PBA on ABC
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| The PBA on ABC | |
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| Genre | Sports (basketball) live action |
| Developed by | ABC Sports |
| Starring | various PBA on ABC commentators |
| Country of origin |  Philippines |
| Language(s) | Filipino (Tagalog) |
| No. of episodes | n/a |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Bobby Barriero |
| Camera setup | multicamera setup |
| Running time | 150 minutes+ |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Associated Broadcasting Company |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original run | February 22, 2004 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | PBA on NBN/IBC |
| Followed by | PBA on RPN |
The PBA on ABC is a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on the Philippine television network Associated Broadcasting Company. The PBA on ABC premiered on February 2004, replacing the previous broadcaster of the games, National Broadcasting Network and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (PBA on NBN-IBC).
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[edit] Overview
After the league ended its broadcast rights deal with the National Broadcasting Network and the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation consortium after the 2003 season, the league searched for another network for its TV coverage.
In January 2004, the PBA selected the Associated Broadcasting Company to cover its games from February 2004 to February 2005, beating bidders such as Solar Sports and a group led by former Vintage Television boss Bobong Velez.
ABC hired several commentators from the NBN-IBC coverage such as Mico Halili, Quinito Henson, Paolo Trillo and Norman Black. Ed Picson was also hired by ABC, after a two-year hiatus from covering the PBA due to a fallout between him and Viva-TV in 2002.
After the 2004-05 PBA Philippine Cup, the league and the network extended the contract for the 2005 Fiesta Conference. After the contract expired in 2005, despite a low amount of money offered, the league chose ABC over Solar Sports, who had a much bigger bid than the former. ABC and the PBA then signed a three-year deal that will expire after the 2007-08 season.
ABC then decided not to join the bidding process for the 2008-09 season's PBA coverage, citing financial constraints. Solar Sports, through local network RPN, will be the new coveror for the PBA for next season, beginning with the Rookie Draft.
[edit] Commentators
[edit] Play-by-play
- Charlie Cuna
- Mico Halili
- Mon Liboro
- Ed Picson
- Richard del Rosario
- Benjie Santiago
- Paolo Trillo
[edit] Analysts
- Norman Black
- Rado Dimalibot
- Quinito Henson
- Peter Martin
- Barry Pascua
- Eric Reyes
- Dominic Uy
- Jason Webb
[edit] Courtside reporters
- Peaches Aberin
- Stephanie Cuenca
- Joy Delarey
- Patricia Bermudez-Hizon
- Miakka Lim
- Marga Vargas
- Rheena Villamor
[edit] Previous Commentators and Courtside Reporters
- Vitto Lazatin (2004)
- TJ Manotoc (2004)
- Jude Turcuato (2004-2005)
- Rheema Chanco (2004-2006)
- Gretchen Malalad (2004)
[edit] See also
| Preceded by PBA on NBN PBA on IBC |
PBA TV coverage partners 2004–present |
Succeeded by PBA on RPN |
