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Unlicensed video games in China banned from live-streaming platforms
- China’s broadcasting regulator banned unlicensed titles from being streamed on Twitch-like platforms such as Douyu and Huya
- It marks another escalation in regulations on the video game industry days after new titles were licensed in China following an eight-month freeze
Tencent plans to take US-listed video game streaming firm Douyu private
Tencent, with a 37 per cent stake in Douyu, wants to team up with at least one private equity firm in the take-private plan, according to sources.
Tencent, with a 37 per cent stake in Douyu, wants to team up with at least one private equity firm in the take-private plan, according to sources.
Animal Crossing live streams vanish in China
The popular Nintendo Switch game disappeared from ecommerce platforms after Hong Kong protest art went viral, and now it’s vanishing from live streams on Bilibili and other sites
The popular Nintendo Switch game disappeared from ecommerce platforms after Hong Kong protest art went viral, and now it’s vanishing from live streams on Bilibili and other sites
Games and live streaming suspended in China for day of mourning
China’s Tomb-Sweeping Day was turned into a day of mourning for coronavirus victims, with online entertainment shut down
China’s Tomb-Sweeping Day was turned into a day of mourning for coronavirus victims, with online entertainment shut down
Space shooter Boundary comes to PlayStation 4 this year
Boundary, the first console game from Sony’s China Hero Project, is set to be released this year
Boundary, the first console game from Sony’s China Hero Project, is set to be released this year
Shopping in live streams
Buyers like the experience of seeing the products in live-streamed video, but they also worry about false marketing and scams
Buyers like the experience of seeing the products in live-streamed video, but they also worry about false marketing and scams
Coronavirus pushes schools to embrace online classes… and virtual flag-raising
Students are venting their frustration about online classes on Weibo and app stores
Students are venting their frustration about online classes on Weibo and app stores
How the founder of a high-flying game streaming site wound up in massive debt
Wang Sicong is the son of one of China’s richest men, but the collapse of Panda TV resulted in courts hitting him with spending limits
Wang Sicong is the son of one of China’s richest men, but the collapse of Panda TV resulted in courts hitting him with spending limits
How live-streaming site Huya uses mobile to beat its larger competitor at its own game
Huya is a popular game-centric live-streaming platform in China known for its strong presence in mobile esports. Backed by YY and Tencent, Huya is the main competitor to Douyu.
Huya is a popular game-centric live-streaming platform in China known for its strong presence in mobile esports. Backed by YY and Tencent, Huya is the main competitor to Douyu.
What Twitch, Mixer and YouTube can learn from China’s live-streaming war
Amazon, Microsoft and Google might learn to become less reliant on star streamers like Ninja -- as Douyu and Huya learned in China
Amazon, Microsoft and Google might learn to become less reliant on star streamers like Ninja -- as Douyu and Huya learned in China