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NBA fans in China ask for refunds after Tencent stops streaming
- Thursday | 10th October, 2019
BEIJING (Reuters) – Some Chinese National Basketball Association (NBA) fans have asked for streaming subscription refunds from exclusive service provider Tencent amid a deepening free speech row, a move that could cause the tech giant financial pain. Tencent Holdings renewed its exclusive digital partnership with the NBA in July, securing rights to stream US games in China, a market with an estimated 500 million fans. It said users subscribing to the Rockets games can switch to feeds from other NBA teams or apply for a refund. Tencent extended its NBA partnership through 2024-25 season in July, according to an NBA statement. Nearly 500 million people watched last season’s NBA games on Tencent’s video platform, up threefold since the 2014-15 season, Tencent said in July.
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