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China’s sports broadcasting rivalry heats up

Alibaba and Tencent are making huge bets on China’s sports broadcasting industry that was once dominated by LeEco and Sina. But they are unlikely to be profitable in the short term.

Sports broadcasting in China has never been a profitable business. But that has not stopped large companies from putting their money to work.

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