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PICO 4 All-in-One New Product Unveiled, Starting From €429

On September 22, PICO, a VR brand owned by ByteDance, held a new product launch event, and officially released the new PICO 4 series of products to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

StarHeir Technology Secures Two Rounds of Financing Totaling Tens of Millions of Yuan

StarHeir Technology, a virtual fashion startup, has recently completed two rounds of financing totaling tens of millions of yuan, with investors including Cathay Capital, New World Development Company Limited, X Museum and its exisiting shareholder NetEase.

China VC Weekly: Autonomous Driving, AR and Gaming

In last week’s VC news, General Motors invests in Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta, Nreal raises new funds for international expansion, NetEase invests in game publisher Kepler Interactive.

Bilibili Shares Jump after Releasing Financial Results

On Feb. 24, 2021, China’s leading video streaming platform Bilibili (NASDAQ: BILI) announced unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter of the year, as well as for the fiscal year ending on Dec. 31, 2020.

Netflix Sci-Fi Producer, Yoozoo Games CEO Lin Qi Dead at 39 after Alleged Poisoning by Colleague

On Dec. 25, Lin Qi, CEO of Chinese digital game company Yoozoo and co-producer of Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, passed away at the age of 39 after a suspected poisoning.

Ep. 68: Entertainment livestreaming outside of China with Shang Koo of M17.asia

Episode 68 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in dialogue with Shang Koo, the CFO of M17 Entertainment, or M17.asia, which is a livestreaming company popular in Taiwan and Japan.

Good Luck to China’s Netflix iQIYI as It Aims to Become Online Disney in Next 10 Years

Discussions over iQIYI’s next ten years resurfaced as it faced its tenth anniversary on April 22. With a host of challenges ahead, iQIYI, which is now so much more than a video provider, still strives to sell its “Online Disney” story to both investors and users.

Player Spending in Overseas Markets Powers 37 Interactive Entertainment’s Q1 Growth

37 Interactive Entertainment reported a steady increase in revenues and surging profits in the first quarter of 2020 as the company pivots more to markets outside China.

Online Entertainment Giant iQIYI Launches Content and Marketing Strategy for 2020

IQIYI, an online entertainment service in China, held its annual iJOY Conference in Shanghai on October 15th.

Bilibili Announce Content Cooperation with Discovery

China’s video sharing and streaming platform Bilibili announced a collaboration with the Discovery Channel on Sept. 17, saying the two will co-produce contents and bring 145 documentaries and more than 200 hours of exclusive Discovery material to Chinese audiences.

Big Players Shine at ChinaJoy 2018

One of China’s biggest gaming exhibitions, ChinaJoy2018, closed on August 6th in Shanghai with many companies showcasing games, applications and gadgets on the annual event.

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