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Wanda Cinema Line to Go Head to Head with Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent in Online Video

May 1, 2017 / News /

China’s already crowded online video streaming market looks set to have a new challenger with Wanda Cinema Line, the theatrical exhibition arm of Chinese property development giant Dalian Wanda, set to launch its own video streaming website this year. Read More

TCB In RMB: Paramount, Short Films, Streaming Music, Celebrity Investment

Apr 28, 2017 / Money /

Thursday, the Shenzhen Exchange wrote to Shanxi Meijin Energy, inquiring about a joint fund it had announced that included a $100 million investment from superstar actor Chen Kun. The letter expressed concern over Chen’s inexperience in professional investment institutions, as well as his apparent unfamiliarity with the areas in which the fund was targeted to invest. Read More

China Difficulties, Netflix, and Why We Love Licensing

Apr 27, 2017 / Legal /

Netflix for years was trying to set itself up in China, so as to be available to viewers in China, just as it is available in “over 190 countries.” Read More

TCB In RMB: M&A, Copycats, IPO and Noncompetes

Apr 14, 2017 / Money /

TCB In RMB is a weekly summary of important developments in the Chinese entertainment business. Read More

iQiyi Nabs Rights to ‘Moonlight,’ ‘La La Land’

Mar 7, 2017 / News /

Video streaming service iQiyi announced Tuesday it had secured exclusive streaming rights to Academy Award-winning films Moonlight and La La Land as well as the best foreign language film, The Salesman. Read More

China Online Films Surpassed Theater Releases by 500 Percent in 2016

Feb 8, 2017 / News /

The market for Chinese “online films," feature-length motion pictures for online release, saw explosive growth in 2016 in terms of both output and revenue. Read More

Baidu Denies Reports of $1 Billion Listing for iQiyi.com

Dec 23, 2016 / News /

Baidu denied a report by The Wall Street Journal that it is planning a $1 billion listing for its streaming unit, iQiyi.com. Read More

China’s Online Video Market in the Middle of Transition to Paid Subscribers, Self-Produced Content

Dec 12, 2016 / News /

China's online video sites are moving from an ad-based model to greater revenue from subscribers. Read More

The Dilemma Of Chinese Online Videos Sites

Sep 5, 2016 / News /

Live streaming has created a new battleground for China’s top online video sites. Most Chinese video sites still rely on advertising rather than subscriptions for revenue. All of China’s top video providers attract users with a mix of content, including original programming. In recent comments, Martin Lau, the president of Tencent, China’s largest internet company 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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