Basketball TV

Defunct Philippine cable sports television channel

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Television channel

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
Launched| October 1, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-10-01)
Closed| October 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.

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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* NBA Action*
* NBA.com Fantasy Insider*
* NBA Inside Stuff*
* NBA Gametime Live
* NBA Games
* Real NBA*
* The Beat*
* The Starters*
* Inside the NBA*
* The Jump on NBA.com*
* NBA D-League Central*
* NBA D-League Game of the Week*
* WNBA Games
* WNBA Action**
* NBA Playoffs Playback
* NBA Summer League
* NBA draft
* One on One with Ahmad Rashad
* Open Court
* Hardwood Classics
* NBA Marquee Match-up
* NBA Playoff Playback
* Making the Call with Ronnie Nunn
* NBA Draft Playback
* Sounds of the Finals
* The Run
* Overtime
* NBA Stories
* Marv Albert Show
* NBA Greatest Games / Hardwood Classics
* NBA Home Video
* NBA Basketballography
* NBA Specials
* Vintage NBA
* NBA Vault
* NBA Wired
* Books and Basketball
* NBA Journeys
* NBA Presents
* NBA Fit
* NBA Slideshow
* NBA Jam (local or original version)
* NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad
* NBA 360
* NBA Hoop Party
* NBA TV Top 10 Games of the Week
* Real Training Camp

### FIBA

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* 2008 Beijing Olympics
* 2012 London Olympics
* Stankovic Cup
* FIBA Diamond Ball
* FIBA World Basketball*
* FIBA World Championship
* FIBA Asia Championship
* FIBA Americas Championship
* EuroBasket

[*] – Also currently airing on Solar Sports

### College

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* ACC men's basketball tournament
* NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
* Philippine Collegiate Championship (2017)
* One U

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

### Local leagues

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* Philippine Basketball League (2007–2010)
* Nike Elite Camp
* Fil-Oil / Flying V Invitational Cup (2006)
* Philippine Basketball Association (2008–2011)
* Philippine Women Basketball League (2008)
* Liga Pilipinas (2009–2011)
* ASEAN Basketball League (2010–2011)

### Other foreign leagues

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* Euroleague (briefly moved to ESPN Star Sports in the 2009–10 season)
* National Basketball League
* Chinese Basketball Association
* Liga ACB

### Other

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

## See also

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* Solar Entertainment Corporation, official broadcasting
* Solar Sports, Basketball TV sister channel
* NBA Premium TV, Basketball TV sister channel
* PBA Rush
* NBA TV Philippines

## 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.

## External links

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* Official website

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Solar Entertainment Corporation

Subsidiaries and divisions|

* SolarFlix Productions
* Solar Pictures
* Domestic Sattelite Corporation (DOMSAT)
* OMNI Digital Media Ventures (Blink)
* Southern Broadcasting Network

Broadcast television networks|

* Shop TV7
* SolarFlix3
* Solar Learning7
* Solar Sports

Pay television networks|

* Front Row Channel8

Online, digital and interactive|

Jack TV

Miscellaneous|

Easy TV (defunct)

Defunct television networks|

* 2nd Avenue4
* Basketball TV
* Blink (40%)6
* C/S Origin
* C/S 9
* CT
* Chase
* Diva Universal2
* eGG Network9
* ETC3
* Jack CITY
* Jack TV
* MTVph5
* My Movie Channel
* NBA League Pass
* NBA Premium TV
* Solar All Access
* Solar News Channel (50%)3 (34%)1
* Solar TV
* Solar USA
* Talk TV (50%)3
* TGC
* Universal Channel2

Affiliates|

* Solar News (former division)
* Radio Philippines Network (34%)
* Solar Television Network (former subsidiary)

1Former joint venture with Radio Philippines Network
2Joint venture with Universal Networks International
3Affiliate with Southern Broadcasting Network
4Former affiliate with Rajah Broadcasting Network
5Joint venture with Paramount International Networks Asia
6Co-owned with SM Lifestyle Entertainment
7Digital-only. On test broadcast.
8Distribution only. Channel owned by Jungo TV.
9Distribution only. Channel owned by Astro.

* v
* t
* e

Pay-TV channels and networks based in the Philippines

Domestic

| ABS-CBN Corporation|

* ANC
* Cine Mo!
* Kapamilya Channel
* Knowledge Channel
* TeleRadyo Serbisyo1
* The Filipino Channel

| Creative Programs|

* Cinema One
* Jeepney TV
* Metro Channel
* Myx
* America

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Solar Entertainment Corporation|

