 Logo used since 2024 | |
| Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Network | NBA TV |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9480i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cignal TV (MediaQuest Holdings) under license fromNational Basketball Association |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | July 31, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-07-31) |
| Former names | NBA Premium TV (Solar Entertainment Corporation) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Cignal TVNationwide | Channel 96 (SD) Channel 262 (HD) |
| SatLiteNationwide | Channel 52 |
| Streaming media | |
| Pilipinas Live | Watch live |
NBA TV Philippines is a Philippinepay televisionsports-oriented network owned byMediaQuest Holdings through its subsidiaryCignal TV. The channel is a joint venture between Cignal andNBA TV and is a live simulcast broadcast of NBA TV, the league's dedicated channel in the United States.[1][2][3][4]
NBA TV Philippines is the sister channel ofOne Sports,One Sports+,PBA Rush, andUAAP Varsity Channel, but the channel is slated to air more games and NBA-content than its sister channel viaTV5 andRPTV (free TV partner).[1][2][3][4]
Upon the expiration of the decade-long contract ofSolar andNBA,Sky ofABS-CBN Corporation andCignal TV ofTV5 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 itsissue on legislative franchise renewal which led bothABS-CBN and its sister station, an all-sports channelS+A ceased broadcast on free-to-air television on May 5, 2020, as well as the dissolution of itssports division on August 31 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 the2019-20 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 withNine Media Corporation viaCNN Philippines (nowRPTV) to air their games albeit only on weekends, the broadcast of games continued throughout the2020 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 andOne Sports.[3] The channel was launched on July 31, 2020, the same day whenthe 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 allowSmart Communications to provide a livestreaming of NBA TV Philippines on Smart's official website for Smart prepaid andTNT subscribers with GigaVideo subscription, as well as for Smart Signature postpaid subscribers. The livestream, however, is separate from the league's own streaming serviceNBA League Pass.[4]
The deal with Cignal TV was renewed in September 2023, ahead of the2023–24 NBA season, which adds theNBA 2K League as part of its programming. Cignal's sports streaming appPilipinas Live will broadcast NBA and NBA 2K League games that are aired on the network's television channels.[9] Starting with the2025–26 NBA season, however, daily live games has been reduced to select days due to changes in global broadcasting rights of the league with the inclusion of other key partners such asPrime Video andDisney+ Philippines.
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