NBA EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH SOLAR ENTERTAINMENT AND ABS-CBN
-Solar and ABS-CBN to Televise More Than 30 NBA Games per Week –
MANILA, Oct. 17, 2014 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today
announced a new, multi-year broadcast partnership in the Philippines with
Solar Entertainment Corporation (Solar) and ABS-CBN Corporation (ABS-CBN).
The announcement was made at a press conference in Manila by NBA Asia
Managing Director Scott Levy, Solar Entertainment Corporation President and
CEO Wilson Y. Tieng, and Head of ABS-CBN Narrowcast March Ventosa, who were
joined by NBA Legend Darryl Dawkins.
Under the agreement, Solar, through its Basketball Television (BTV) and NBA
Premium TV channels,and ABS-CBN through its ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Sports &
Action channels, will broadcast more than 30 NBA games per week. Solar and
ABS-CBN will also continue to televise WNBA games and programming.
Entering its 14th year as a partner of the NBA, Solar will continue to
provide extensive exposure and promotion ofall local NBA events including
NBA 3X and Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA.ABS-CBN has broadcast NBA games since 2012 and
through this new agreement, fans will have the opportunity to watch more NBA
games, programming, and local event coverage on ABS-CBN’s free-to-air
channels.
“We’ve come a long way from a simple idea in 2001 to bring the NBA to avid
Filipino basketball fans,”said Tieng. “Fourteen years later through this
partnership with the NBA and ABS-CBN, we are bringing the games to the
broadest possible fan base across the nation.”
“The NBA is the premier professional basketball league in the world, and we
are pleased to bring the NBA closer to all our Kapamilya nationwide via
non-stop NBA basketball action throughout the season, on both ABS-CBN and
ABS-CBN Sports+Action channels,”said Ventosa. “We partner with only the
best in class to bring top content from around the world, and we are proud
to be the official free-to-air broadcast partner of the NBA in our
basketball-loving country, the Philippines.”
“Solar is one of our longest-standing global partners, and together with
ABS-CBN we are offering the most comprehensive coverage of the NBA in the
Philippines,” said Levy. “As part of this partnership, we will create new
and unique content to bring the best NBA action to our passionate Filipino
fans.”
Follow the NBA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/philsnba and Twitter at
www.twitter.com/nba_philippines for all the latest news and updates. For
all things NBA, visit www.nba.com.
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