PBA Rush

{{Short description|Filipino basketball pay TV channel}}

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{{Infobox television channel

| name = PBA Rush

| logo = PBA_Rush_logo.png

| logo_size =

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2016|07|05}}

| language = English (main)
Filipino (secondary)

| network = TV5 Network

| affiliates = One Sports

| owner = Cignal TV, Inc. (MediaQuest Holdings Inc.)
Philippine Basketball Association

| picture_format = 1080i HDTV
{{small|(downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed)}}

| country = Philippines

| area = Nationwide and Worldwide

| headquarters =

| sister_channels = {{Plainlist|

}}

| website = {{URL|https://cignal.tv}}

}}

PBA Rush is a 24/7 exclusive channel of Cignal, which has been currently airing games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The channel is patterned after NBA TV and was launched on July 5, 2016. The 3-year partnership agreement between Cignal and the PBA was signed on July 17, 2016, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, 2 days after the opening of the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/pba/140036-pba-rush-cignal-channel |title=PBA launches 24/7 satellite TV channel |work=Rappler |last=Bracher |first=Jane |date=July 17, 2016 |access-date=July 18, 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/07/19/1604399/pba-cignal-launch-tv-networks-pba-rush |title=PBA, Cignal launch TV network's 'PBA Rush' |publisher=The Philippine Star |date=July 19, 2016 |access-date=July 19, 2016}}

Aside from the live telecast of the PBA games (in English commentary), other programming included in PBA Rush are same-day replays of PBA games (in mostly Tagalog commentary), games from the PBA D-League, (also in mostly Tagalog commentary) and behind-the-scenes shows such as Kuwentong Gilas. The channel currently focuses on the ongoing season and conference.{{cite news |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/216541/pba-partners-cignal-24-hour-basketball-channel |title=PBA partners with Cignal for 24-hour basketball channel |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=July 17, 2016 |access-date=July 18, 2016}}

The channel is aired on Channel 90 in standard definition and Channel 260 in high definition. Some programs of PBA Rush, are also aired international on the Kapatid Channel and AksyonTV International.

Currently aired programs

  • PBA games*
  • PBA D-League games*
  • The Chasedown
  • Basketball Science
  • Basketball Almanac with Lourd de Veyra
  • Shootaround
  • The Huddle
  • StePBAck
  • Jumpball
  • Numbers
  • Hotseat
  • Fan Favorites (includes classic PBA games from 1980s to 1990s)
  • PBA Classic Games

Special programs

See also

Notes

(*) also aired on Kapatid Channel (international) and AksyonTV International.

References