GMA Integrated News once again proved that it is the ‘News Authority ng Filipino’ as its special coverage of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address 2023 ruled on air and online.
Anchored by Pia Arcangel and Emil Sumangil, State of the Nation Address 2023 GMA Integrated News Special Coverage – which was simulcast on GTV and Pinoy Hits – logged a combined people rating of 7.9 percent or almost 4 million viewers in National Urban TV Audience Measurement (NUTAM) based on Nielsen overnight data for July 24. Meanwhile, TV5’s SONA 2023: Ulat ng Pangulo recorded a people rating of 1.0 percent, and A2Z / Kapamilya Channel’s State of the Nation Address 2023 rated 0.7 percent combined.
In Total Philippines (combined Urban and Rural), GMA’s SONA 2023 coverage logged an aggregate people rating of 7.4 percent or an estimated at 6 million viewers. This was way ahead of TV5 and A2Z/Kapamilya Channel’s coverage which tallied 1.1 and 0.6 percent, respectively.
Online, GMA Integrated News’ livestream of State of the Nation Address 2023 Special Coverage was also a top choice of netizens, generating 1.3 million combined views on its Facebook page and YouTube channel. Aside from www.gmanews.tv, the livestream was also made available via GMA Integrated News and GMA Public Affairs’ accounts on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter.
The country’s biggest, most credible, and most trusted multi-media news organization commenced its coverage early morning in Unang Hirit and continued in GMA’s flagship newscast 24 Oras and late night newscast Saksi. GTV’s Dobol B TV, GMA Regional TV News, Balitanghali, Dapat Alam Mo!, and State of the Nation also kept the public updated on the important highlights of the national event.
With GMA Integrated News’ local news hubs strategically located all over the Philippines, GMA Regional TV also kept viewers in the regions updated via its award-winning local newscasts, namely GMA Regional TV One North Central Luzon, GMA Regional TV Balitang Bicolandia, GMA Regional TV Balitang Southern Tagalog, GMA Regional TV Balitang Bisdak, GMA Regional TV One Western Visayas, GMA Regional TV One Mindanao, and its national newscast GMA Regional TV News.
GMA Regional TV’s coverage was made available online via its official website, www.gmaregionaltv.com, its social media accounts, and all the social media platforms of GMA Regional TV newscasts and programs.
The Network’s flagship AM radio station Super Radyo DZBB 594khz and GMA Radio stations nationwide also delivered the latest information via Super Radyo DZBB Special Coverage: State of the Nation Address 2023. The said coverage was made available as well via Super Radyo Cebu, Super Radyo Davao, Super Radyo Iloilo, Super Radyo Palawan, Super Radyo Gen. Santos, and Super Radyo Kalibo. On TV, the Super Radyo DZBB Special Coverage: State of the Nation Address 2023 was simulcast via Dobol B TV on GTV.
