Bytedance Gaming Play Doesn’t Threaten Tencent—yet

 /  Opinion  / 
To understand what Bytedance is doing in gaming, you have to understand its unique approach to corporate strategy. Read More

The Empty Consumerism of China’s ‘Queer Eye’ Clone

 /  Opinion  / 
What happens when you take the “queer” out of “Queer Eye”? Read More

Video Firm Baofeng Loses Nearly All Employees in Wake of Flopped British Deal

 /  Money  / 
Almost all staff have left troubled online video service provider Baofeng Group Co. Ltd., which has been haunted by operational and financial challenges as it struggles to manage fallout from its involvement in a high-profile and ill-fated acquisition of British firm MP & Silva Holding SA. Read More

NetEase Cloud Music partners with Nippon Columbia, targets high-end users

 /  News  / 
NetEase Cloud Music is partnering with record label Nippon Columbia in a bid to target China’s high-end paid users with a diverse music portfolio. The gaming and entertainment company is the first in China to collaborate with the record label. Read More

Headlines from China: From ‘Dying to Survive’ to ‘Mission: Impossible-Fallout,’ Is Alibaba The Biggest Winner This Summer? 

 /  Headlines From China  / 
It seems that Alibaba Pictures is on track to become the biggest winner this summer, not just in China, but possibly around the world. Read More

Youku and Migu Video Post Viewing Numbers From This Year’s World Cup

 /  News  / 
As France won its second World Cup after beating Croatia on July 15, Chinese video streamers are also busy celebrating their soaring viewerships. Read More

Headlines from China: Documentaries Flourish on Chinese Video Site Bilibili

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Founded in 2010, Bilibili is a Chinese video site mainly themed around animation, comic, and game (ACG). Interestingly, this site also helped several documentaries, such as Masters In The Forbidden City and National Treasure, gain popularity over the past a few years. Read More

Headlines From China: This Company Wins Big This Chinese New Year Film Season

 /  Box Office  / 
Being the co-producer of all three of the highest-grossing films, Detective Chinatown 2, Monster Hunt 2 and Operation Red Sea,HG Entertainment, a subsidiary of Hengdian Group, has certainly profited from the box office success. Read More

Headlines From China: Slow Box Office Before Chinese New Year

 /  Box Office  / 
Neither Huge Jackman’s The Greatest Showman, nor high-budget Chinese film Till the End of the World can save the pre-Chinese New Year box office in China. Read More

Headlines from China: New Year Films Ready for Fierce Competition

 /  Headlines From China  / 
The releases of “Youth” and “The Thousand Faces of Dunjia” signal the premiering of more holiday movies to come during the 2018 New Year season. 21 holiday movies are to be released during a 19-day period, including “Namiya,” “Operation Red Sea,” and “The Liquidator.” Read More

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