Industry giants GMA Network and Regal Entertainment collaborate behind the biggest telemovie on the small screen, “Regal Studio Presents.”
Set to air beginning September 11 on GMA-7, “Regal Studio Presents” is a weekly anthology that features feel-good, romantic, exciting, and entertaining stories starring various Kapuso artists.
The major partnership represents the union of two highly creative, influential, and wide-reaching entities that will help ensure that industry workers — creatives, production crew, and actors — will continue to have a source of income during the pandemic.
“Regal has been producing movies for a long time,” said Roselle Monteverde, Regal Entertainment’s vice president and COO. “And we have our regular creative team for the movies. The same team has been tapped to create these telemovies. So ang treatment namin for these episodes parang gumagawa ng pelikula talaga, using our creative team.
Marami kaming writers to come up with relevant and appealing stories on GMA, not only for the audience in the Philippines but all over the world.”
“Para silang nanunuod ng pelikula every week,” stated Jose Marie Abacan, First Vice President for Program Management Department.
Present at the contract signing were GMA Network, Inc. Chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon, President and COO Gilberto R. Duavit Jr., Executive Vice President and CFO Felipe S. Yalong, GMA Films, Inc. President and Programming Consultant to the Chairman and CEO Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes, Assistant Vice Presidents for Program Management Department Mitzi Garcia and Concie Agnes, and Assistant Vice President for Corporate Communications Jojo Aquio.
Atty. Gozon is pleased to see this partnership into fruition, “We are glad that Mother Lily and Regal have agreed to show their quality films in GMA and to co-produce TV programs to be shown also in GMA. As everybody knows, Regal is one of the best producers of films in the Philippines and the Regal quality films that we have been showing in GMA have rated high and we are therefore looking forward to a mutually rewarding relationship with Regal.”
CEO and president of Regal Entertainment, Inc. Mother Lily Monteverde expressed her eagerness to merge Regal content with GMA. “Regal Entertainment has always kept a cordial and happy relationship with GMA-7. Not only as a business partner but as a friend.
Through so many years of our film production, GMA has always been an ally, the supporter of our endeavors. That is why it is only fitting that in these more crucial and critical times, we remain together. We are strong together in providing the kind of entertainment that our audiences need. Thank you for giving us this opportunity, to affirm our friendship and alliance. Thank you for believing in Regal Entertainment in reaching out to our Filipino audience to share the wealth of our years of film production. Thank you for giving the next generation the bigger chance to see Regal and GMA go together through this extraordinary period and on to their post pandemic times. Maraming salamat po.”
GMA and Regal are also cooking up a variety of content to air across GMA channels. On GTV, viewers can catch Regal classic movies via Regal Treasures every Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Heart of Asia is set to bring the hit BL series “Ben X Jim” starting September 26.
