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| Type | Cable and satellite television network |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Headquarters | Mandaluyong,Metro Manila,Philippines |
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| Language(s) | English (main) Filipino (secondary) |
| Picture format | 480iSDTV |
| 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 (2019-10-1) |
| Replaced by | NBA TV Philippines (Cignal TV) |
Basketball TV (BTV) was a Philippinepay television sports channel with offices onShaw Boulevard,Mandaluyong. It was owned by theSolar 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 andNBA Premium TV will cease their operations on October 1, 2019. The final program to air on this channel was a replay ofNBA 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 andCignal 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]
The channel focused onNBA TV-related programs and also regular NBA games. In its initial broadcasts, it was showing re-runs of the2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and the2006 FIBA World Championship.[1]It also covered thePhilippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL),National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA),National Basketball League (NBL) andNational 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 withNBA 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 onSky 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.
[*] – Also currently airing onSolar Sports
[*] – Broadcast rights moved toABS-CBN Sports throughABS-CBN Sports+Action.
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