{"id":4476,"date":"2017-08-23T10:51:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T14:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tencent-stream-nfl-games-china\/"},"modified":"2017-08-23T10:51:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T14:51:34","slug":"tencent-to-stream-nfl-games-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tencent-to-stream-nfl-games-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Tencent to Stream NFL Games in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Football League (NFL) and Tencent Holdings have signed a three-year partnership to make Tencent Sports the exclusive live digital streaming media partner of the NFL in China.<\/p>\n<p>Tencent will air live and on-demand select preseason games, all Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football games, as well as select Sunday afternoon games, the playoffs, the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 seasons. The partnership also features other expanded footage and programming rights, such as the NFL Draft, NFL Combine and NFL Game Day, as well as programming such as <em>NFL Hard Knocks<\/em> and <em>A Football Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>NFL live games and content will be available to access in China through Tencent&#8217;s NFL sections on both mobile and desktop platforms, including Tencent Sports, QQ.com, Tencent Video, Kuai Bao, Penguin Live, Tencent Sports app, Tencent Video app, Tencent News app, as well as its social networking services, QQ and WeChat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very excited about the NFL\u2019s future in China and proud of our partnership with Tencent,\u201d said NFL Commissioner\u00a0Roger Goodell. \u201cWe are confident that this agreement will provide our growing number of Chinese fans with a better viewing experience and more opportunities for engagement with the NFL than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe our capability in production, content distribution and fans engagement will help NFL expand its audience profile and elevate the popularity of American football in China,&#8221; added Caitlyn Chen, the VP of Tencent. \u201cTencent Sports has been dedicated to fulfilling the diverse needs of Chinese users by bringing top premium sports content to China, including global sports leagues and tournaments, basketball, soccer, tennis, winter sports and American football, among others. We will continue to maximize the value of the sports right owners via the partnership and enhance the digital entertainment experience for Chinese users. We are committed to contributing to the growth of China\u2019s sports industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis extraordinary partnership will bring localized NFL games and content to Tencent\u2019s hundreds of millions of daily users across China,\u201d said NFL China Managing Director\u00a0Richard Young. \u201cThe NFL\u2019s popularity in China is soaring and our fan base will receive unprecedented NFL coverage and content throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Football League (NFL) and Tencent Holdings have signed a three-year partnership to make Tencent Sports the exclusive live digital streaming media partner of the NFL in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[852,215],"class_list":["post-4476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-nfl","tag-tencent"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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