Chinese game live streaming IPO shows speed of development in the industry
Last Friday, Huya, the game streaming arm of YY, raised $180 million with its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The company offer…
Author: Pang-Chieh Ho
Tencent and Baidu make strides into already-crowded short video market
Kuaishou and Douyin may currently be among the frontrunners in China’s short video streaming industry, but new entrant apps from Tencent and Baidu are …
China removes 370 live-streaming apps, cracks down on online games
On April 17, 2018, local media reported that China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism had inspected over 4,900 live-streaming apps and removed 370 from …
Alibaba acquires stake in Wanda Film as the entertainment conglomerate scales back on debt
Yesterday, real estate and entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group announced (in Chinese) that it had sold a 12.77% stake in its film subsidiary,…
A mobile game about a traveling frog becomes surprise hit in China
Travel Frog, or Tabi Kaeru, a Japanese mobile game about rearing a pet frog and supplying him with equipment to travel, has in recent weeks risen to be…