Giant screen specialist IMAX enjoyed its highest-grossing Q1 ever at the global box office with $298 million (€262.5m) on the strength of a record-breaking Chinese New Year holiday, which delivered triple the company’s previous best with $182 million. The movie Ne Zha 2 has earned more than $164 million on IMAX screnes, the company’s highest-grossing […]
While the planet now has global low Earth orbiting coverage from Elon Musk’s Starlink, China is quietly getting on with its own rival scheme, in the shape of its Qianfan (Thousand Sails) satellite constellation project. Genesat (Gesi Aerospace), the project’s main contractor, has signed a contract for the second phase of its satellite manufacturing plant […]
The total mobile services revenue in China is poised to increase from $139.2 billion (€127.7bn) in 2024 to $157.3 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5 per cent, mainly driven by healthy growth in mobile data services segment, according to GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s research reveals that […]
Multiplay service revenue in China is predicted to grow at a steady compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2 per cent from $179.8 billion (€172.9bn) in 2024 to $190.4 billion in 2029. This growth is driven by increasing adoption of tripleplay and quadplay service bundles. As more households subscribe to multiplay services, operators, particularly China […]
Two Daughters Entertainment and digital media distributor Jetsen Huashi Wangju have announced the launch of Moley in China. The celebrated animated series is now available on iQIYI and Youku—the country’s two largest streaming platforms. All 52 episodes of Season 1 will be broadcast in both Mandarin and English. The series was originally created by entrepreneur […]
Commencing this year, Tencent has obtained the exclusive new media broadcasting rights for Wimbledon in China, in a deal facilitated by IMG. During this three-year period, Tencent will bring the 2025-2027 Championships to Chinese fans through its digital media and social platforms, including Tencent Video, Tencent Sports, WeChat, Tencent News, qq.com, and QQ. Chinese audiences […]
yes Studios’ Your Honor is set to be adapted for Chinese audiences. The news comes as a result of a recently signed licence deal between yes Studios and William Lau’s Hong Kong-based Ladder Ideas Limited. This latest deal represents the 10th time the format has been adapted, following the US, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, South […]
THEMA, a Canal+ company, has announced that 100 Mezzo titles are now part of Tencent Video VoD service, making Mezzo premium concerts, operas and ballets available for the first time in China mainland, and extending their distribution in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. This successful launch on Tencent, one of the largest internet and technology companies […]
China already has a total of 44 GPS satellites in orbit (at the end of 2023), known as the Beidou constellation. The country’s China Satellite Navigation System Management Office (CNSO) has explained how this existing system will be augmented. According to Xinhua News Agency, CNSO says that by the end of 2025 it will have […]
China’s GalaxySpace is reportedly talking to Brazil’s Ministry of Telecommunications about potential collaboration. The discussions include technology transfer and the development of satellites for Brazil which itself seeks to diversify the supply of services. China GalaxySpace launched 18 satellites (‘Thousand Sails’) in August but has plans for an initial fleet of around 648 craft which […]