NBA TV Philippines

Pay Television channel in the Philippines

This article is about Cignal-owned television network for its basketball league. For Solar-owned television network for the same basketball league, see NBA Premium TV. For American version, see NBA TV. For the Canadian version, see NBA TV Canada.

Television channel

NBA TV Philippines

Logo used since 2024

Country| Philippines
Broadcast area| Nationwide
Network| NBA TV
Programming
Language(s)| English
Picture format| 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner| Cignal TV, Inc. (MediaQuest Holdings Inc.)
under license from National Basketball Association
Sister channels|

* One PH
* One News
* Sari-Sari Channel
* BuKo Channel
* PBA Rush
* One Sports+
* UAAP Varsity Channel
* TVUP
* True TV

History
Launched| July 31, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-07-31)
Former names| NBA Premium TV (Solar Entertainment Corporation)
Availability
Streaming media
NBA.Smart| Watch Live (for Smart and TNT subscribers)

NBA TV Philippines is a Philippine pay television sports-oriented network owned by MediaQuest Holdings through its subsidiary Cignal TV. The channel is a joint venture between Cignal and NBA TV and is a live simulcast broadcast of NBA TV, the league's dedicated channel in the United States.[1][2][3][4]

## Features

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NBA TV Philippines is the sister channel of One Sports, One Sports+, PBA Rush, and UAAP Varsity Channel, but the channel is slated to air more games and NBA-content than its sister channel via TV5 and RPTV (free TV partner).[1][2][3][4]

## History

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Upon the expiration of the decade-long contract of Solar and NBA, Sky of ABS-CBN Corporation and Cignal TV of TV5 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.[5][6] However, Sky and ABS-CBN Corporation later dropped out of the bid due to its issue on legislative franchise renewal which led both ABS-CBN and its sister station, an all-sports channel S+A ceased broadcast on free-to-air television on May 5, 2020, as well as the dissolution of its sports division on August 31, 2020, as part of the company's retrenchment after the denial of its franchise renewal,[7] leaving Cignal as a sole bidder.[1][2]

On the start of the 2019-20 NBA season, the NBA was left without broadcast partner in the Philippines, they temporarily streamed their games in the NBA Philippines page via Facebook Watch and Twitter, it was only on November 16 when NBA temporarily went onto an agreement with Nine Media Corporation via CNN Philippines (now RPTV) to air their games albeit only on weekends, the broadcast of games continued throughout the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.[8]

After months of negotiations on July 27, 2020, Cignal TV announced the multi-year partnership deal with the NBA, on the announcement it was also mentioned that the provider will launch the channel along with the airing of games through its free-to-air channels, TV5 and One Sports.[3] The channel was launched on July 31, 2020, the same day when the NBA's restart of the current season started (July 30 in Orlando time).[2][3][4]

Cignal plans to offer the channel for syndication to other cable operators.[4]

In addition, the deal would allow Smart Communications to provide a livestreaming of NBA TV Philippines on Smart's official website for Smart prepaid and TNT subscribers with GigaVideo subscription, as well as for Smart Signature postpaid subscribers. The livestream, however, is separate from the league's own streaming service NBA League Pass.[4]

The deal with Cignal TV was renewed in September 2023, ahead of the 2023–24 NBA season, which adds the NBA 2K League as part of its programming. Cignal's sports streaming app Pilipinas Live will broadcast NBA and NBA 2K League games that are aired on the network's television channels.[9]

## See also

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* TV5
* RPTV
* One Sports (sports division)
* One Sports (TV channel)
* PBA Rush
* UAAP Varsity Channel
* 5 Plus (defunct channel)
* AKTV (defunct programming block)
* Hyper (defunct channel)
* NBA Premium TV (defunct channel)
* Basketball TV (defunct channel)
* NBA League Pass

