Updated: Gaming streaming platform Douyu to get RMB 4 billion from Tencent
Updated 8 March 2018, 1:40 pm: This post has been updated to include a confirmation from Douyu about its new financing deal with Tencent. Game streami…
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3 Chinese journalists who turned into successful tech entrepreneurs
The gradual and painful demise of traditional media has seen more and more talented journalists seek new opportunities. Among the options, starting a b…
Report: China’s live streaming market grew 180% in 2016
China's live video streaming market was estimated to be RMB 20.8 billion (around US$ 3 billion), an 180% growth from the previous year, according to th…
TechNode’s Top 10 Live Streaming Stories of 2016
Wanghong (网红 or internet celebrity in English) have gained a lot of traction this year, fueled mostly by live streaming services. The wanghong economy…
Mobile Revenue Is Exceeding PC In China’s Live Streaming Market
In the second quarter of this year, YY Inc., the leading user-generated live video streaming company in China, saw both mobile users and mobile revenue…
China’s Livestreaming Hosts Are Motivated By Money, Not Fame
Despite all the brouhaha around internet celebrities and KOLs, it turns out that money is the top reason why Chinese users decide to livestream, not fa…
Netizens Now Pay More For Dating Shows Than Gaming On China’s Top Streaming Platform
Reformatting Chinese dating shows to fit the live-streaming market is a highly profitable business. To the point that it's outperformed gaming and sing…
Virtual Gifts Are Still The Top Earner In China’s Live Video Streaming Market
The first wave of Chinese live video streaming websites emerged in the second half of the 2000's, later spawning into 'virtual gift' businesses, a mode…
The World Of Chinese Interactive Online Video Shows
Chinese online video services of all kinds, from TV and movie streaming websites to user-created live streaming platforms, now offer a variety of inter…
Live Concert Streaming Is Taking Off In China
A flock of Chinese tech companies and music companies have entered concert streaming business since 2014, ranging from online video sites (Youku, iQiyi…
YY Acquires Two Online Education Companies
YY, the interactive video platform, announced today it would acquire two business divisions of Shanghai Global Career Education Science & Techn…
NetEase: The Best Startup Incubator in China?
A surprising number of the top tech startups in China were founded by former employees of the online news service of Chinese internet company NetEase. …