Liga (TV channel)

Liga was a Philippine pay television channel owned by Creative Programs, Inc. and ABS-CBN Sports (content provider). It was the sister channel of ABS-CBN Sports and Action (S+A) and was launched on January 1, 2018 as the permanent replacement of three CPI-owned channels, ABS-CBN Regional Channel, Tag TV, and Hero TV (through its channel space).

Liga
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaDefunct
NetworkABS-CBN
S+A
SloganYour home court!
Programming
Language(s)English (main)
Filipino (secondary)
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerABS-CBN Sports
Creative Programs
Sister channels
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 2018 (2018-01-01)
ReplacedABS-CBN Regional Channel (channel space)
S+A (ad interim; expired franchise)
ClosedOctober 30, 2020 (2020-10-30) (closure of sports division)
Replaced byCine Mo! (cable channel space)
Links
Websitesports.abs-cbn.com

Liga was the official broadcast partner of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers in Russia, along with S+A.[1][2] Aside from FIFA World Cup, the channel also broadcast local and international sports coverage including the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), the Philippine NCAA, University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), Premier Volleyball League (PVL), 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 Sports and Action (S+A) which ceased free-to-air broadcast operations as ordered by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on May 5, 2020, due to the lapsing of ABS-CBN's legislative broadcast franchise.

After almost 2 years of broadcast, Liga ceased operations on pay TV effective October 30, 2020 due to the ensuing programming redundancy, lack of advertising support, and cost-cutting measures, as well as the implementation of a retrenchment program covering its business company from August 7, following the House of Representatives' 70-11 vote denying the company a fresh congressional franchise on July 10 and the dissolution of ABS-CBN Sports effective August 31. The channel's cable space was later taken over by Cine Mo!, a complementary movie channel consisting of local films and foreign movies, seen on SkyCable and selected provincial cable providers.

Programming

Final programming

Original programming
  • The Score
  • Team FitFil
  • Kalye Confessions
  • Upfront
  • Extra Rice
  • TBH
  • MPBL Beyond

See also

References
  1. "New Sports Channels and More, Now Availablde on Sky". MySky. January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. "ABS-CBN launches new cable sports channel 'LIGA'". ABS-CBN Corporation Social Media Newsroom. February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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