PBA on Solar Sports
| PBA on Solar Sports | |
|---|---|
| Starring | see PBA on Solar TV commentators |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | mostly in English, Filipino |
| Production | |
| Running time | varies |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Solar TV (October 8, 2008 - February 2011) Studio 23 (February 2011 - August 21, 2011) BTV |
| Original release | October 4, 2008 – August 21, 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | PBA on ABC |
| Followed by | PBA on AKTV |
| Related shows | PBA on KBS |
The PBA on Solar Sports (formerly known as PBA on C/S 9 and PBA on Solar TV) was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association basketball games produced by Solar Sports which began in the 2008-09 season. Solar Entertainment had acquired the rights to the PBA after a highly publicized biding war with major broadcaster ABS-CBN, and aired games across several channels, including Basketball TV, the Radio Philippines Network (which Solar was operating), and later the ABS-CBN-owned Studio 23.
PBA telecasts moved to AKTV after Solar's contract ended in 2011.
The Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC) had broadcast PBA games since 2004 on its VHF Channel 5, succeeding the failed NBN and IBC consortium which left the league in debt. ABC's current contract would expire at the end of the 2007-08 season, so the league began to accept bids for the next contract. ABC, the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (through ABS-CBN Sports), and the Solar Entertainment Corporation emerged as frontrunners.
ABS-CBN has served as the official broadcaster of UAAP basketball games since 2000. As part of its bid for the contract, ABS-CBN organized a charity exhibition game which aired on Studio 23, featuring PBA alumni from the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the De La Salle Green Archers. Solar Entertainment had recently begun a partnership with RPN to provide programming for the network, primarily in response to a carriage dispute with ABS-CBN-owned cable provider SkyCable; which saw 6 of its networks (including its sports channels Solar Sports and Basketball TV) pulled from its systems in January 2008. However, ABC was reported to be piqued at the way the league was handling the bidding practice, hence it backed out of the bidding process. ABC had paid ₱70 million to air the 2007-08 season, its last.
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