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Video streaming site in China says it’s finally getting people to pay up, hits 5M subscribers

Video streaming site in China says it’s finally getting people to pay up, hits 5M subscribers

After fighting for hard-to-acquire users over the past decade, China’s streaming video sites are facing a new battle – getting people to pay up.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Chinese video sites forced to emulate Netflix ahead of major clampdown on imported TV shows

Chinese video sites forced to emulate Netflix ahead of major clampdown on imported TV shows

One Chinese video site will get around the quota on imported TV series by creating its own foreign-language content.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
China begins clampdown on video sites showing foreign TV series

China begins clampdown on video sites showing foreign TV series

This will result in the effective banning of some foreign TV series in China, leaving viewers to go back to the old days of pirating their favorite shows.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
How Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent will dominate China’s movie industry in 3 years

How Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent will dominate China’s movie industry in 3 years

Beyond the big screen, China’s internet giants lie in wait as dominant future avenues to reach audiences, and they’re all hungry for original content.
Paul Bischoff · · 4 min read

China’s 450 million online video viewers watch 5.7 billion hours of vids every month (INFOGRAPHIC)

When the hotly-anticipated third season of Sherlock returned to screens last week, there were only two places in the world where you could watch it on the same day, legally
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Baidu unveils a smart TV, now up for sale in China

All those rumbling rumors were correct. Today, China’s top search engine launched a smart TV equipped with its own self-developed smart TV OS. Baidu’s (NASDAQ:BIDU) TV – actually manufactured by
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Baidu Acquires PPS for $370 Million, Claims It’s Now China’s Biggest Video Platform

Well, the rumors are true. Chinese search company Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced today that it has acquired PPS.tv’s streaming video service for $370 million. The acquisition bolsters Baidu’s video offerings (it
C. Custer · · 2 min read

China’s Top 10 Smartphone Apps for Android and iOS

Chinese research firm iResearch recently released its breakdown of China’s mobile market in January of 2013, and that report includes, among other interesting things, lists of the top mobile apps
C. Custer · · 2 min read

If the PPS Rumors are True, Could Baidu Beat Out Youku-Tudou?

China’s tech media has been talking for weeks now as though Baidu’s rumored acquisition of popular streaming video service PPS is a done deal. It still hasn’t been confirmed officially,
C. Custer · · 1 min read

Report: Baidu Acquires Social Video Rival PPS For Up to $400 Million

China’s leading search engine, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), is said to have acquired a rival social video site for $300 million to $400 million. This rumored acquisition of PPS.tv would bolster Baidu’s
Steven Millward · · 2 min read