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Headlines from China: Six Facts About China’s Small-Town Moviegoers

Feb 14, 2018  /  Headlines From China  / 
100 youngsters from small-town China have been interviewed about their favorite movies and moviegoing habits, and here are the findings. Read More

Can China’s R&D Boom Bolster the Quality of Visual Entertainment?

Feb 13, 2018  /  Opinion  / 
The narrative around China’s visual entertainment industries tends to focus on quantity. The quality of Chinese content is rarely talked about with the same enthusiasm, not least in terms of graphics, effects, and animation. Read More

Alibaba Sees Future in Hollywood Sci-Fi Co-Production

Feb 7, 2018  /  News  / 
Alibaba’s film unit and U.S. production house STX Entertainment will co-produce the upcoming science-fiction film “Steel Soldiers,” extending a growing series of one-off tie-ups between China and Hollywood, even as the attraction of bigger alliances fades. Read More

Headlines From China: Alibaba Now Holds Shares In All Major Film Companies

Feb 7, 2018  /  Headlines From China  / 
Alibaba is currently a shareholder in multiple leading film companies across the Chinese film industry, covering the entire supply chain from funding, production to distribution.  Read More

Scott Ross in Beijing: “China is Making Big Mistakes”

Jan 31, 2018  /  Interview  / 
Chris Colman joined Digital Domain co-founder and visual effects pioneer Scott Ross to discuss China’s Hollywood ‘mistakes’, its quest to make global movies and the realities of VR. Read More

Deals Slide in China’s Technology, Media and Telecom Sector

Jan 24, 2018  /  Money  / 
Mergers and acquisitions in China’s technology, media and telecom (TMT) sector dropped in 2017, according to a new report. Read More

Headlines From China: Gao Xiaosong Talks About Plans to Form ‘Hollywood China Club’

Jan 22, 2018  /  Headlines From China  / 
Gao Xiaosong, co-founder of Alibaba Music Group and chairman of Alibaba Entertainment Strategic Committee, proposed to change the way China partners with Hollywood by uniting companies like Alibaba, Tencent, and Wanda and form a “Hollywood China Club.” Read More

Headlines from China: Alibaba to Become the Controlling Shareholder of AcFun

Dec 20, 2017  /  Headlines From China  / 
After a new round of financing and assets reorganization, Alibaba will own over 50 percent of AcFun, making Alibaba the controlling shareholder of this video-sharing site. Read More

Youku Signs Licensing Deals with NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television

Dec 14, 2017  /  News  / 
As a result of the deals, subscribers to the Youku service will be able to watch hundreds of films from NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television’s respective libraries for no additional fee. Read More

How Jack Ma’s Tin-Eared Fans Reveal China’s Obsession With Celebrity Culture

Nov 28, 2017  /  Chinasplaining  / 
Online reaction to the e-commerce mogul’s pop duet proves that we love nothing more than to fawn over the wealthy. Read More

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