8 Lessons from the rise of Douyin (Tik Tok)
Editor’s note: A version of this post by Hans Tung and Zara Zhang first appeared on Han’s blog. Hans Tung is a managing partner at GGV Capital. Zara Zh…
Tag: Entertainment
China’s entertainment and culture industry is quickly realizing the power of IP
Reading entertainment news and content economy business insights published by Chinese media, it's not surprising to see the direct use of the term "IP"…
Tencent rolls out A-list Hollywood producers to announce better patriotic content
Stories and characters, such as Harry Potter or Mulan, can link people from different backgrounds and across borders, build up trust and lead mankind i…
The rise of China’s pan-entertainment industry: A conversation with Creation Venture Partners
Jia Ke excuses himself from the afternoon tea break with colleagues and gestures me to a glass-enclosed office: "So, what are we talking about today? T…
Live from TechCrunch – The future of VR is mental health, data storage… and sex
At TechCrunch Shenzhen this year, VR was a hot topic. “With VR… China will lead the world creatively,” declared James Fong, CEO of Jaunt China, a VR p…
VC Firm Founded By Ex-Google China Head Raises $674M In New Funds
Sinovation Ventures, the firm founded by ex-Google Inc. China head Kai-Fu Lee, has raised a 4.5 billion yuan ($674 million USD) for two separate curren…
Baidu Uses Big Data to Identify Box Office Fraud
Chinese tech giant Baidu, operator of China’s most popular search engine, plans to release its own sales indices that they say will provide evidence of…
Film, Special Effects And Sci-Fi In China: Jan Heinze, COO of Pixomondo Q&A
When Jan Heinze, chief operating officer of Pixomondo, a global special effects company, first came to China in 2009, he expected to stay for just thre…
China To Halt New Entertainment, Tech Stocks To Stave Off Market Bubble
In a bid to head off a speculative bubble, China’s securities regulator is set to bar companies from selling new shares to fund investments in film and…
Alibaba Now Controls Investments Across The Entire Film Production Chain
Alibaba has made a major purchase in cinemas, marking an important milestone as the Chinese tech giant now controls investments across the entire film …
Alibaba-Backed Bona Film Delists From U.S. But Won’t Turn Its Back On Hollywood
The Bona Film Group was the first Chinese entertainment company to be listed on NASDAQ, a feat accomplished in 2010. Now, 17 years since its founding i…
Alibaba Goes Hollywood: Invests In Paramount’s ‘Mission Impossible’
Alibaba Pictures, the movie division of Jack Ma’s Chinese e-commerce giant, is to invest in Paramount Pictures' "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nati…