PPTV acquires rights for Premier League

UK move follows purchases of European football teams by Chinese companies

Digital broadcaster PPTV, a unit of Chinese retail giant Suning Holdings Co, said it will further strengthen its leading position in sports events broadcasting, after it secured the copyright for live broadcasting the matches of the English Premier League.

Currently, PPTV is in the process of signing an exclusive three-year contract with the English Premier League to broadcast live its 2019 to 2022 season in the Chinese mainland and Macao.