YY Spends Big to Grow Overseas User Base in Q1

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Livestreaming social media company YY recorded substantial increases in net revenues and active users but almost doubled operating expenses in the first quarter. Read More

Video Game Live-streaming Platform Douyu Files for US IPO

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Video game live-streaming platform Douyu on Monday filed its initial public offering (IPO) in the US, with plans to raise up to $500 million. Read More

The Stars Who Vanished from China’s Live-streaming Galaxy

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Pay close attention to China’s live-streaming scene, and you’ll notice that several stars vanished in 2018, leaving no trace on the platforms where they used to perform. Read More

Headlines from China: Should Beijing International Film Festival Change Its Dates As Well?

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Last year, the Academy for Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced that the 2020 Oscar award ceremony would take place on February 9, which then led many other film awards and festivals, such as Berlinale, BAFTA and Santa Barbara International Film Festival, to change their dates. Read More

China Video Streaming — 10 Top Trends

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The pace of change is so rapid that it’s always hard to keep up with developments in China. Here’s what’s going on in video streaming in China right now. Read More

PandaTV Says It‘s Not Dead And Will File For An IPO This Year

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PandaTV, Chinese live streaming platform specializing in e-sports and other entertainment content, plans go public by the end of this year, Chief Operation Officer Zhang Juyuan told local media. Read More

Yizhibo Sold to Weibo as China’s Live Streaming Frenzy Cools Down

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The rumor of Weibo’s acquisition of its live streaming partner Yizhibo recorded further verification that Yizhibo’s business has been integrated into the Chinese Twitter-like platform. Read More

After Bullet Messenger, Video Streaming App Douyu Also Pulled from China iOS App Store

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Chinese e-sports video streaming app Douyu has been taken down from the Chinese iOS app store. The news comes just one day after “WeChat rival” Bullet Messenger was removed from the iOS App Store on October 9. Read More

Headlines from China: Huang Xiaoming Caught Up in Stock Manipulation Scandal 

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Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, who recently starred in "Escape Plan 2" alongside Sylvester Stallone, has been caught up in a scandal over stock manipulation. Read More

E-sports video streaming site Douyu planning a US IPO

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Shortly after widely circulated rumors about a Hong Kong IPO, Tencent-backed Douyu is reported to have turned its favors to the US stock market. Read More

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