GMA-7 Hits P14.29B Revenues in 2010, Tops February NUTAM Ratings
Broadcast giant GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) remained steadfast as it capped financial performance in 2010 with revenues of P14.299 billion, half a billion higher than a year ago.
Net profits likewise registered a slight improvement at P2.821 billion, inching up 2009 profit level by P2.576 million or 0.1 percent. The Company still managed to post bottomline growth amid a slew of difficulties it encountered last year.
Consolidated airtime revenues from all platforms climbed four percent to P13.193 billion backed mostly by political advertisements during the election period, which totaled P2.054 billion as against the P636 million booked in 2009. Revenues from international and subsidiaries operations, meanwhile, grew three percent to P1.107 billion.
Flagship business unit Channel 7 chalked in the biggest revenues worth P12.213 billion, P334.06 million or three percent over the preceding year’s P11.879 billion. GMA Radio inked its success story with revenues worth P535.60 million, or a sales hike of 43 percent as against 2009.
GMA International brought in subscription and advertising revenues worth P925.37 million, eight percent up from 2009’s P855.18 million on strong sales in the US, Canada, Middle East, North Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe.
Total operating expenses (OPEX) were up by P619.45 million or eight percent year-on-year to P8.461 billion. Production costs went up by eight percent or P338.53 million on account of the non-recurring election coverage as well as additional in-house produced programs in the weekday late afternoon grid and the weekend flagship entertainment variety program Party Pilipinas. The weekday primetime programs also had higher programming costs relative to their counterparts from a year ago.
General and administrative expenses (GAEX) were kept at a single-digit growth of eight percent to P3.733 billion. More than one third of the hike in GAEX was due to the spike in advertising and promotions to support the blitz in the regions and to hype the Company’s 60th anniversary.
The year finished with earnings before income, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) worth P4.711 billion, four percent behind 2009’s P4.889 billion. But the drop in non-cash expenses drove the net income to settle at P2.821 billion.
The Company paid out cash dividends to its shareholders amounting to P1.215 billion in December. It was the second payout of dividends for 2010–the first of which amounted to P2.187 billion disbursed in May. The Company need not rely on foreign loans or external funds to run its operations – it has enough reserves and remains debt-free to-date.
GMA Chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon, coming from a roller-coaster-like-ride in 2010, looks forward to a much more profitable year ahead with 58 percent of revenue targets already signed at the closing of last year.
Due to the proactive stance of its marketing arm, GMA Marketing and Productions, Incorporated (GMPI) headed by President and COO Lizelle G. Maralag, the Company already booked more than P7 billion worth of sales for 2011 as of December 2010.
GMA proved it can withstand the tests of times. I am confident the hard days are over and we can look forward to better times ahead. The entire organization – with footprints in regional, national, and international markets – is upbeat to exceed the records made in 2010 this 2011,” said Gozon.
GMA’s international channels – GMA Pinoy TV (GPTV) and GMA Life TV (GLTV) – both recorded double-digit growth in subscriptions by end fourth quarter 2010. GPTV’s subscribers were over 273,000 as of the mentioned period, up 16 percent year-on-year. Of this number, 125,000 are also subscribers of GLTV, increasing subscription rate by 17 percent from 2009.
On the other hand, GMA’s syndication sales and acquisition arm, GMA Worldwide, Incorporated (GWI), sold a total of US$687,629 worth of programs in 2010 to countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
On television, GMA surpassed ABS-CBN in national television ratings, based on the most recent data of Nielsen TV Audience Measurement – the broadcast industry’s more trusted ratings service provider.
According to the full February data [February 27 to 28 based on overnight ratings], GMA went further by 2.2 points in household audience shares in National Urban Television Audience Measurement [NUTAM] with 34.2 points versus ABS-CBN’s 32 points. GMA was also ahead of TV5 even if the latter’s 14.9 is doubled.
