, ▁NBA , ▁and ▁W WE ▁were ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Sol ar ▁Sports ▁and ▁R PN - 9 ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁TV 5 ▁Sports ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ABC ▁Sports , ▁still ▁under ▁management ▁of ▁MP B ▁Pr imedia , ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁TV 5 ▁Sports ▁in ▁the ▁inter im ▁( does ▁not ▁identify ▁as ▁such ), ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁network ▁acquired ▁broadcast ing ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁A SE AN ▁Basketball ▁League ▁( the ▁Philipp ine ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁Air As ia ▁Philipp ine ▁Patri ots , ▁was ▁by - then ▁managed ▁by ▁ABC / TV 5 ▁owner ▁Antonio ▁" T ony boy " ▁Co ju ang co , ▁Jr .), ▁U . S . ▁box ing ▁matches , ▁and ▁others . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁A BL ' s ▁broadcast ing ▁contract ▁with ▁TV 5 ▁exp ired , ▁after ▁TV 5 ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Media Qu est ▁Hold ings , ▁and ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁I BC - 1 3 ▁and ▁later , ▁A BS - CB N ▁Sports ▁and ▁Action . ▁ ▁Sports 5 ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁TV 5 ▁and ▁I BC , ▁in ked ▁a ▁block time ▁deal ▁which ▁subsequently ▁became ▁A K TV . ▁It ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁through ▁a ▁mar athon ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Mall ▁Of ▁Asia ▁Gr ounds ▁in ▁Pas ay ▁City . ▁ ▁From ▁then