THE Court of Appeals has issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the Regional Trial Court of Mandaluyong City from implementing its order compelling Solar Entertainment Corp. (Solar) to reinstate Basketball TV (BTV) and National Basketball Premium TV Channels (NBAP) feeds to ABS-CBN and Sky Cable.
The issuance of the TRO stemmed from the petition filed by Solar, chaired by businessman Wilson Tieng, alleging that its property rights over its channel were violated by the respondents ABS-CBN Corp. and Sky Cable Corp.
In its petition, Solar said it stands to suffer grave injustice and irreparable injury in the event that a TRO is not issued by the appellate court.
Solar claimed it owns BTV and NBA Premium, thus, it has exclusive right and privileges as owner of the said channels, including the right to prohibit the carriage and distribution of the same.