Wednesday, November 15, 2006 PBA games now seen online
FROM print to broadcast and now the Internet.
In yet another novel measure, games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) can now be accessed live through the Internet by logging on to www.pba.ph.
The scheme began last November 3 during the double-header featuring Purefoods against San Miguel and Coca-Cola versus Air21.
The league's broadband coverage is made possible through the PBA's partnership with Mozcom, the official PBA website host and the league's official Internet provider, in an effort to provide Filipinos all over the world the chance to follow the latest happenings in Asia's first ever play-for-pay league.
"This marks another milestone in the rich history of the PBA. It would surely help us spawn the popularity of the league not only in Asia but all over the world," said PBA Commissioner Noli Eala.
Two weeks since its launching, the live radio streaming of the 2006 to 2007 Talk `N Text PBA Philippine Cup games had already been getting positive responses and feedback from thousands of PBA fans around the globe.
One interesting follower is no less than the wife of the Philippine consul in Brunei, who sent a text message to PBA media bureau chief Willie Marcial and thanked the league for putting Radyo PBA on the internet.
Shortly after the Purefoods-Welcoat game last Sunday, an email sender from overseas wrote to the PBA just to say they regularly listen to the radio coverage on www.pba.ph and her son burst into tears in the closing minutes of the Giants-Dragon encounter. The kid, apparently a Purefoods fan, thought his team was about to lose.
"We're definitely flattered by her gesture. Rest assured that we'll be doing everything to ensure that the PBA coverage on the net will be just as clear and appealing as the live games themselves," added Eala. (Press release)
