Another milestone to celebrate GMA’s 75th year: GMA Regional TV hits 1M YouTube subscribers, launches livestreaming

As GMA Network celebrates 75 years of being “One with the Filipinos,” its regional arm, GMA Regional TV (RTV), solidifies its commitment to delivering local news to Filipinos across the country by reaching another digital milestone: logging 1 million subscribers on its official YouTube channel.

This latest achievement reinforces RTV’s dedication to its “Local News Matters” campaign, which highlights the importance of community and regional news and shared commitment to GMA Integrated News’ “mas malaking misyon at mas malawak na paglilingkod sa bayan.”

The GMA Regional TV YouTube channel is the go-to source for top stories from RTV’s award-winning local newscasts. These include the North Central Luzon newscast (now known as One North Central Luzon) which has been on air for 17 years, the nearly 26-year-old newscast in Visayas, Balitang Bisdak, and the newscasts in Western Visayas and Mindanao – now known as the pioneering unified newscasts; One Western Visayas and One Mindanao, respectively.

“We are incredibly grateful for the support of our Kapuso viewers from all over the regions in the country who have made this milestone possible,” says Senior Vice President and Head of GMA Integrated News, Regional TV, and Synergy Oliver Victor B. Amoroso. “Reaching one million subscribers on YouTube is a testament to GMA Regional TV team’s hard work and unwavering commitment to providing relevant and accurate news and information from the regions. And as part of our celebration of the Network’s 75th anniversary, we are excited to further connect with our audience through our upcoming livestreaming initiative, making local news even more accessible to everyone through our YouTube channel and Facebook pages.”

Currently, the GMA Regional TV YouTube channel already hosts the Balitanghali livestream, which features a segment from Regional TV News, as well as live coverage of the country’s grandest festivals. Soon, viewers will be able to watch these newscasts live on the official Facebook pages of GMA Regional TV, GMA Regional TV News, One North Central Luzon, Balitang Bisdak, One Western Visayas, and One Mindanao.

GMA Regional TV’s continuous efforts and outstanding work have consistently earned it industry recognition. It was named the Best Regional TV Network for the eighth consecutive year at the Platinum Stallion Media Awards. Additionally, its GMA Masterclass series, which has reached over 50,000 attendees, has been honored with multiple awards, including The Most Development Oriented TV Plug at the Gandingan 2020: The 14th UPLB Isko’t Iska Multi-media Awards and the Excellence Award at the 18th Philippine Quill Awards. The GMA Masterclass: Eleksyon 2025 “Dapat Totoo” Series is also a key part of GMA Network Inc.’s groundbreaking Panata Kontra-Fake News campaign, which was named Best Multi-Platform Campaign at the prestigious Asia Pacific Broadcasting+ Awards.