YY Raises $1 Billion in Convertible Note Offering as It Eyes Global Expansion

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Chinese live-streaming social media company YY on Monday announced that it has raised a total of $1 billion in a convertible senior notes offering, according to an announcement, as it seeks to fund expansion into overseas markets. Read More

Headlines from China: Zhang Zhao Steps Down as Chairman and CEO of Le Vision Pictures

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Le Vision Pictures (or Le Chuang Entertainment) chairman and CEO Zhang Zhao has stepped down from his position, according to an official announcement. His role will be taken over by the president of Sunac Culture Sun Zhe. Read More

New Sci-Fi Series Has Fans Asking, Can ‘Three-Body’ Be Filmed?

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Liu Cixin’s best known work is getting a television adaptation. So why aren’t more fans celebrating? Read More

As China’s Movie Industry Slumps, Executives Debate Its Future

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At a recent panel at the Chinese Film Industry Summit in Shanghai, several industry bigwigs, including the heads of Shanghai Film Group Co. Ltd., China Film Group Corp., Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd. and Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., discussed how to get the business back on track. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Gets One-month Theatrical Extension

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It's announced today that Legendary Pictures Godzilla: King of the Monsters has been granted a month-long theatrical extension in China. The film opened in Chinese theaters on May 31 and has raked in RMB 884 million so far. Read More

US to overtake China as the world’s largest gaming market: report

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China will reclaim its position as the largest gaming market by revenue in 2020. Read More

Headlines from China: The Potential Impact of 5G on Film Promotion and Distribution 

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On June 18, over 400 industry executives and experts got together in Shanghai at the CinemaS2019 to discuss the reformation and innovation of Chinese film industry. Read More

‘Three-Body Problem’ TV Series in the Works

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Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin’s science-fiction trilogy “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” will soon be turned into a TV series, following a blockbuster adaptation of “The Wandering Earth,” another work by Liu. Read More

Headlines from China: iQiyi Promotes ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ with An Interactive Trailer

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After a successful theatrical run in China through the country's National Alliance of Arthouse Cinemas, award-winning American documentary Bohemian Rhapsody was just released on Chinese streaming platform iQiyi. Read More

Headlines from China: Japan’s Obsession with China’s Three Kingdoms Period

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Recently, a news caught many people's attention that Gintama Director Yûichi Fukuda will write and direct a film about China's three Kingdoms period. This is not the first time Japan shows great interest in China's three Kingdoms period. Read More

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