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Also known as PPLive, P2PTV

PPTV () is a Chinese video streaming website. Its predecessor, PPLive, was peer-to-peer streaming video freeware created at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The group of companies that runs the website was headed by Cayman Islands-incorporated offshore company PPLive Corporation. However, the actual operations were mainly carried out by Shanghai SynaCast Media Tech Co., Ltd. ().

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Within Vinony's link graph, PPTV is referenced by 353 other articles, and connects out to PBS, Stan and Wondrium.

It is catalogued under topics including Chinese entertainment websites, Peercasting and Peer-to-peer software.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

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China
Headquarters
Shanghai
Official website
www.pptv.com
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2004-01-01
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PPTV () is a Chinese video streaming website. Its predecessor, PPLive, was peer-to-peer streaming video freeware created at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The group of companies that runs the website was headed by Cayman Islands-incorporated offshore company PPLive Corporation. However, the actual operations were mainly carried out by Shanghai SynaCast Media Tech Co., Ltd. ().

== History == A 68.08% stake of the parent company of PPTV, PPLive Corporation, was acquired by Chinese blue chip listed company Suning Commerce Group (now known as Suning.com) in 2013–14. However, the stake was re-sold to Suning.com's largest shareholder, Zhang Jindong's Suning Holdings Group in 2015, for .

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