Qihoo 360’s short video app caught red-handed stealing content and more

Qihoo 360's new video streaming platform Kuaishipin (快视频 translated roughly to ‘fast video’) issued an official apology on Weibo to Bilibili creators t…

Are the good times over? AcFun goes offline (again)

First and formerly foremost ACG (anime, comic, games) video site, AcFun, has gone offline again following rumors that it was struggling to pay the bill…

Video: Bilibili’s dance cover stars

Bilibili, also known as “B Station” (b站 in Chinese), is the spiritual home for Chinese ACG (anime, comic, and games also known as 二次元 erciyuan) fans. F…

Bilibili and regulation: How one video company is thriving on youth-generated content

On the morning of July 13, users woke up to find that the majority of foreign TV shows and films had disappeared from Bilibili, an online video sharing…

Chinese youngsters’ favorite streaming site Bilibili plans for IPO

Chinese video streaming platform Bilibili is on course for an IPO in New York that could raise at least $200 million, a source told Bloomberg. The eigh…

China’s underground anime fan culture is changing how brands market in China

Some Chinese tech firms get all the attention. BATJ, Xiaomi, ofo, and all the “sharing economy” startups have dominated headlines over the past few yea…

Danmu So Popular On China’s Online Video Sites That It Enters The Cinema

On August 3, a cinema in Beijing rolled out a "danmu" service to accompany its film screening. The Chinese word "danmu" (or "danmaku" in Japanese) lite…