In Urban Luzon, which made up 77 percent of total television households nationwide, GMA ranked ahead of competition by huge margins. It finished its February programming with 37.9 household share points, 12.9 points away from ABS’ 27 points; and 21.2 points higher than TV5’s 16.7.
In viewer-rich Mega Manila, which has expanded coverage to include Batangas and Laguna since January 2011 and now comprise 58 percent of total television households nationwide, GMA had 39.4 share points, or a 14.3-point margin over ABS’ 25.1 points; and 22.1 points higher than TV5’s 17.3.
The Nielsen TV Audience Measurement used by GMA is used by 21 companies including two other local TV networks, namely, TV5 and Solar Entertainment; Faulkner Media; CBN Asia; 13 advertising agencies and three regional clients. On the other hand, ABS-CBN is the only local network reportedly subscribing to Kantar Media, formerly known as TNS.
GMA Engineering Group, meanwhile, administered the renovation of Studio 5 at the GMA Network Center to suit the studio requirements of GMA News TV (GNTV). GNTV is the first and only free-to-air news and public affairs channel on VHF (Very High Frequency). Because it is on free TV, viewers do not need to pay a cable service provider to get the latest news and information.
The Group also provides the technical backend in the Company’s on-air operations. Just recently, it began the site preparations to run the media asset management system (MAMS) – by far the most sophisticated filing system in local broadcast bought at US$4 million. GMA Engineering likewise reinforces the Network’s regional presence thru constant improvement of the signals of its 21 television stations in Luzon, 12 in Visayas, and 13 in Mindanao.
In the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), GMA Films with Imus Productions produced the top grosser Si Agimat at Si Enteng with box office receipts of about P175 million.
GMA 7 – 2.821 BILLION DEBT FREE
VS.
ABS CBN – 3 BILLION with more than 10 BILLION LOANS. So negative pa rin ang labas.
GMA 7 panalo!!!
Kala q naman nalagpasan nila ang kita ng abs-cbn
Baka naman 1.429 ito paki review lang po ulit kagaya nung 135 million in 3 days…paki edit este audit pala ulit hehe
nakapangilabot ang gmewwwww u logo sa taas no.1 daw.. IN YOUR DREAM KAPUSA PURO KC KAYO PANTASYA…AYAN NANAGINIP SI GOZON
mga kapams hwag a tayo makipagtalo sa mga kanguso ni Jessica soho at ni mike enriquestas eh AGB naman pala ang naglabas nito eh mega sardines lang ang katapat nya ayos na…kaya umpisahan na magbalot na tayo ng mga sardinas..
alam siguro ng mga kanguso libre utang from the word “debt free”.
wala na sustansiya brains nila, puro noodles kasi..
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Cheating & Data Tampering, Desperate Publicity, Mind Conditioning, Rating Manipulations, etc.
(w/ AGB & PEP).
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Early Signing-Off, Cost Cutting, Debt Increase & Financial Crisis.
Words that best describes gma.
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Boboserye, Copyserye, Flopserye, Peryaserye, Pornoserye, O.A.serye, T.H.serye, etc.
Tatak-gma tlga.
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Secret Weapons ng gma.
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Weakness tlga ng gma ang lumaban ng patas.
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Konting Delicadeza naman gozon.
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Dahil sa PERA, nawala tuloy prinsipiyo.
Pera-Pera lang po mga kapuso.
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“Napakahirap na ng buhay ngayon, kaya for a movie to make over P135 million in 3 days is a miracle. Divine intervention ito”.
-lily monteverde (baliw).
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movies, music. advertisement,concerts, tours, twitter, facebook, etc… kulelat ang GME…. lokohan to the max…….
movies, music. advertisement,concerts, tours, twitter, facebook, etc… kulelat ang GME…. lokohan to the max….
@ Ito, TAMA ka. Puro nga fantasya lang ang alam ng GMEEEW. Kaya tuloy walang natutunan ang mga kapusang pagala-gala. Mga isip bata lang ang mga yan.
