to gumawa rin ng news ang gma about abs. Nakialam sa sister company nilang agb bwahahahaha! Sabi nga ni corporate communications head, Bong Osorio, sent this brief text message to PEP: "Why is GMA making a comment when it is not party to this case?" lolz! Lolz at marami pang lolz! Hahaha! Try harder gma kamuming!

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590 daiguro01

12/29/2011 | 12:21 AM

ang puchu puchu network bibilhin bwahaha!

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589 pinay123

12/29/2011 | 12:14 AM

batasau, i think the opposite is true. gma is making money or has the potential to be very profitable kaya interesado si mvp bilhin ang network. and for the owners, the value offered would be very tempting para di pag-isipan. this is all about business and i think politics. wala silang pakialam sa mga artists nila, ang pinag-uusapan na dito ay power, fortune, at influence. it is just unfortunate that they want to eliminate the owners of gma 7 na hindi mapolitika. i think this is about monopoly and the power over the media and communications, and the influence they can have over the people running the country. the sad thing is baka pilitin nila ang gma 7 na mabili sila - nakakatakot ang mga tao na maraming impluwensya - para silang bully.

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588 jams_mom

12/29/2011 | 12:03 AM

why do you think ABS cannot let go of Kris Aquino, Korina Sanchez, Noli deCastro, etc, despite their INFAMY and QUESTIONABLE character?... these people have enough political influence to help ABS borrow money despite not being liquid enough to pay their loans... what bank or financial institution will like to make enemies of politicians?... GMA is a viable company despite the absence of political allies... remove political ties from ABS, and you'll see it crumble down before your eyes...

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587 pearl102

12/28/2011 | 11:59 PM

Ang pagkakaalam ko ang PEP ay under ng GMA network pero ang daming mga maka DOS na nagtatambay dito. Bakit kaya?

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586 pearl102

12/28/2011 | 11:40 PM

Rachel, yung mga companies dito sa US marami ng nag file ng bankcruptcies at yung iba naman eh humingi ng stimulus or loan sa US goverment. Kahit ang US government eh nilunok na lang ang pride, sa China na lang nangungutang. Isang araw ganyang din ang mangyayari sa Dos sa laki ng utang. Nasaaan na nga pala yung mga kinita ng mga blockbuster movies nila?

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585 pearl102

12/28/2011 | 11:34 PM

584 rachelrenee December 28, 2011 23:23 PM a business in need of saving will sell so it can be revived. Why do you guys think companies merge? Companies will buy and restructure to make it profitable. I highly doubt that GMA is worth 13 billion DOLLARS same goes to ABS. 500 million is way to much especially when GMA is not that big of a company with little subsidiary companies under it's belt. People can talk about debts and all but banks won't lend you money unless they know you can pay the bank back otherwise you are considered a RISK. Companies chooses to take loans so they can expand, come one people BANKS are smarter, its all business. If ABS was long in debt and couldn't pay its debt back then it should have already been repossessed by the banks. This never ending Network war is so stupid. it's just simple logic the only argument you people have are this whole DEBTS. HELLO people the biggest companies in AMERICA have DEBTS. Even COUNTRIES have debts. So stop using that argument. ----------k

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584 rachelrenee

12/28/2011 | 11:23 PM

a business in need of saving will sell so it can be revived. Why do you guys think companies merge? Companies will buy and restructure to make it profitable. I highly doubt that GMA is worth 13 billion DOLLARS same goes to ABS. 500 million is way to much especially when GMA is not that big of a company with little subsidiary companies under it's belt. People can talk about debts and all but banks won't lend you money unless they know you can pay the bank back otherwise you are considered a RISK. Companies chooses to take loans so they can expand, come one people BANKS are smarter, its all business. If ABS was long in debt and couldn't pay its debt back then it should have already been repossessed by the banks. This never ending Network war is so stupid. it's just simple logic the only argument you people have are this whole DEBTS. HELLO people the biggest companies in AMERICA have DEBTS. Even COUNTRIES have debts. So stop using that argument.

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583 Bambinapilipina

12/28/2011 | 11:07 PM

Ngayon na Hindi pa nagmerge ang GMA7 at TV5 walang ng binatbat ang ABS, ano pa kaya kong talagang magmerge na Di lalong kawawa ang dos... Baka Hindi Lang alikabok ang kainin nila... Hahahahaha

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582 pearl102

12/28/2011 | 10:47 PM

Bakit nga naman bibilhin ni MVP ang DOS eh lubog sa utang, baka matulad lang siya sa kay Lucio Tan na binili pa rin aang PAL noon although alam niyang lubog ito.

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581 my_sayad

12/28/2011 | 10:36 PM

ito ang pangarap ng mga kapams. na after the merger ng gma-tv5, ang ranking nila ay 2nd place na. thats a giant leap from their current 3rd place. may point silang magsaya. let us not douse their happiness naman para hindi tayo masabihan na killjoy. cge, sayaw, kapams, jump for joy, laugh and be merry habang fresh pa ang news, however untruthful it maybe.

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580 deadlymallows

12/28/2011 | 10:28 PM

Kung ako businessman, siyempre ii-invest ko ang pera ko dun sa alam kong nagre-rate at tinatangkilik ng tao. Kaya nga GMA ang gusto niyang bilhin eh. ABSCBN flop na... mahal pa..? Kung ako businessman... no thanks!

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579 anchor24

12/28/2011 | 10:27 PM

nasagip nga ba ang TV5? lugi pa din ata. hahaha... kung totoo mang bibilhin ang GMA eh mas praktikal naman atang mawala na yang tv5 sa poder niya at mag-concentrate na lang sa pagpapatatag ng nasimulan ng GMA.

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578 my_sayad

12/28/2011 | 10:25 PM

ang mga kapams, they are partying for a wrong reason. HINDI FOR SALE ANG GMA did not sink in sa utak nila. totally saturated na ng katol ang utak ng mga kapams di na maka absorb ng simpleng sentence.

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577 KapusoTayo60

12/28/2011 | 10:23 PM

MVP has been very interested on GMA Network ever since. It is not that bad to see MVP owning and controlling another major network just like when he bought Sun Cellular when he has already SMART and TNT.

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576 KapusoTayo60

12/28/2011 | 10:21 PM

I doubt that this deal withe MVP will emerge. MVP once attempted to buy GMA7 years back but now that is is the No.1 network in the country, there's no way the 3 famillies will let go of GMA7. But we welcome the possibility of a Mega Merge between TV5 and GMA7 in the future that may trigger the fall of ABS-CBN.

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575 funrel

12/28/2011 | 10:17 PM

tuwang tuwa sa galak mga kapampam...pano b nman sawng sawa n clang kumain ng alikabok,from morning til midnight ba nmn pinapakain cla ng alikabok ng gma kaya deepest dream nila ang mabenta ang gma 7...pero sorry mga kapampam sabi nga ni kapamilya numan in your dreams bwahahaha

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