ONE Championship lands on Cignal

Cignal TV and TV5 added ONE Championship, the largest MMA promotion in Asia, to its growing list of sports league possessions after inking a multi-year partnership yesterday.

ONE joined the NBA as an international sports league finding the country’s undisputed sports network as its new home following the announcement of ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong and Cignal and TV5 president Robert Galang.

Galang said it’s another step to the network’s “mission of delivering the best sports content” on Philippine TV.

“ONE Championship is a welcome addition to the growing list of world-class sports properties that we offer,” he said.

Sityodtong said he can’t wait to work with TV5, the nation’s leader in digital innovation and also home to the PBA, Asia’s oldest professional basketball league.

Meanwhile, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has entered initial talks with three networks after the shutdown of broadcast partner ABS-CBN.

GMA, PTV4 and One Sports are in early discussions with the MPBL.

“Yes, meron na proposals and initial talks,” MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes told The STAR yesterday.