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ABS CBN Sports

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Division of:
  
ABS-CBN Narrowcast

Parent:
  
ABS-CBN

Headquarters:
  
Quezon City

Key people:
  
March Ventosa (Head, ABS-CBN Narrowcast) Dino Laurena, (Head, ABS-CBN Integrated Sports) Peter Musngi, (Consultant, ABS-CBN Integrated Sports)

Major Broadcasting Contracts:
  
UAAP, NCAA, NBA on free TV, Philippines national football team, Nonito Donaire Fights, Top Rank boxing matches

Sister networks:
  
ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, S+A, S+A HD

ABS-CBN Sports is a sports division of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN, which airs some of the notable sporting events in the Philippines.

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ABS-CBN Sports began in 1998 as the main broadcaster for the network-backed basketball league Metropolitan Basketball Association which introduced the home-and-away play format in the Philippine basketball landscape. Simultaneous with that (shortly before the MBA collapsed), it acquired the broadcast rights to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA) collegiate basketball leagues, which bolstered Studio 23's ratings and at the same time aligned further toward the said channel's programming thrust to the youth.

ABS-CBN Sports also supplant contents to their sports channel S+A aired on UHF Channel 23 (main channel) and SkyCable Channel 166 (HD channel). The division also maintains their official website, sports.abs-cbn.com, one of the top sports news websites in the Philippines.

Current exclusive contract

Note: Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year it debuted in parentheses.

Local

  • ALA Promotions bouts (Pinoy Pride)
  • Beach Volleyball Republic (2016)
  • Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup (2016)
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (2002-2011, 2015)
  • Palarong Pambansa (2016)
  • Philippine Collegiate Championship (2009)
  • Philippines national football team Games (2010)
  • Philippines women's national football team Games (2012)
  • Shakey's V-League (2016)
  • University Athletic Association of the Philippines (2000)
  • Universal Reality Combat Championship (2016)
  • International

  • Asian Football Confederation (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
  • ASEAN Football Federation (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
  • ASEAN Basketball League (2016)
  • Bellator MMA (2016)
  • FIFA (2009) (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
  • FIVB (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
  • National Basketball Association (2010) (Free TV Telecast Only, with the partnership of Solar Entertainment Corporation)
  • ONE Championship (2016)
  • Top Rank & Featured boxing matches including Nonito Donaire Fights
  • Brazilian League (Free TV Telecast Only)
  • UEFA (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
  • US Open (2007) (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
  • Current programs

  • The Score
  • Sports U (under ABS-CBN News)
  • Upfront at the UAAP
  • Upcoming programs

  • Countrywide Basketball League (2016)
  • Past programs & notable coverage

  • 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
  • 2010 FIFA World Cup
  • 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup
  • 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
  • Metropolitan Basketball Association Games
  • 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
  • 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
  • 2011 Southeast Asian Games
  • 2013 Southeast Asian Games
  • Brazilian League (2012-2015 on cable)
  • The 1st PBA DLSU vs. PBA ADMU Game
  • International Premier Tennis League (2014) (official broadcaster for the Philippine Mavericks)
  • Philippine Basketball League Games (2003-2007)
  • Morales-Pacquiao Bouts
  • World Pool Championship 2007
  • Sports Report
  • Sports TV
  • Game Na!
  • Road to Johannesburg
  • Touchline
  • Wild Card
  • UFC Fight Night (2011-2015)
  • Current on-air staff

  • Dyan Castillejo-Garcia (Sports Correspondent, Top Rank Boxing Play by Play, Sports U host, ABS-CBN & ANC Sports reporter)
  • Gretchen Fullido (HardBall replacement host)
  • Gretchen Ho (The Score Host, Gameday Weekend host)
  • Christian Luanzon (UAAP Basketball Analyst)
  • Ronnie Magsanoc (NBA Lead Play by Play or Analyst)
  • TJ Manotoc (Sports Correspondent, NBA Subtitute Play by Play, UAAP Basketball Analyst, The Score Host, ABS-CBN news & ANC Sports reporter)
  • Roxanne Montealegre (NCAA Courtside Reporter)
  • Benjie Paras (NBA Lead Analyst)
  • Olsen Racela (NCAA Basketball Analyst)
  • Renren Ritualo (NCAA Basketball Analyst)
  • Myrtle Sarrosa (NCAA Courtside Reporter)
  • Past on-air staff

  • Pia Arcangel-Halili (Moved to GMA News and Public Affairs)
  • Aaron Atayde (Moved to Sports5)
  • Phoemela Baranda (Moved to Pinoy Box Office)
  • Ryan Gregorio (Moved to Sports5)
  • Chot Reyes (Currently Head of Sports5)
  • Alex Santos (Moved to DWIZ)
  • References

    ABS-CBN Sports Wikipedia