GMA 7 LOSES LABOR CASE ANEW!

MANILA, Philippines -- Talents, or contractual workers, of GMA7 won what they acknowledged was an initial victory when the National Labor Relations Commission declared them regular employees of the broadcast network.

The June 22 resolution by Labor Arbiter Julio Gayaman said the 107 plaintiffs, members of the Talents Association of GMA or TAG, “are entitled to security of tenure and all benefits and rights appurtenant thereto” and that a contracts that states that no employer-employee relationship exists between them and the network is not legally binding.

MVP OPENS DOOR TO RENEW TALKS WITH GMA7!

MANILA – The PLDT Group may revive discussions for an investment in GMA Network Inc after the broadcast company ditched talks with San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang.

"You know, we are always open to, as I said, to content providers like themselves. But as of now, there are no talks between ourselves and GMA7," Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) said Wednesday night.

THE VOICE KIDS 2 HELPS MMK & RATED K DEFEAT RIVALS IN MEGA MANILA!

ABS-CBN seems to be able to get the most of The Voice Kids' popularity by placing it before the airtimes of MMK and Rated K! For two weeks now, MMK and Rated K were able to beat their tough rivals Magpakailanman and Kapuso Mo Jessica Sojo in Mega Manila.

MMK was able to beat Magpakailanman the second time this month with a 25% rating in Mega Manila as compared with the latter's 23.9%. Rated K was also able to outperform Kapuso Mo Jessica Sojo for the second time with a 21.9% vs 21.4% of KMJS. Previously both shows struggle to keep pace with the Kapuso rivals, rarely even reaching the 20% mark. But since the Voice Kids debut, the two shows ratings jumped significantly overtaking rivals in the viewer rich Mega Manila.

AFTER TALKS COLLAPSE, RAMON ANG WANTS P1 BILLION DOWN PAYMENT RETURNED!

A miffed San Miguel president Ramon S. Ang said Tuesday he was seeking legal advice following an announcement from GMA Network terminating their year-long negotiations that would have allowed RSA to become the single biggest shareholder of the broadcast network.

The termination came after top executives from Globe Telecom, according to the grapevine, met with GMA chairman and chief executive Felipe Gozon a month ago to discuss digital content and production partnerships.

RSA BACKS OUT FROM BUYING GMA7!

It’s a no go as far as San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang’s investment in GMA Network Inc.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, GMA7 said its majority shareholders’ negotiations with Ang “on the sale and purchase of a participating minority interest in the company’s outstanding capital stock is now deemed terminated.”

The Jimenez, Gozon and Duavit families own 79 percent of GMA7.