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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 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 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 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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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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Singapore-based streaming platform Viki.com has signed a multi-year content deal with Beijing-based Huala Baina Film & TV (HBN).
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Alibaba Pictures Group has acquired cinema ticketing company Guangdong Yueke in an open auction for $134m (RMB830m).
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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.
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iQiyi founder and CEO Gong Yu talks about the company’s production plans and how it is working on its film business with parent company Baidu.
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Tencent has struck a deal with HBO under which it will become the exclusive online video partner for HBO content in China.
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Shanghai Media Group (SMG) is merging two subsidiaries – BesTV and Shanghai Oriental Pearl – to form what it claims will be China’s largest online media conglomerate.
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Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers is raising finance through Alibaba and Tencent, and also signing strategic partnerships with the rival internet giants.