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CCTV and JD.com Join Hands to Launch Latest Chinese Talent Show

May 24, 2018  /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
With the debut of reality show "Fashion Master", JD.com and CCTV Finance are hoping to put Chinese culture and the nation’s fashion design talent on the world map. Read More

Headlines from China: Can The Three-Body Cosmos Rival The Marvel Universe?

May 23, 2018  /  Headlines From China  / 
It was announced at the recent Asia-Pacific Science Fiction Convention that two upcoming comic books will be published at the end of this year as part of The Three-Body Cosmos series, which is co-developed by Youzu Interactive and Future Affairs Administration (FAA). Read More

Headlines from China: Mini Web Series is The New Black in China

May 22, 2018  /  Headlines From China  / 
Several years ago, web series was still considered an inferior content format compared with film and TV shows. Today, it's considered as the most commercially viable format for online video content in China. Read More

Chinese Streaming Site Leveraging AI for Editing and Casting

May 22, 2018  /  Headlines From China  / 
“Imagine an assistant who understands your happiness, anger, sorrow, and laughter and what you want to watch based on your feelings even before you figure out what your feelings are. It will give you the content you want most. AI can do this,” said Gong Yu, Chief Executive Officer of iQiyi Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Deadpool 2’ Hasn’t Passed The Chinese Censorship

May 21, 2018  /  Headlines From China  / 
20th Century Fox, which has successfully released several R-rated films in China in the past, hasn’t managed to make "Deadpool 2" pass the Chinese censorship. Read More

IQiyi Wants In on Short-Video Craze

May 21, 2018  /  News  / 
China’s Netflix equivalent, iQiyi Inc., has finally jumped on the Chinese craze for short-video apps, saying its new app will become the company’s major offering over the next one to three years. Read More

Headlines from China: Tencent Releases Q1 2018 Financial Report

May 18, 2018  /  Headlines From China  / 
This week, Tencent released the company's Q1 2018 financial report. According to the report, the company's total revenue during the reporting period was 73.53 Billion ($11.53 Billion), a 48 percent jump compared to the same period last year. Read More

Popular ‘Rage Comics’ Brand Gagged for Making Fun of Martyrs

May 18, 2018  /  News  / 
Baozou Manhua in trouble over jokes about civil war heroes — just a week after its spinoff film closed a huge Netflix deal. Read More

Headlines from China: iQiyi to Take Over Baidu’s Online Ticketing Business

May 17, 2018  /  Headlines From China  / 
Today, iQiyi announced that the company would take over Baidu Nuomi’s movie ticketing business. iQiyi believes that it’s valuable to integrate movie ticketing with its existing streaming services in order to build an ecosystem. Read More

Video Platform Douyin Sues Tencent for Defamation

May 17, 2018  /  Legal  / 
The court in Beijing’s Haidian district has accepted a case brought by Bytedance-operated short video platform Douyin which is suing Tencent for defamation and requesting RMB 1 million in damages including an apology. Read More

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