PBA sa TV5 palalawakin

MALAKI ang posibilidad na tuluyang ipalabas sa TV5 ang lahat ng mga laro ng PBA simula sa Commissioner’s Cup sa Marso.

Ayon sa pinuno ng Sports5 at ang head coach ng Gilas Pilipinas na si Chot Reyes, magkakaroon ng evaluation ng program committee ang TV5 sa PBA coverage pagkatapos ng Philippine Cup.

Kasama si Reyes sa program committee ng istasyon na binubuo rin ng iba’t ibang mga pinuno ng news, programming and entertainment.

“The PBA and Sports5 will evaluate the first conference performance and we will figure out the appropriate steps after that,” wika ni Reyes. “The first step is an evaluation of the current set-up and the numbers with the PBA once we sit down with the other members of the program committee.”

Noong eliminations at quarterfinals ng ginaganap na PBA Philippine Cup ay ipinalabas sa Aksyon TV ang unang laro at ang ikalawang laro sa TV5 dahil may iba pang programang ipinalabas sa TV5 tulad ng mga teleserye.

Ngunit ngayong tig-isang laro lang ang semifinals ay parehong TV5 at Aksyon TV ang nagpapalabas ng mga laro.

“I have also relayed to Chot the desire of our team owners to have both games aired live starting next conference on TV5 in response to the clamor of the PBA fans,” ani Komisyuner Chito Salud. “TV5 has its constraints at this time and we don’t know if these constraints will be lifted later on. But the request is there from the team owners and fans. We are closely working with TV5 to make the coverage of the games even more responsive to the fans.”

Idinagdag ni Salud na tumaas ang rating ng PBA mula noong lumipat ang mga laro sa TV5 mula sa IBC 13 kung saan naging blocktimer ang Sports5 noon.

“Our viewership on TV5 on a single live game basis is doing much better than the total viewership on IBC 13 on a two-game basis. This should give TV5 incentive to really air both the PBA games live because our fans are following the games closely. We’re in a much better channel in terms of signal, clarity, prestige and viewership,” pagtatapos ni Salud.

(James Ty III)