Wilma V. Galvante

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Wilma Valle Galvante (born February 24, 1952) is the former head of TV5's entertainment division and former GMA Network's senior Vice President for entertainment, and she is a producer of numerous TV shows.^[2]

As the chief of the GMA Network's entertainment block, she experimented with dramas, light-hearted shows and the hiring of writers. She revived the love team, popularized in the 1970s, resurrected local comics titles, and introduced fantasy series on prime time, such as Mulawin. Through her initiative, the network brought the rights to a number of local comic titles, such as Darna and Captain Barbell.By late 2003, GMA's primetime programs outperformed those of its competing network.^[3]

On September 11, 2015, Galvante left her post as the Entertainment Head of TV5, to form Content Cows Company Inc. which produced TV5 programs including Happy Truck ng Bayan and Wattpad Presents.^[4]

Since 2021, Galvante has been tapped as a content consultant for Net 25, the flagship television station of the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation. ^[5]

After graduating from the ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Wilma was employed as a production assistant at Radio Philippines Network. Through this early work experience, she learned how to run a TV show from the financial to the production aspect. ^[3]

She became a line producer in the 1970s and 1980s, with films such as Lino Brocka and Lupita Kashiwahara demanding that she work for them.^[3]

Her first success was when she conceptualized the amateur singing contest Ang Bagong Kampeon (The New Champion), which kick-started other talent shows.^[3]

Galvante was hired as Senior for Vice President for entertainment of GMA Network in 1993. She produced several dramas on the network, like the Filipino adaptation of MariMar, Codename: Asero and The Good Daughter She led the GMA Network to become the top TV station in the Philippines after the network's shows received high ratings in October 2004.

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