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iQIYI hits 100 million paying subscribers 24 June 2019

iQIYI, the Chinese online video platform, reaches a milestone of 100 million paying subscribers, after the streaming company gained enormous popularity in overseas countries like South Korea, North America, Japan, and Singapore. The company mainly produces movies, shows, and original … Continue reading

iQIYI Seeking Expansion across South East Asian Countries 27 April 2019

iQIYI, the Chinese video streaming platform, is all set to expand its streaming services across 10 countries within the South East Asia. In a recent event at APOS conference in Indonesia, the company disclosed its expansion strategy with a strong … Continue reading

Online video subscribers on the rise in China 16 June 2017

China is witnessing an exponential growth in digital video. Its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) segment is attracting larger audiences compared to live streaming video which has also been growing rapidly. The number of SVOD subscribers in China will reach 144.0 million … Continue reading

Netflix and YouTube dominate Asia in Video Streaming 09 May 2017

A recent study by ValuePenguin lists the top video streaming apps in Asia. This research is based on Apple App Store’s data that shows the number of downloads and revenue rankings of the most popular streaming apps in 13 Asian … Continue reading

Netflix brings Original content in China 26 April 2017

Netflix recently agreed to a deal with Baidu’s iQiyi – a top video portal in China with nearly 500 million monthly viewers to give its programming a presence on Chinese soil.  For now, though, Netflix is focused on closing similar distribution deals for Mainland … Continue reading

SVOD on Rise in China 15 March 2017

According to a recent Futuresource study, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) is becoming a force in China, in spite of piracy being rife in the country. The major drivers are a combination of demand from younger viewers and the fight for consumers between heavyweight Chinese SVOD … Continue reading

Video Streaming attracts 710 Million Mobile Internet Users in China 08 September 2016

Mobile internet users in China have shown huge interest in listening to music and using video streaming services while on the move. According to a recent study, people spent an average of 112 minutes on their smartphone, out of which 32% … Continue reading

VOD subscribers for iQIYI double since 2015 17 June 2016

The number of subscribers to iQIYI’s video-on-demand service has doubled since the beginning of December 2015 which, says a company statement, signifies ‘a significant trend in China that more people are willing to pay for good content’. “Reaching the 20 … Continue reading