* Solar All Access
* Solar Sports

Viva Communications|

* PBO
* TMC
* Viva Cinema

PLDT
(MediaQuest Holdings)|

| TV5 Network|

* AksyonTV5
* International5
* Kapatid Channel

|

Cignal TV|

* BuKo2
* NBA TV Philippines1
* PBA Rush
* Sari-Sari Channel1
* TVUP2
* UAAP Varsity Channel2

| One Network Media Group|

* One News2
* One PH2
* One Sports+2

|

GMA Network, Inc.|

* GMA Life TV
* GMA News TV
* International5
* GMA Pinoy TV

Government of the Philippines
(PCO)|

* Congress TV
* Radyo Pilipinas 1 Television

G Sat
(Global Satellite Technology Services)|

* Music Quest
* One Media Network

Manila Jockey Club|

* Gametime TV
* SLBN Sportsnet

TAP Digital Media Ventures|

* Premier Football
* Premier Sports
* Premier Sports 2
* TAP Action Flix
* TAP Edge
* TAP Movies
* TAP Sports
* TAP TV

International

| The Walt Disney Company|

* Star Bharat3
* Star Gold3
* StarPlus3

|

Paramount Global
(PIN Philippines)|

* MTV 90s
* MTV Live
* Nickelodeon3
* Nick Jr.3

Rock Entertainment Holdings|

* CinemaWorld
* Global Trekker
* Love Nature
* Rock Action1
* Rock Entertainment1
* Rock Extreme1

A&E Networks Philippines|

* Crime & Investigation Network1
* History1
* Lifetime1

Celestial Tiger Entertainment Philippines|

* Celestial Classic Movies3
* Celestial Movies Pinoy1
* Kix3
* Thrill3

Warner Bros. Discovery
(Warner Bros. Discovery Philippines)|

| WarnerMedia|

* Cartoon Network3
* Cartoonito3
* Cinemax3
* CNN3
* HBO3
* HBO Family3
* HBO Hits3
* HBO Signature3
* HLN
* Warner TV3

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Discovery Philippines|

* Animal Planet3
* Asian Food Network3
* Discovery Asia3
* Discovery Channel3
* Discovery Science
* DMAX
* Eurosport3
* Eve
* Food Network
* HGTV3
* Rugby Pass TV3
* TLC3

JJ MediaWorks
(Plus Media Networks)|

* Aniplus3
* K-Plus3

Comcast
(NBCUniversal Philippines)|

* CNBC Asia
* DreamWorks Channel3
* Golf Channel2
* Sky News

KC Global Media|

* Animax3
* AXN3
* One TV

BBC Studios|

* BBC Earth
* BBC Lifestyle
* BBC News

Jungo TV|

* Front Row Channel2
* Hallypop2
* Scream Flix2

Mediahouse/Club TV|

* Health & Wellness3
* Ginx TV3
* Luxe & Life3
* Motorvision TV3
* My Cinema Europe3
* Pet & Pal3

Rewind Networks|

* HITS3
* HITS Movies3
* HITS Now3

Mimyuni Media Entertainment|

* Chillayo
* Cinemachi Action
* Cinemachi Docu
* Cinemachi Family
* Cinemachi Xtra
* Homey's
* Lolly Kids
* Planet Fun
* Sportyfy
* Wow!

Eclat Entertainment|

* SPOTV
* SPOTV2

Miscellaneous

| Religious|

* 3ABN
* CMN Radio
* Daystar TV
* EWTN
* GOOD TV
* Great Commission Television
* LifeTV
* Mensahe TV
* Oras Ng Himala Channel
* SMNI
* The Edge Radio
* TBN Asia
* TBN Inspire
* TOP Channel
* Truth Channel
* TV Maria
* Word of God Network

|

Regional|

* APM TV (Davao)
* Bandera News TV (Palawan)
* Brigada News TV (General Santos)
* Cebu Living Channel (Cebu)
* PEP TV (Pampanga)
* Digicast Negros (Western Visayas)
* DXDD Radio-Television (Ozamiz)
* Forerunners Network (Davao)
* Island Living Channel (Bacolod)
* Lahi TV (Batangas, Quezon, Zambales)
* Lambo MisOr TV (Cagayan de Oro)
* My TV (Cebu)
* Newsline Philippines (Davao and General Santos)
* RNG (Luzon)
* Royal Cable TV6 (Laguna)
* Sibya TV (Cebu)

Others|

* DZRH News Television
* EZ Shop
* Filipino TV
* Karera Channel
* MJCI-SLBN Sportsnet (San Lazaro)
* PRCI (Santa Ana Park)
* MetroTurf
* KPOP HD
* Living Asia Channel
* Locale
* NAIA
* Pinoy Xtreme
* Pop Life TV
* STV
* Radyo Bandido TV
* Rock of Manila TV
* RPN USA
* SLTV
* The Aquarium Channel HD
* tvQ2
* ZIQ TeleVshop

Philippine-only feed|

* ANTV
* Astro
* BOO3
* eGG Network
* Bloomberg Asia3
* CNA3
* Da Vinci Kids3
* Euronews
* FashionTV3
* Gone Viral TV
* Mezzo Live HD
* Moonbug Kids
* Outdoor Channel3
* Stingray Group
* Stingray CMusic3
* Stingray iConcerts3
* Techstorm3
* Trace Partners
* Trace Sport Stars
* Trace Urban
* tvN3

