Bro (TV channel)

S+A

Type	Broadcast television network
Branding	S+A
Country	Philippines
Slogan	Sumasaludo sa Pusong Palaban ng Lahing Pilipino (Salute to the Defiant Heart of Filipino Generation)
TV stations	List of stations
Headquarters	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Mother Ignacia Street, corner Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Owner	ABS-CBN Corporation AMCARA Broadcasting Network
Key people	March Ventosa (Head, ABS-CBN Narrowcast) Dino Laurena (Head, ABS-CBN Sports) Vince Rodriguez (Head, S+A and Production)
Launch date	January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18); 3 years ago (terrestrial) July 10, 2015 (international) January 1, 2016 (high-definition)
Former names	Studio 23 (1996–2014) Balls (2008–2015; cable/HD channel)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 4:3 1080i (HDTV) 16:9
Sister network	ABS-CBN
Official website	sports.abs-cbn.com/SportsAndAction
Language	Filipino (main) English (secondary)

ABS-CBN Sports and Action (stylized as ABS-CBN Sports+Action or simply S+A or S and A), is a Filipino commercial broadcast television network based in Quezon City. It is owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation with some of its programs produced and licensed by ABS-CBN Sports. In Metro Manila, Sports + Action is being broadcast terrestrially and thru digital terrestrial television through DWAC-TV (UHF channel 23), the frequency once used by the defunct national television network Studio 23 until its closure on January 16, 2014. It began its operations on January 18, 2014, yet it did not became the company's sole channel for sports until the shutdown of cable counterpart Balls by the end of 2015. Its high-definition channel is exclusively available in SKYcable, Destiny Cable and Sky Direct subscribers since 2016 while its international feed (carried with the same channel name) is being carried worldwide through The Filipino Channel (cable, satellite, IPTV, online video streaming, and video on demand). Sports + Action's programming is composed primarily of sports coverage such as UAAP, NCAA, National Basketball Training Center, BVR, PVL, ONE Championship, URCC, and ABL. The program line up of Sports + Action also includes other sports-related programming and blocktimers.

According to ABS-CBN Narrowcast Head March Ventosa, the division started developing the concept of a sports channel of free television for a year. Also with its launching, the management decided to drop the strong Studio 23 branding for it is well associated with entertainment programs of which the former channel only carries 30 percent of sports related / male-dominant content.