| Solar Sports | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1995 |
| Owned by | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Our Sports Channel! The Olympic Channel(slogan during the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics) |
| Sister channel(s) | Talk TV ETC 2nd Avenue Diva Universal Jack TV Basketball TV Universal Channel The Game Channel |
| Website | Solar Sports Official Website |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| G Sat | Channel 18 |
| Cable | |
| Global Destiny Cable | Channel 35 |
| Cablelink | Channel 31 |
| Cable Star Iloilo | Channel 40 |
| SkyCable | Channel 70 |
Solar Entertainment Corporation which also created its sister stations, Talk TV, The Game Channel, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Jack TV, Universal Channel, Diva Universal & Basketball TV, Solar Sports or the Solar Sports Network is a Philippine sports channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation. The channel was launched on January 1, 1994 and is available for G Sat, Cablelink and various minor cable subscribers. It is also available on Global Destiny Cable. Dream Satellite TV ceased operation as of February 2009. Starting June 1, 2010 Solar Sports will now return on SkyCable.
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The channel is known for showing sports that are familiar to the Filipinos. Its main programming are the NBA games, which are shown either a game or a doubleheader each day during the season. Other NBA programming includes shows produced by NBA TV, such as the NBA's Greatest Games and WNBA games during the league's off-season. It also shows the American Super Bowl. It is also the Filipino provider of the Olympic Games.
It also shows boxing matches such as the ones from the promotions of Bob Arum, Don King and most recently, Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. From 2002-2006, Solar Sports would cover the fights of Manny Pacquiao, until Pacquiao signed with ABS-CBN for the rights to cover his fights.
Other sports include Volleyball and Badminton, such as the JVC Badminton tournament and the first-ever Manny V. Pangilinan Badminton Tournament, pitting players from Asia and Europe, in 2005.
The network also launched Solar Sports Desk, a late-evening sports news program, similar to those US famed sports programs such ESPN SportsCenter. On October 2006, solar sports re-launch its channel, adding local shows.
The channel is available exclusively in Metro Manila through Global Destiny Cable as of 2008. It used to be available exclusively on SkyCable, but the two parties ceased their partnership at end of 2007 but it will be back on July 1. All cable companies in the provinces can put the channel without having to worry about exclusive rights.
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