These are the sports broadcasting contracts in the Philippines. There are four primary local producers of sport programs in the country: Solar Sports, ABS-CBN (ABS-CBN Sports), GMA Network, and TV5 (ESPN 5).
Solar airs its sports programming on cable channels Solar Sports. It was the official broadcast partners the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics (the latter also aired on TV5, AksyonTV and Cignal-owned Hyper under the Sports5 brand) and the FIBA Basketball World Cup and its qualifying games until 2015, when both event's contract were transferred to Sports5.
ABS-CBN airs its sports programming on UHF ABS-CBN Sports+Action and its HD-simulcast channel ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD. It also airs select boxing matches on its flagship station, VHF Channel 2, notably Pacquiao matches before Solar regained the rights. It is also the broadcast partner of the UAAP and the NCAA, which its primary events includes men's basketball and women's volleyball among others.
Solar also holds the rights to the National Basketball Association. Currently, it airs most NBA games and programming on Basketball TV and NBA Premium TV. Its free-to-air rights are to ABS-CBN Sports, airing some regular-season games, the NBA All-Star Weekend, some NBA playoffs games, the entire NBA Conference Finals and the NBA Finals. It function is the same as the WNBA.
Sports5, the sports arm of TV5 currently has rights to the Philippine Basketball Association, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, WWE and FIBA-related events, which includes the FIBA Basketball World Cup and its qualifying games.
Foreign sports other than the NBA are aired, but on cable channels, notably Solar, the Fox Sports channels (Fox Sports, Fox Sports 2 and Fox Sports 3) and various sports channels like BeIN Sports and Setenta Sports. Sports Illustrated TV (formerly All Sports Network) also airs foreign sports programming, mostly gaining rights for the National Hockey League, National Football League, NASCAR Xfinity and the Camping World Truck Series.
Video Sports broadcasting contracts in the Philippines
Local sports
Basketball
- PBA: ESPN 5: TV5 (free TV) , PBA Rush (cable)
- PBA D League: ESPN 5: AksyonTV (free TV), cable PBA Rush (cable)
- PCC: ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN Sports+Action
- Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup: ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN Sports+Action
- UAAP: ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN (Finals only), ABS-CBN Sports+Action
- NCAA: ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN (Finals only from 2015), ABS-CBN Sports+Action
Boxing
- Manny Pacquiao bouts (with ALV Events International): GMA (free TV, slightly delayed), Sky PPV (pay-per-view), Radio GMA (radio)
- Laban ng Lahi bouts: GMA (free TV)
- Pinoy Pride bouts (with ALA Promotions): ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports+Action
- Top Rank* bouts: ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN Sports+Action
- World Class Boxing bouts (with Golden Boy Promotions): TV5, AksyonTV (free TV), Solar Sports (cable),
(*) Even though Pacquiao is under Top Rank, his bouts are aired on GMA and Solar Sports due to his status as a GMA contract artist and under airtime contract with Solar Entertainment Corporation until 2016.
Football (soccer)
- UAAP: ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN Sports+Action (free TV) (all matches starting 2014-15 and finals)
- Azkals matches: ABS-CBN Sports+Action (free TV)
- Philippines Football League: People's Television Network
Mixed martial arts
- URCC: ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN Sports+Action
Horse racing
- Santa Ana races: Pinoy Extreme
- San Lazaro races: San Lazaro Broadcasting Network, Gametime Channel
- MetroTurf races: Sistemas Enterprises, Inc., Pinoy Extreme
Volleyball
- Premier Volleyball League: ABS-CBN Sports+Action
- Philippine Super Liga: ESPN 5: AksyonTV (free TV) and Hyper (cable)
- UAAP: ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN (Finals only), ABS-CBN Sports+Action
- NCAA: ABS-CBN Sports: ABS-CBN (Finals only from 2015), ABS-CBN Sports+Action (free TV)
Rugby
- Matches of the Philippine Volcanoes: Solar Sports
Cheerleading
- National Cheerleading Championship: ETC (free TV and cable), Solar Sports and Jack TV (cable) (all events including regional qualifiers and national finals)
Other
- GMA News TV All Sports: GMA News TV
