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China Box Office: ‘Transformers’ Fatigue Spreads to China

Jun 26, 2017  /  Box Office  / 
Paramount executives and other investors aren't likely wringing their hands this week after Transformers: The Last Knight debuted in China with $120 million, but beneath those box office numbers lie some troubling signs suggesting Chinese moviegoers -- who have contributed an increasingly larger share to the franchise's global box office over the past decade -- are losing interest in Michael Bay's bombastic vision. Read More

Tightening of Live Streaming Leaves Future of Many Chinese platforms Unclear

Jun 26, 2017  /  News  / 
Chinese officials have ordered three media outlets to shut down their live streaming for being out of line with national audiovisual regulations and “promoting negative comments” (in Chinese). Read More

Sports Broadcast Copyright in China: the Stranglehold of Originality

Jun 26, 2017  /  Legal  / 
Copyright in sports broadcasts is not explicitly recognized in China by statute, though it has been recognized in some Chinese copyright cases. Read More

Sina Weibo Hit with Video Streaming Ban from China Regulators

Jun 26, 2017  /  Legal  / 
Chinese regulators have shut down webcasting services including live streaming, on three popular platforms in China for violating government standards by broadcasting negative commentary on political and social news. Read More

China Actress Yao Chen Denies Refugee Call Rumors

Jun 26, 2017  /  News  / 
Chinese actress Yao Chen has denied reports she called for China to accept refugees into the country after a social media backlash over her supposed comments erupted over the weekend. Read More

How Shanghai Can Become a Moviemaking Powerhouse Once Again

Jun 26, 2017  /  News  / 
A dearth of talent once cast the city into the filmmaking wilderness, but recently, the sprouts of renewed growth have appeared. Read More

Disney Unveils Its First Chinese-Language Rom-Com

Jun 23, 2017  /  News  / 
Disney’s Chinese-language film production plans took a step forward this week with the unveiling of their first ever Chinese-language romantic comedy starring Chen Bolin and "The Mermaid’s" Jelly Lin at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Read More

Is Shanghai’s Film Industry in Terminal Decline?

Jun 22, 2017  /  News  / 
The Shanghai International Film Festival is in full swing, welcoming filmmakers and moviegoers from across the world. Yet in the last few years, the festival’s continued presence has posed a slightly embarrassing question to the city’s residents: Will Shanghai’s film industry rise again? Read More

How China’s ‘Little Fresh Meat’ Give Luxury Brands a Big Boost

Jun 21, 2017  /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
At the 2017 annual result briefing for French cosmetics company L’Occitane on June 12, Andre Hoffmann, the president of the company’s Asia-Pacific region, said the company experienced double-digit growth in China in 2017, with net sales up 11 percent from the prior year. Their Tmall sales saw a staggering 49 percent gain, and drove the company’s overall excellent performance in the country. Read More

‘Baby Driver’ Passes Chinese Censorship

Jun 21, 2017  /  News  / 
Sony Picture’s "Baby Driver," the jukebox musical-action-crime-comedy film written and directed by Edgar Wright, has been approved to show in Chinese cinemas, according to sources familiar with the matter, but a release date is yet to be announced. Read More

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