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Headlines from China: Huanxi Media Group Saw Steady Growth in 2019

Apr 3, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Huanxi Media Group has made a very profitable year in 2019 with its high return film investment and a new steadily growing sector in streaming service. Read More

Tencent Video, iQiyi Blasted on Weibo for Levying Extra Fees on VIP Members

Dec 18, 2019 / News /

Online video streaming platforms Tencent Video and iQiyi have come under fire on Chinese social media for charging premium subscribers for earlier access to episodes of a popular TV series, resulting in executives from both companies promising to change the pricing policy for the series. Read More

Hit Web Series “The Longest Day in Chang’an” is Winning the Chinese Internet (and is Now Streaming on Amazon)

Jul 25, 2019 / News /

Amid a film industry crackdown, the historically detailed Tang Dynasty epic is this summer's breakout title. Read More

How ‘Boys’ Love’ Authors Are Using Love to Make War on Ignorance

Mar 5, 2019 / Opinion /

Chinese BL fiction has helped raise public awareness of long-marginalized sexual minorities. Read More

Headlines from China: Road Pictures CEO Talks About Acquisition Strategies at Cannes

May 29, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Road Pictures acquired China rights to Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Palme d’Or-wining "Shoplifters" as well as Lebanese film director Nadine Labaki's "Caprenaum" at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Read More

Headlines from China: Wang Xiaohui Named Head of China Film Bureau

May 24, 2018 / Headlines From China /

It was announced on May 24 (Beijing Time) that Wang Xiaohui had been named Head of China Film Bureau. Previously a government agency, the Film Bureau became a part of the publicity department of the communist party in March this year as a part of China's government restructuring. Read More

Headlines from China: Mini Web Series is The New Black in China

May 22, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Several years ago, web series was still considered an inferior content format compared with film and TV shows. Today, it's considered as the most commercially viable format for online video content in China. Read More

Chinese Video Giants Are Becoming Production Powerhouses

Oct 13, 2017 / News /

Chinese video websites have rolled up their sleeves to make original content—from mainstream sitcoms and reality shows to the more niched genres of anime and documentaries. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Media Firm The One Injects Over $1 Billion to Build ‘IP Bank’

Sep 6, 2017 / Headlines From China /

Chinese media company The One will invest 8 billion yuan ($1.22 billion) to build an 'IP Bank', where the company manages its IP assets by connecting IPs with capital and talents, in order to ultimately maximize each IP's commercial potential. Read More

Chinese Publishers Turn to TV as Book Profits Spiral

Jan 11, 2017 / News /

More striking than Qin’s Holmesian knack for solving cases is that, unlike most of its competition, Dr. Qin is not the work of a seasoned web TV production company. Instead, it is the fruit of a new generation of TV producers in China: book publishers. Read More

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