China pulls Premier League TV coverage over shows of solidarity with Ukraine

[Mr. Sparkle]

Source: TheGuardian







Premier League matches will be blocked by Chinese broadcasters this weekend because of planned displays of solidarity with Ukraine.

Under the banner “Football Stands Together”, club captains will wear armbands in the colours of Ukraine this weekend and a “moment of reflection and solidarity” will take place before kick-off. The gestures of solidarity are to feature in international broadcast feeds of all Premier League fixtures, and the league’s Chinese broadcast partner, IQIYI Sports, has informed the league that matches will not be broadcast in the country as a result.

In 2020 Bloomberg also reported that the state terrestrial broadcaster, CCTV, had demoted English top-flight matches to less popular channels after the UK government’s decision to ban the Chinese company Huawei from its 5G network. CCTV is understood not to have renewed a terrestrial deal with the Premier League in the current period.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/04/china-pulls-premier-league-tv-coverage-over-shows-of-solidarity-with-ukraine

[Coventina]

1. Crybaby snowflakes (China) n/t

[llashram]

2. China's leaders

are no better than Putin.

[Get Me Outta Here]

3. Newest Member of the Axis of Stupid

This should go over well in China. Heh heh.

[LiberalLovinLug]

4. So is there a China - Russia aliance brewing?

That would make one formidable foe if Putin does manage to pull NATO into WW3

[roamer65]

6. There has been for years.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization aka SCO

[BlueIdaho]

5. Buy American, Buy European

Let China sell their junk to Russians.

[SheltieLover]

7. This!👆