Ten Korean Reality TV Shows that Got a Chinese Remake

 /  TV  / 
South Korean reality series featuring actor and ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ stars Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill and Simon Pegg is only one of many to have been adapted for Chinese viewers. Read More

Headlines from China: A Short History of Tencent Pictures

 /  Headlines From China  / 
As Tencent Pictures turns three, we take a look at what this company has achieved over the past three years. Read More

China Trademark Theft. It’s Baaaaaack in a Big Way

 /  Legal  / 
Starting about a year or so ago, our China trademark lawyers started getting a ton of China trademark theft calls and the number of those calls has been accelerating ever since. Read More

Headlines from China: Tencent Delivers Drop in Profit and Growth in Online Video in Q2

 /  Headlines From China  / 
On August 15, Chinese tech giant Tencent released the company's unaudited Q2 financial report. According to the report, the company saw significant growth in Q2 with total revenue up 30% year-on-year to $10.7 billion. However, net profit dropped 2% to $2.7 billion. Read More

These Over 70s Influencers Take Chinese Millennials by Storm

 /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
Fashion magazine Marie Claire China‘s recent campaign aims to demonstrate the power of mature, silver generation influencers. Read More

Headlines from China: Huang Xiaoming Caught Up in Stock Manipulation Scandal 

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, who recently starred in "Escape Plan 2" alongside Sylvester Stallone, has been caught up in a scandal over stock manipulation. Read More

Esports Becoming Big Business in the US and China

 /  Game  / 
A sweeping global phenomenon, esports’ total audience growth rose from 235 million in 2015 to 385 million in 2017, with an average revenue per fan amounting to $3.64. These numbers are only set to grow, with demand coming mostly from North America and the Asia Pacific region. Read More

Headlines from China: Tencent’s E-book Unit to Acquire New Classics Media for Up to $2.25 B

 /  Headlines From China  / 
On August 13, Tencent's e-book unit China Literature announces that the company is in a deal to acquire film & TV production company New Classics Media (NCM) for up to $2.25 billion. Upon completion of the acquisition, New Classics Media will become China Literature's wholly-owned subsidiary. Read More

Chinese Mobile Game-makers Made Over $600 M in the US in First Half of 2018

 /  Game  / 
Chinese game apps are spreading abroad like wildfire and the US has become one of their top markets. From the first half of 2017 to the first half of this year, Chinese game makers raised their profits by 52% in the US earning more than $600 million. Read More

Headlines from China: Alibaba Group’s New Membership Program Aims to Boost Market Share in Digital Entertainment 

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Similar to Amazon Prime in the US, Alibaba's new membership package aims to encourage customer loyalty and bring consumers from its e-commerce sites to its digital entertainment platforms. Read More

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