PBA on Viva TV

The PBA on Viva TV
Developed by	Viva Sports
Starring	various PBA on Viva TV commentators
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino, English
Production
Camera setup	multicamera setup
Running time	2 hours (airs Wednesdays and Fridays) 4 hours (airs Saturdays and Sundays)
Release
Original network	Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original release	February 20, 2000 – December 25, 2002
Chronology
Preceded by	PBA on Vintage Sports
Followed by	PBA on NBN/IBC
Related shows	PBA on Vintage Sports

The PBA on Viva TV was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation by VIVA Entertainment after the company absorbed Vintage Sports.

In 2000, Vintage Television was bought by media giant VIVA Entertainment. Prior to the acquisition, Vintage Television have signed a three-year broadcast deal with the PBA in 1999 worth 770 million pesos. They defeated GMA Network, in its bid to enter into the sports broadcasting scene following ABS-CBN's coverage of the then-existing Metropolitan Basketball Association.

From 2000 to 2001, Viva broadcast PBA games on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays with out of town games covered on Saturdays either live, tape-delay or aired days later. In 2002, at Viva's request, the league scheduled its games on Tuesdays and Thursdays with one game from 6-8, and two double-headers on Saturdays and Sundays to accommodate the airing of the local version of two popular game shows that was also produced by them; (The Weakest Link and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire). This led to a sudden decrease in ratings and the league shifted back its 2001 schedule at the start of the semifinals of the Commissioner's Cup.

Noli Eala and Ed Picson were the main play-by-play commentators from 2000 to 2002. However, Picson left the network at midseason following a fallout between him and the network. He would return to cover PBA games for the PBA on ABC broadcast in 2004.

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