PBA ON INTERNATIONAL TV SOON
Manila, Nov. 13, 1997 - Filipino basketball enthusiasts overseas will soon be able to watch their favorite PBA games on TV in many parts of the world.
Vintage Sports, which holds the broadcast rights to the PBA games, signed a contract with the International Management Group to market and popularize the PBA globally. Vintage Chairman Bobong Velez signed the contract with Mark H. McCormack, IMG's chairman and CEO.
IMG manages the world's top athletes, including Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, tennis stars Andre Agassi, Peter Sampras, Martina Hingis and Monica Seles, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and Formula One driver Michael Shumacker.
The PBA is the oldest and most commercially successful basketball league in Asia.
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