Youku Tudou


Netflix brings in Chinese & Korean series

Netflix has acquired its first online Chinese drama, Day and Night, and will bring in original South Korean series including A Korean Odyssey. The streaming giant revealed a deal with Youku Tudou, a Chinese streaming service under the Alibaba umbrella, for worldwide rights of Day and Night outside of China. Day and Night is a 32-episode drama series that follows […]

Youku buys giant screen BBC Earth films

China’s Youku has bought five giant screen BBC Earth films that will be made available on TV channels and mobiles. Earthflight, Incredible Predators, Tiny Giants, Walking with Dinosaurs, and Wild Africa will be broadcast in HD on Youku digital platforms, which include a streaming service with 500 million active monthly users. Youku also gains rights […]

INTV: ‘SVOD players driving China drama boom’

China is now the most important market in the world outside the US for sales of Stateside programming, according to WME IMG TV boss Chris Rice. The agency is also setting up its first drama copros with Chinese partners, he said here at the INTV event in Jerusalem. “We’re starting to see the digital buyers […]

Alibaba OTT nets bag exclusive DreamWorks deal

Alibaba’s over-the-top services in China will get exclusive access to content from Oriental DreamWorks after signing a three-year agreement. Included in the deal is upcoming SVOD series Trollhunters (pictured), which previously did not have a home in China as Netflix does not have distribution in the territory. Films such as Kung Fu Panda, Shrek and […]

IPCN’s live stream dreams

Live streaming have become big business in China, with hundreds of new apps allowing connected consumers to interact, and through advanced payment systems, reward the online talent directly. Rebecca Yang’s IPCN is bringing its TV savvy to the emerging sector The money that the stars of China’s live streaming scene can make prove it is […]

Youku Tudou CEO to oversee $1.5bn fund

The CEO of Youku Tudou has been named chairman of a US$1.5 billion digital media and entertainment investment fund. Victor Koo (pictured) will be chairman of a strategy and investment committee that will sit alongside an enlarged entertainment unit of Youku Tudou parent Alibaba Group, titled Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group. This will have […]

New deals for The Night Manager

The Night Manager will be on free TV in France and on a Chinese streaming service after IMG sealed new sales for the hit drama series as it launches in the US. The adaptation of the John le Carré novel of the same name generated big ratings for BBC One in the UK, averaging 6.3 […]

Alibaba’s Youku Tudou deal approved

Youku Tudou shareholders have approved a deal that will see it acquired by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. China-based streaming service Youku Tudou said yesterday that 99.8% of it shareholders had voted in favour of the Alibaba deal, which was first mooted last November. Alibaba already owned 18% of Youku Tudou after a US$1.2 billion deal […]

Disney, Alibaba launch SVOD service

The Walt Disney Company and Alibaba Group are today launching a subscription OTT service in China. The launch represents the second market new Disney OTT brand DisneyLife has launched in, coming after its UK bow. The Mickey Mouse-themed platform is being made available for presale today, and costs RMB799 (US$125) for a one-year subscription via […]

Alibaba to pay $3.7bn for ‘China’s YouTube’

Alibaba Group has entered into an agreement to buy ‘China’s YouTube’, Youku Tudou, for around US$3.7 billion, with the deal’s total value coming in closer to US$5 billion. The deal means e-commerce giant Alibaba will buy the shares in Youku Tudou it did not already owns, raising its stake from the current 18.3%. The overall […]

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