China
Pressure grows on Ofcom to ban Chinese state-owned news network from airwaves
Ofcom is under increasing pressure to remove China Global Television Network (CGTN), the state-owned broadcaster,…
Dugout takes European football content to China with PP Sports
Dugout, a content partnership between leading European clubs, has struck a video content partnership with…
Tencent to take 10% stake in Vivendi’s music arm, with more likely
French media giant Vivendi has signed its deal with a consortium led by China’s Tencent…
Chinese iQIYI Sports lands La Liga rights
Chinese OTT platform iQIYI Sports has acquired exclusive La Liga rights for the 2019/20 season…
Tencent and NBA renew China deal
The National Basketball Association and Chinese giant Tencent have announced a five-year expansion of their…
Ampere: three of world’s top five SVOD providers are Chinese
Three of the top five SVOD services by subscriber numbers are now Chinese, according to…
China and India sports interest present ‘significant opportunities’ to broadcasters and rights owners
Citizens in China and India have a large interest in international sports that should excite…
iQiyi content spend poised to top China’s big six broadcasters
iQiyi, one of China’s three major subscription VOD services (alongside Tencent Video and Youku), is…
BBC Studios launches BBC Earth strand with China’s BesTV
BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial arm, is launching a new BBC Earth branded space with…
Netflix: China expansion unlikely
Netflix chief Ted Sarandos said that the streamer is unlikely to look to expand business…