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China’s NetEase Collaborates With Marvel: Eyes Global Ambitions

May 24, 2019

Chinese gaming and media streaming platform NetEase is collaborating with Marvel on original entertainment offerings for China and then the world.

Oppo/Vivo sibling OnePlus Uses Downey Jr To Woo India & China

May 23, 2019

Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus - the sister of Oppo and Vivo - has created a campaign to tie in with its OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro launches,…

Stan Lee of Marvel Fame Partners Chinese Media House To Produce Next Film

May 15, 2018

China's Tianying Media has acquired The Last Resort, a comedy sci-fi screenplay co-written by Stan Lee and Bob Underwood, under a development agreement with POW! Entertainment.

Lexus Shows No-Nonsense Position Over Weinstein Partnership

October 26, 2017

Lexus, the luxury brand of Japanese auto giant Toyota, is ending its five-year partnership with The Weinstein Company (TWC) over sexual harassment and abuse allegations against co-founder Harvey…

Aston Villa’s Chinese Owner Winks At Hollywood

February 15, 2017

Chinese conglomerate Recon Group, which owns English football club Aston Villa, is in talks to acquire Avi Lerner's Millennium Films, producer of The Expendables franchise.

HBO Asia Banks On Landmark China Partnership For Growth In The Region

May 17, 2016

China Movie Channel, the flagship entertainment channel of state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) and HBO Asia will collaborate on producing original Chinese language tele movies for China…

Chinese Superhero Moviedom Gets A Boost From The Russo Brothers

May 11, 2016

Buoyed by the blockbuster success of 'Captain America: Civil War' in China, raking in US$95.8 million in the box office for its opening weekend, producers Joe and Anthony…

Paramount Faces a $27.7m Lawsuit In China

April 28, 2016

Paramount Pictures has been hit with a US$27.7m lawsuit in China over a product placement that was allegedly omitted from Transformers: Age of Extinction.

Chinese Film Biggies Post Strong Revenue Growth Despite Stock Market Miasma

August 26, 2015

Despite a turbulent stock market slump and bleak outlook for the world's second largest economy, China's major film companies have all reported healthy figures for the first half…