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Chinese Video Giant iQiyi Hires Former Netflix Executive for Global Expansion

Jun 15, 2020  /  News  / 
The Nasdaq-listed Chinese video streaming giant has poached Kuek Yu-Chuang from its U.S. rival Netflix, hiring him as vice president of international business to oversee its strategic planning, marketing, business development and public affairs functions for its overseas businesses. Read More

Headlines from China: Funded by Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke, The 4th 86358 Short Film Festival Just Opened Submission Portal

Jun 12, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
 IQiyi’s new original film, adapted from Keigo Higashino’s novel Samayou Yaiba (さまよう刃), made headlines recently for its production announcement. As one of the first films that started production in the post-pandemic age, this new film brought in positive energy to the troubled film industry that is still subject to great uncertainty because of the continuing movie theater closure. Read More

Film Executive’s Death Shocks China’s Entertainment Industry

Jun 12, 2020  /  News  / 
Huang Wei, 52, was the vice president of Bona Film Group, one of the country’s largest movie production and distribution companies. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Auteur Jia Zhangke Calls For Theater Reopening, Again

Jun 11, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
Leading Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke called for theater reopening once again on social media after the tragic news of Bona’s vice president’s suicide ripped through the Chinese film industry on Wednesday. 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

Headlines from China: 14th FIRST International Film Festival Announced 2020 Festival Ambassadors

Jun 10, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
On Monday, the much-anticipated FIRST International Film Festival announced its 2020 film ambassadors. On this star-studded list, we see a lot of young people’s favorite faces, including the rising actor Jackson Yee, actor Huang Xuan and actor/singer Jing Boran. Read More

Tencent Targets Japan Anime, Manga to Jump-Start Global Growth

Jun 10, 2020  /  Animations  / 
Tencent Holdings Ltd., spurned in years past by Japan’s guarded entertainment industry, is rekindling its courtship of the country’s fabled anime and manga houses. Read More

Headlines from China: Zhang Yimou’s New Urban Crime Fiction Dropped A Dazzling Trailer

Jun 9, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
“Under the Light”, the next feature film from Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou, has completed production and released its first trailer on social media. Read More

With Drug Charge, Chinese Comedian’s Career Could Go Up in Smoke

Jun 9, 2020  /  Celebrity  / 
The 25-year-old’s agency has apologized on social media and announced the indefinite suspension of his projects. Read More

Where Are All the Chinese Talk Shows?

Jun 8, 2020  /  Opinion  / 
Programs like “The Daily Show” are popular with Chinese audiences, but that doesn’t mean the country will be producing its own version any time soon. Read More

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