DAILY BRIEF: May 23, 2019

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Theme park in China to star ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Twilight’
Some of Lionsgate’s most popular film franchises from “Hunger Games” to “Twilight” will be brought to life when the studio opens what it calls the world’s first vertical theme park in China this summer. AP News
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Cannes: Challenges Still Keep Content From Traveling to and From China
Challenges still remain when it comes to buying, distributing and producing content that can travel between China and the West, attendees of a panel organized by the Shanghai Intl. Film Festival on the sidelines of Cannes said. Variety
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Tencent warns of slower growth in Chinese video ad sales
As streaming market matures, internet group touts pivot to industrial services Nikkei Asian Review
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China’s Huanxi Media Picks Up ‘Snowpiercer’ TV Show From ITV Studios
China’s Huanxi Media Group Limited has bought the exclusive broadcasting right in the mainland for the forthcoming sci-fi TV series “Snowpiercer” from ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Variety
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Gamers in China want their own Total War: Three Kingdoms
Chinese gamers lament the country's failure to project its own culture through games The Abacus News