GMA New Media

GMA New Media

Type	Media company
Industry	Entertainment, Media
Founded	2000
Headquarters	GMA Network Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Key people	Atty. Felipe L. Gozon (Chairman and CEO) Gilberto R. Duavit Jr (Director) Joel Marcelo G. Jimenez (Director) Joel Marcelo G. Jimenez (Director) Michael John R. Duavit (Director)
Products	Web Services, Mobile Applications, Online Games
Parent	GMA Network Inc.
Subsidiaries	Digify, Inc. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc.
Website	GMA New Media

GMA New Media, Inc. (or NMI) is a Filipino media company owned by GMA Network Inc. which offers interactive applications in the television, mobile, web, marketing and online gaming industry.

Its headquarters are located at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City, Philippines.

Products and services

Websites

• GMA Network Portal (www.gmanetwork.com)^[1]
  • GMA Entertainment Website (www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment)
  • GMA News Online (www.gmanetwork.com/news)
    • IMReady Public Service Portal (www.gmanetwork.com/news/imready/)
• Philippine Entertainment Portal (www.pep.ph) (PEP is 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) (www.spin.ph) (SPIN is joint venture of NMI (GMA Network Inc.) and Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. which offers local and international sports news.)^[2]

Mobile applications

• GMA Network
• GMA News
• IMReady
• Kapuso Milyonaryo (Application developed with Digify, Inc. for GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc.)^[1][3]
• You Scoop

Defunct or inactive products and services

Mobile applications

• Fanatxt (Fanatxt is a mobile application developed by NMI which allows SMS messaging between celebrities and local viewers.)

Mobile games

• Mulawin Mobile Game
• Majika Mobile Game

X-Play

I-Play online games or X-Play is a joint venture of NMI and IP E-Game Ventures which offers online gaming in the Philippines.

• Audition Dance Battle^[4]
• Band Master^[4]
• NBA Street Online (Licensed by Electronic Arts)
• O2 Jam
• Top Speed

Subsidiaries

• Digify, Inc.

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.

• Gamespan, Inc.

Gamespan is a joint venture of GMA New Media and Manila Jockey Club, Inc.^[5] Gamspan operates and manages the computer systems owned by Manila Jockey Club and the infrastructure for taking bets in horse racing and other sports.^[6]

• Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc.

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).

• X-Play Online Games, Inc.

X-Play was a joint venture of GMA New Media, Inc. and IP E-Game Ventures Inc.,^[7] at present X-Play now operates under IP Ventures Inc..^[8]

References

1. "GMA New Media year-to-date online advertising revenues up 56 percent". GMA Network Portal. GMA Network Inc. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. "About Us". SPIN.PH. Sports Interactive Network (SPIN). Retrieved 14 April 2016.
3. "Digify: At the forefront of new media innovation". www.mb.com.ph (Manila Bulletin). 30 November 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
4. "GMA New Media Inc. to infuse P130M in E-Games". GMA News Online (GMA Network Inc.). GMA News and Public Affairs. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
5. "GMA unit forms JV with Manila Jockey Club". philstar.com (The Philippine Star). 24 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
6. "GMA ventures into betting business". BusinessWorld Online (BusinessWorld). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
7. "Company Overview of X-Play Online Games, Inc.". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
8. "About Xplay - Xplay Online Philippines". Retrieved 20 April 2016.

External links

• GMA New Media, Inc. on Google Play
• GMA New Media Website