Cannes – ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has signed a raft of programming deals totalling more than 500 hours with digital platforms and TV broadcasters across China and Thailand. ITVS GE has signed a multi-year drama output deal with Tencent, a provider of comprehensive Internet services in China. The agreement sees ITVS GE providing over 100 hours annually of its market-leading drama content, including titles such as the Golden Globe award-winning Dancing on the Edge and … [Read more...] about MIPTV: ITV Studios sells 500 hours across China and Thailand
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MIPTV: Greater China to get more BBC shows
Beijing and Hong Kong – BBC Worldwide announced two deals in Greater China at MIPTV on April 7. The deals were signed with TVB, the primary free-to-air TV broadcaster in Hong Kong, and Tencent, a provider of comprehensive Internet services in China. The deal with TVB sees BBC Worldwide providing a wealth of new titles, predominantly natural history and factual, to the biggest terrestrial broadcaster in Hong Kong. Starting in the second quarter of this year, viewers in Hong Kong will be … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Greater China to get more BBC shows
Alibaba buys ChinaVision controlling stake for $804 million
(Reuters) – China's largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding has agreed to buy a controlling stake in ChinaVision Media Group Ltd for $804 million, giving it access to TV and movie content as competition in the world's biggest Internet market becomes increasingly cutthroat. The pact, which sent ChinaVision's stock surging, comes amid a flurry of deals as Alibaba, social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd and search engine Baidu Inc seek to expand into each other's turf. This week … [Read more...] about Alibaba buys ChinaVision controlling stake for $804 million
Tencent visits BBC to discuss partnership
Beijing – Chinese online communications, social and entertainment services company Tencent visited the BBC in London on February 18, along with its business partners. The meeting was to celebrate the success of British drama on the Tencent Video platform, and explore future cooperation around the forthcoming World Cup in Brazil. Tencent Video has grown to be one of the top online video platforms in China. Tencent is also dedicated to … [Read more...] about Tencent visits BBC to discuss partnership
Baidu sued for online piracy
Reuters has reported that a group of Chinese internet firms, including Tencent Holdings and Sohu.Com Inc, has joined the MPAA in seeking 300 million yuan in damages from China's Baidu Inc and QVOD for copyright violation. The Joint Action Against Online Video Piracy in China, which also includes Youku Tudou Inc and Dalian Wanda Group, said that Baidu and others had been using an automated process to obtain content from the other companies, added the report. According … [Read more...] about Baidu sued for online piracy
Walt Disney China named founding partner of local animation initiative
Shanghai, China and Burbank, California – The Walt Disney Company in China has announced its role as a founding partner of “The Animation Creative Research and Development Cooperation” initiative together with the Ministry of Culture’s China Animation Group and Tencent, China’s largest internet service portal, at a signing ceremony held in Beijing. The initiative aims to advance the animation industry in China, train local talent and promote the development of … [Read more...] about Walt Disney China named founding partner of local animation initiative