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IQiyi
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Viu & Netflix are riding South-East Asia’s rapid ad revenue rise
The growing availability of high-speed internet and the rising popularity of smartphones and other digital…
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China’s Baidu eyes potential $7bn iQiyi sale
Chinese tech giant Baidu is reportedly in talks to sell off its controlling stake in…
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China’s iQiyi links with Roku for North American expansion
Chinese streaming service iQiyi has launched on Roku in North America. The iQiyi channel provides…
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Chinese streamer iQiyi targets originals at Lat Am & Spain
Chinese streaming service iQiyi is to bring its original content to Spanish-speaking regions. The company…
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China’s iQiyi & Canada’s WildBrain partner on Keith Chapman kids show
Chinese streamer iQiyi and Canadian kids entertainment company WildBrain have partnered to produce Jonny Jetboy,…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six Southeast Asia streaming super-trends for 2021
Jun Wen Woo, senior analyst for TV & online at research powerhouse Omdia, offers six…
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China’s Alibaba & Tencent ‘held talks’ to acquire rival iQiyi, report claims
Chinese online giants Alibaba and Tencent have both held separate talks with Baidu over…
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Netflix prepares for Southeast Asia battle, eyes content push & mobile-only plans
Netflix is to use more mobile-only subscription plans and an expanded local content offering to…
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Korea’s CJENM strikes content deal with Chinese streamer iQiyi
Chinese streaming operator iQiyi is stocking up its international service with shows including Oscar winner…
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Chinese streamer iQiyi unveils international expansion plans
Chinese streamer iQiyi has revealed its plans for international expansion following the 2019 worldwide roll-out…
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Chinese streamer iQiyi seeks Southeast Asia expansion with new hires
Chinese streamer iQiyi is looking to expand its presence in Southeast Asia with the appointment…
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iQiyi takes Insight TV programming into China with 12-month pact
Chinese streaming giant iQiyi has struck a content licensing deal with channels operator and producer…
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TBI Weekly: Will China’s media giants push Netflix out of Asia-Pacific?
Netflix is, for now, the undisputed global king of streaming, boasting close to 183 million…
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China’s Tencent to buy Asian streamer Iflix
Chinese entertainment giant Tencent is poised to acquire the key assets of indebted pan-Asian streamer…
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China’s Tencent & iQiyi explore Netflix-beating merger, report claims
Chinese media giants Tencent and iQiyi are reportedly exploring a merger that could create the…
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China’s iQiyi goes global with A+E Network’s first Korean drama
A+E Networks has unveiled its first foray into Korean drama with an adaptation of a…
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Fremantle strikes unprecedented China deal for ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Chinese streaming giants iQiyi, Alibaba-owned Youku and Tencent Video have all bought the second season…
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News round-up: True Royalty cuts prices, adds shows; ‘Denmark Stands Together’ on TV2; Autentic, Drive deals
Royal streamer picks up Harry & Meghan docs Streaming service True Royalty TV has acquired…
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BBC Studios’ Chinese execs and buyers to miss Showcase amidst Coronavirus fears
BBC Studios (BBCS) has said that its Beijing-based execs and Chinese buyers will miss the…
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China’s iQiyi poised to surpass six broadcasters in content spend
Chinese digital giant iQiyi, one of the territory’s three major subscription VOD services alongside Tencent…
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iQiyi takes Fremantle’s My Brilliant Friend to China
iQiyi is set to take Fremantle’s critically-acclaimed drama My Brilliant Friend to China. My Brilliant Friend follows…
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Made with China: is it time to transcend the quota narrative?
International distributors are increasingly finding new ways of navigating the mixed messages shrouding China’s ominous…
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CBS sends James Corden to China
CBS Studios International is sending The Late Late Show With James Corden to China. The…
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China overtakes UK as second biggest programming market
China has overtaken the UK in the television programming industry, becoming the second-largest market in…
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Viacom sells Nick shows to China’s iQiyi
Chinese online entertainment company iQiyi has signed a deal with Viacom International Media Network for…
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CJ E&M claims format infringement by China’s iQiyi
During a panel event at the MIPTV television conference and market in Cannes, Korea’s CJ…
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Netflix kids films to Chinese SVOD net through Air Bud deal
Four kids films recently produced for Netflix are headed for China through a deal on-demand…
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Netflix buys in more from China
Netflix has deepened its ties with China’s streaming service iQiyi by ordering more Chinese originals…
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China’s iQiyi buys UK dramas Rellik & Miniaturist
iQIYI, the chinese online platform, has acquired UK-produced series Rellik (pictured) and The Miniaturist. The…
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Nick Asia goes on Deer Run with iQiyi & Zhejiang
Nickelodeon Asia and China’s iQiyi and Zhejiang Satellite Television have joined forces to create an…
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