TikTok Narrows Focus to US, Japan, and India as Key Growth Markets

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TikTok has removed the UK from a group of four countries it had previously deemed strategically important. The US, Japan, and India markets have been assigned their own general managers while others only have product managers at present. Read More

Headlines from China: China’s Media Regulator Considering New Policies to Limit Length of TV Series

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China's National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) is working on new policies to limit the number of episodes of a TV series to 40. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Entertainment Company Mahua FunAge Seeks US Listing

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Chinese entertainment firm Beijing Mahua FunAge is seeking an IPO in the U.S. after the termination of its listing on China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) in May 2019. Read More

Headlines from China: Can China Film Group Return to the No.1 position in Chinese Film Market?

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China Film Group earned more profits than Wanda Media for the first time since 2016, the year when China Film Group went public. Read More

Podcast startup Himalaya’s $100 million VC funding called into doubt: report

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General Atlantic said it never invested in the US podcasting startup. Read More

Headlines from China: China Release Date for Louye’s ‘Saturday Fiction’ Announced in Venice

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Starring Gong Li, Mark Chao and Jô Odagiri, the film has been selected to compete for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. Read More

Headlines from China: Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’ Scores October 18 China Release

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Directed by Ang Lee and starring Will Smith, sci-fi drama film 'Gemini Man' has been officially scheduled to release in China on October 18, a week later than its October 11 U.S. release. Read More

Chinese ‘Deepfake’ App Censured Over Privacy Concerns

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Zao by digitally grafting their faces onto the bodies of celebrities in scenes from movies, TV shows, and music videos to create what is known as a “deepfake.” Read More

Headlines from China: New Huayi Brothers Film Town to Open in Zhengzhou in September

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This is the first movie themed immersive amusement park in China's central region. Read More

Headlines from China: Enlight Media Reports Profit Drop by 95% for First Half of 2019

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The company's revenues reached RMB1.17 billion ($164 million) in the first half of 2019, up 62.37% from the same period last year. However, its net profit was RMB105 million ($14.7 million), down by 95% compared with the previous year. Read More

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