Entertainment Marketing in China, Part 1: The Brand Integration Landscape

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Marketing in its many forms is fairly new to China, and while some brand integration efforts have been derided as unsophisticated or clumsy, there are opportunities, innovations and challenges unique to the country. Read More

China Brand Insider Newsletter

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Presented by China Film Insider, China Brand Insider is a weekly newsletter featuring original content, case studies, and takeaways from the latest Chinese-language news on the relationship between brands and entertainment. Read More

Headlines from China: Lou Ye’s New Film Starring Gong Li Enters Venice Film Festival

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Saturday Fiction, a Chinese drama movie directed by Lou Ye and starring Gong Li, has been selected into the main competition section of the 76th Venice Film Festival. Read More

China’s Feel Good Hit of the Summer is Bringing Rock Music to New Audiences

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iQIYI reality show 'The Big Band' is finally putting rock music in the mainstream Chinese spotlight. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Set for August 16 China Release

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'The Angry Birds Movie 2' and 'Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw' have recently been set to release in China in August. Read More

Will Tech Giants and “Internet Films” Save China’s Film Industry from Capital Winter?

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Will tax scandals, increased censorship, and investment woes result in a shift away from traditional film and toward online content? Read More

Video Site Mango Gets Cash Injection to Take on Private Peers

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China’s largest state-backed online video subscription service plans to use the 2 billion yuan ($289 million) from its latest fundraising round to create more original programming, as the Netflix-like platform ratchets up its efforts to take on its privately owned peers. Read More

Headlines from China: Will 5G Technology Change the Landscape of Online Streaming?

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At a recent industry conference in Chengdu, top executives from China's video streaming sector talked about the possible changes 5G would bring to their businesses. Read More

Headlines from China: Is This Variety Show Cancelled Because of Trade War?

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The May 19 release of drama series Over The Sea I Come to You has just been cancelled for unspecified reasons. Many are speculating that the cancellation is caused by the recent escalation of the US-China trade war. Read More

Headlines from China: Tencent Video Saw Almost Zero Growth in Q1

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Tencent's online video streaming unit Tencent Video saw almost zero growth in new subscriptions or advertising income in Q1. Read More

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