Tencent Taps Teen Market With Anime Investment

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In announcing the investment on Tuesday, Kuaikan didn’t detail how the money will be spent, but highlighted its ambition to become the “Disney of the new era.”  Read More

Tencent Aims to Challenge Douyin with $1.5 Billion Investment in Kuaishou

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Tencent is in talks with short video app Kuaishou, known as Kwai in English, about investing between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in the platform. Details of a potential deal have already emerged on Chinese financial blog IPO Zaozhidao. Read More

Headlines from China: NBA Renews Partnership with Tencent for Another Five Years

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On July 29, NBA and Tencent jointly announced that the two companies will renew their partnership, which will expand Tencent's rights to exclusively live broadcast NBA games in China for another five years. Read More

Tencent to Develop New Pokémon Game with The Pokémon Company

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Tencent’s TiMi Studio Group will team up with Nintendo-backed Pokémon Co. to develop a new Pokémon game, according to a statement Tencent posted on its official Weibo account for games on Monday. Read More

Maoyan, Tencent Move Further into Entertainment as Movie-goers Wane

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The partnership highlights Maoyan’s determination to expand beyond its core movie ticketing business. Read More

Tencent Wins Bigger Share of Game Revenue from Android App Stores

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Gaming giant Tencent has successfully negotiated a more favorable revenue split with a number of Chinese Android stores for its mobile titles, media outlet GameLook reported. Read More

Inside Game for Peace, China’s New State-Approved PUBG Clone

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The wildly popular mobile game 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' has been replaced in China with a more government-friendly substitute. Read More

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

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

Bytedance Barred from Using WeChat User Information in Douyin, Duoshan

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Tianjin Binhai New Area People’s Court issued a ruling on Wednesday to stop Bytedance from using user information taken from WeChat and QQ on two of its apps. Read More