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The Complicated Relationship between Tech Markets and Streaming Regulations in China

Feb 23, 2017 / News /

China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) now requires social media providers to obtain a special license in order to broadcast video or audio. Read More

Foreigners Barred from Live-Streaming on Chinese Apps

Feb 15, 2017 / News /

Multiple foreign users have received suspension notices from major live-streaming apps, including Blued, China’s most popular gay social networking app, and Yizhibo, which is backed by microblog platform Weibo. Read More

China’s Top Social Apps All Owe Thanks to Live Streaming

Feb 1, 2017 / News /

Streaming apps were in and social forums were out for 2016. 2016 was the year of live streaming and played a crucial role in driving growth. All of the top six social apps, except WeChat, have added live streaming services, according to the report jointly published by Cheetah Global Lab, Cheetah’s big data platform libra Read More

TechNode’s Top 10 Live Streaming Stories of 2016

Jan 1, 2017 / News /

Chinese online video viewers reached 504 million, 73 percent of the total Chinese internet users, and mobile video viewers were 405 million as of 2015. Read More

China’s Tighter Streaming Regulations Target Social Media

Dec 22, 2016 / News /

Weibo and Weixin specifically are not allowed to rebroadcast material uploaded by their users, but the new rules are designed to prevent individuals and organizations from doing any broadcasting of audio-visual material via these popular social media applications. 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

China’s Live Streaming Boom Spawns Online Celebrity Agent Industry

Aug 22, 2016 / News /

Getting set up with a live streaming account and filming content for audiences might only take a few minutes, but to become a Chinese internet celebrity is much more complex. Read More