## References

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1. ^ a b c "NBA games return to Philippine television via Cignal-Smart collab". spin.ph.
2. ^ a b c d Henson, Joaquin M. (July 29, 2020). "NBA is back home". Philstar.com. The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. ^ a b c d "Cignal, Smart join forces to deliver live NBA games in PH". Philippine Star. July 27, 2020.
4. ^ a b c d e Villanueva, Eros (July 27, 2020). "How to watch NBA games in the Philippines". ESPN5. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
5. ^ "NBA disappears from pay TV; Sky Cable, Cignal negotiating new deal". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
6. ^ "Cignal, SKY negotiate joint bid for NBA broadcast". Rappler. October 1, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
7. ^ Matel, Philip (July 16, 2020). "ABS-CBN Sports, longtime home of numerous leagues, signs off". ESPN5.com.
8. ^ "CNN Philippines to air NBA weekend games". CNN Philippines. November 13, 2019. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
9. ^ Sports, Manila Standard (September 28, 2023). "Cignal is official broadcast, digital partner of NBA, NBA 2K League in the PH". Manila Standard. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

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TV5 Network Inc.

Key figures|

* Chino Roces
* Edgardo Roces
* Manny Pangilinan

Radio stations|

* DWLA-FM (105.9 True FM Manila)
* DXET-FM (106.7 True FM Davao)
* DXRL (101.5 True FM Cagayan de Oro)
* DYFM-FM (101.9 True FM Cebu)

Television networks|

| Free-to-air channels|

* TV5
* DWET-TV
* original programming
* stations
* One Sports
* DWNB-TV
* other stations
* RPTV
* DZKB-TV
* other stations

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Cable channels|

* BuKo
* NBA TV Philippines
* One News
* One PH
* PBA Rush
* Sari-Sari Channel
* UAAP Varsity Channel

International|

* AksyonTV International
* Kapatid Channel

Satellite and broadcast applications|

* Cignal
* Sulit TV

Other assets|

| Divisions|

* D5 Studio
* News5
* One Sports

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Subsidiaries and affiliates|

* Cignal TV
* Nation Broadcasting Corporation

Non-profit organization|

* Alagang Kapatid Foundation

Production|

* TVJ Productions

Online, digital and interactive|

* TV4ME Philippines

Former assets|

* 5 Plus
* AksyonTV
* AKTV
* Dream FM Network

* Category

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MediaQuest Holdings

Chairman
Manuel V. Pangilinan
President and CEO
Jane J. Basas

Key executives|

* Jane J. Basas (President and CEO, Cignal TV)
* Guido R. Zaballero (President and CEO, TV5 Network)
* Raul Dela Cruz (General Manager, Nation Broadcasting Corporation)
* Miguel G. Belmonte (President and CEO, Philstar Media Group/Hastings Holdings)

Broadcast media|

| Radio|

* 105.9 True FM
* True Network stations

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Free-to-air television
(TV5 / NBC)|

* TV5
* TV5 Manila
* RPTV1
* RPTV 9 Manila
* One Sports
* One Sports 41 Manila
* Other stations

Freemium / pay television
(Cignal TV)|

* BuKo2
* NBA TV Philippines (HD)3
* One News (HD)
* One PH
* One Sports+ (HD)
* PBA Rush (HD)
* Sari-Sari Channel4
* True TV
* UAAP Varsity Channel (HD)5

Overseas television
(Pilipinas Global Network)|

* Kapatid Channel
* AksyonTV International

Direct broadcast satellite /
digital TV providers|

* Cignal
* SatLite
* Sulit TV

Philstar Media Group|

| Print newspaper|

* Banat
* BusinessWorld (70%)
* The Freeman
* PM: Pang Masa
* The Philippine Star (51%)
* Pilipino Star Ngayon

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Magazine|

* People Asia
* Starweek

Digital media|

* G/ST
* Philstar Global
* Philstar.com
* InterAksyon
* LatestChika
* PhilSTAR Life
* PropertyReport.ph
* Wheels.ph

