This writer recently voiced his concern about the skipped episodes of the Koreanovela ‘Legend of the Blue Sea’ in most ABS-CBN regional stations due to the NBA playoffs. Here are his concerns on the matter.
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BTV Robbed by NBA’s Biased Scheduling Assignments
The first week of NBA playoff coverage on Basketball TV will focus on less popular teams like the Raptors and Pacers, rather than the more highly followed ones like the Warriors and Cavaliers. (Photo credit: Solar Entertainment)
The NBA Playoffs have not been kind to Basketball TV these days.
When the NBA released its playoff schedule for Filipino broadcast partners, five things stood out for Basketball TV as far as the first week of coverage is concerned. They are:
- No assigned game to BTV for April 20, Wednesday. The said date (Manila time) will feature Game 2 of both the Hawks/Celtics and Spurs/Grizzlies series.
- A combined six appearances in eight playdates for either the Raptors/Pacers or the Heat/Hornets series, with the other two assigned to the Hawks/Celtics series.
- No Western Conference games, plus the Cavaliers/Pistons series.
- No doubleheaders.
- Three games shared with either ABS-CBN or ABS-CBN Sports+Action (Heat/Hornets on April 21, Raptors/Pacers on April 22, Hawks/Celtics on April 23).
This means that viewers on BTV will have to endure watching less popular teams such as the Raptors, Hornets and Pacers on a regular basis rather than the more marquee ones like the Warriors, Spurs and Cavaliers. So much for maintaining balance of coverage.
Even worse for the network is the lack of game coverage on select playdates. That will be the case tomorrow, as the NBA did not assign one game for BTV.
So what was left for BTV to do? They have no choice but to air the postgame edition of NBA Gametime, then replay it over and over again until the next game concludes.
Very unfortunate indeed. And that has been the case for the past few years.
Regardless of the expected negative reaction, it was and always will be the NBA’s decision to assign these games, so there’s no need to complain on it. That said, subscribing to both NBA Premium and Fox Sports Philippines is necessary to everyone who can’t stand BTV’s coverage.
If not, just endure the Taglish coverage of ABS-CBN Sports for this year’s playoffs. Good luck with that.
In 100 Words… July 13, 2013
Today marked a fresh start to both the Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics. Boston had just jettisoned future Hall of Famers Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in order to begin the painful process known as rebuilding. While Brooklyn had the advantage talent-wise, the age of Garnett and Pierce meant that they have only a few years to contend for a title.
Boston emerged as the winner of this trade, because they brought in youth and financial flexibility in order to target potential free agents in at least three years. While winning won’t come soon, they hope that their youngsters will blossom into future stars.
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