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Tencent will adapt WebMD content focusing on illnesses more common in China
Chinese consumers will soon be able to access WebMD’s health content after it signed a content-licensing deal with Tencent -- meaning close to one billion people will be able to search what their aches and pain might mean.
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But for Tencent’s part, it’s an interesting choice of partner -- largely because of WebMD’s somewhat dubious reputation in the West.
The content is expected to be rolled out by the end of the year.
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