short video |

Headlines from China: Top 100 Chinese Film Distributors in 2018

Dec 18, 2018 / Headlines From China /

On December 18, WeChat media account “yiqipaidianying” released a list of 2018 top 100 Chinese film distributors. Read More

Baidu-backed Haokan Video blocked from WeChat Moments

Dec 11, 2018 / News /

Baidu-backed video platform Haokan has accused tech giant Tencent of anti-competitive behavior after its video content was blocked on WeChat Moments, the platform’s equivalent of Facebook’s News Feed. Read More

Headlines from China: Short-formed Vertical Video is The Future?

Dec 10, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Online video platforms seem to have realized this new reality and started jumping on the short-video craze. Read More

Douyin Claims to Have 400 million Monthly Active Users in China

Nov 9, 2018 / News /

Looks like China’s obsession with short videos is not going away anytime soon. Douyin’s international version, Tik Tok, was the world’s most downloaded non-game app in iOS App Store in Q1 2018. Read More

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

Oct 5, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Recently, the number of movie theaters in China exceeded 10,000. While the number looks pretty, this article raises concerns over China's film exhibition sector. Read More

Tencent’s Short Video App Weishi Ranks First in Apple App Store’s Free Apps

Sep 19, 2018 / News /

Tencent’s short video app Weishi has become the most popular free app in the Apple App Store, after the social media and gaming giant quietly allowed some of its WeChat users to directly share and post videos from the app on WeChat. Read More

iQiyi Launches Short Video app Targeting The Elderly

Sep 14, 2018 / News /

Baidu-owned video streaming platform iQiyi is taking the massively popular short video format and targetting a previously untapped segment of the market: the elderly. Read More

ByteDance-backed Short Video Platform Huoshan Announces RMB 1 Billion Project

Jul 12, 2018 / News /

Huoshan, a short video platform backed by ByteDance, announced its One Million Experts plan, which will inject $150 million worth cash and resources to help users in industrial, professional, and service sectors to show and exchange experiences. Read More

Headlines from China: Short Video is A Trendy Pastime in China, Survey Shows

Mar 15, 2018 / Headlines From China /

At the beginning of 2018, several apps that allow users to make, share, and watch short videos quickly gained popularity in China. Currently, making and watching short videos on these apps has become the new trendy pastime among Chinese youngsters. Read More

Short Video App Caught Red-handed Stealing Content

Mar 5, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Qihoo 360’s new video streaming platform Kuaishipin (快视频 translated roughly to ‘fast video’) issued an official apology on Weibo to Bilibili creators today over the recent content theft allegations. Read More

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER