PPTV

For the digital terrestrial television in Thailand, see PPTV (Thailand).

PPTV (Chinese: PP视频) is a Chinese video streaming website. Its predecessor, PPLive, was peer-to-peer streaming video freeware created at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The group of companies that runs the website was headed by Cayman Islands-incorporated offshore company PPLive Corporation. However, the actual operations were mainly carried out by Shanghai SynaCast Media Tech Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 上海聚力传媒技术有限公司).

Shanghai SynaCast Media Tech
d/b/a PPTV

Type of site	Video streaming and hosting
Available in	Chinese language and dialects
Owner	Suning Holdings Group
URL	www.pptv.com
Commercial	yes
Registration	optional
Written in	simplified Chinese characters

PPTV
Simplified Chinese	PP视频
Hanyu Pinyin	P P Shìpín
Literal meaning	PP Video
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin P P Shìpín
former name
Simplified Chinese	聚力视频
Hanyu Pinyin	Jùlì Shìpín
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jùlì Shìpín
Shanghai SynaCast Media Tech Co., Ltd.
Simplified Chinese	上海聚力传媒技术有限公司
Hanyu Pinyin	Shànghǎi Jùlì Chuánméi Jìshù Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shànghǎi Jùlì Chuánméi Jìshù Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī

History

A 68.08% stake of the parent company of PPTV, PPLive Corporation, was acquired by Shenzhen-based^{[citation needed]} Chinese blue chip listed company Suning Commerce Group (now known as Suning.com) in 2013–14. However, the stake was re-sold to Suning.com's largest shareholder, Zhang Jindong's Suning Holdings Group in 2015, for CN¥2.5879931 billion.^[1]

TV rights

PPTV owns the following football broadcasting rights in China:^[2]

• International Champions Cup
• UEFA
  • UEFA National Team Home Friendlies (2018–2022)
  • UEFA Champions League (2018–2022)
  • UEFA Europa League (2018–2022)
  • UEFA Super Cup (2018–2021)
  • UEFA Youth League (2018–2021)
  • UEFA Women's Champions League (2018–2021)
• Copa América (2020)
• Chinese Super League (2018–2025) (terminated before 2021 season commenced)
• K League
• J League
• DFL (2018–2023) (terminated after 2020–21 season)
  • Bundesliga
  • DFL-Supercup
  • DFB-Pokal
• La Liga (2015–2020) (terminated after 2018–19 season)
• Copa del Rey
• Supercopa de España
• Premier League (2019–2022) (terminated early in August 2020)^[3]
• FA Cup (2018–2024) (terminated in February 2021)^[4]
• FA Community Shield (2018–2020)
• Serie A (2018–2021) (terminated in February 2021)^[5][4]
• Ligue 1 (2018–2021)
• Brasileirão (2021)
• Primera Division de Argentina

https://www.cbf.com.br/a-cbf/informes/index/brasileirao-assai-sera-transmitido-na-china-pela-pp-sports-lider-em-d