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After the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]] rejected renewing [[ABS-CBN Corporation]]'s legislative franchise in April 2020, the NCAA expressed dismay with what happened.[{{Cite web |last=Lozada |first=Bong |date=2020-07-11 |title=NCAA to discuss other broadcast options with ABS-CBN |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/398304/ncaa-to-discuss-other-broadcast-options-with-abs-cbn |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}] By July, it was announced that ABS-CBN will close its [[ABS-CBN Sports]] unit by August 31.[{{Cite web |last=Matel |first=Philip |date=2020-07-16 |title=ABS-CBN Sports, longtime home of numerous leagues, signs off |url=https://www.espn.ph/story/_/id/29472806/final-bell-rings-abs-cbn-sports-network-shuts-division-down |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}] The NCAA then terminated its contract with ABS-CBN that should have ended on 2025, and by September, reports were published that the league was choosing among [[One Sports (TV channel)|One Sports]], [[CNN Philippines]] and [[GMA Network (company)|GMA Network]].[{{Cite web |title=NCAA in talks with three major networks in search for new TV partner |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ncaa-men/ncaa-in-talks-with-tv5-gma-news-cnn-after-abs-cbn-shutdown-a2437-20200904 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}] |
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After the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]] rejected renewing [[ABS-CBN Corporation]]'s legislative franchise on July 10, 2020, the NCAA expressed dismay with what happened.[{{Cite web |last=Lozada |first=Bong |date=2020-07-11 |title=NCAA to discuss other broadcast options with ABS-CBN |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/398304/ncaa-to-discuss-other-broadcast-options-with-abs-cbn |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}] By July, it was announced that ABS-CBN will close its [[ABS-CBN Sports]] unit by August 31.[{{Cite web |last=Matel |first=Philip |date=2020-07-16 |title=ABS-CBN Sports, longtime home of numerous leagues, signs off |url=https://www.espn.ph/story/_/id/29472806/final-bell-rings-abs-cbn-sports-network-shuts-division-down |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}] The NCAA then terminated its contract with ABS-CBN that should have ended on 2025, and by September, reports were published that the league was choosing among [[One Sports (TV channel)|One Sports]], [[CNN Philippines]] and [[GMA Network (company)|GMA Network]].[{{Cite web |title=NCAA in talks with three major networks in search for new TV partner |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/ncaa-men/ncaa-in-talks-with-tv5-gma-news-cnn-after-abs-cbn-shutdown-a2437-20200904 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}] |
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The NCAA eventually chose GMA, with its CEO [[Felipe Gozon]] personally heading its presentation committee; the NCAA reportedly chose GMA when the latter offered weekend games, and the finals being aired on the main [[GMA Network]].[{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=2020-11-19 |title=NCAA chooses GMA 7 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ncaa-chooses-gma-7/196315 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}] |
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The NCAA eventually chose GMA, with its CEO [[Felipe Gozon]] personally heading its presentation committee; the NCAA reportedly chose GMA when the latter offered weekend games, and the finals being aired on the main [[GMA Network]].[{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=2020-11-19 |title=NCAA chooses GMA 7 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ncaa-chooses-gma-7/196315 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}] |
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