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Basketball TV

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Basketball TV
TypeCable and satellite television network
CountryPhilippines
HeadquartersMandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)English (main)
Filipino (secondary)
Picture format480i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerSolar Entertainment Corporation
Sister channelsETC
Shop TV
Jack TV
NBA Premium TV
Solar Sports
History
LaunchedOctober 1, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-10-01)
ClosedOctober 1, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-10-01)
Replaced byNBA 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.

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

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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

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NBA

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FIBA

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[*] – Also currently airing on Solar Sports

College

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

Local leagues

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Other foreign leagues

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Other

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  • Home Shopping Network (2006–2011, 2014–2015)
  • Shop TV (2015–2019)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "New dawn for Solar Sports". The Philippine Star. September 28, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "NBA disappears from pay TV; Sky Cable, Cignal negotiating new deal". Inquirer.net. October 2, 2019.
  3. ^ PCCL on BTV. Basketball TV. February 1, 2018. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "NCRAA on BTV Jan 16". Basketball TV. January 16, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "Solar unveils 24-hour NBA channel". The Philippine Star. December 3, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Terrado, Reuben. "NBA Premium, BTV channels back on SKYCable, per advisory". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "SKY Advisory". Mysky.com.ph. October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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