AKTV (pronounced "active", officially branded as AKTV on IBC) was the primetime sports

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in the Philippines. Owned and operated by TV5, it occupied the 5:00 to 11:00pm timeslot of

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; weekend coverage usually began at 11:00 am to 11:00 pm. It started on June 5, 2011, and it ended in May 2013 due to high airtime costs and low ratings.

History

IBC signed a blocktime agreement with TV5's sports division

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to air live sports coverage via its new programming block ''AKTV''. It was launched on June 5, 2011, with the AKTV Run held outside

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in Bay City,

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Cancellation

However, on April 11, 2013, TV5 announced that the blocktime agreement with IBC would not be renewed, meaning AKTV would cease broadcasting in May 2013. The move was due to high cost and low ratings given by IBC to air over the channel. Broadcasts of the

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tournament, and the United Football League were moved to

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/ 5 Plus, although Sports5 (now

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)-produced PBA games continue to air in the channel until October.

, later signed another blocktime agreement with

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, to air a new set of primetime programs under ATC@IBC, which is set to aired on June 2, 2014. Until August 31, 2014, the ATC@IBC primetime block was cancelled due to poor ratings and loss of advertisers' support. It is later noted that, despite the expiration of blocktime agreement, TV5 continues to use IBC-13's Broadcast City facilities for sports events including its

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coverage; as

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is a possible bidder for the privatization of IBC-13. However, MediaQuest could not join the privatization bid due to ownership rules and regulations that MediaQuest owns TV5 and

Programming

Final Sports specials/coverage

*AIBA European Continental Championships *AIBA Junior World Championships *

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(2012, 2013) *ATP World Master Tours *BWF Grand Prix *F1 Grand Prix *Wimbledon Championship *World 10-Ball Championship *World Sumo Challenge *Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend (July 2011) * 2011 William Jones Cup *

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* Barclays Premier League * 2011 PBA Draft *

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Championship 2011 * 2011 Eurobasket FIBA Europe Championship *PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool *

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* 2011 FIBA Asia Championship *2011 LBC Ronda Pilipinas *

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* 2012 William Jones Cup * PBA Dream Game 2012 (February 2012) * Aliwan Fiesta 2012 * RHB Singapore Cup *

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* 4th FIBA Asia Cup * 2012 DFL-Supercup *

2012 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2012 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 9th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of Southeast Asia. It was co-hosted for group stage by Malaysia and Thailand a ...

(November–December 2012)

Former

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(2011–2013) *

Shakey's V-League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, th ...

(2012–2013) * LBC United Football League (2011–2013) *Pacific Xtreme Combat (2011–2013) *

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(2011–2013) * NCAA on AKTV (2012–2013) *The Main Event (produced by Viva Sports) (2008–2013) *Bigtime Bakbakan (2011–2013) * Fight Quest (2011–2013) *Fight Sports Knockouts (2011–2013) *Fight Sports Greatest Classics (2011–2013) *Fight Sports World Championship Kick Boxing (2011–2013) *Fight Sports BWF (2011–2013) *Knockout Sportsworld (2011–2013) *Fight Sports Wide World of Fights (2011–2013) *

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(2012–2013) *

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(2012–2013) *

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(2012–2013)

References

External links

* {{Television in the Philippines TV5 Network Television programming blocks in Asia Sports television in the Philippines