PBA All Stars up the basketball fans this Sunday viewing primetime

January 26, 2012

While the PBA Philippine Cup Finals the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters hapening live at Smart Araneta Coliseum within on Sunday, for the first time in basketball tournament fans. The PBA 2013 Season, its basketball league of treats, gets its new rising-player team of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is on Viva Sports to promoting a celebrating on its 38th year anniversary since Aprill 9, 1975.

Now called PBA All-Stars, the newly relaunched and looked reformatted baskebtall league will now feature Viva stars as they challenge in the games that not only exciting but also a star-studded basketball team.

Conceptulaized as a combination of a sports, basketball, game and varety show format, PBA Games had dount its a challenger in time slot in four-times-a-week with just one game to be held on Wednesday and Friday starting at 6:30pm while the provincial games on Saturdays at 5:30pm and also the two games on Sundays at 4:00pm for a regular double-header, features PBA games and special events as part of the network's aggressive reporgramming in a bid to challenge giant rivals in the industry. PBA commissioner Chito Salud, welcomed the coming of the PBA because the biggest players, who will use to air the PBA's home station.

The changes, Viva Sports said, are necessary to counteract the growing opposition posed by the soap operas and game shows being aired by other networks during the nightcap of the league's usual doubleheader. Also, the single game days are projected to help boost Channel 13's own game shows produced by Viva Television.

The premiere telecast of the newly-reformatted sports this Sunday at 4:00pm takes the PBA players feature crowd favorites, among like Barangay Ginebra Kings, Globalport Batang Pier, Talk 'N Text Topang Texters, San Mig Coffee Mixers, Petron Blaze Boosters, San Miguel, Air21 Express, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, Meralco Bolts, Alaska Aces and Barako Bull Energy Cola. PBA tickets range from P150 to P350 while venue rentals vary from P20,000 to P35,000 or a percentage of the gate, whichever is higher.

Along with the crowd PBA player team as the first professional basketball league in Asia as the new PBA winners like Tommy Manotoc, Eddie Ocampo, Robert Jaworski, James Yap, Chot Reyes, Jason Castro, Roger Yap and Paul Lee, the PBA All-Stars team wil now be joined by new PBA rising stars featuring Viva's rising talents within on Sunday with guest peformances during halftime along with Esperanza stars primetime princess Cristine Reyes, 5 Girls and Daddy stars new actor AJ Muhlach and child star Xyriel Manabat and Dear Heart stars a certified singing champion and powerhouse singer Anja Aguilar for a cheerdance opens the grand ceremonies along with the Street Boys with Jerome Ponce, Aki Torio, DJ Durano and Giuliano as their team basketball while Miguel Aguila will perform during special halftime.

The teams will challenge its up in the PBA at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in challenges to the basketball fans for a 38 Greatest Players in PBA History.

The segment is only one of many new innovations to look forward to even as portions that have become fan favorites such as “Singgaling Go” and “Pritong Pares” are retained. No less than Sophie Albert and Vin Abrenica – “Artista Academy” winners and stars of the new romantic drama, “Never Say Goodbye” — will literally electrify viewers in “Pritong Pares”.

Other rollicking games to look forward to in the season premiere are “Tumbanggaan” and “Runtaranta Anak Ng Prutas” which will not only put the reflexes of the celebrity guests to a test but will also challenge their abilities to think on their feet.

And then, there are also the GAGA Dancers, who seem to have found their niche and own fan following. Composed of blonde dancers from Australia, Russia and Cuba, these sexy dancers have become part and parcel of the “Game N’ Go” family and should continue to remain staples as “Game N’ Go All Stars” takes the game show concept to a higher level.

PBA-All Stars is set on Wednesday and Friday at 6:30pm, Saturdays at 5:30pm and will premiere January 27, 4:00pm on Viva-TV on IBC-13.