GMEWWWWWWWW KAPUSAKS PURO PANTASYA ANG NAPAPANOOD..
no wonder bitter ang mga kapams kasi wala sila mapanood sa station nila kundi IYAKAN,SAMPALAN, SIGAWAN, KIDNAPAN,etc
TAMA kapamilyakapuso
kaya nababankrupt ang banko or insurance company dahil sa utang
at common sense lang bakit ka mangugutang kung may pondo ka naman
hay typical kapams ubod ng b0b0
itong mga kanguso walang alam kundi utang utang.. wala na ba kau ibang alam…walang kwenta naman yang gme syeti na yan
@kaloka wala ako maisip na negative sa GMA eh
mostly ABS
ay meron pa isa panalo si willie sa court binasura ng court of appeals ang kaso ng abs
remember yung kaso ng ABS VS AGB?? binasura din yun hahahahaha
kami pa tinawag niyo bitter ireview mo lahat ng comments dito puro paninira at panlalait lumalabas sa bibig ng kapams
especially yang baliw na alex g na laman ng utak puro antiGMA at anti marian
kahit ano pa sbihin ng mga kpamilya fans,ang totoong nag-enjoy sa kinita ay ang gma-7 .ang abs-cbn ay kumita nga pero pinambayad naman sa utang.so,ang winner pa rin ay ang gma-7.
ung mga nagsasabi na kaya walang utang ang gma-7 dahil walang gustong magpautang,bitter lang ksyo.bat sila uutang kung may pondo naman sila.TOINK!
ABS-CBN……NUMBER 1 SA PANGUNGUTANG!!!
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bitter kapams Says:
mukhang mas bitter k kaysa s kapamilya. lhat ng negative ng abs alam mo pero parang negative ng network mo d mo alam o may amnesia ka lang? shows na natigok? cno mas marami? malapit n nga ang machete db?
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Anonymous Says:
gaano ka kasigurado na ung inutang ng abs ay ipinambayad lang s dti nilang utang ha at hindi s improvements? bkit abs executives k b at nalalaman mo un h?
to all kapuso
ignore na lang mga negative comments ng dem0nic fanatic kapams kasi yung paninira nila sa kapwa nila tao eh bumabalik sa kanila kasi naguumpisa na ngayon naglelead na ang GMA nationwide plus tumataas pa ang income nila
pati kamalasan sa station nila nangyayari din
remember stampede sa ultra?
pagsuspend ng showtime?
mga shows nila karamihan natigok remember IDOL?
pati tao nila minamalas
ted failon ang asawa nagsuicide
ces drilon nakidnap
haay sana mangyari sa personal na buhay ang kamalasan sa mga kapams kasi masasama ugali feeling nila sila lang ang number 1 at anak ng dios
di marunong rumespeto sa gusto ng ibang tao
pathetic kapams
hayaya…ang abscbn ay malaking companya while gma is maliit lang..
sa laki ng abscbn- maraming utang, maraming gastos- sa huli hindi gaano kalaki ang net income..
yung revenues nila more than 20-30 billion or soon – malaki nga pero sa laki at rami ng companies na pinapatakbo- mas marami nagagastos- diba ang raming products or sister networks ng abscbn…while gma- kahit maliit lang na company eh kumikita naman….
kwe..little kittens!!!!! claiming na naman..hanep ah.. dinadaan nyu talaga sa dahas..
HAYAAN NYO NA ANG MGA KAPUSO NA ANG TANGING PINANGHAHAWAKAN AY ANG ISSUE NG UTANG NG ABS….ANG HINDI NILA ALAM ANG UTNGG AY PART SA BUSINESS..
PINAPA.UTANG ANG ISANG COMPANY MOST ESPECIALLY KUNG ALAM NG MGA NAGPAPAUTANG NA KAYAN NILA ITONG BAYARAN.
