Premier League terminates broadcast contract in China over alleged missed £160m payment

The Premier League has cancelled its broadcast contract in China over alleged missed payments, it has been announced.

Reports on Thursday claim that the television deal with Chinese broadcaster PPTV has been terminated due to an unpaid fee.

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Premier League matches will no longer be broadcast in China due to the terminated contract

And the Premier League later confirmed the contract termination, though did not detail whether a failed £160million payment due six months ago was behind the decision.

A League statement read: “The Premier League confirms that it has today terminated its agreements for Premier League coverage in China with its licensee in that territory.

“The Premier League will not be commenting further on the matter at this stage.”

The Premier League has been in dispute with Chinese TV rights holders Suning Holdings, who have refused to pay £160m, which was due in March.

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In November 2016, the Premier League signed its biggest TV deal outside the UK when Suning Holdings paid £564m to broadcast matches for three years, from 2019-2022, via its digital channel PPTV.

The Premier League responded to Suning’s failure to meet the March deadline by rejecting their offer for a three-year contract extension to cover the 2022-25 seasons.

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