THE NBA announced on Wednesday announced that it will be showing select games live on CNN Philippines, extending its reach to free-to-air television while its negotiations with two major networks still deadlocked.
Beginning this weekend, the American basketball league will show one game on Saturday and another on Sunday, apart from the matches it makes available to Filipino fans on weekdays via livestreaming on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
“Filipino fans now have a choice of watching our games across a variety of platforms including television, computers and mobile devices via social media and NBA League Pass," said NBA Philippines managing director Carlo Singson.
Below is the first schedule of NBA games to be broadcast on CNN Philippines in November.
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DATE |
PHT |
MATCHUP |
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Saturday, Nov. 16 |
11:30 a.m. |
Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors |
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Sunday, Nov. 17 |
8:00 a.m. |
Milwaukee Bucks @ Indiana Pacers |
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Saturday, Nov. 23 |
11:30 a.m. |
Houston Rockets @ L.A. Clippers |
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Sunday, Nov. 24 |
10:00 a.m. |
New Orleans Pelicans @ Utah Jazz |
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Saturday, Nov. 30 |
10:00 a.m. |
Dallas Mavericks @ Phoenix Suns |
The broadcast schedule for December will be announced at a later date.
The weekend games of CNN Philippines will be made available on various cable providers while negotiations on a joint bid by ABS-CBN and Cignal/ TV5 to show the games both on free television and on cable are on a stalemate.
For fans who want to watch more games apart from those shown via CNN Philippines or livestreaming, they can subscribe to NBA League Pass which delivers unrivalled access to NBA games and programming live and on-demand, while providing downloadable content, exclusive features and more.
Fans in the Philippines can subscribe to League Pass offerings including the annual package by visiting watch.nba.com and downloading the official NBA App on the App Store and Google Play.
Additionally, Globe, PLDT and Smart subscribers can bundle NBA League Pass offerings with their data services, which includes the League Pass, Team Choice and 3-Game Choice packages in monthly pricing options, and a weekly pricing offer for the League Pass package.
NBA League Pass offerings on Globe are available through its official store on Lazada and Shopee.
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