ANO KAYA U KAPAMILYA GOLD? MY IDEA BA KAYO MGA KAPAMILYA?
kapmilya gold malapit na
mayabng namn talga si gozon
anonymous u talaga…..
huh….paenroll na lng muna business & accounting para may kunti u alam….
hahaha…praise release!
@513
oy hindi ko kailangan ang bigay bigay o utang utang dahil may sapat akong pera,,,,,…….bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
wala alam sa bisnes yan ang pamatay ng kapamilya sila magagaling sa bisnes, nakakatawa.ang isang kumpanya uutang for expansion pero kung uutang ka para ipambayad sa dating utang oy tumingin nga kayo sa realidad hindi masyadong kayabanagan at akala mo kung gaano katatalino, kahit anong paliwanag nyo kapamilya UTANG yan at hindi mawawala yan dahil tatak na yan ng abs.ang ibang kumpanaya may utang pero hindi para ipmbayad sa dating UTANg. tingnan nyo imbis na mabawasan ang UTANG ng abs hayan lumaki na ng lumaki hindi ba, palaki nga ng palaki ang company pero palaki rin ng palaki ang UTANG, magisip nga kayo,sabi nga sa isang show “‘WALA NA WALA NA TAYONG MAIPAGMAMALAKI DAHIL LUGI NA TAYO DAHIL BANGKAROTE NA ANG KUMPANYA NATIN, DAHIL BAON BAON ANG UTANG NATIN SA BANGKO”bwaaaaaaaaaaaa
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SI ANONYMOUS NAG IISANG TAGA PAGTANGGOL SA GMEWWWWWW STATION BULOK… MANDARAYA .. SI RISKY WALA SYA NGAUN MGA KAPMILYA.. NASAAN KA RISKY
ow baka ikaw ang di makatulog sa baon baon na UTANG ng ABS
@506
alam mo ba magkadikit ang KITA at UTANG, kaya kapag may ipinalabas ang GMA at abs about sa kita nila para sa isang buong taon, mauungkat dyan ang UTANG ok…….
MASYADO SILA AFFECTED SA UTANG BAKA DI SILA MAKATULOG
NAGBUNYI SI ANONYMOUS SA RECYCLED NA REPORT.. HA HA PURO UTANG ANG NASA ISIP PALIBHASA. WALA ALAM SA BISNIS.PURO UTANG LANG ANG ALAM
@503
inggit ka lang at alam mo ba SANAY ang abs sa panlilinlang hindi GMA, alamin mo ang istorya ng GMA at abs ok………………
ITO SI ANONYMOUS WALA NA MASABI MGA KAPAMILYA KUNDI UTANG … HA HA HA SIGURO MARAMI UTANG SI ANONYMOUS.. ANG LAMAN LANG NG UTAK AY PURO UTANG…. NAGBUNYI AT NAUTO SA LUMANG REPORT, PANIS HOY 2011 MATAPOS NA ANG IST QUARTER NG 2011
wag ikumpara ang utang ng bansa o kahit saang bansa sa utang ng isang kumpanya, magkaiba iyon gets………………
may kakayahang magbayad ang abs, kaso ang inuutang ipinambabayad din sa dating UTANG kaya imbis na mabawasan ang dating uTANG lalo pang lumalaki!!! kahit anong paliwanag ang gawin ng kapamilya UTANG pa rin yan at utang na lalo pang lumalaki at ang utang ng isang kumpanya habang tumatagal lalong lumalaki IBA na yan>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ANOTHER PANLILINLANG.. NAKA BOOK NA DAW SILA NG 7 BILLION IM A SALES PERSON . IBIG SABIHIN CLOSED DEALS.. PERO HINDI NAMAN LAHAT YAN MAG MATERILIZED.. WHAT ADESPERATE AT PAG MAMAYABANG … ANG YABANG NI GOZON … GMEWW MAKING DIRTY TACTICS NA NAMAN.. DI SILA PATAS LUMABAN
ipagmalaki ba naman ang 3.5, BAON naman sa UTANG ,,,,,,bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ang liit lang ng lamang …bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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