GMA enters into partnership with iQiyi
30 Apr – Chinese online video platform, iQiyi recently announced that it is now entering into a multi-year partnership with Philippines' network giant, GMA.
The new collaboration means that viewers are now able to watch their favourite Kapuso shows online via the platform 24 hours after they are aired on GMA.
"We are excited to be a part of this journey with our partners from GMA," said Sherwin dela Cruz, the country manager at iQiyi. "Today is not about Korean content or Chinese content or Japanese anime or Thai horror that we will have [on our platform]. It's the advent of new Filipino content in iQiyi."
Among the titles that will be shown on iQiyi include the hit romantic-comedy series, "First Yaya" starring Sanya Lopez and Gabby Concepcion, which has started streaming since 29 April.
Others to follow include "Legal Wives", "Love You Stranger", and "Nagbabagang Luha".
"Legal Wives' is about a Muslim Maranao royalty named Ishmael (played by Dennis Trillo), who gets married to three beautiful women - played by Alice Dixson, Andrea Torres and Bianca Umali.
For now, iQiyi will be streaming 12 Kapuso shows, though more will be added in the future.
(Photo Source: GMA Entertainment, First Yaya Facebook, Bianca Umali Instagram)
