Sports Desk (TV program)
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.
| 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 |
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.