Liga (TV channel)
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| Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Defunct |
| Network | ABS-CBN S+A |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ABS-CBN Sports Creative Programs |
| Sister channels |
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| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 2018 (test broadcast) January 16, 2018 (official launch) |
| Replaced | expired franchise) |
| Closed | October 30, 2020 (closure of sports division) |
| Replaced by | Cine Mo! (cable channel space) |
Liga (transl. League) was a Philippine pay television channel owned by Creative Programs, Inc. and ABS-CBN Sports as a content provider. It was the sister channel of ABS-CBN Sports and Action (S+A), it began on January 1, 2018 as test broadcast and officially launched on January 16, as the permanent replacement of three CPI-owned channels, ABS-CBN Regional Channel, Tag TV, and Hero TV (through its channel space).
Liga was the official broadcast partner of the
Philippine Azkals matches, Pinoy Pride boxing promotions, ONE Championship
fights, and classic basketball and volleyball games from the UAAP.
The channel became the interim replacement of
ABS-CBN's legislative broadcast franchise
.
After 2 years and 10 months of broadcast, Liga ceased operations on pay TV on October 30, 2020SkyCable and selected provincial cable providers.
Final Programming
Main programming
- UAAP now with One Sports
- NCAA now with GMA Network
- PVL now with One Sports
- MPBL now with A2Z later with One PH
- ONE Championship now with One Sports
Original programming
- The Score
- Extra Rice
- Kalye Confessions
- MPBL Beyond
- Team FitFil (2020; currently broadcast on Kapamilya Online Live & TFC)
- TBH
- Upfront
See also
- ABS-CBN Sports (dissolved)
- ABS-CBN (inactive)
- S+A (defunct)
- Balls (defunct)
- NBA TV Philippines
- UAAP Varsity Channel
- One Sports
- PBA Rush
References
- ^ "New Sports Channels and More, Now Availablde on Sky". MySky. January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "ABS-CBN launches new cable sports channel 'LIGA'". ABS-CBN Corporation Social Media Newsroom. February 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Liga Channel Cease Broadcast". Sky Cable. October 8, 2020. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.