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Legal Protections for Sports Broadcasts in China Conference, Beijing, June 23

Jun 19, 2017 / News /

On Friday June 23, in collaboration with the National Copyright Administration of China, the United States Patent and Trademark Office will be putting on a one-day conference on legal protections for sports broadcasts. Read More

Mulberry Taps Yang Mi’s Star Power as It Expands in China

Jun 19, 2017 / Entertainment Marketing /

With just a one percent rise in like-for-like sales, the British luxury leather brand failed to capitalize on the revival in Chinese consumer spending. Read More

Remake of Japanese Drama Not Chinese Enough, Say Fans

Jun 16, 2017 / News /

The Chinese remake of a hit Japanese television series set in an overnight diner has failed to sate Chinese viewers, many of whom complain that the show lacks local flavor. Read More

Who Are China’s Top-Grossing Foreign Directors?

Jun 15, 2017 / Box Office /

Directors of such lucrative franchises as 'Transformers', 'Fast and the Furious', 'Harry Potter' and the Marvel Cinematic Universe make the cut. Read More

Paramount to Issue Longer, China-Only ‘Transformers’ Cut?

Jun 15, 2017 / News /

"Transformers: The Last Knight," the fifth film in the series, appears to have an extra two minutes in its Chinese version. Read More

Tencent Megahit ‘Honor of Kings’ Becomes World’s Top Grossing Game

Jun 15, 2017 / News /

Tencent Tech is reporting that blockbuster multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game "Honour of Kings" has overtaken "Monster Strike" this May to become the world’s highest-grossing (in Chinese) game across platforms, according to data released by App Annie. Read More

TCB in RMB: Yang Mi’s Studio Jiangxing Media Raises $37 million

Jun 14, 2017 / Money /

Jiangxing Media, partially owned by Chinese actress Yang Mi, announced it has secured RMB 250 million ($36.8 million) worth of new shares from Zhejiang-based Perfect World Investment & Holding Group on the New Third Board, China’s stock market for start-ups. Read More

Internet Celebrities Angelababy, Papi Jiang are China’s Youngest Philanthropists

Jun 13, 2017 / News /

With a donation of US$3.1 million, 30-year-old online sensation Papi Jiang was named China’s youngest philanthropist, according to the Hurun Research Institute’s Philanthropy List 2017. The Hurun Research Institute’s Philanthropy List 2017, which is in its 14th iteration, ranks the Chinese mainland’s 100 “most generous individuals” based on the value of their cash (or cash equivalent) donations from April Read More

2nd Annual China-US Entertainment Law Conference Set for June 21 in Beijing

Jun 13, 2017 / Legal /

China Law Blog is organizing the second annual China-US Entertainment Law Conference on June 21 in Beijing. Read More

China Box Office: Why China Dug ‘The Mummy’

Jun 13, 2017 / Box Office /

The Tom Cruise-starrer debuted six feet under in North America, but a robust opening weekend performance at the overseas box office -- led by China with $50 million -- gives hope to Universal's planned "Dark Universe" on the international stage. Read More

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