Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefState-controlled China Central Television (CCTV) has halted broadcasting English soccer matches.
The move appears to be a result of growing political tensions between China and the U.K.CCTV canceled its coverage of the game between Liverpool and Chelsea on Wednesday night.
It will not show the remaining matches in the current, coronavirus-delayed English Premier League season, according to sources quoted by Bloomberg.It was unclear whether English soccer will also now disappear from Tencent Sports, part of the Tencent social media, entertainment and games behemoth, which holds streaming rights in China.
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