PBA on NBN/IBC
The PBA on NBN and The PBA on IBC were brandings used for presentations of Philippine Basketball Association games produced by Summit Sports and was aired on Philippine television networks National Broadcasting Network and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, respectively in 2003. The PBA on NBN and The PBA on IBC succeeded PBA's longtime TV partner Vintage Television.
| The PBA on NBN/IBC | |
|---|---|
| Genre | PBA game telecasts |
| Presented by | various PBA on NBN/IBC commentators |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | English, Filipino (NBN) English (IBC) |
| No. of episodes | n/a |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | multicamera setup |
| Running time | 150 minutes or until game ends |
| Production company(s) | Summit Sports |
| Release | |
| Original network | National Broadcasting Network Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | February 23 – December 14, 2003 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | PBA on Viva TV |
| Followed by | PBA on ABC |
| Related shows | PBA on MBS |
The coverage of PBA games during this time was highly criticized because of the poor performance of the two networks.
Overview
The consortium of NBN and IBC took over the league's TV coverage after winning the TV rights over the league's longtime TV partner Vintage Television on November 8, 2002. The league considered the NBN-IBC bid because they can provide a wider coverage of the games not only in Metro Manila but also throughout the provinces. The consortium signed an agreement to the PBA to cover the games for three years, paying the league for almost P670 million.[1]
The first week’s ratings of the games over NBN were negligible when compared to those of IBC which had telecast the games for several years, while even the two networks combined ratings were way below those of Viva TV in 2002. The use of two networks to broadcast the PBA also led to an experiment during the first few months of the season where NBN and IBC would air separate telecasts of a game aimed at different audiences, NBN's broadcasts were more traditionally styled, while IBC's broadcasts were aimed at a younger audience, utilizing a separate pool of younger personalities. The format was eventually dropped and replaced with straight simulcasts later on in the season.
Due to allegations by IBC that NBN had not paid close to 30 million pesos in rights fees, IBC stopped broadcasting PBA games at the end of October 2003 after seven years of airing. NBN would continue on until the finals of the 2003 Reinforced Conference. The PBA gave the consortium a formal notice on December 1, 2003 to settle their debts of unpaid rights fees, that reached up to P134 million, plus the P60 million penalty due to the stoppage of IBC to simulcast the league's games, else their contract will be terminated. A bid would be held for a new contract, where the Associated Broadcasting Company (now TV5 Network, Inc.) was awarded the broadcast rights for the league beginning in the 2004 season
Commentators
Play-by-play
- Sandi Geronimo
- Mico Halili
- TJ Manotoc
- Sev Sarmenta
- Vitto Lazatin
- Noel Zarate
Color
- Norman Black
- Ramon Fernandez
- Jayvee Gayoso
- Danny Francisco
- Quinito Henson
- Leo Isaac
Courtside reporters
- Patricia Bermudez-Hizon
- Janelle So
- Mabel Reyes
- Chiqui Roa-Puno
- Lala Roque
- Paolo Trillo
- Mark Zambrano
See also
- Philippine Basketball Association
- List of programs aired by People's Television Network
- List of programs previously broadcast by IBC
Sources
- PBA hands coverage rights to NBN-IBC, June Navarro, Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 9, 2002.
- NBN-4 ready for PBA (Manila Standard-Today)
- Mad scramble for the top position in the PBA (arabnews.com)
- MALACAÑANG STEPS IN AS IBC OFFICERS RESIGN OVER PBA TV COVERAGE (newsflash.org)
- Parallel broadcast of PBA games begins today on IBC (Manila Standard-Today)
| Preceded by PBA on Viva TV |
PBA TV coverage partners 2003 |
Succeeded by PBA on ABC |