PPlive is another peer-to-peer streaming video network similar to coolstreaming. PPLive software was written at Huazhong University’s Science and Technology department in China (hence all the text being in Chinese). PPLive is yet another in the growing trend of P2P programs that combine P2P technologies and Internet TV – called P2PTV.

Channels you can watch
As well as most European and English Premiership football games, there are plenty of other sports you can watch with PPLive such as American football, basketball and baseball. You can also watch a huge number of other TV channels and stations through the PPlive software. Most of them are categorized under a variety of channel groups such as Movies, Music, TV series and live TV streaming. Most available programs are in Mandarin, Cantonese or Korean. There are however, a growing amount of channels in English showing content such as the latest movies and American TV shows such as Lost, 24, Battle star Galatia, Heroes etc. (As these are on Chinese cannels, they will have Chinese subtitles).

System Requirements
You can install PPLive on any Windows XP or Vista system with a broadband connection. Just download the player below and away you go.

Download  PPLive

Please note: PPlive sometimes attempts to block certain channels, such as sports channels, and their movie channels, from IP addresses outside of China. This can be resolved buy using a proxy IP in china.

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Football was an offshoot to what was called association football in mid-1870s. It is easy to say that soccer and football come from the same parent. The fact that both sports seem to be confused points out to this historical fact. It is only when Montreal’s McGill University introduced rugby football that the sport courted the interest of other college institutions and became a worldwide rage. In spite of being physically demanding, it spread to the rest of America and the world. Now, it is not anymore uncommon to see children kicking football at the sidewalk, or before going on a homeward bound from school. Japanese school children in particular goes on to school in gym clothes, toting football in their arms. They also go home to watch TVs filled with product endorsements from their favorite local football superstars.

There is today a plethora of international sports tournaments. Football is no exception. The trend is not only to put up amateur football teams, but investing in expensive professional teams as well. In fact, many of the world’s biggest football tournaments are raking in millions of dollars as revenues from the yearly competition. Football players are also becoming instant celebrities. When live football matches are beamed to millions of households, people are captivated by the turnout of the game. They are also waiting to find out what will become of their favorite football teams.

Conventional TV broadcast does well with covering football tournaments. However, this might proved to be restricting in the long run. For those who want to record the game, they have to buy a recorder. For those who want to relive the glorious, and historic moments of the game, they can’t do anything but be contented. This is where PPLIve comes in.

PPLive is a combination of television and the functionality of internet video-streaming capabilities. People can do many things while watching games. One, they can save the video for their own personal collection. If they happen to be having a hectic day and miss the game, they can let the computer save the game while they are away. Live football coverage can then be retrieved from the hard disk. They can replay the saved video content at a later time.

Two, they can stream video contents and play them in an accustomed pace. PPLive allows users flexibility in terms of playing the video. This is the flexibility of internet TV. The users can take in the video according to his or her own preferred pacing. For example, he or she can opt not to watch the opening scenes and might want to get straight to the middle of the video. Or, he or she can pause the video. All these functionalities offer great ease and comfort for users from all walks of life.

PPLive makes fans all over the world to get the videos they want. Whether it’s a live football match that they want to watch, or an important announcement from football’s superstars, there is no more reason missing games nowadays.

Download PPLive here – PPive

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