ABS-CBN Sports

Philippine sports programming division of ABS-CBN (1998) ABS-CBN SportsLaunched1998; 28 years ago (1998)ClosedAugust 31, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-08-31) (broadcast franchise lapsed/expired with most of assets were acquired by TAP DMV)Division ofABS-CBN NarrowcastCountry of originPhilippinesOwnerABS-CBN CorporationKey people March Ventosa (Head, ABS-CBN Narrowcast) Dino Laurena, (Head, ABS-CBN Integrated Sports) Peter Musñgi, (Consultant, ABS-CBN Integrated Sports) HeadquartersQuezon CityMajor broadcasting contracts MPBL ABL Sister network ABS-CBN ABS-CBN HD S+A S+A HD Liga FormatSportsOriginal languagesFilipino (main)English (secondary) ABS-CBN Sports was a sports division of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation, which aired some of the notable sporting events in the Philippines. ABS-CBN Sports began in 1998 as the main broadcaster for the network-backed basketball league Metropolitan Basketball Association which introduced the home-and-away play format in the Philippine basketball landscape. Simultaneous with that (shortly before the MBA collapsed), it acquired the broadcast rights to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Colle