The year 2025 was about “braving challenges and change,” said GMA Network President and CEO Gilberto R. Duavit Jr. at the network’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting, held virtually on Friday, July 17, 2026.
The Kapuso executive admitted that advertising and revenue fell in the second half due to “a combination of political and economic factors following the President’s SONA in July, together with reductions in the overall television viewing levels and our own TV ratings."
Despite this, the company still grew its net income, buoyed by a strong first half—largely fueled by PHP2.153 billion in political ad revenue from the May 2025 midterm elections.
Duavit summarized: “As a result, we managed to close 2025 with a 3% increase in consolidated net revenues.
“Operating expenses were up by a contained 5%. Still resulting in a consolidated net income growth of 6.39% or PHP2.197.”
He also emphasized that the network remains “the dominant TV broadcast network in the country.”
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GMA TO FURTHER INCREASE ITS DIGITAL PRESENCE
This 2026, Duavit said GMA-7 will continue shifting toward digital and online platforms, recognizing this as the direction of the future.
“Our international subscription-based linear channels continued to withstand the consumer shift toward AVOD [Advertising-based Video on Demand] and OTT [Over-The-Top] streaming services.”
He mentioned the decline in GMA Pinoy TV subscriptions but highlighted “notable subscriber growth” in GMA Life TV and GMA News TV.
Duavit also expressed optimism that the launch of GMA’s linear channels and video-on-demand offerings on ABS-CBN’s Global IPTV and iWantTFC would enhance the network’s accessibility to overseas Filipino audiences.
“As audiences turn to digital platforms for information and entertainment, so do we continue to increase and strengthen our digital presence.
“Through a combination of content offering enhancements, diversification and expanded production, and distribution partnerships, we have made our content progressively more accessible and engaging.
“Taken together, these efforts have paved the way for consistent digital audience growth.”
GMA topped media and entertainment companies in the Philippines and Southeast Asia on the global Tubular Labs Leaderboard, which ranks firms based on total cross-platform video views across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
“This performance was complemented by the notable results of our websites, GMA Network.com and GMA News Online.
Our digital performance likewise translated into a 13% increase in online digital ad revenue,” said Duavit.
GMA ON FILM PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS
Meanwhile, the network’s film unit was active in 2025, with releases across theaters, festivals, and global and regional streaming platforms.
“Capping the year, GMA Pictures closed a three-year output deal with a major global streaming service, beginning in 2026, guaranteeing the distribution of our films on the platform throughout the term of the agreement.”
GMA-7's productive collaboration with ABS-CBN was also mentioned. And it is expected to continue until next year.
“Likewise noteworthy were our collaborations with major regional streaming service VIU.”
These factors point to a positive outlook for the network’s "continuing pursuit of initiatives" to strengthen its presence in media content production and in both terrestrial and digital distribution.
“Towards this end, we will continue to evolve, innovate, and strengthen our presence across every platform—driven by our commitment to excellence and our aspiration to better serve our audiences and stakeholders,” said Duavit.