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FeaturedYouku Tudou says yes to Alibaba proposal
The YouTube-like Chinese digital video platform will become part of Jack Ma’s growing media empire as Alibaba looks to dominate in the VOD space.
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DistributionDigital drives Top Gear to big success in China
Seven episodes into its second season, the series has racked up more than 220 million views across eight of the country’s largest streaming platforms.
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DistributionFreddie Wong’s RocketJump takes off in China
The digital prodco has brought its teen-targeted programming to the Asian market, with more to come, following a deal with Alibaba’s Youku Tudou.
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AdvertisingAlibaba, Youku Tudou make merger final
In a deal worth about $3.5 billion, the Chinese e-commerce and ad-tech giant assumes 60.6% total voting power of the YouTube-like brand.
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Alibaba digs deep in proposed Youku Tudou acquisition
Execs from the e-commerce giant say digital entertainment is core to its strategy of promoting the consumption of virtual goods and services.
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DistributionDisney brings Star Wars franchise to China’s Tencent platform
The deal is part of a promotional strategy for the new Star Wars film, and taps into the Chinese social platform’s massive user community.
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FeaturedUPDATE: Youku Tudou ‘clarifies’ press release regarding Disney partnership to market Marvel in China
The Chinese internet TV giant now says it does not have an exclusive marketing partnership with The Mouse House.
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AnalyticsYouku Tudou records fourth quarter loss, revenue gain
The Chinese internet television giant, which claims a 40% market share, hopes to derive half of its future revenue from native web content.
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EntertainmentYouku Tudou nabs Chinese rights to The Voice Kids
The Chinese internet TV giant will bring multi-screen interactivity to its online version of the show, currently franchised in 25 countries.
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NewsChinese web TV giant Youku Tudou adds 2 execs
The parent company of streaming services Youku.com and Tudou.com names Teddy Gu as chief product officer and Jerry Li as SVP.
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