Sports Desk (TV program)
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| Sports Desk | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Solar SportsDesk |
| Genre | Sports news |
| Created by | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
| Developed by | Nine Media Corporation Radio Philippines Network CNN Philippines/CNN |
| Starring | Andrei Felix (Morning Anchor) Charles Tiu (Evening Anchor) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Itos Valdez |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Solar Sports: 2004 – 2007 Solar News Channel/9TV: December 3, 2012 – March 13, 2015 CNN Philippines March 16, 2015 – January 26, 2024 |
| Release | 2004 – January 26, 2024 |
CNN Philippines Sports Desk (formerly Solar SportsDesk, or simply Sports Desk) was a Philippine sports news television program broadcast by CNN Philippines. It is CNN Philippines' go-to program for all-sports news, specials, and interviews with sports personalities here and around the world, hosted by sports journalist Charles Tiu on primetime and Andrei Felix on weekday mornings (also a sports anchor on CNN Philippines New Day and the morning edition of Newsroom). Sports Desk airs on weekdays at 10am (with a replay at 2:30pm) and 10pm, with a weekend recap edition on Saturdays at 12:30pm. on May 1, 2023, the show will air on Primetime Weeknights at 8:30 pm.
The program aired its last broadcast on January 26, 2024, as CNN Philippines ceased live news operations on the morning of January 29 ahead of the network's closure on January 31. It was replaced by Starting Lineup on RPTV in its timeslot.
History[edit]
Sports Desk was first broadcast on cable TV channel Solar Sports from 2004 to 2007 and returned on Solar News Channel by December 3, 2012, with a simulcast on Solar Sports until August 2014 following SNC's rebrand as 9TV.
As part of the expansion, Sports Desk also serves as a sports segment on some CNN Philippines newscasts. However, when major rolling news stories break across their timeslots, the Sports Desk program would either interrupt or pre-empt its normal broadcast. For instance, should the morning edition be pre-empted by a rolling coverage, a replacement live broadcast will take place at the 2:30 pm rerun timeslot.
On September 4, 2017, the primetime edition of Sports Desk was moved to an earlier timeslot at 6:30pm, after News Night divides its full hour single newscast into two 30-minute editions. Three months later, on December 16, Halili stepped down from his anchor role as he left the CNN franchise. The program's basketball analyst Charles Tiu, brother of PBA veteran Chris Tiu, was named as an interim host for the early evening and late night editions.
The 6:30pm edition of SportsDesk aired its final episode on December 29, 2017, to give way to the full-time relaunch of Amanpour.[1] The cancellation was part of the network's reorganization. The remaining two editions remain intact.
In March 2020, Sports Desk halted its productions due to the Enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the news segment on various newscasts continued to air.
In 2021, after a year of absence, Sports Desk returned on the air albeit on a weekday morning basis.
Anchors[edit]
Final[edit]
Former[edit]
- Jinno Rufino (currently a main presenter of The Game on One Sports)
- Cesca Litton (currently moved to One Sports)
- Mico Halili[2] (moved as digital head of ABS-CBN Sports (2017-2020), currently as Creative Director for Sports Programmes on Cignal TV)
- Charles Tiu[1] – Basketball Analyst
Correspondent[edit]
Final[edit]
- Pauline Verzosa
Former[edit]
- Paolo Del Rosario [3]
- Paola Palma
- Paul Garcia
Awards[edit]
- KBP Golden Dove Awards (Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas)
- 2017 – Best Sports Program – Sports Desk @ 11am
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Charles Tiu takes over as anchor of 'Sports Desk' (Media Newser Philippines)". December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Mico Halili leaving CNN Philippines (Media Newser Philippines)". December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Sports correspondent Paolo Del Rosario leaves CNN Philippines(Media Newser Philippines)". May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- 2004 Philippine television series debuts
- 2024 Philippine television series endings
- 2000s Philippine television series
- 2010s Philippine television series
- 2020s Philippine television series
- CNN Philippines original programming
- CNN Philippines News and Current Affairs
- Philippine English-language television shows
- Philippine sports television series
- Solar Entertainment Corporation
- Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic