Basketball TV

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Basketball TV
Type Cable and satellite television network
Country Philippines
Headquarters Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Programming
Language(s) English (main)
Filipino (secondary)
Picture format 480i SDTV
Ownership
Owner Solar Entertainment Corporation
Sister channels ETC
Shop TV
Jack TV
NBA Premium TV
Solar Sports
History
LaunchedOctober 1, 2006;18 years ago (2006-10-01)
ClosedOctober 1, 2019;5 years ago (2019-10-01)
Replaced by NBA TV Philippines (Cignal TV)

Basketball TV (BTV) was a Philippine pay television sports channel with offices on Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong. It was owned by the Solar Entertainment Corporation. It was launched on October 1, 2006, rebranding the Sports Plus channel. [1] On September 25, 2019, it announced on its official Facebook page as well as on its Instagram and Twitter accounts that the channel and NBA Premium TV will cease their operations on October 1, 2019. The final program to air on this channel was a replay of NBA Playoff Playback on September 30, 2019, before signing off at 12:00 m.n. on October 1, 2019.

Contents

Upon the channel's termination, Sky Cable and Cignal in their joint statement said that they were jointly negotiating directly with the NBA to make games and programming available to millions of fans in the Philippines. “We have submitted an offer to the NBA and are awaiting a response.” [2]

History

The channel focused on NBA TV-related programs and also regular NBA games. In its initial broadcasts, it was showing re-runs of the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and the 2006 FIBA World Championship. [1] It also covered the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL), National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA), National Basketball League (NBL) and National Basketball Conference (NBC) games. [3] [4]

A supplementary channel, NBA Premium TV (now defunct), was launched in time for the 2010–11 NBA season, featuring over 400 games with no local commercials. [5]

On April 10, 2017, Sky Cable, Destiny Cable & Sky Direct dropped Basketball TV along with NBA Premium TV, Jack TV, Solar Sports & CT (now defunct) allegedly due to Sky Cable's unpaid carriage fees. However, on October 16, 2018, the channel was restored on Sky Cable & Sky Direct after 18 months of carriage disputes. [6] On October 28, 2018, the channel was dropped again on Sky Cable & Sky Direct. [7]

The channel ceased broadcast on October 1, 2019, after 13 years of broadcasting.

Final programming

NBA

FIBA

[*] – Also currently airing on Solar Sports

College

[*] – Broadcast rights moved to ABS-CBN Sports through ABS-CBN Sports+Action.

Local leagues

Other foreign leagues

Other

See also

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