PBA on ESPN 5
| PBA on ESPN 5 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 'PBA on AKTV (2011-13) PBA on Sports5 (2013-17) |
| Developed by | ESPN 5 |
| Starring | various PBA on ESPN 5 commentators |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | mostly in English, Filipino |
| Production | |
| Running time | varies |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ESPN 5 on TV5 (see broadcast history for details) |
| Picture format |
480i SDTV (TV5, PBA Rush) 1080i HDTV (PBA Rush HD) |
| Original release | October 2, 2011 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | PBA on Solar Sports |
| Related shows | PBA on ABC/TV5 |
The PBA on ESPN 5 (formerly known as the PBA on AKTV and PBA on Sports5) is the presentation of Philippine Basketball Association basketball games which started in the 2011-12 season. Telecasts are produced by ESPN 5 (formerly Sports5), the sports division of TV5 Network Inc., and aired through TV5 and simulcasted through livestreaming at Sports5's official website. Also, there is a separate coverage in English commentary on PBA Rush starting July 15, 2016.
TV5, which was formerly known as the Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC), previously handled the coverage of the games from 2004 to 2008.
From October 2011 to May 2013, the coverage was known as PBA on AKTV. The games were broadcast on Sports5's AKTV program block on IBC. This was the third time that the PBA aired on IBC. The first was from 1996 to 2002 when Vintage Sports and later Viva Sports handled the television coverage, and the second in 2003, when IBC became one of the two networks (the other being NBN) that covered the PBA.
Games are being broadcast live and a pre-game and post-game show entitled AKTV Center was added.
After TV5 decided not to renew their blocktime agreement with IBC upon its expiration by May 2013 due to high blocktime costs and poor ratings, the broadcast coverage of the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was temporarily transferred to TV5 with simulcasts with AksyonTV, the news TV network of TV5.
Sports5 proposed to move the coverage of the PBA games to their sister channel AksyonTV starting with the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup. The league however rejected this move since the contract between them and Sports5 states the league should be aired on a VHF channel. Sports5 then offered to air the second game of a doubleheader playdate on their main TV network TV5, one hour after the first game finishes, with the first game to be aired on a delayed basis after the second game (similar on what Vintage Sports did to the coverage of the PBA Games from 1982 to 1986). However, both games will be aired live on AksyonTV. This proposal was denied by the PBA Board of Governors since this violates the terms of their contract with Sports5.
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