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Women's tennis' WTA Tour is back on screens in China for the first time in two years after streaming service Youku acquired the rights in a three-year deal.

Chinese streaming platforms Youku and Douyin have acquired digital rights for this month’s East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championships.

The digital rights deals are all non-exclusive, while CCTV will receive linear exclusivity for selected BWF events. All seven deals cover the five years from 2022 to 2026.

Alibaba-owned platform Youku has become the fourth broadcaster to acquire non-exclusive streaming rights to Uefa club competitions in China for the 2021-22 season

Suning Sports, owner of the Chinese streaming platform PP Sports, is laying off nearly 30 per cent of its staff in a cost-cutting drive and may have restarted joint-venture talks with Alibaba, according…

Chinese social media giant Tencent saw off competition from rival streaming player Youku Tudou to retain the NBA’s digital rights in the country for the 2020-25 cycle at a record-breaking fee, underscoring the strong growth in China’s streaming market in recent years.

Discussions on a joint-venture between Chinese conglomerate Alibaba's streaming platform Youku Sports and Suning's own streaming platform PPTV have broken down, according to media reports

Chinese conglomerates Alibaba and Suning are planning a joint venture that would create the market’s most powerful sports business, according to industry news website Lanxiong Sports.

The NFL and Alibaba have announced a digital partnership in China that will feature weekly content on Youku's sports channel.