| PPS.tv | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Screenshot of PPS.tv homepage | |
| Developers | PPStream, Inc. |
| Initial release | 1 June 2006 (2006-06-01) |
| Stable release | 3.8.22.2677
/ 30 March 2015 (2015-03-30) |
| Operating system | Windows, Mac OS X, Ubuntu, iOS, Android |
| Platform | Peer-to-peer streaming Internet television |
| Size | 28.9M |
| Available in | Chinese |
| Type | Run in peer-to-peer streaming media |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | Archived 2012-05-04 at the Wayback Machine |
Suike, previously PPS.tv or PPStream, is a Chinese peer-to-peer streaming video network software. The vast majority of channels are from East Asia, mostly Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. Programmes vary from Chinese movies to Japanese anime, sports channels, as well as popular American TV and films.1
It had an 8.9% market share in China in Q3 2010, placing it third, behind Youku and Tudou.2 In May 2013, the online video business of PPS.tv was purchased by Baidu for $370 million. After the acquisition, PPS.tv continued to operate as a sub-brand under iQIYI, Baidu's online video platform.3
References
References
- PPS Internet television official website, The Global Biggest Internet television service, 2010. (in Chinese)
- "China's online video market posts $93.15 mln in Q3 revenue". casbaa. Archived from the original on 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- Shu, Catharine (7 May 2013). "Baidu Confirms $370M Purchase Of PPS, Underscoring Online Video's Importance For Internet Companies Around The World". Tech Crunch.