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Inter Milan owners Suning sue English Premier League over China TV rights
- Inter Milan owner Suning’s PPLive has asked for US$116 million from EPL at London’s High Court
- Covid-19 dispute saw US$700m deal end early and EPL file against Chinese TV partner
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PPLive, the former Chinese broadcaster of the English Premier League, has launched a countersuit against the league over their ripped-up television rights deal that ended abruptly last September.
The Suning-owned sports broadcaster has asked for US$116 million in its counterclaim, which was filed at London’s High Court last Wednesday, legal news service Law360 reported on Monday.
It was reported that the Chinese broadcasters would sue the league as early as last September.
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Retail giant Suning also own Italian football giants Inter Milan and the Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning.
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Both clubs have struggled financially in recent months, with reports of players being owed wages, while the Milan side are up for sale.
The Chinese broadcaster and the English Premier League signed a deal for three seasons running until the end of the 2021-22 season for more than US$700 million, one of the largest of their global rights agreements.
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