Balls (TV channel)
| Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Defunct |
| Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English (primary) Filipino (secondary) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Sister channels | ABS-CBN ANC CgeTV Cinema One Cine Mo! DZMM TeleRadyo Hero Jeepney TV Knowledge Channel Lifestyle Liga Maxxx Myx O Shopping S+A Velvet Studio 23 |
| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 2008 |
| Closed | December 31, 2015 (7 years, 11 months and 30 days) |
| Replaced by | ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD Liga |
| Links | |
| Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-12-31) |
Balls was a Philippine pay television network based in Quezon City. It was notable for being the country's first local high-definition TV channel. It was owned and operated by ABS-CBN's subsidiary ABS-CBN Cable Channels. The network shows notable sports broadcasts from the Philippines and abroad, as well as other sports related programming. Its local programming were produced and licensed by ABS-CBN Sports.