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ABS-CBN Sports
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ABS-CBN Sports was a sports division of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN, which aired some of the notable sporting events in the Philippines.
| Launched | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Closed | August 31, 2020 (legislative franchise lapsed) |
| Division of | ABS-CBN Narrowcast |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Owner | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Key people |
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| Headquarters | Quezon City |
| Major broadcasting contracts | |
| Sister network | |
| Format | Sports |
| Original language(s) | Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
| Official website | Official website |
ABS-CBN Sports began in 1998 as the main broadcaster for the network-backed basketball league Metropolitan Basketball Association which introduced the home-and-away play format in the Philippine basketball landscape. Simultaneous with that (shortly before the MBA collapsed), it acquired the broadcast rights to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA) collegiate basketball leagues, which bolstered Studio 23's ratings and at the same time aligned further toward the said channel's programming thrust to the youth.
ABS-CBN Sports also supplant contents to their sports channel S+A aired on UHF Channel 23 (main channel) and SkyCable Channel 166 (HD channel). The division also maintains their official website, sports.abs-cbn.com, one of the top sports news websites in the Philippines.
On July 15, 2020, ABS-CBN Corporation announced that its sports division will cease its operations on August 31, 2020, following the cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission due to the expiration of ABS-CBN's legislative franchise to operate and its denial of a new franchise by the House of Representatives.[1][2][3]
Following the closure, several sports rights including UAAP and the PVL were transferred to One Sports, while NCAA was transferred to GMA Network. Despite the closure, ABS-CBN remains the broadcast partner of the MPBL through A2Z Channel 11, as of March 2021.
Final programs
Exclusive contract
Note: Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year it debuted in parentheses.
Local
- ALA Promotions Bouts (Pinoy Pride) (2009-2019)
- Beach Volleyball Republic (2016-2019)[4]
- Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (2018-2020; now with IBC and later One PH)[5]
- Palarong Pambansa (2016-2018)[4]
- Philippines National Football Team Games (2010-2014)
- Philippines Women's National Football Team Games (2012-2014)
International
- Asian Football Confederation (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2011-2014)
- ASEAN Football Federation (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2011-2016)
- ASEAN Basketball League (2016-2020)
- Bellator MMA (2016-2019)
- FIFA (2009-2019) (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
- FIVB (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2016-2018)
- La Liga (2017-2019)
- Ligue 1 (2018-2019)
- National Basketball Association (2000-2019 now with TV5 and One Sports)
- ONE Championship (2016-2020 now with One Sports)[4]
- Premier League (2017)
- Brazilian League (Free TV Telecast Only) (2011-2015)
- UEFA (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2016-2018)
- UEFA Champions League (2017-2018)
- US Open (2007-2016) (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
Previous programs
- The Score
- Sports U (under ABS-CBN News)
- Upfront
Past programs & notable coverage
- 2001 SEABA Championship
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
- 2014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
- Metropolitan Basketball Association Games (1998-2001)
- National Basketball Association (2011-2019; now with One Sports/Cignal TV)
- 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
- 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
- 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- 2013 Southeast Asian Games
- 2019 Southeast Asian Games
- Brazilian League (2012-2015 on cable)
- Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup (2006-2017)
- The 1st PBA DLSU vs. PBA ADMU Game
- International Premier Tennis League (2014) (official broadcaster for the Philippine Mavericks)
- Philippine Basketball League Games (2003-2007)
- Philippine Collegiate Champions League (2009-2017)
- Premier Volleyball League (2017-2020; now with One Sports/Cignal TV)
- Morales-Pacquiao Bouts
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (2002-2011, 2015–2020; now with GMA Network)
- Shakey's V- League (2016-2017)
- World Pool Championship 2007
- Sports Report
- Sports TV
- Game Na!
