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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

Panda TV Gets 1 Billion RMB Series B Funding Round

May 27, 2017  /  Money  / 
Panda TV (熊猫直播), a Shanghai-based game streaming website, has raised RMB 1 billion in series B funding (in Chinese) led by Industrial Innovation Capital Management (兴业证券兴证资本), causing a stir in the sector. Read More

China Officials Aim to Stem the Tide of ‘Immoral’ Live Streaming

May 25, 2017  /  News  / 
In a recent nationwide inspection of 50 major live-streaming platforms, 48 were penalized and 10 were shut down completely, affecting more than 30,000 hosts and performers, according to an announcement today from the Ministry of Culture (MOC), the bureau tasked with policing streamed content. Read More

China’s Live Streaming Sector Booms, but Looming Challenges

Mar 29, 2017  /  News  / 
More than 200 live streaming platforms and apps are actively involved in the live streaming sector, which CreditSuisse estimated to have topped RMB 25 billion in 2016, attracting 325 million users. Read More

The Tax Man Cometh for China’s Wealthy Net Celebs

Mar 15, 2017  /  Legal  / 
The tax bureau of Beijing’s Chaoyang District has urged one unidentified live-streaming platform to pay back taxes of RMB 60 million (US$8.7 million), Beijing Youth Daily reported Monday. Read More

Live Streaming is China’s Killer Social Network

Mar 10, 2017  /  News  / 
Live streaming hype was so intense in 2016 that the government quickly stepped in to ensure that platforms are compliant with relevant regulations. Read More

Live-Streaming Apps Boom in China, Fuel Celebrity, Create New Stars

May 25, 2016  /  News  / 
A new report values China's Internet celebrity economy at more than the film industry’s 2015 gross box office total. Read More

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