MPBL, Solar Sports seal broadcast deal

The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Solar Sports forged a partnership for the Manny Pacquiao presents 1XBet MPBL 2025 Season starting this Saturday at the Capital Arena in Ilagan City in Isabela.

As such, select games of the country’s biggest regional league can be viewed live on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 p.m. on Solar Sports.

MPBL chairman and founder Manny Pacquiao and Solar Entertainment Corporation chief executive officer and president Wilson Tieng signed the agreement on Monday night, formally reuniting them after serving as broadcast partners during the peak of the former’s professional boxing career.

“I’m very happy to be working again with Solar Sports, the channel where many of my fights were shown,” Pacquiao said.

Tieng shares Pacquiao’s excitement saying that covering the MPBL games is truly an honor as it embodies the passion of Filipino sports fans.

“We are delighted to bring the excitement of the MPBL to Solar Sports,” Tieng said.

“The league embodies the passion and spirit of Filipino basketball, and we are proud to be the platform for its 2025 broadcast.”

MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes added that “teaming up with Solar Sports is an exciting milestone for the MPBL.”

A projected 200-plus games will be shown on Solar Sports throughout the regular season, playoffs, finals, and all-star games. Featuring 30 teams, the tournament ends in December.

Also present during the formal signing of the memorandum of agreement were members of the Tieng family, MPBL chief executive officer Joe Ramos, chief legal counsel Glenn Gacal, and head of operations Emmer Oreta.

Solar Sports is seen on Digital Free TV Channel 21 in Mega Manila, SkyCable Channel 70, Cablelink channel 58, and over 190 PayTV operators nationwide.