- Gameplan
- Road to Johannesburg
- Top Rank & Featured boxing matches
- Touchline
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines (2000-2020; now with One Sports/Cignal TV)
- Wild Card
- Universal Reality Combat Championship (2016-2018)
- UFC Fight Night (2011-2015)
- National Football League (1996-2000)
Sports broadcasters
Final on-air staff
- Dyan Castillejo (Sports Correspondent, Top Rank Boxing Play-by-play, Sports U host and ABS-CBN News sports reporter)
- Christian Luanzon (UAAP/MPBL Basketball Analyst)
- Alan Edgar Consebido (NBA on ABS-CBN/UAAP/E-Sports/MPBL Lead Play-by-play, ABS-CBN News anchor)
- Leo Isaac (MPBL Basketball analyst)
- Bea Daez (UAAP Basketball analyst)
- Enzo Flojo (UAAP Basketball analyst)
- Judy Saril (PVL Courtside Reporter)
- Migs Gomez (MPBL Lead Play-by-play)
- TJ Manotoc (ABS-CBN News Sports Correspondent for North America)
- Miguel Dypiangco (MPBL lead play-by-play)
- Roxanne Montealegre (MPBL Courtside Reporter)
- Olsen Racela (NCAA Basketball analyst)
- Renren Ritualo (NCAA Basketball analyst)
- Rodney Santos (MPBL Basketball Analyst)
- Sheila Salaysay (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Cedelf Tupas (MPBL Lead Play-by-play)
- Jeanine Tsoi (PVL Courtside reporter)
- Nikki Viola (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Synjin Reyes (PVL Lead play-by-play or courtside reporter)
- K Realubit (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Sydney Crespo (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Aiyana Perlas (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Nikko Ramos (UAAP Lead Play-by-play)
- Martin Antonio (MPBL Lead Play-by-play/NCAA Basketball Analyst)
- Migs Bustos (ANC Gametime anchor and UAAP/NCAA Basketball analyst)
- Marco Benitez (The Score substitute anchor and UAAP Basketball analyst)
- Vince Velasco (PVL Courtside Reporter)
- Jing Jamlang (UAAP/PVL Lead Play-by-play)
Past on-air staff
- Pia Arcangel-Halili (moved to GMA News and Public Affairs)
- Aaron Atayde (currently anchor of SportsCenter Philippines on ESPN5)
- Jinno Rufino (currently anchor of SportsCenter Philippines on ESPN5)
- Phoemela Baranda (currently host of Anong Ganap? on Pinoy Box Office)
- Tina Marasigan (now with ABS-CBN News)
- Cesca Litton-Kalaw (moved to One Sports)
- Akiko Thomson
- Edwin Khu
- Joel Banal
- Luigi Trillo
- Danny Francisco
- Butch Maniego†
- Joseph Barrios
- Lexi Schulze
- Rovilson Fernandez (currently host of Ang Pinaka on GTV)
- Carlo Ledesma
- Tricia Robredo
- Jessica Mendoza (moved to One Sports)
- Myrtle Sarrosa (now with GMA Network)
- Boom Labrusca
- Allan Gregorio
- Corrine Catibayan (moved to GMA News and Public Affairs)
- Vince Hizon
- Marc Nelson
- Riki Flores (moved to Fox Sports Philippines)
- Ryan Gregorio (moved to One Sports)
- Ira Pablo (now with One Sports)
- Laura Lehmann (now with GMA Network)
- Pauline Verzosa (currently with CNN Philippines)
- Ganiel Krishnan (now with ABS-CBN News)
- Selina Dagdag (moved to One Sports)
- Apple David (moved to One Sports)
- Anthony Suntay (moved to One Sports)
- Tricia Chiongbian
- Bobby Yan
- Randy Sacdalan
- Chot Reyes
- Pia Gonzales
- JC Gonzales
- Ira Panganiban
- Ria Tanjuatco-Trillo (moved to CNN Philippines)
- Alex Santos (moved to PTV 4)
- Sev Sarmenta (currently with One Sports)
- Gretchen Ho (moved to TV5 and Cignal TV)
- Mico Halili (currently as creative director for sports programs on Cignal TV)
- Benjie Paras
- Ronnie Magsanoc
- Freddie Webb
- Dondon Hontiveros
- Boyet Sison
- Bill Velasco
- Gretchen Fullido (currently as ABS-CBN News showbiz reporter)
- Jude Turcuato (currently with Fox Networks Group Philippines)
- Denice Dinsay (stays with ABS-CBN News)
- Boom Gonzalez (now with One Sports)
- Martin Javier (now with GMA Sports)
- Eric Tipan (now with One Sports)
- Anton Roxas (now with GMA Sports)
- Alex Compton (moved to PBA coverages)
See also
References
- ^ "Philippines top broadcaster ABS-CBN denied new licence". BBC News. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ Philip Matel (July 16, 2020). "ABS-CBN Sports, longtime home of numerous leagues, signs off". tv5.espn.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "Final buzzer sounds for ABS-CBN Sports". ABS-CBN News. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c . ABS-CBN Social Media Newsroom. April 17, 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "SIGNED AND SEALED: Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League coming to S+A". ABS-CBN Sports. January 10, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
External links
- Official website