AKTV
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Type | sports programming block |
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Branding | AKTV on IBC-13 |
Country | |
Availability | Defunct |
Owner | TV5 Network (MediaQuest Holdings) (80%) Viva Television (20%) |
Parent | ESPN 5 |
Launch date | June 5, 2011 |
Dissolved | May 2013 |
Former names | Viva TV on IBC (block) (1999-2003) |
Former affiliations | Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation |
Official website | www |
Language | Filipino English |
Replaced by | IBC programming Sports5 programming (AksyonTV and Hyper) |
AKTV (pronounced "active", officially branded as AKTV on IBC) was the primetime sports programming block in the Philippines. Owned and operated by TV5, it occupied the 5:00 to 11:00pm timeslot of IBC; weekend coverage usually began at 11:00 am to 11:00 pm. It started on June 5, 2011, and it ended on May 2013 due to high airtime costs and low ratings.
History
IBC signed a blocktime agreement with TV5's sports division Sports5 to air live sports coverage via its new programming block AKTV.[1][2] It was launched on June 5, 2011, with the AKTV Run held outside SM Mall of Asia in Bay City, Pasay.
Cancellation
However, on April 11, 2013, TV5 announced that the blocktime agreement with IBC would not be renewed, meaning AKTV would cease broadcasting on May 2013. The move was due to high cost and low ratings given by IBC to air over the channel.[3] Broadcasts of the NCAA basketball tournament, and the United Football League were moved to AksyonTV, although Sports5-produced PBA games continue to air in the channel until October. IBC later signed another blocktime agreement with Asian Television Content Corporation, to air a new set of primetime programs under ATC@IBC, which is set to air on June 2, 2014.[4][5] until August 31, 2014, the ATC @ IBC primetime block was cancelled due to poor ratings and loss of advertisers' support. It is later noted that, despite the expiration of blocktime agreement, TV5 continues to use IBC-13's Broadcast City facilities for sports events including its 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup coverage; as MediaQuest Holdings is a possible bidder for the privatization of IBC-13.[6] However, MediaQuest could not join the privatization bid due to ownership rules and regulations that MediaQuest owns TV5 and AksyonTV.
Programming
Final Sports specials/coverage
- AIBA European Continental Championships
- AIBA Junior World Championships
- Australian Open (2012, 2013)
- ATP World Master Tours
- BWF Grand Prix
- F1 Grand Prix
- Wimbledon Championship
- World 10-Ball Championship
- World Sumo Challenge
- Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend (July 2011)
- 2011 William Jones Cup
- Bundesliga
- Barclays Premier League
- 2011 PBA Draft
- FIBA Americas Championship 2011
- 2011 Eurobasket FIBA Europe Championship
- PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool
- FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2011
- 2011 FIBA Asia Championship
- 2011 LBC Ronda Pilipinas
- 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- La Liga
- 2012 London Olympics
- 2012 William Jones Cup
- PBA Dream Game 2012 (February 2012)
- Aliwan Fiesta 2012
- RHB Singapore Cup
- UEFA Euro 2012
- 4th FIBA Asia Cup
- 2012 DFL-Supercup
- 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup (November–December 2012)
Former
- PBA on AKTV (2011–2013)
- Shakey's V-League (2012–2013)
- LBC United Football League (2011–2013)
- Pacific Xtreme Combat (2011–2013)
- PBA D-League (2011–2013)
- NCAA on AKTV (2012–2013)
- The Main Event (produced by Viva Sports) (2008–2013)
- Bigtime Bakbakan (2011–2013)
- Fight Quest (2011–2013)
- Fight Sports Knockouts (2011–2013)
- Fight Sports Greatest Classics (2011–2013)
- Fight Sports World Championship Kick Boxing (2011–2013)
- Fight Sports BWF (2011–2013)
- Knockout Sportsworld (2011–2013)
- Fight Sports Wide World of Fights (2011–2013)
- Whacked Out Sports (2012–2013)
- WWE Bottom Line (2012–2013)
- WWE SmackDown (2012–2013)
References
- ^ TV5 airs primetime sports block AKTV on IBC-13[permanent dead link] PhilStar.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ AKTV Official Website Archived 2011-05-12 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.interaskyon.com/aktv 05-11-2011
- ^ MediaQuest block time agreement with IBC ends in May, MVP says Archived 2013-04-15 at the Wayback Machine retrieved April 11, 2013
- ^ "ATC Takes a Bite at Philippine TV Primetime". NegoSentro. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "TV5 using IBC-13 facilities". BusinessMirror. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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