https://www.scmp.com/rss/319179/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On a sweltering day this summer, a handful of protesters gathered outside an AMC cinema in Times Square, New York, holding red signs proclaiming “AMC = American Movie Communists”. They were opposing giant cinema company AMC’s US$1.2 billion purchase of a rival chain, Carmike, which has cinemas in 41 states. The deal, which is still subject to government approval, would make AMC the largest cinema chain in the United States. The protesters targeted AMC’s Chinese owners – the sprawling real-estate... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2055162/fears-beijing-may-influence-what-us-film-goers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2055162/fears-beijing-may-influence-what-us-film-goers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Dec 2016 23:00:45 +0000 One of China’s biggest box office surprises in recent years was Tiny Times, a 2013 film which took in US$11.9 million in the box office on its first day alone and spawned a series of sequels. Yet this movie was as much a result of market research and data analysis as it was artistry. The filmmakers tapped into Chinese social media networks to help determine the stars, director and marketing campaign that would most appeal to China’s younger generation. And the payout for this research was... https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1852141/how-baidu-tencent-and-alibaba-are-leading-way-chinas-big-data?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1852141/how-baidu-tencent-and-alibaba-are-leading-way-chinas-big-data?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Aug 2015 23:01:02 +0000 Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang celebrated the tech company’s acquisition of a Chicago-based smartphone brand in October 2014 in a distinctly Chicago way. His firm had just closed its purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion plus roughly 6% of Lenovo’s shares. To mark the occasion, Yang, another executive and the smartphone firm’s president chowed down a deep dish pizza decorated with a Motorola logo. Lenovo’s purchase was just one overseas acquisition in a busy year for China’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/1800746/gold-rush-chinese-tech-companies-invest-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/1800746/gold-rush-chinese-tech-companies-invest-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 May 2015 22:31:16 +0000