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Coronavirus Impacts on Content in China

Feb 11, 2020 / CBI /

With a significant part of the population confined to their homes as they wait out the spread of the epidemic, internet-enabled connections to the outside world have played a crucial role across sectors, and the experience may change how content is consumed well into the future. Read More

Video-Streaming Site Bilibili Surprises Viewers by Taking Almost All Foreign Films Offline

Jul 13, 2017 / News /

Bilibili, one of the most popular Chinese video-sharing sites, has taken a large number of TV shows and movies offline since Wednesday, to the dismay of its millions of young users. Read More

TCB in RMB: HS Entertainment Group plans for IPO

Jul 3, 2017 / Money /

HS Entertainment Group, a film and TV show production and distribution firm that produced Chinese actress-turned-director Zhao Wei’s "So Young," is aiming to raise RMB 900 million through the second-board market. Read More

How ‘Bojack Horseman’ Became a Voice for a Generation of Disenfranchised Chinese

Jun 30, 2017 / News /

Previously referred to as diǎosī (屌丝), the outlook of China's "losers" is characterized by "funeral (丧 sāng) culture" that sums up their bleak perspective on life. And when it comes to funeral culture, one television show stands above them all: "Bojack Horseman." Read More

Sports Broadcast Copyright in China: the Stranglehold of Originality

Jun 26, 2017 / Legal /

Copyright in sports broadcasts is not explicitly recognized in China by statute, though it has been recognized in some Chinese copyright cases. Read More

TCB in RMB: Great Wall Buys Gu Changwei’s Premiere Age

Jun 19, 2017 / Money /

Some big deals in film and television in our weekly wrap of China entertainment investment and M&A activity. Read More

Remake of Japanese Drama Not Chinese Enough, Say Fans

Jun 16, 2017 / News /

The Chinese remake of a hit Japanese television series set in an overnight diner has failed to sate Chinese viewers, many of whom complain that the show lacks local flavor. Read More

TCB in RMB: Alibaba Forges a Stronger Alliance with Pokemon

Jun 5, 2017 / Money /

Alibaba Pictures, the film arm of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba, launched an immersive experience park in Hangzhou, where Alibaba is headquartered. Read More

Panda TV Gets 1 Billion RMB Series B Funding Round

May 27, 2017 / Money /

Panda TV (熊猫直播), a Shanghai-based game streaming website, has raised RMB 1 billion in series B funding (in Chinese) led by Industrial Innovation Capital Management (兴业证券兴证资本), causing a stir in the sector. Read More

VP of TV Unit Takes over as CEO of Leshi, YT Jia to Remain Chairman

May 22, 2017 / News /

Jia Yueting, the legendary Chinese corporate leader, will step down as CEO of Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp Beijing. Read More

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