PBA on Viva TV

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The PBA on Viva TV
Genre Sports
Running time 150 minutes+
Subject to change
Starring various PBA on Viva TV commentators
Country of origin Philippines
Original channel Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
Original run April, 2000–December, 2002

The PBA on Viva TV is a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. The PBA on Viva TV was a colaboration with Vintage Television.

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[edit] History

In 2000, Vintage Television joined forces with Viva Entertainment and signed a 3 year deal worth 770 million pesos. At that time, it was the Silver Anniversary of the PBA. The consorsium defeated GMA-7, in its bid to enter into the sports broadcasting scene following ABS-CBN's coverage of the then-existing Metropolitan Basketball Association.

The logo of Viva TV was similar to the logo of Vintage Television in 1999. In 2002, The PBA on Viva TV finally ended and joined forces with the National Broadcasting Network and was later reformatted into PBA on NBN-IBC.

From 2000-2001, Viva broadcasted PBA games on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays with out of town games covered on Saturdays either live, taped-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. This led to a sudden decrease in ratings and the league shifted back its 2001 schedule at the start of the semifinals of the Commissioners Cup.

Noli Eala and Ed Picson were the main play-by-play commentators from 2000-2002. 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 2002.

At the end of the 2002 season, Viva left a significant amount of debt to the league. They tried to bid for a new contract with the league but was defeated by the NBN-IBC consortium.

Viva-TV aired its last PBA games on Christmas Day 2002 during Game 4 of the 2002 All-Filipino Cup between the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Alaska Aces. Incoming commissioner Noli Eala and Tommy Manotoc were the commentators for its last run.

[edit] Commentators

[edit] Play-by-play

  • Ed Picson
  • Noli Eala
  • Mon Liboro
  • Anthony Suntay

[edit] Color

  • Quinito Henson
  • Paolo Trillo
  • Tommy Manotoc
  • TJ Manotoc

[edit] Courtside Reporters

  • Chiqui Roa-Puno
  • Janelle So

[edit] See also

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