Friday Night Basketball Returns on ABS-CBN

The new broadcast deal between NBA, Solar Entertainment, and ABS-CBN will provide more NBA games to many Philippine TV viewers. (Photo courtesy of ABS-CBN News via fromthetube.wordpress.com)

It's official!! NBA, the world's oldest and most popular professional basketball league, stays on the true number one television station in the Philippines, ABS-CBN.


This is after NBA signed a new television contract last October 17, 2014 with Solar Entertainment, the main broadcaster of NBA games in the Philippines since 2001, and ABS-CBN. Under the terms of the new deal, both Solar and ABS-CBN will air an average of 30 games per week throughout the regular season on ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports+Action, Basketball TV, and NBA Premium TV. Also, highlights and special programs like NBA Action will be aired on each channel as well.

Some of the more than 80 percent of the Philippine viewing population, which are basketball fans, may expect a total of 120 NBA games to be aired on free TV. In this season, Friday Night Basketball will return to air on ABS-CBN every Saturday morning after Superbook Reimagined, where by the way it has just launched its second season. Furthermore, there will be a Friday game to complement watching NBA games on weekends. It is very exciting to see Filipino basketball fans watching NBA on the best network the country ever has.

Do not worry a little bit about tape-delay broadcasts, because only Saturday morning games on ABS-CBN will be taped, while the rest are aired live on its sister channel ABS-CBN Sports+Action. And if you are talking about some expectations in this new broadcast deal, then I have just one thing to say about its criticisms: WHO CARES??

So, you can expect more of the best basketball action from the finest players in the world from the regular season all the way to the much-anticipated Finals. Enjoy!!