Alisports takes the ball
The National Football League has signed a partnership deal with new Internet venture Alibaba Sports Group (Alisports) to stream NFL games throughout mainland China.
Alisports is wholly owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.
The deal marks the NFL's eighth online partnership in China with Alisports joining Sina, Tencent, PPTV, Le Sports, iQiYi, BesTV, and 1905.com in streaming games nationwide.
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