Chinese Speaking
Baidu Chief Drops Proposed Buyout Of iQiyi
Baidu chairman and CEO Robin Li has withdrawn his offer to take streaming site iQiyi private following objections from a major Baidu shareholder.
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Amazon Prime Video Spending $300m In India
Amazon is planning to spend $300m on local content as its rolls out its Amazon Prime Video service in India later this year, according to local reports.
Chinese Speaking
Baidu Shareholder Challenges iQiyi Sale
Baidu shareholder Acacia Partners has asked the company’s chairman Robin Li to withdraw his bid to take streaming site iQiyi private, claiming that the sale price is far too low.
Chinese Speaking
Tencent Acquires CMC As China Strives To Grow Music Market
Chinese digital giant Tencent has acquired a controlling stake in China Music Corp (CMC) in a move that could help carve out a legitimate online music market in China.
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INTERVIEW: FilmDoo Co-founder, Weerada Sucharitkul
The co-founder of UK-based streaming site FilmDoo talks marketing strategy for TVOD releases and where exactly you can find an audience for foreign-language films.
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Ritesh Batra To Direct 'Our Souls At Night' For Netflix
Netflix has lined up Ritesh Batra to direct an adaptation of Kent Haruf’s novel, Our Souls At Night, set to star Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.
Middle East
Tencent Acquires Majority Stake In Supercell
Following weeks of speculation, Chinese digital titan Tencent has bought a majority stake in Finnish mobile gaming company Supercell from Japan’s Softbank for $8.6bn.
Chinese Speaking
iQiyi Paying Subscriber Numbers Reach 20 Million
Chinese streaming platform iQiyi has reported that its paying subscriber numbers surpassed 20 million as of June 1, 2016.
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Viki Strikes Content Deal With China’s Huace Group
Fan-subbed streaming site Viki.com has signed a multi-territory content deal with China’s Huace Group.
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Netflix teams With Phantom For First Indian Original Series
Netflix has ordered its first original series from India, an adaptation of Vikram Chandra’s best-selling novel Sacred Games, to be produced by Phantom Films.
Chinese Speaking
Taiwan’s Catchplay Expands Into Indonesia
Taiwan’s Catchplay has expanded its streaming service into Indonesia through a deal with leading telco and IPTV service provider Telkom Indonesia.
Chinese Speaking
Wong Kar Wai To Make Web Series For Huanxi Media
Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai will produce and direct two web series for China’s Huanxi Media Group, as part of a wide-ranging pact with the company.