TV Networks Wars: ABS-CBN vs GMA?
The Philippine entertainment through TV is very dominat in terms of giving entertainment. Thus the network war of two of the biggest networks in the Philippines. ABS-CBN, an Lopez owned network along with Studio 23 and GMA run by Guzon and its affiliate QTV.
ABS-CBN is the Asia’s first commercial television broadcaster. It is a part of the Lopez Group of Companies. ABS-CBN stands for Alto Broadcasting System-Chronicle Broadcasting Network.
GMA stands for Global Media Arts Network. GMA is the greatest rival of ABS-CBN. Atty. Felipe Gozon is its current Chairman and CEO of GMA networks.
These two networks had been in war ever sisnce. You may observe that once one of the networks offer a new "teleserye" or gameshow or the like the other network will do the same. With the same concept or nearly same.
For example, the reality show ‘Star Circle Quest’ is perhaps the most unoriginal, mindless creation of any TV network. ‘Star Circle Quest’ was created by ABS-CBN network solely for the purpose of riding on the coattails of the current leading reality show of their rival network GMA’s ‘Starstruck’ (which is also a plagiary of US-based reality shows itself).
