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Solar Sports
Solar Sports logo
Launched 2002
Owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation
Slogan Our Sports Channel!
Website Official Website
Availability
Satellite
Dream Satellite TV Channel 37
Cable
Global Destiny Cable Channel 35
CableLink Channel 31

Solar Sports or the Solar Sports Network is a Philippine sports channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Solar Entertainment Corporation is a Makati, Philippines -based media company with 8 cable channels 3 Free-TV Channels( RPN, SBN and Global Destiny Cable is a direct-to-home Cable TV subscription service Solar Entertainment Corporation is a Makati, Philippines -based media company with 8 cable channels 3 Free-TV Channels( RPN, SBN and The channel was launched in 2002 and is available for Dream Satellite TV, Cablelink and various small-time cable subscribers. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It is also available through premium service on Global Destiny Cable. Global Destiny Cable is a direct-to-home Cable TV subscription service

Contents

Programming

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 offseason. NBA TV is a Television network that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of Basketball in the United States. It also shows the American Super Bowl. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL

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. Robert "Bob" Arum (born December 8, 1931 in New York City) is professional Boxing promoter Donald "Don" King (born August 20 1931) is an American Boxing promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality Oscar de la Hoya (ˈɒskər dɛlə ˈhɔɪə (born February 4 1973 &mdash nicknamed "The Golden Boy" &mdash is an Mexican American boxer 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. Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (born December 17, 1978) simply known as Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ( (ABS-CBN " A lto B roadcasting S ystem- C hronicle B roadcasting N etwork"

Other sports include Volleyball and Badminton, such as the JVC Badminton tournament and the first-ever Manny V. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court 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. Sports Desk (also Solar Sports Desk; also referred to as The Desk) is a Philippine sports news television show shown SportsCenter is a daily Sports news Television show and the flagship program of American Cable network ESPN since the network On October 2006, solar sports re-launch its channel, adding local shows.

Programs

♠ Moved to Jack TV

♣ Moved to Balls on Sky Cable

(*) In conjunction with C/S, 2nd Avenue, ETC and Basketball TV

(**) Moved to BTV

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Criticisms

The channel has been criticized by Filipino viewers for its coverage of NBA games since it was launched in 2002, as most games were shown on delayed basis instead of live coverage.

Viewers also criticized the amount of commercials during boxing matches, especially during fights of Pacquiao. The channel responded by launching a Pay-per-View service of every Pacquiao match, or at times a Filipino boxer. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event

See also

Similar Cable Channels


External links

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