I was watching the basketball match between SMART-Gilas and Chinese-Taipei on AKTV-IBC 13. Wow! watching on a Samsung LED TV in HD, provided by Cignal.
September 23, TV 5 hosted a party at the NBC tent. The said party is the official launch of AKTV on free channel, IBC channel 13. This will be an introduction on Philippine television, because it will cater pure sports entertainment for common Filipino who cannot afford a paid-cable, and to watched their favorite sports. The AKTV will also introduced an all Filipino commentators which will also first; the usual setup if you are going to watch a certain sports channel is in English language, which some Filipino who are alienated on the said language. This also good news to the advertisers because the potential increase of viewers on the said channel because all sports that will be aired is in Filipino. Pesonalities in Philippine-sports are present on the said party. In boxing the Philippines team; Football/Soccer, Phil Younghusband, James Younghusband, and some members of Philippine Azkals; and Basketball, some of the PBA players.
The party was hosted by Paolo Bediones and the UP Pepsquad open the show with their winning performance, which they won on the UAAP cheer leading competition.
Foods was catered by Dusit Hotel; drinks by Tanduay and San Miguel, and some sponsors from Cignal.