Headlines from China: A Look at Leading Chinese Video Platforms’ Content Strategies

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Recently, leading Chinese video platforms, including Youku, iQiyi, and Tencent Video, released their 2018 slates of TV series and variety shows. Here are some trends and content strategies identified based on the released information. Read More

The Future of Content: US and China Shift the Paradigm

 /  News  / 
User experience is shaping the way content is being created, distributed and consumed. The future of storytelling is drastically changing, and being led by countries with the largest media consuming populations, from being featured on the big screen to now being played in the palm of our hands. Read More

Headlines from China: Emerging Trends of the Chinese Film Market

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Emerging trends of the Chinese film market were manifested during The 8th Beijing International Film Festival. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘xXx4’ to Partner with China’s HCH Media

 /  Headlines From China  / 
On April 19, China's HCH media announces that the company is forming a partnership with Hollywood's The H Collective and Ignition Creative. HCH will also be the exclusive marketing partner for the upcoming xXx4. Read More

Headlines from China: A Look at BAT’s Investments in Entertainment Sector

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Over the past a few years, Chinese tech giants BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent)'s investing strategies interest many. Here we take a look at the three companies' investments in the entertainment sector. Read More

Headlines from China: China’s Film Hotel Raises $16 Million in Series A Financing

 /  Headlines From China  / 
China’s Film Hotel, a movie-themed hotel chain integrating on-demand theater into hotel rooms, recently raised 100 million yuan ($16 million) in its series A financing led by IDG Capital. Read More

Livestreaming Gamer Takes Playbook to Wall Street

 /  News  / 
Huya Inc. plans to raise up to $200 million in a New York initial public offering (IPO) in what could become the first such U.S. listing from China’s young but fast-growing group of live-broadcasting specialists. Read More

Headlines from China: China’s Meridian Entertainment Forms Strategic Partnership with The Blacklist

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Beijing-based Meridian Entertainment announced today that the company had formed a strategic partnership with The Blacklist, a leading online script marketplace. Read More

Headlines from China: China Now Has about 10,000 Movie Theaters

 /  Headlines From China  / 
According to data released by China’s film bureau, the number of movie theaters in mainland China was 9,965 as of March, 2018. These 9,965 movie theaters offer 54,165 screens, pipping the United States, which had about 45,000 screens as of 2017. Read More

Headlines from China: Filmmaker Wong Jing Raged at Video Platforms at Hong Kong FilMart

 /  Headlines From China  / 
After listening to presentations by executives from iQiyi and Qi Shu Youyu, Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Jing was full of rage and accused the platforms of streaming web films that employed Hong Kong film IPs without permission. Read More

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Sign up for our newsletter right now to have breaking news and the best stories of China Film Insider delivered to you.