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A group of Filipino media companies headed up by the chairman of telco PLDT, Manuel V. Pangilinan, have secured the broadcast rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics across the country

The value of NBA rights in the Philippines has fallen sharply due to the withdrawal of two major sports broadcasters, Solar Entertainment and ABS-CBN, from the market.

Pay-television platform Cignal TV and telco Smart Communications, sister companies owned by telco PLDT, have become the NBA's main media-rights partners in the Philippines in a multi-year deal

The NBA basketball league has extended partnerships with digital services and telecommunications providers Globe Telecom, Smart Communications and PLDT to distribute its NBA League Pass subscription service…