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Kunlun Tech SkyReels AI Short Film Platform Will Be Launched in the United States

Kunlun Tech's AI short film platform SkyReels will be launched in the United States on December 10th.

Short Video Viewership in China Exceeds One Billion

On March 2, a report released by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) showed that as of December 2022, the number of people in the country who watched short videos exceeded one billion for the first time, and the utilization rate was as high as 94.8%.

Douyin to Compensate Tencent $4.38M Due to Video Infringement

The decision in regard to Tencent's lawsuit against Douyin for video infringement was announced. Douyin needs to delete, filter and intercept related video clips on the platform about the soap opera named "The Worm Valley", and compensate Tencent for more than 32.4 million yuan ($4.38 million).

TikTok’s E-commerce Business GMV Exceeds $1 Billion in H1

TikTok's gross merchandise volume (GMV) for its e-commerce business in the first half of 2022 exceeded $1 billion, which is equivalent to the full-year volume the platform saw in 2021.

GMV of Douyin Local Life Business Tops $3.28 Billion

In the first half of this year, the gross merchandise volume (GMV) of Douyin's local life business reportedly totaled about 22 billion yuan ($3.28 billion).

Douyin and TikTok Garner $283M in June Revenue

Mobile application data analysis company Sensor Tower released a report on July 8 claiming that Douyin and its overseas version TikTok earned more than $283 million in June from the App Store and Google Play.

Musical.ly Co-Founder Louis Yang Quits ByteDance

Louis Yang, the first head of ByteDance Education Hardware Business, left the job last week.

ByteDance’s Douyin Tests “Autoplay Next Video” Function

Douyin, the Chinese mainland version of ByteDance's TikTok, is conducting limited testing for a new function of "automatically playing the next video," instead of replaying the current video content.

Douyin’s Soda Music Starts Public Testing

Soda Music, a music platform owned by ByteDance's Douyin, is now available on all major app stores and is open to all users.

NBA Players Including Allen Iverson to Hold Kuaishou Livestreams

During this season's ongoing National Basketball Association Finals, Kuaishou, a Chinese short video platform and strategic partner of the NBA, has laid out a diverse content matrix for its users.

TikTok Cooperates With AR Creation Tool Camera IQ

Augmented reality filter management platform Camera IQ announced Thursday that it will cooperate with TikTok to launch support for AR functions within the popular video app's "Effect House."

Tencent Eyes Development of Short Video Content

Tencent Video, the video streaming division of Chinese tech giant Tencent, is now attempting to motivate content creators through user traffic and cash subsidies.

Eight U.S. States Investigate TikTok’s Effect on Youth Health

Eight U.S. states announced Wednesday that they have launched a nationwide bipartisan investigation into short video sharing app TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance.

TikTok Rival Kuaishou Sets Gross E-Commerce Merchandise Volume Target of $152 Billion

Chinese short-video platform Kuaishou has recently set a target range between 900 billion yuan ($141 billion) and 970 billion yuan in GMV for its e-commerce operations.

Douyin and TikTok Launch User-Paid “Reward” Function for Short Videos

Douyin recently tested the "Reward" function, which is another way for short videos creators to make money through content.

Kuaishou Music to Issue Tens of Millions of Annual Incentives to Copyright Owners

Kuaishou Music announced today that it will issue 10 million annual incentives at the end of 2021 to partners who supported Kuaishou in copyright-related fields in the past year.

China Netcasting Services Association: No Editing Short Video Clips Without Authorization

On Wednesday, the China Netcasting Services Association released a document entitled "Detailed Rules of Online Short Video Auditing Standards," which is a revised version of a previous edition published in 2019.

China’s Leading Video Platforms Douyin and Tencent Discuss Openness

Tencent has sent an email to ByteDance's Douyin on November 11, saying that the firm was trialling a project to gradually allow third-party creators to use some of its copyrighted content and creation tools in their works.

TikTok Rival Kuaishou Reported to Integrate Overseas Business: Kwai to be Only International Version

Kuaishou Technology has recently made a major adjustment to its overseas business so as to merge its three products into one and improve their overall efficiency.

We also support Hindi language, do you want change to it?

हम यह भी हिन्दी भाषा का समर्थन है, आप इसे करने के लिए परिवर्तन करना चाहते हैं?

Yes(ह)

We also support Punjabi language, do you want change to it?

ਸਾਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਹੈ, ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋ?

Yes(ਜ)

We also support Bengali language, do you want change to it?

আমরা বাংলা ভাষা সমর্থন, আপনি এটি পরিবর্তন করতে চান?

Yes(হ)

We also support Burmese language, do you want change to it?

ငါတို့သည်လည်း, မြန်မာဘာသာစကားကိုထောကျပံ့သငျသညျကအပြောင်းအလဲလိုသလဲ

Yes(ဟုတ်ကဲ့)

We also support Nepali language, do you want change to it?

हामी पनि नेपाली भाषा समर्थन, तपाईं यसलाई परिवर्तन गर्न चाहनुहुन्छ?

Yes(ह)

We also support Tagalog language, do you want change to it?

Sinusuportahan din namin ang Tagalog wika, ang gusto mong pagbabago dito?

Yes(oo)

We also support Malay language, do you want change to it?

Kami juga menyokong bahasa Melayu, adakah anda mahu perubahan kepadanya?

Yes(yes)

We also support Indonesian language, do you want change to it?

Kami juga mendukung bahasa Indonesia, apakah Anda ingin perubahan untuk itu?

Yes(Iya)

We also support Thai language, do you want change to it?

นอกจากนี้เรายังสนับสนุนภาษาไทย, คุณต้องการที่เปลี่ยนแปลงไปได้หรือไม่

Yes(ใช่)