The user-generated video site has paid out more than $500,000 to participating contributors, and offers cinematography and digital marketing seminars to top amateur talents. By Clifford Coonan A new ...
Youku has unveiled the list of upcoming shows at the 2024 Spring Conference. The event was successfully held on May 15, 2024. They have also released a series of posters, teasers, and trailers to mark ...
E-commerce giant Alibaba has announced that it has completed its takeover of Chinese video streaming giant Youku Tudou. The company revealed a “going private” transaction in November last year and ...
Youku is investing in drama and sports content in its bid to win the battle for China’s online viewing audiences. The Alibaba-owned platform is facing off against iQiyi and Tencent Video in China’s ...
The Story of Pearl Girl, Brocade Odyssey (Photo Credit: Youku) Youku, one of China’s most popular streaming platforms, has released some remarkable shows in 2024, including The Double and Embrace in ...
On a tree-lined street in Tianjin, one of Asia's hottest directors, Wong Ching-Po, reclines in his foldout blue chair, one eye on the monitor in front of him. "This is the opening shot," mumbles Wong, ...
The Internet IPO is back—if you are a Chinese Internet company. Youku, the YouTube of China, saw its shares pop more than 100 percent in its IPO today. Shares were priced at $12.80, but they are ...
Imagine if YouTube pivoted to licensing and producing professional content years ago, transitioning away from user-generated videos to become more like Netflix or Hulu. This more or less sums up the ...
Chinese e-commerce and entertainment giant Alibaba has taken a $1.2 billion goodwill impairment charge against its video-streaming operation Youku. The move was disclosed on Wednesday as Alibaba ...
Alibaba, the New York Stock Exchange-listed Chinese e-commerce giant, is getting into video in a major way, after it announced plans to buy out Youku Tudou, one of China’s top YouTube-like services, ...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.BABA-0.50%decrease; red down pointing triangle said Friday it would buy U.S.-traded Chinese online video provider Youku Tudou Inc. in an all-cash deal, giving it a means to ...