Basketball TV

Basketball TV
TypeCable and satellite television network
CountryPhilippines
HeadquartersMandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)English (main)
Filipino (secondary)
Picture format480i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerSolar Entertainment Corporation
Sister channelsETC
Shop TV
Jack TV
NBA Premium TV
Solar Sports
History
LaunchedOctober 1, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-10-01)
ClosedOctober 1, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-01)
Replaced byNBA 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]

  1. ^ "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.