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ByteDance Goes on Hiring Frenzy in China

Nov 9, 2020 / Technology /

ByteDance is embarking on a hiring spree in China despite facing pushback in some of its overseas markets as the company accelerates its business expansion. Read More

Not Just Trending Videos, ByteDance Invests in E-Literature Firm IReader

Nov 6, 2020 / Technology /

ByteDance is further expanding into the e-book market with a sizable investment in one of China’s largest digital literature companies. Read More

The New Frontier in Content Commerce: Platform-Driven TV Gala Shows

Oct 21, 2020 / Technology /

In recent years, China’s big e-commerce players have partnered with major satellite networks to produce gala shows that promote major sales events such as Singles’ Day and the 618 Shopping Festival, and now, we are seeing more of these splashy programs being developed to heighten the buzz around competing platforms and boost sales through entertainment content. Read More

TikTok is World’s Highest-Earning Non-Game App Despite U.S. and India Headwinds

Oct 12, 2020 / News /

Despite losing India, a market that contributed a large part of its global downloads, and uncertainties over its fate in the U.S., ByteDance-owned short video app TikTok was still the world’s most downloaded and highest-earning non-game app in September. Read More

Chinese ‘Mixed Reality’ Specs Maker Nreal Bags $40m Combining VR With Real Life

Sep 9, 2020 / News /

Chinese “mixed reality” startup Nreal has bagged $40 million in its series B1 funding round to bankroll its research and development of mixed reality glasses. Read More

TikTok Parent ByteDance Could Counter Trump Order With Lawsuit

Aug 10, 2020 / Legal /

Executive orders from the White House banning two of the most popular Chinese-owned mobile apps are the latest escalation in a technological standoff between the United States and China. Read More

TikTok Rival Kuaishou Builds $1.4bn Data Center In China

Jun 11, 2020 / News /

Chinese video sharing app Kuaishou will spend about 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) to build its largest data center, as the company looks to support a user base poised for continued growth in a post-coronavirus market. Read More

Bytedance Has Launched Its Video-editing App Viamaker Overseas

Apr 30, 2020 / Technology /

TikTok owner Bytedance has quietly launched in overseas markets the video-editing app hugely popular in its home territory under the moniker, Viamaker. Read More

China’s Antitrust Law Doesn’t Seem to Apply to Internet Giants

Apr 28, 2020 / Technology /

A recent attempt to prove that Tencent is a monopoly in a Chinese court collapsed in January, according to court files made public on April 17. Read More

Tencent Becomes Majority Shareholder in Chinese Game Live-Streamer Huya

Apr 8, 2020 / Game /

Internet giant Tencent is now the biggest shareholder of Chinese game-centric live-streaming platform Huya after buying an additional stake in the company. Read More

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