Chinese Video Streaming Service iQiyi Eyes Subscribers Abroad and Mulls Price Hikes at Home

 /  News  / 
Having gained a strong foothold in China, video streaming service iQiyi is now aiming to expand overseas. Read More

Headlines from China: Arthouse Film ‘The Wild Goose Lake’ Partners with Livestreamer Li Jiaqi to Sell Tickets

 /  Headlines From China  / 
The online event is co-presented by Taobao Live-streaming and digital film publicity platform Dengta, both are owned by Alibaba Group. Within 6 seconds, 255,000 ticket vouchers were sold out. Read More

Video Firm Baofeng Loses Nearly All Employees in Wake of Flopped British Deal

 /  Money  / 
Almost all staff have left troubled online video service provider Baofeng Group Co. Ltd., which has been haunted by operational and financial challenges as it struggles to manage fallout from its involvement in a high-profile and ill-fated acquisition of British firm MP & Silva Holding SA. Read More

Headlines from China: Cinémathèque Française to Host Largest Ever Jia Zhangke Retrospective

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Titled "La Galaxie Jia Zhangke," it is the largest and most comprehensive retrospective of Jia's works so far. Read More

How Brands Starred at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival

 /  CBI  / 
A record 34 brands participated as sponsors of this year’s Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, which took place from November 19-23 in the coastal city of Xiamen, wrapping up with the ceremony for the domestic film industry’s most important awards.  Read More

CBI Case Study: Airbnb Makes Itself at Home on Chinese Reality Show

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With its title sponsorship of the second season of Tencent Video series “Adventure Life," Airbnb has scored a leading role in a high quality production with plenty of celebrity star power behind it Read More

CBI Video: Wong Kar-Wai Gets in the Mood for Saint Laurent

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The fifth installment of Saint Laurent’s multidisciplinary Self arts project sees acclaimed art-house filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai as curator for the short film “A Night in Shanghai,” directed by Hong Kong photographer Wing Shya. Read More

CBI News Wrap: Death on Reality Show, Short Video Developments

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Following the death of model-actor Godfrey Gao on the set of an extreme sports challenge reality show, a broader crackdown on this genre of programming would not be surprising. Read More

China Streaming or China Dreaming? The Outlook for Foreign VOD

 /  Opinion  / 
Things have changed a bit since we last touched on streaming trends, so let’s look at the outlook for 2020. Read More

December Screenings of Chinese-Language Films in NYC and Los Angeles

 /  Guide  / 
December highlights include: the final installment of the Donnie Yen-starring 'Ip Man' franchise, Feng Xiaogang's New Zealand-setting romance, 'So Long My Son' director Wang Xiaoshuai's documentary, and more. Read More

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