Headlines from China: Lychee Film Festival Showcases 17 Chinese Films in Madrid

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The 3rd edition of the Lychee International Film Festival, a Madrid-based film festival focused on Chinese cinema, opened on September 11. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ Coming to Chinese Streaming Sites

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After earning RMB 1.3 billion (US$183.51 M) at the Chinese box office, Spider-Man: Far from Home is released today on Chinese video-streaming websites, including iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku, and Bilibli. Read More

Headlines from China: Beijing Enlight Media Registering 1818 Trademarks for ‘Ne Zha’

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From August 9 to August 27, Beijing Enlight Media submitted 1818 trademark applications to Chinese authorities. All the 1818 trademarks are related to this summer's hit animated film Ne Zha. Read More

NetEase Developing AI to Turn Selfies into 3D Game Avatars

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Researchers at Chinese gaming giant NetEase published a paper detailing a new machine learning method that enables players to create in-game characters from a selfie. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Comic Book ‘Zombie Brother’ Gets Hollywood Adaption

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Chinese comic book Zombie Brother will be adapted into an action-comedy film.  Hollywood's STX Entertainment and China's Tencent Pictures will co-produce it. Read More

TikTok Narrows Focus to US, Japan, and India as Key Growth Markets

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TikTok has removed the UK from a group of four countries it had previously deemed strategically important. The US, Japan, and India markets have been assigned their own general managers while others only have product managers at present. Read More

Headlines from China: China’s Media Regulator Considering New Policies to Limit Length of TV Series

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China's National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) is working on new policies to limit the number of episodes of a TV series to 40. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Entertainment Company Mahua FunAge Seeks US Listing

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Chinese entertainment firm Beijing Mahua FunAge is seeking an IPO in the U.S. after the termination of its listing on China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) in May 2019. Read More

Headlines from China: Can China Film Group Return to the No.1 position in Chinese Film Market?

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China Film Group earned more profits than Wanda Media for the first time since 2016, the year when China Film Group went public. Read More

Podcast startup Himalaya’s $100 million VC funding called into doubt: report

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General Atlantic said it never invested in the US podcasting startup. Read More

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