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| Type | Cable and satellite television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Headquarters | Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English (main) Filipino (secondary) |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
| Sister channels | ETC Shop TV Jack TV NBA Premium TV Solar Sports |
| History | |
| Launched | October 1, 2006 |
| Closed | October 1, 2019 |
| Replaced by | NBA 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]
- ^ "New dawn for Solar Sports". The Philippine Star. September 28, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ "NBA disappears from pay TV; Sky Cable, Cignal negotiating new deal". Inquirer.net. October 2, 2019.