| 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. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m For the former ITV company in the United Kingdom, see Associated British Corporation. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. of episodes | n/a |
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| 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 |
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| 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. N/A or n/a is a common abbreviation for not available or not applicable, used to indicate the deliberate omission of information from a table or listing The multiple-camera setup (aka multiple-camera mode of production is a method of shooting films and television programs For the former ITV company in the United Kingdom, see Associated British Corporation. 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode The i, which is sometimes uppercase stands for Interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference. The PBA on NBN and the The PBA on IBC were presentations of Philippine Basketball Association games on Philippine Television The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA is a Professional Basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations For the former ITV company in the United Kingdom, see Associated British Corporation. 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). The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference. National Broadcasting Network is television network owned by the Government of the Philippines through People's Television Network Inc Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC is a Philippine VHF Television network of the Government Communications Group headed by the Press Secretary The PBA on NBN and the The PBA on IBC were presentations of Philippine Basketball Association games on Philippine Television
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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. National Broadcasting Network is television network owned by the Government of the Philippines through People's Television Network Inc Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC is a Philippine VHF Television network of the Government Communications Group headed by the Press Secretary The 2003 PBA Season was the twenty-ninth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA
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. January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August For the former ITV company in the United Kingdom, see Associated British Corporation. Solar Sports or the Solar Sports Network is a Philippine sports channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation. Vintage Television (earlier known as Vintage Enterprises and Vintage Sports) is a sports-oriented media company and became well known as the TV coverage partner of
ABC hired several commentators from the NBN-IBC coverage such as Mico Halili, Quinito Henson, Paolo Trillo and Norman Black. Norman Augustus Black (born November 12 1957 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American Basketball Head coach of the 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. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
After the 2004-05 PBA Philippine Cup, the league and the network extended the contract for the 2005 Fiesta Conference. The 2004-2005 PBA season is the 30th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. 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. Solar Sports or the Solar Sports Network is a Philippine sports channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation. 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. Solar Sports or the Solar Sports Network is a Philippine sports channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation.
Commentators
Play-by-play
- Charlie Cuna
- Mico Halili
- Mon Liboro
- Ed Picson
- Richard del Rosario
- Benjie Santiago
- Paolo Trillo
Analysts
- Norman Black
- Rado Dimalibot
- Quinito Henson
- Peter Martin
- Barry Pascua
- Eric Reyes
- Dominic Uy
- Jason Webb
Courtside reporters
- Peaches Aberin
- Stephanie Cuenca
- Joy Delarey
- Patricia Bermudez-Hizon
- Miakka Lim
- Marga Vargas
- Rheena Villamor
Previous Commentators and Courtside Reporters
- Vitto Lazatin (2004)
- TJ Manotoc (2004)
- Jude Turcuato (2004-2005)
- Rheema Chanco (2004-2006)
- Gretchen Malalad (2004)
See also
| Preceded by PBA on NBN PBA on IBC |
PBA TV coverage partners 2004–present |
Succeeded by PBA on RPN |