Games are being broadcast live and a pre-game and post-game show entitled AKTV Center was added.After TV5 decided not to renew their blocktime agreement with IBC upon its expiration by May 2013 due to high blocktime costs and poor ratings, the broadcast coverage of the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was temporarily transferred to TV5 with simulcasts with AksyonTV, an all-Filipino news and public affairs channel of TV5.In November 2013, Sports5 and Fox Sports Asia have entered in an agreement to air the Wednesday PBA games for the 2013–14 season live on the cable channel.In October 2016, TV5 President and CEO Chot Reyes told the media that the league renewed its contract with Sports5 for three more seasons.[20] In December 2023, TV5 Network Inc. entered into an acquired agreement with Nine Media Corporation to broadcast the PBA games on CNN Philippines every Saturday and Sunday from January 6, 2024.[21][22][23] Following the shutdown of CNN Philippines on January 31, 2024,[24][25] the broadcast of the games was carried over to the replacement channel RPTV, beginning with the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, and were extended to weekdays.It was aired exclusively to Cignal Digital TV subscribers through a pay per view assigned channel for free.Since then, the HD broadcast has been airing for free on Cignal except during the 2015 Commissioner's and Governors' Cups, which became pay-per-view exclusive.The HD broadcast was later transferred to the league's exclusive channel in Cignal upon launching of "PBA Rush" in July 2016.A new theme entitled "Liga ng mga Bida" performed by Abra and Aya of Project Pilipinas, was introduced for the 2015–16 season."Ito ang Liga" was reinstated for the 2017-18 PBA Philippine Cup Finals and was used until the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's Cup, albeit being altered to fit the mottos of the following seasons: Beginning October 17, 2022, amidst the middle of the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's Cup, a new official theme song was introduced, entitled "Level Up," also performed by Thyro Alfaro, although, the "Ito ang Liga" was still being used as secondary theme song and for in-venue music purposes.
Magoo Marjon and
Quinito Henson
anchors a game between San Miguel Beermen and NLEX Road Warriors at the Cuneta Astrodome last December 9, 2015.