How China’s E-Commerce Giants Enable Illegal Online Gambling

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Gamblers have funneled over $100 billion through Chinese tech platforms during the pandemic. Now, the police are cracking down. Read More

Headlines From China: Rising Young Director Li Xiaofeng’s Third Feature ‘Back to the Wharf’ Sets Nov 6 Release

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Produced by actor/producer Huang Bo, the film premiered at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival and received a lot of positive reviews from the festival audience. Read More

Chief Curiosity Officers and Celebrity-Owned Brands

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Chinese celebrities are ubiquitous in the domestic marketing scene, serving as a crucial link between content and commerce. Brands have been keen to engage stars in new ways, moving beyond the standard ambassador or spokesperson roles to finding new ways of engaging with fan-consumers, such as through e-commerce livestreaming.  Read More

Headlines from China: Korean War Is Next Theme of Chinese Film Industry

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It is no doubt that the Korean war will be the next major theme for the Chinese film industry. Distributors of four Korean War films made a joint announcement on last Friday that marks the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) army entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to help in the war to resist U.S. aggression. Read More

Headlines from China: 4th Pingyao International Film Festival Revealed Winners

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The competition section of Pingyao International Film Festival unveiled winners on Friday. The fourth edition of the festival award top prizes to Russia’s Philipp Yuryev, Serbia’s Ivan Ilkic, and Chinese directors Li Dongmei and Wang Jing. Read More

Headlines from China: Watched by Over 68 Million Subscribers, iQIYI’s ‘Mist Theater’ Wraps Up 2020 Edition

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On Wednesday, Chinese streaming firm iQiyi published a wrap-up report about its 2020 hit “Mist Theater”, a content library consisted of five original suspense dramas that generated over 460 trending topics in total on Chinese social media platform Weibo this year. Read More

Headlines from China: What’s Next for Chinese Film Market After National Day Holiday?

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With Chinese films grossing nearly 4 billion yuan ($592 million) during the eight-day National Day holiday, studios have announced a raft of new projects and release dates for several finished blockbusters. Read More

Headlines from China: Two China’s Biggest Games Streaming Firms DouYu and Huya Enter Into Merger Agreement

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Huya and DouYu, two China’s largest games streaming companies have entered into a merger agreement that was initiated by Tencent. Read More

Headlines from China: Can Music Save China’s Satellite TV Networks?

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The third season of dance battle TV show “Street Dance of China” was live-streamed for eight hours straight on Chinese video streaming website Youku last weekend. Read More

Fall Online Reality Show Preview

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Once the province of major satellite TV networks, reality shows on video streaming platforms have been gaining ground, as the new media players are increasingly focused on developing their original content to build audiences and attract brands. Read More

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