Gaming the System? Foreign Access to China’s Online Gaming Industry

 /  Game  / 
Online gaming in China is subject to the same overall regulatory framework that applies to software as a service (SaaS) in China. Read More

Headlines from China: CAA China Launches Branding and Entertainment Marketing Divisions

 /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
Today, CAA China announces the launch of a branding division and an entertainment marketing division. The company launches the two new divisions to further enhance its leadership position as an entertainment and sports talent agency in the greater China region. Read More

Xloong Is Trying to Make AR Sexy… With Enterprise Applications

 /  Technology  / 
The global craze for the semi-immersive augmented reality (AR) experience is on the cusp of breaking out. Now Chinese tech firms are ready to bring the AR experience in eyeglass form. Read More

Headlines From China: Ticketing Firm Tao Piaopiao Dominates Chinese Film Distribution

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Alibaba’s online ticketing service Taopiaopiao has distributed films with a total box office earning of 15.4 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) in 2017, having contributed to the distribution of 22 films. Read More

Scott Ross in Beijing: “China is Making Big Mistakes”

 /  Interview  / 
Chris Colman joined Digital Domain co-founder and visual effects pioneer Scott Ross to discuss China’s Hollywood ‘mistakes’, its quest to make global movies and the realities of VR. Read More

Film Review: The Great Buddha+

 /  Reviews  / 
The so-called poetry of poverty gets a particularly rare and beautiful workout in writer-director Huang Hsin-yao’s affecting, very funny “The Great Buddha+.” Read More

Headlines From China: Sohu CEO Zhang Chaoyang: 2017 A Year Of Transition For Online Videos

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Zhang defined 2017 as a year of transition for online videos; Sohu has created 20 high-quality productions in last year and aims to top that number in 2018. Read More

How Cinematic Heroes Reflect a New, Assertive China

 /  Chinasplaining  / 
Both consciously and unconsciously, popular art, film, and literature have started to express this return to great-nation status and depict China as an ultramodern entity. Read More

Headlines From China: Perfect World To Transfer $262 Million Worth Of Cinema Businesses 

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Researchers believe that the rising number of cinema screens has exceeded the actual demand, while online video platforms see continued growth in the number of users. Focusing on content-based products will likely make Perfect World more competitive. Read More

BuzzFeed Partners With Chinese News Aggregator Toutiao

 /  News  / 
News aggregator Jinri Toutiao has tied the knot with American media outlet BuzzFeed, reaching an agreement to share the latter’s video content on its platform. Read More

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