Production companies|

* Epik Studios
* MQuest Ventures
* Cignal Entertainment
* TVJ Productions (51%)
* WilQuest
* Philstar TV
* UXS (30%)
* Unitel
* Straight Shooters

Miscellaneous assets|

* CineFilipino
* MQ Artists Agency
* MQ Live

Corporate social responsibility|

* Alagang Kapatid Foundation

See also|

* PLDT

1Joint venture with Nine Media Corporation
2Joint venture with APT Entertainment
3Joint venture with NBA TV
4Joint venture with Viva Entertainment
5Joint venture with the UAAP

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Pay-TV channels and networks based in the Philippines

Domestic

| ABS-CBN Corporation|

* ANC
* Cine Mo!
* DZMM TeleRadyo1
* Kapamilya Channel
* Knowledge Channel
* The Filipino Channel

| Creative Programs|

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

|

Solar Entertainment Corporation|

* Solar All Access
* Solar Sports

Viva Communications|

* PBO
* TMC
* Viva Cinema

PLDT
(MediaQuest Holdings)|

| TV5 Network|

* AksyonTV
* International4
* 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

|

NBC|

* True TV

GMA Network, Inc.|

* GMA Life TV
* GMA News TV
* International4
* GMA Pinoy TV

Government of the Philippines
(PCO)|

* Congress TV
* Radyo Pilipinas TV

G Sat
(Global Satellite Technology Services)|

* Music Quest
* One Media Network

TAP Digital Media Ventures|

* Premier Football
* Premier Sports
* Premier Sports 2
* Setanta Sports3
* Studio Universal2
* TAP Action Flix
* TAP Edge
* TAP Movies
* TAP Sports
* TAP TV
* tvN Asia3
* tvN Movies Pinoy3

Prage Management Corporation|

* Abante TeleTabloid
* Bilyonaryo News Channel

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
* Studio Universal2

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

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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
* Gametime TV
* 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
* Sarimanok Channel 37
* Sarimanok News Network
* Setanta Sports
* SineBox
* Shop @ Home
* Shop Japan
* Sky 1
* Sky News
* SLBN Sportsnet
* 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
* TeleRadyo Serbisyo
* TCM
* TeleAsia
* 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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NBA on television

Broadcast partners|

* ABC
* CBS
* NBC

| Defunct networks|

* DuMont
* SNI

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Cable/Streaming partners|

* ESPN/ESPN+
* TBS
* TNT/Max
* USA
* Peacock
* Prime Video

NBA owned & operated
entities|

* NBA Entertainment
* NBA League Pass
* NBA TV

Television programs|

| Pre-game|

* NBA Countdown
* NBA Shootaround
* NBA Showtime

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Post-game|

* Inside the NBA
* Shaqtin' a Fool

* NBA TV Center Court
* TNT Tuesday/Thursday
* ESPN NBA Wednesday/Friday/Sunday
* ABC NBA Saturday Primetime/Sunday Showcase
* NBC Sunday Night Basketball

News and highlights
programs|

| ESPN|

* Grantland Basketball Hour
* The Jump
* NBA Coast to Coast
* NBA Today
* NBA Tonight
* Vintage NBA

|

NBA TV|

* Hardwood Classics
* NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad
* NBA Action
* NBA.com Fantasy Insider
* NBA Gametime Live
* NBA Inside Stuff
* The Starters

Broadcasters by event|

* List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters
* List of NBA Finals broadcasters

Local broadcasters|

* List of current NBA broadcasters
* Historical NBA over-the-air television broadcasters

International
broadcasters|

* NBA Premium TV
* NBA TV Canada
* NBA TV Philippines

Commentators|

* ABC
* NBC
* TNT
* ESPN

Music|

* "Roundball Rock"

Miscellaneous|

* ABA broadcasters
* NBA Finals TV ratings

| Decade summaries|

* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

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