PBA on Viva TV [SEP] original network
PBA on Viva TV
The PBA on Viva TV was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation by VIVA Entertainment after the company absorbed Vintage Sports.
History.
In 2000, Vintage Television was bought by media giant Viva Entertainment. Prior to the acquisition, Vintage Television have signed a three-year broadcast deal with the PBA in 1999 worth 770 million pesos. They defeated GMA Network, in its bid to enter into the sports broadcasting scene following ABS-CBN's coverage of the then-existing
to provide entertainment content. This transpired after the TV network dissolved its entertainment department to make room for blocktimers and content providers. It is said that Viva will be the biggest content contributor for the network. However, its partnership with TV5 terminated between July and August 2016 as former Gilas Pilipinas and PBA head coach, Vicente "Chot" Reyes takes over as President and CEO of TV5.
P1.1-billion IPO.
On January 2008, Viva chairman Vic del Rosario announced that Viva Communications expected to raise P1.1 billion through approval of