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Doing Business in China: Importing Games Takes Finesse, But Offers Big Rewards

Oct 6, 2017 / China Film Insiders /

Online games in China have a closer spot to the hearts of many youths than their Western contemporaries. Read More

Headlines from China: Enlight Media Increases Eleven Percent Stake in Maoyan Culture

Sep 5, 2017 / Headlines From China /

According to an announcement made by Enlight Media on September 5 (Beijing Time), the company will acquire 11.11 percent stake in Tianjin Maoyan Culture Media, the operator of China's top online ticketing platform Maoyan.com. Read More

26 Chinese Cinemas Named & Shamed For Box Office Fraud

Sep 4, 2017 / News /

The new ‘black list’ shows fraud is most rife in the country’s smallest cities with 21 of the 26 cinemas hailing from third and fourth-tier cities. Read More

China Will Be The World’s Biggest Film Market By 2020 Says Media Regulator

Aug 31, 2017 / News /

The bullish assessment comes as box office hit 'Wolf Warriors II' gives the local film industry a welcome shot in the arm. Read More

Doing Business in China: Film Importers Find Lucrative Seat in China Box Office

Aug 11, 2017 / Opinion /

China’s history as the land of big bureaucracy, coupled with cultural sensitivities, have led many to believe the import process for movies and TV shows is quite arcane and convoluted when it’s actually relatively simple. Read More

Video-Streaming Site Bilibili Surprises Viewers by Taking Almost All Foreign Films Offline

Jul 13, 2017 / News /

Bilibili, one of the most popular Chinese video-sharing sites, has taken a large number of TV shows and movies offline since Wednesday, to the dismay of its millions of young users. Read More

China’s Online Multimedia Sector Bans Portrayal of Homosexuality

Jun 30, 2017 / News /

China’s industry body for online broadcasting passed a set of guidelines banning the depiction of vulgar and unpatriotic content on Friday. Read More

‘Alien: Covenant’ Scores China Release Date, Cuts Expected

May 8, 2017 / News /

Director Ridley Scott announced the release date for "Alien: Covenant" in a video message posted on Chinese social media on Monday. Read More

TCB In RMB: A Weekly Business Roundup

Apr 2, 2017 / Money /

SoReal, the Virtual Reality venture of acclaimed Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou opened its first concept store this past Tuesday in a 32,000 square-foot location in central Beijing. Although the company refers to it as a VR Museum, it is more like an arcade, featuring VR films, interactive VR games and other immersive experiences-- and already Chinese reports are expressing doubts regarding its commercial viability. Read More

Chinese-Korean Co-Pro Halted over THAAD Fallout

Mar 15, 2017 / News /

A Chinese-Korean co-production starring actress Zhang Ziyi has become the latest casualty of China’s crackdown on all things South Korean as the fallout between the two countries over the THAAD anti-missile system continues. Read More

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