Global-based feed|

* ABC Australia
* ABP News3
* Abu Dhabi TV
* Al Jazeera English
* Arirang TV
* B4U Movies3
* CBeebies
* CCTV
* CCTV-4
* CGTN
* China Times
* CTI
* CTV
* CNC World
* CTS
* Doordarshan
* DD National
* DD Sports
* DW-TV
* EBC Taiwan
* EBC Asia
* EBC Drama
* EBC Movie
* EBC News
* English Club TV3
* Fox News
* FTV
* FTV News
* Fight Sports3
* France 24
* Hunan Television
* KBS World
* Lotus Macau
* MBC TV
* NHK
* NHK World-Japan
* NHK World Premium
* Phoenix Chinese Channel
* Phoenix InfoNews Channel
* Rai Italia
* RT
* Saudi 1
* SBS
* TRT World
* TTV
* TV5Monde
* TVBS-Asia
* TVE Internacional
* Tzu Chi
* USA Today
* USA Today News3
* USA Today Sports3
* Voice of America
* Xing Kong
* YTN
* Zee TV

Defunct/inactive

* 2nd Avenue
* 8TriTV
* 9TV
* ABN
* ABS-CBN
* HD
* ABS-CBN Regional Channel
* ANteve
* Asianovela Channel
* AXN Beyond
* BabyFirst3
* BabyTV3
* Balls
* BTV
* BBC World News
* BeTV
* beIN Sports 1
* beIN Sports 2
* beIN Sports 3
* Bloomberg TV Philippines
* Boomerang3
* Bro
* Blink Cinema/My Movie Channel
* Catsup
* CgeTV
* CGMA
* Chase
* Channel V
* Philippines
* Chinese Entertainment Channel3
* Colours
* Comedy Central
* CT
* Cube iTV
* C/S
* C/S Origin
* DepEd TV2
* Discovery Travel & Living
* Discovery Turbo
* Disney Channel3
* Disney Junior3
* Disney XD
* Diva
* Diva Universal
* DYAB TeleRadyo (Cebu)
* DXAB TeleRadyo (Davao)
* E!
* E! Philippines
* EDGEsport
* ESPN Philippines
* ETC
* Flip TV
* Fox
* Fox Action Movies3
* Fox Crime
* Fox Family Movies3
* Fox Filipino
* Fox Life
* Fox Movies
* Fox Sports
* FX
* FYI
* Gem TV3
* Global Pinoy Cinema
* GNN
* H2
* Hallmark Channel
* Hero
* Hillsong Channel
* Home Popcorn Channel
* Hyper
* i Channel
* Inquirer 990 Television
* Isla
* Jack City
* Jack TV
* Juan Sports Channel
* K Movies Pinoy
* Kapamilya Box Office
* Karaoke Channel
* English Karaoke Channel
* Filipino Karaoke Channel
* Lakbay TV
* Lifestyle
* Liga
* Link TV
* Makisig Network
* MaxTV
* Maxxx
* Metro TV
* MMDA TeleRadyo
* Movie Central
* MTV Asia3
* MTVph
* MTV Philippines
* MTV Pinoy
* National Geographic3
* Nat Geo Adventure3
* Nat Geo People3
* Nat Geo Wild3
* NBA Premium TV
* O Shopping1
* One Screen
* PCOO TV (RTVM)
* Paramount Network3
* Pilipinas HD
* Pinoy Blockbuster Channel
* Pinoy Central TV
* Premier Tennis
* Real Cebu Television
* Red by HBO3
* S+A
* HD
* Global
* Salaam TV
* Setanta Sports
* Sarimanok Channel 37
* Sarimanok News Network
* Setanta Sports
* SineBox
* Shop @ Home
* Shop Japan
* Sky 1
* Sky News
* Sony Channel
* Solar News Channel
* Solar TV
* Southspot
* Sports Illustrated TV
* Sports Plus
* Star Chinese Channel3
* Star Chinese Movies3
* Star Movies
* Star Sports
* Star World
* Stingray Classica
* Tag
* Talk TV
* TAP Sports 1
* TAP Sports 2
* TAP W
* Telenovela Channel
* TCM
* TeleAsia
* TeleRadyo
* TGC
* Toonami
* Travelxp
* TV Shop Philippines
* TV Window Shop
* Universal Channel
* Value Vision
* Velvet
* VID-OK
* Viva Prime Channel
* Viva TV
* WakuWaku Japan
* Weather Information Network
* Winner TV Shopping
* WINS Channel
* Yey!
* Zee Sine
* ZooMoo3

1 Joint venture.
2 Partnership.
3 Distribution.
4 Continued broadcast on international and online.

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National Basketball League (Philippines)

Current: 2023 NBL–Pilipinas Chairman's Cup

Seasons|

* 2018
* 2019
* 2019–20 President's
* 2021 Chairman's
* 2022 President's
* 2022 Chairman's
* 2023 President's
* 2023 Chairman's

Teams|

* Biñan Tatak Gel
* CamSur Express
* Makati Circus Music Festival
* Muntinlupa Chiefs
* Santa Rosa Lions
* Taguig City Generals
* Zambales Eruption

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* Women's National Basketball League

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