GMA 7 collaborates with streaming service iQiyi International for catch-up platform

Aiming to further boost its digital presence and provide viewers with a catch-up platform for its marquee titles, GMA Network recently signed a multiyear contract with iQiyi International—an on-demand entertainment streaming service that focuses on Asian content.

With the partnership, new episodes of select GMA 7 programs will now be available on the iQiyi app or website (iq.com) within 24 hours after they air on the network’s free-to-air television channel.

The video service, which reportedly has 500 million monthly active users, is expected to carry at least 12 shows within the year, including the current Sanya Lopez starrers “First Yaya” and “Agimat ng Agila.” Upcoming soaps “Legal Wives,” “Nagbabagang Luha” and “Love You Stranger” will also be added to the catalog as they make their…