The Kapuso × Kapamilya collab continues in the digital space.
Beginning May 1, 2023, ABS-CBN’s iWantTFC platform will begin streaming GMA Network shows and channels for viewers outside the Philippines and North America.
According to the press release, the regions that will see GMA on iWantTFC are the following: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Macau, Brunei, Vietnam, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Pakistan; Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom; Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Palestine, Turkey and Yemen; Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, and Tunisia; and certain territories in the South Pacific islands and Caribbean Islands.
Kapuso programs like the crtical hit historical-fantasy-portal primetime drama ‘Maria Clara at Ibarra’, top-rating afternoon dramas ‘Abot Kamay na Pangarap’ and ‘Apoy sa Langit’, are some of the shows that will be available on-demand on iWantTFC in the said regions.
On top of that, the three international Kapuso channels GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV, will all be live streamed on iWantTFC as well.
It remains to be seen whether this collaboration will extend to the Philippines and North America regions in the future.
This is the third partnership between Philippine media giants GMA Network and ABS-CBN Corporation, which began in April 2022 with the airing of Star Cinema movies on GMA Network channels in, followed by the historic collaboration drama ‘Unbreak My Heart’ which will air in the coming months on GMA’s primetime block, as well as also stream on iWantTFC and Viu.
Since its inception in 2020, iWantTFC, it has been carrying non-ABS-CBN-produced content, with film libraries from other studios like Regal and Viva, as well as TV programs from producers like Brightlight Productions and Cignal Entertainment. Cignal TV’s UAAP Varsity Channel is also streaming on iWantTFC internationally.