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Last Updated: July 7, 2016
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12.05.14China Watchdog Says TV Censorship Rules Should Apply Online Too
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A more censorious environment coincides with a boom in tie-ups between China and Hollywood. HBO and Tencent have agreed to make HBO content available on a broad basis in China, including shows like The Newsroom, Boardwalk Empire, Rome and Band of...
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10.24.14China’s Alibaba Reportedly Eyeing 37 Percent Stake in Lionsgate
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The New York Post reported on Friday that the chairman of Lionsgate is looking to unload his influential stake in the mini-studio, with Ma in line to possibly buy it.
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10.13.14China Approves $3.25 Billion Universal Theme Park in Beijing
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The facility will cover a 300-acre site in the suburbs of China's capital.
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10.08.14China’s Wanda to Create Movie Fund to Attract Hollywood Productions
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Wanda's billionaire chairman, Wang Jianlin, said the planned fund would work with the private sector to recreate Hollywood in China.
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10.06.14Busan: China’s Online Movie Revenues Forecast to Match Box Office in 5 Years
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China's online giants, who are launching a big push into the film business, have been a significant presence at the South Korean festival this year, popping up as buyers, sponsors and producers.
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07.31.14‘Transformers’ in China: The Hidden Cost of a $300 Million Hit
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The record $317 million that Paramount’s new Transformers grossed in China in 31 days is impressive, but the struggle the studio has endured to collect a mere 25 percent of that total shows that mining gold behind the Great Wall is a daunting task.
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07.23.14China’s Wanda Plans to Buy ‘One or Two Large International Entertainment Companies’
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Amid consolidation chatter in the U.S., the owner of exhibition giant AMC says it plans to become a “real” multinational company and “intensify” its investment in the entertainment sector globally.
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07.16.14Chinese Media Blast Fox News Host Bob Beckel Over ‘Chinamen’ Rant
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“The Five” co-host’s discriminatory remarks have caused a storm of controversy and anger in China, echoing calls in the U.S. for him to be fired.
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07.14.1421st Century Fox to Sell Its Stake in China’s Bona Film Group
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Investment group Fosun raises its stake as Bona CEO Yu Dong buys the Fox stake, saying the move would not affect ongoing co-productions, including "Bride Wars."
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07.07.14China Box Office: ‘Transformers’ Now No. 1 Film of All Time
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After only 10 days in release, Paramount’s Transformers: Age of Extinction has become the top-grossing movie of all time in China with $222.7 million in ticket sales, eclipsing the $221.9 million grossed by James Cameron’s Avatar. The 3D tentpole...
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06.18.14Chinese Directors on Winning Global Box Office: ‘Attacking Hollywood Is the Best Way’
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At the Shanghai Film Festival's most popular forum, leading local film figures debate whether Hollywood is friend or foe.
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04.01.14China’s Alibaba Launches Crowdfunding-Like Service for Film Investment
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China's largest e-commerce company, Alibaba, launched a micro-finance service for movies.
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03.11.14Fears for Press Freedom in Hong Kong After Influential Editor Stabbed
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Kevin Lau, recently fired as chief editor of a Chinese-language daily known for its hard-hitting reporting, was knifed by unknown assailants who rode off on a motorcycle.
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03.11.14Chinese Social Media Giant Sina Weibo Seeks U.S. Stock Market Listing
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The Twitter-like company is looking to raise around $500 million from the listing, which would give it a valuation of $8 billion.
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02.10.14China’s Richest Man Eyes Hollywood, Backs Animated Pic ‘Kong’
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Robin Li -- chairman of Chinese search engine Baidu and president of the Chinese Cultural Chamber of Commerce of the Private Sector -- is backing a new film production venture that intends to release as its first project a Hollywood 3D...