Maps Sports broadcasting contracts in the Philippines
Foreign sports
American football
- NFL: TV5 (free TV; Sunday night, Monday night and Thursday night matches only), Sports Illustrated TV (cable)
- Super Bowl: ABS-CBN Sports+Action (free TV), Sports Illustrated TV (cable)
- NCAA-Division I FBS: Fox Sports Asia, Eurosport (selected events), Sports Illustrated TV
Auto racing
- Formula One: Fox Sports Asia
- IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500: TV5 (free TV; Indianapolis 500 only), Sports Illustrated TV (cable)
- NASCAR races other than the Monster Energy Cup Series (Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series): Sports Illustrated TV
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Fox Sports Asia (primary Fox Sports 3, alternate Fox Sports)
- FIA World Touring Car Championship: Eurosport (live races), Fox Sports Asia (Fox Sports 3, highlights)
- MotoGP: Fox Sports Asia
- GP2 Series: Fox Sports Asia
- V8 Supercars: Fox Sports Asia
- Formula E: Fox Sports Asia
Baseball
- Major League Baseball: Fox Sports Asia (primary Fox Sports 2, Fox Sports or Fox Sports 3 alternate during golf events)
- Australian Baseball League: Fox Sports Asia (Fox Sports 2; selected games only)
- World Baseball Classic: Solar Sports
Basketball
- NBA: ABS-CBN (Finals and All-Star Game only plus selected Saturday games and select games of the playoffs and the entire NBA Conference Finals), ABS-CBN Sports+Action (free TV), Basketball TV, NBA Premium TV, Fox Sports Asia (until first round of playoffs only) (cable)
- WNBA: ABS-CBN Sports+Action, Basketball TV
- NCAA Men's Division I: Sports5: AksyonTV (tournament), Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 and Sports Illustrated TV (Conference tournaments and regular season)
- McDonald's All-American Game: Fox Sports Asia
- Euroleague: Eurosport
- FIBA tournaments: Sports5: TV5, AksyonTV (free TV), Hyper (cable)
- ASEAN Basketball League: ABS-CBN Sports+Action
- National Basketball League: Basketball TV
E-gaming
- eGG HD (free TV; select events only)
Football (soccer)
- FIFA World Cup :ABS-CBN Sports+Action, beIN Sports
- FIFA Women's World Cup: ABS-CBN Sports+Action, beIN Sports
- UEFA Champions League: beIN Sports
- UEFA Europa League: beIN Sports
- UEFA Youth League: Eurosport
- Premier League: beIn Sport, Eurosport (selected matches) and Fox Sports Asia (Spurs matches only)
- La Liga: beIN Sports
- Eredivise: Fox Sports Asia
- Bundesliga: Net 25 (free TV) and DW-TV (cable) (highlights), Fox Sports Asia
- AFC Champions League: ABS-CBN Sports+Action, Fox Sports Asia
- AFC Cup: Fox Sports Asia
- A-League: beIN Sports
- J1 League: ABS-CBN Sports+Action (free TV) (highlights), Hyper (cable)
- Primeira Liga: Eurosport
Golf
- PGA Tour: Hyper, CNBC Asia and Fox Sports Asia
- PGA Champions Tour: Hyper
- European Tour: ABS-CBN Sports+Action (free TV), Fox Sports Asia (cable)
- Asian Tour: Fox Sports Asia
- World Golf Championships: Fox Sports Asia
- Masters Tournament: Fox Sports Asia (cable)
- USGA: Fox Sports Asia
- Presidents Cup: Hyper (cable), AksyonTV (free TV; delayed)
- Ryder Cup: Hyper, Fox Sports Asia (cable)
Ice hockey
- National Hockey League: Sports Illustrated TV
- International Ice Hockey Federation events: Solar Sports (selected events)
Mixed martial arts
- Bellator MMA: Kix
- ONE Fighting Championship: ABS-CBN Sports+Action (free TV), Fox Sports Asia
- Ultimate Fighting Championship: TV5, AksyonTV (free TV), Hyper (cable)(including full matches and highlights)
Rugby union
- Rugby World Cup: Fox Sports Asia
- Asian Five Nations: Fox Sports Asia
- Six Nations Championship: Fox Sports Asia
- Heineken Cup: Eurosport
- World Rugby Sevens Series: Fox Sports Asia
- Avida Premiership, National Rugby League and International rugby events: Setanta Sports Asia
Tennis
- Australian Open: Fox Sports Asia
- French Open: Fox Sports Asia
- Wimbledon Championships: Fox Sports Asia
- U.S. Open: Fox Sports Asia
- Other tennis tournaments: Fox Sports Asia, Hyper, Solar Sports and Eurosport
Other sports
- Aquatics: Fox Sports Asia (highlights and selected events), Solar Sports (FINA Swimming WC and Diving GP/WS), Eurosport (European Swimming Championships)
- WWE: TV5 (WWE Smackdown)
- Darts: Fox Sports Asia, Solar Sports, Eurosport (selected events)
- Badminton: Fox Sports Asia, Solar Sports, Eurosport (selected events and highlights)
- Bull riding: Fox Sports Asia (Fox Sports 2 and 3) (events of Professional Bull Riders)
References
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