The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the second-oldest continuously operating professional basketball league in the world after North America's NBA.
The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Dome", it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Asia, and one of the largest clear span domes in the world. The dome measures approximately 108.0 meters (354.3 ft) making it the largest dome in Asia from its opening in 1960 until 2001 when it was surpassed by the Ōita Stadium in Japan with a dome measuring 274.0 meters (899.0 ft).
TV5 is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is headquartered in Mandaluyong, with alternate studios located in Novaliches, Quezon City. TV5 serves as the flagship property of TV5 Network, Inc., which is owned by MediaQuest Holdings, the multimedia arm of telecommunications conglomerate PLDT. The network is commonly referred to as "The Kapatid Network", using the Filipino term for "sibling", a branding introduced in 2010.
TV5 News and Current Affairs, also known on-air as News5, is the news and current affairs division of the Philippine media company TV5 Network Inc. It is headquartered at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Lia Cruz is a Filipina television host, news and weather anchor, sportscaster, podcaster, writer and producer based in the Philippines.
Aksyon TV was a Philippine free-to-air television network. It was a joint venture of Nation Broadcasting Corporation and TV5 Network, Inc., both under PLDT media arm MediaQuest Holdings. Its programs were primarily produced by TV5's divisions News5 and ESPN5. AksyonTV formerly broadcasts terrestrially through DWNB-TV in Metro Manila, as well as on UHF channel 29 in Cebu, Davao and other relay stations, and on a digital subchannel via channel 5.2 in Metro Manila. It occupies the frequency previously used by MTV Philippines, a subsidiary of MTV Networks Asia Pacific from 2001 until 2006.
The PBA on One Sports is the branding for presentation of the Philippine Basketball Association basketball games which started since the 2011-12 season. Telecasts are produced by One Sports, the sports division of TV5 Network Inc., and aired through One Sports and PBA Rush, with simulcast and livestreaming on Cignal Play, Pilipinas Live and Smart LiveStream. Also, there is a separate coverage in English commentary on PBA Rush since July 15, 2016.
T3: Alliance is a news magazine and public service show on TV5. Hosted by the Tulfo Brothers: Ben, Raffy, & Erwin.
Kapatid Channel is an international Philippine subscription television channel owned by Pilipinas Global Network, Ltd. The channel offers programming highlights from the Philippine television channels TV5, One Sports, Sari-Sari Channel, Colours, One News, One Sports+, One PH, BuKo, PBA Rush and UAAP Varsity Channel.
TV5 Network Inc., commonly known as TV5, is a Philippine media company based in Mandaluyong. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries and affiliates dealing in various media related businesses. TV5 is owned by MediaQuest Holdings, an investee company of Philippine telecommunications giant PLDT, through its Beneficial Trust Fund, and headed by business tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan.
Rodolfo "Jun" Adaptar Sabayton Jr. is a Filipino actor, comedian, host, and director. He is known as "Bayaw” due to his works with Lourd de Veyra at News5’s History with Lourd, Wasak, Word of the Lourd, Kontrabando, B.A.Y.A.W. for President advocacy campaign.
SportsCenter Philippines is the flagship newscast of One Sports, the sports division of TV5 Network. It aired on TV5 from December 17, 2017, to January 10, 2020. It is the local version of SportsCenter following TV5's partnership with global sports network ESPN after a few years ESPN in the Philippines was hiatus for 5 years after being replaced by Fox Sports Asia. It airs every Wednesday & Friday at 9:30 PM and Saturdays & Sundays at 9:00 PM.
One News is a 24-hour Philippine pay television and news channel owned by MediaQuest Holdings through its subsidiary Cignal TV. It was launched in May 2018 exclusively on satellite provider Cignal. One News is the first MediaQuest channel launched under the One branding, along with the free TV sports channel One Sports, cable sports channel One Sports+, Filipino-language news channel One PH, lifestyle portal One Life, and now-defunct premium entertainment channel One Screen.
Cignal TV, Inc., also known by its legal trading name Mediascape Inc., is a Filipino media and telecommunications firm in the Philippines. A wholly owned subsidiary of the media company MediaQuest Holdings under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund, the firm operates its pay television services, subscription television networks, television and film entertainment production, and fiber broadband internet.
Frontline Pilipinas is a Philippine television newscast broadcast by TV5, Originally anchored by Raffy Tulfo and Cheryl Cosim, the program premiered on October 5, 2020, replacing Aksyon. It is also simulcast on One News, One PH, 92.3 Radyo5 True FM, and online via livestreaming on Facebook, YouTube, and News5's official website. Currently, Cosim, Julius Babao and Jiggy Manicad serve as the main anchors.
