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Nokia Strikes Deals With Sina, Tencent To Capitalize On Its Lead In China
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Riot Games has raised $8 million in funding from Benchmark Capital, FirstMark Capital, and Chinese online media company Tencent. Tencent is… Read More »
Take-Two Brings NBA Game To China, Launches 2K Online With Tencent
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How One Social Net In China Is Making A Lot Of Money
While U.S. social networks and portals watch their profits shrivel along with the online market advertising market, one of their Chinese cou… Read More »
Sina, Tencent And Netease Get Online Broadcast Rights From CCTV
Some good news for Chinese office workers without a TV during the Olympics… Three top web portals, Netease (NSDQ: NTES), Sina (NSDQ: SINA)… Read More »
Casual Gamer Outspark Raises $11 Million Second Round
Outspark, an SF-based online casual multi-player games operator, has raised an $11 million second round lead by Chinese internet portal Tenc… Read More »
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