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iQIYI goes public on NASDAQ at $18 per share

On March 29, iQIYI became officially listed on NASDAQ with the ticker symbol IQ. At $18 per share, it has raised a total of $2.25 billion.

iQIYI to be listed on Nasdaq by end of March

On March 14, video website iQIYI, which previously announced its U.S.-based listing, set terms for its listing on Nasdaq by the end of March with the ticker symbol “IQ”.

‘China’s Netflix’ iQIYI Plans to Go Public in the US for $1.5B

In the early hours of February 28, iQIYI, a Chinese online video streaming platform similar to Netflix, submitted a prospectus to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Baidu 2017 Q4 Earnings Up 29 percent

Baidu has released their Q4 2017 financial report and unaudited 2017 annual financial report. In Q4, Baidu earned RMB 23.6 billion ($3.62 billion), up 29 percent year-over-year.

China’s Netflix iQIYI Files IPO in the US with Baidu as Top Shareholder

Baidu released their Q4 2017 and full year 2017 financial reports today. According to the reports, iQIYI had applied for listing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Baidu will remain iQIYI‘s top shareholder post-listing.

Rap of China Brings About Marriage Between Culture and Capital

The average seasonal production cost for a network variety show in China is between 20 and 60 million yuan under the current market conditions. By investing 200 million yuan into a music talent show, iQiyi is taking quite a gamble. Why exactly did iQiyi set its eyes on such a non-mainstream reality show? A guitar […]

Freestylers on Rap of China Go Viral

Rap Battles! Young folks showing others how it’s done If you’re looking for how freestyling is done, your best bet is by watching the TV series, the Rap of China. The iQiyi produced network variety show not only went viral on WeChat and Weibo, it even became the new hot topic among those in the […]

Chinese tech giants’ future battlefield: Conquering the 2D world

Recently, ACG（”Anime, Comic and Games”）has been so hot, it’s like the weather in Shanghai. Last month, Baidu hosted a 2017 2DMAX Baidu forums event; Tencent‘s comic convention QQ JOY was held in Chengdu; BiliBili (a Chinese online video streaming website) sold over 100 thousand tickets for an offline concert. The annual event “China Joy” has just concluded […]

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