Chinese-Speaking Markets
INTERVIEW: Heyi Pictures President, Matthew Liu
Matthew Liu, president of Youku Tudou’s film arm Heyi Pictures, talks about the convergence of the film and internet industries in China.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Alibaba Offers To Take Youku Tudou Private
Alibaba has offered to take streaming platform Youku Tudou off the New York Stock Exchange by buying out all the shares in the company that it doesn’t already own.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Snapshot Of Asian Content VOD Platforms
A snapshot of streaming services either based in Asia or focusing on Asian content but with headquarters outside of the region.
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Lionsgate Signs Output Deal With iQiyi
Lionsgate has signed a long-term output deal for a package of its own and third-party titles with Chinese online video platform iQiyi.
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Tencent Draws On IP For Production Plans
Tencent has made several announcements about its move into film and TV production, revealing a focus on intellectual property (IP) that potentially gives it a leg up over its digital rivals.
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Netflix Set To Take On Asian Tigers
Netflix has announced plans to launch in the four Asian tiger economies of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan in early 2016.
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Tencent’s JOOX Enters Malaysian Market
Tencent’s music streaming service JOOX has launched in Malaysia with three different user interfaces, reflecting the multicultural and multi-language nature of the Malaysian market.
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Alibaba Makes First Hollywood Investment
Alibaba Pictures has announced that its making an unspecified investment in Paramount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, as well as cooperating on the online ticketing, merchandising and promotion of the film.
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Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad B.A.T.?
Most of the talk at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival revolved around whether China’s internet giants – Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent – will engulf the local film industry before its had a chance to mature.
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Viki Seals Content Deal With Huala Baina
Singapore-based streaming platform Viki.com has signed a multi-year content deal with Beijing-based Huala Baina Film & TV (HBN).
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Alibaba Acquires Cinema Ticketing Company
Alibaba Pictures Group has acquired cinema ticketing company Guangdong Yueke in an open auction for $134m (RMB830m).
Chinese-Speaking Markets
Alibaba Pictures To Produce Wong Kar Wai Project
China’s Alibaba Pictures has greenlit its first film project – a drama entitled The Ferryman to be produced by leading Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai.