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Moviegoers walked past posters for 2025 blockbusters Ne Zha 2 and Captain America: Brave New World at a cinema in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP

China consumption

China’s Spring Festival box office faces plot twist after 2025 smashed records

Home-grown films lead the charge but fail to meet the phenomenal success of last year’s Ne Zha 2, which attracted record-breaking crowds.

15 Feb 2026 - 10:00AMvideocam

Alibaba

Alibaba entertainment group gets whale of a name change with orca rebranding

22 May 2025 - 7:00AM

Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI deal with Apple lifts Hong Kong shares by most in 2 years

12 Feb 2025 - 4:40PMvideocam

Alibaba

Alibaba entertainment group head regrets belittling video-gaming unit, Cantonese

Alibaba’s Fan Luyuan admitted he was ‘out of line’ with controversial remarks that he said during a meeting with employees of Lingxi Games.

9 Dec 2024 - 10:44PM

Fan Luyuan, chairman and chief executive of Alibaba’s Digital Media and Entertainment Group. Photo: SCMP

European cinema

‘Editing is magic!’: the Hong Kong filmmaker who became Éric Rohmer’s editor

A chance meeting saw Mary Stephen appointed to work ‘magic’ on a string of works by French New Wave auteur Éric Rohmer, as well as films by Ann Hui and Fan Lixin

11 Jul 2024 - 3:13PM

Fame and celebrity

What has noughties heartthrob Eddie Peng been up to? From Cannes to modelling

He’s modelled for Longines and Berluti, was a Tour de France goodwill ambassador, and takes his mum on holidays ... he’ll also be in an upcoming film with Hong Kong actor Louis Koo

6 Jun 2024 - 12:00PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s TVB reduces losses by 5.5% to HK$763 million

‘We are cautiously optimistic that our Hong Kong TV broadcasting business segment will see continued growth and recovery in this year,’ chairman Thomas Hui says.

27 Mar 2024 - 10:21PM

TVB is Hong Kong’s biggest free-to-air broadcaster. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong economy

Can Alibaba’s HK$5 billion plan put Hong Kong films back on the global stage?

Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group’s plan to spend billions on local film and culture sectors has boosted investor confidence, experts says.

13 Mar 2024 - 10:00AM

Hong Kong economy

Alibaba media arm to invest HK$5 billion in Hong Kong’s film, culture sectors

Official welcomes investment, while Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers spokesman Tenky Tin says funding is largest he can recall by private sector.

12 Mar 2024 - 9:50PMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rebound after China industrial profits reverse declines

Hong Kong stocks rebound from a 10-month low as bargain hunters step in and after profits for Chinese industrial companies rose for the first time this year.

27 Sep 2023 - 4:38PM

Investors in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage in Shanghai on February 15, 2016. Photo: Reuters.

Alibaba

Alibaba Pictures acquires concert producer Damai

With the acquisition of Pony Media and Damai, Alibaba Pictures says it will ‘further build brand awareness for its offline entertainment business’.

21 Sep 2023 - 3:25PM

Alibaba Pictures acquires concert producer Damai. Photo: SCMP/Simon Song

TV shows and streaming video

How China – and the rest of the world – fell in love with Korean webtoons

The popularity of South Korean webtoons in China has led to hit adaptations on the big screen and partnerships with Chinese streaming services. Here’s why their meteoric rise looks set to continue.

29 Jun 2023 - 12:45PM

ByteDance

TikTok’s Chinese version Douyin adds shopping to news app in e-commerce push

Douyin’s 600 million daily active users will be able to link their accounts to Jinri Toutiao and shop within the popular news aggregation app.

19 Oct 2022 - 1:34PMvideocam

China’s film industry

China’s theatres try to lure back film-goers with industry-wide discounts

Some cinephiles welcome the discount scheme, valued at 100 million yuan, but others lament what they see as a lack of quality movies to lure them back.

16 Aug 2022 - 11:00AMvideocam

Cinema

China’s box office receipts hit 10-year low amid Covid-19 restrictions

Analysts attributed the decline in takings to Covid-19, which has affected cinema opening times and the scheduling of new films.

6 Jun 2022 - 9:30PM

Cinema box office receipts hit 10-year low in China. Photo: SCMP/K. Y. Cheng