New Tencent Games Highlight Challenges of Visual Impairment

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Two recent releases shed light on the experiences of the visually impaired — in both the real and virtual worlds. Read More

In China, Paying Others to Play Games for You Is Big Business. Tencent Is Not Amused

 /  Game  / 
If a game is popular enough, it is almost certain that its players will find ways to not play by the rules. Read More

Headlines from China: Tencent Pictures to Promote James Cameron’s ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ in China

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Tencent Pictures co-financed and co-produced Terminator: Dark Fate, which is a trilogy of stories. For its theatrical release in China, Tencent Pictures will provide marketing support. Read More

What Bilibili Stakes Reveal about Alibaba’s and Tencent’s Content Strategies

 /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
Alibaba and Tencent have tapped into such video platforms looking to create synergies for their core business. Read More

Tencent’s ‘Honour of Kings’ Rakes in RMB 7 Billion: Report

 /  Game  / 
Tencent’s hit mobile title “Honour of Kings” brought in approximately RMB 7 billion (just over $1 billion) in February, according to a research report from Japanese investment bank Nomura. Read More

Court prohibits Bytedance-owned video app streaming Tencent’s Honour of Kings

 /  Game  / 
Guangzhou’s Intellectual Property Court has issued an injunction to stop Bytedance-owned video app Watermelon Video from streaming shows that involve Tencent’s wildly popular mobile game, Honour of Kings Read More

Beauty Battle: Lipstick Sales Soar With Tencent Mobile Game Tie-In

 /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
It’s a rare case of the mobile game meets cosmetics brand. And it proves that a partnership may not have to make sense to everyone if it generates sales. Read More

CCTV Partners with Baidu for Spring Festival Hongbao, Excludes Alibaba, Tencent

 /  News  / 
Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) has partnered with tech giant Baidu to distribute “red packets” during the world’s most-watched television show of the year—the Spring Festival Gala. Read More

iQiyi Takes A Stand Against Bytedance, Tencent with New Vertical Video Channel

 /  News  / 
Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi has launched a new channel in its mobile app dedicated to portrait mode viewing, as it moves to take on short-video platforms that helped popularize the format. Read More

Headlines from China: Tencent Music Launches US IPO

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Tencent Music has a very different business model compared with the unprofitable Spotify. Read More

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