Netflix Finally Finds Partner In China

American video website Netflix has reached a content licensing agreement with the Chinese video website Iqiyi.com. Netflix is an American …

CNY2 Billion Deal Amps Up Chinese Smartphone’s Appeal

LeTV phoneChinese mobile phone retail channel provider D.Phone and Letv have reached a strategic deal with total value of CNY2 billion. …

Le Sports Appoints CTO While Adding Sports Video Business

sports TVLe Sports, the sports business platform of Letv.com, announced that the company has acquired the entire stake in Zhangyu TV, …

China’s JD.com Expands Operations To Russia

Russian E-commerceVictor Xu, JD’s president for international business unit, said during an interview that the company will soon launch a brand …

Alibaba Continues Testing Streaming Video Service

Alibaba has started testing its streaming video service named Tmall Box Office, which is a Netflix-style subscription video service. The monthly subscription for the service costs CNY39 and the annual subscription is CNY365. Alibaba revealed in June 2015 that the company would launch an online streaming video service which will include Chinese and foreign movies […]

Singapore Video Provider Partners With Baidu

Singapore video service provider Viki has formed a partnership with Chinese search engine Baidu. Headquartered in Singapore, Viki hails itself as the “Hulu outside America”. In September 2013, the company was acquired by the Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten for USD200 million. Viki is mainly engaged in providing high-quality movies and TV programs. With the help […]

Beijing Government Says Ku6.com’s Staff Dismissals Are Illegal

Earlier this month, Chinese online video website Ku6.com announced it was downsizing staff by up to 20%. But now local media reports state those layoffs are not legal.