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Turkish format breaks Chinese streaming records

Turkish-devised variety show Is That Really Your Voice? has broken Chinese online video viewing records on leading platform iQiyi. The show launched on August 5 and has, according to creator Global Agency, become the most-watched online show in Chinese history with the first five episodes clocking up nearly 235 million views to date. The show […]

Alibaba plans ‘Netflix-style’ service

E-commerce giant Alibaba is to launch a streaming service that will “redefine home entertainment” in China. Tmall Box Office, or TBO, will be a Netflix-style SVOD service that’s penciled in to launch in the next two months. “Our mission, the mission of all of Alibaba, is to redefine home entertainment,” said Patrik Liu, president of […]

Nets accept Sony’s Marry Me proposals

Broadcasters such as MTG, RTE and OSN have bought American romantic comedy series Marry Me from Sony Pictures Television. MTG has taken rights for its free TV channels and SVOD service, Viaplay, in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, while Ireland’s RTE has picked up the NBC show for RTE2. Middle Eastern pay TV provider OSN has […]

Chinese video site iQiyi gets new funding

Beijing Xiaomi Technology has invested US$63 million into Chinese streaming and on-demand site iQiyi as has one of its other existing backers, Baidu, according o Chinese reports. Beijing Xiaomi is one of China’s largest smartphone makers. The consumer electronics firm will also invest in Chinese video sites Youku Toudu and the pair will codevelop new […]

iQiyi to acquire 1,000 US films next year

Chinese on-demand service iQiyi has revealed it will acquire more than 1,000 US feature films next year. This is to “satisfy growing demand” from users for content from the States, Baidu-owned iQiyi said. In June this year, iQiyi subscribers watched more American films than Chinese-language movies for the first time. iQiyi CEO Gong Yu last […]

Chinese Hulu-style service ups content investment

Chinese web giant Baidu has revealed a surge in its content investment, with higher costs relating to its Hulu-style on-demand service iQiyi. Third quarter results showed Baidu, which is the largest Chinese-language internet search provider, had ploughed US$81.2 million in content in the three months to September 30. This equates to 3.7% of Baidu’s overall […]

News brief: Extreme Football scores broadcast deals

New broadcasters have acquired Zodiak Kids’ animated series Extreme Football as the FIFA World Cup tournament begins today. In the UK, the BBC’s Scottish service BBC Alba has bought the show for an early July debut, while Finland’s MTV has also bought it. Chinese VOD platforms IQiYi, Tencent and Youku Toudu will also run the […]

Chinese web service Baidu buys video platform

China’s largest internet provider Baidu has acquired a local video on-demand platform for US$370 million, a move that makes it the territory’s largest VOD player by some counts. The acquisition of the online video business of Shanghai-based PPS will place Baidu in deeper competition with the current market leader, Youku-Tuduo. Baidu will merge PPS with […]

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