China's New Five-Year Plan Embraces the Third Industrial Revolution
BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has not only read Jeremy Rifkin's book "The Third Industrial Revolution" and taken it to heart. He and his colleagues have also made it the core of the country's...
View Article‘Everyone’s a potential consumer’: Xiaomi boss Lei Jun vows to invest in 100...
Investing in businesses that stand to gain from increased internet access in rural areas is topping the agenda for Lei Jun, the founder of Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi. “It’s just like a shoe...
View ArticlePhilippines booming with diversity and independent young directors thanks to...
(Source: TIFF - Tokyo International Film Festival) Philippines booming with diversity and independent young directors thanks to digital cinema ©2015 TIFF As part of The Japan Foundation Asia Center's...
View ArticleAlibaba to pay about $3.7 billion for 'China's YouTube'
By Anya George Tharakan and Devika Krishna Kumar The new offer represents a premium of 35.1 percent over Youku Tudou's closing price on Oct. 15. Any deal would include the $1.1 billion of cash held by...
View ArticleChinaNet Online Holdings Exhibits Core Business Services at 93rd China Food &...
BEIJING, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET) ("ChinaNet" or the "Company"), a leading B2B (business to business) Internet technology company providing...
View ArticleFilm Industry Claims Victory in Shutdown of Major Piracy Sites
The Motion Picture Association of America ran a victory lap on Tuesday, after announcing the shutdown of movie and television torrent sites Popcorn Time...
View ArticleWeb director Wong helps launch free studio in St. Pete
Director Freddie Wong worked his way into multi-millionaire status by age 30. If he hasn’t yet achieved the fame of others in his income bracket, it’s because of his platform — a YouTube channel that...
View ArticleCinemark Announces Grand Opening of New 12-Screen Theatre in La Quinta, CA...
(Source: Cinemark Holdings Inc) New Century La Quinta and XD Theatre Features Luxury Lounger Recliners, NextGen Cinema Design Concept and a Cinemark XD Auditorium PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4,...
View ArticleOnline film director Wong helps launch free studio in St. Pete
Director Freddie Wong worked his way into multi-millionaire status by age 30. If he hasn’t yet achieved the fame of others in his income bracket, it’s because of his platform — a YouTube channel that...
View ArticleiQiyi And WTA Secure Exlcusive Partnership For Digital Rights In China (WTA...
(Source: WTA Tour Inc) d6439e97-371f-407d-bd09-ed8ecb5ee8bf.pdf IQIYI AND WTA SECURE EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS IN CHINA 'First of its kind' partnership for WTA in China brings 2000...
View ArticleCineplex and Scotiabank announce 10-year extension of SCENE loyalty program...
(Source: Cineplex Inc) da0b8a34-906d-45f2-9188-beac5ff3f5af.pdf Cineplex and Scotiabank announce 10-year extension of SCENE loyalty program Agreement also includes naming rights for two additional...
View ArticleChina's box-office share to become world's largest by 2017
China set to overtake the US as world’s prime market for films a year earlier than expected as hundreds of new screens open...
View ArticleDisney's Animated Classic "Fantasia" Returns To Cinema Screens In Celebration...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney's 75-year old, bold experiment blending animation and classical music resulted in the much honored animated classic "Fantasia," which returns to...
View ArticleBona Film invests $235m in Fox movie slate
A major Chinese film studio has struck a deal that will funnel $235 million into a slate of six tentpole 20th Century Fox Film Corp's movies including this summer's The Martian, as China's burgeoning...
View ArticleAfm: China’s Huace Becomes Force on Global Film Scene
In the past two years, Zhejiang Huace has emerged as one of the most important new forces not only on the Chinese film and TV scene, but also on the...
View ArticleAlibaba Agrees to Buy Video Site Youku Tudou for $27.60 a Share
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. agreed to buy video service Youku Tudou Inc. for $27.60 a share in cash as billionaire Jack Ma seeks to...
View ArticleChinese political and internet heavyweights highly ranked on Forbes power list
China expanded its influence in the latest Forbes power rankings, with political and internet heavyweights out in front. President Xi Jinping led the pack in fifth place, but slipped two places from...
View ArticleModern Cinema Group Inc. Receives Approval From The Chinese Government For...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Cinema Group Inc. (OTCPK: MOCI) is proud to announce its new motion picture Film Fund that was approved by the Chinese Government. This new...
View ArticleChinese Film Studio to Invest $235 Million in Fox's Movie Slate
A major Chinese film studio has struck a deal that will funnel $235 million into a slate of six tentpole Twentieth Century Fox movies including this summer’s “The Martian,” as the Asian country’s...
View ArticleCURTAIN SET TO RISE ON HONG KONG DAY AT AFM (American Film Market)
(Source: American Film Market) Screenings and Events Spotlight Co-Production Opportunities Hong Kong Day at the American Film Market (AFM®) is set to open tomorrow, November 5th, in Santa Monica,...
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