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Online Video Sales Growing In China

Dec 28, 2011 6:15 AM

Online video is becoming a fast-growing business in China, as well as the west.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Media & Publishing, TV, VOD, Money, Research & Metrics, Metrics, Research, Countries, Asia, China, sohu, youku

China’s Youku Video Site Gets Warner Movies For Its Paid Service

Jun 28, 2011 9:49 AM

Youku, the New York-listed “Chinese YouTube”, has gained a license from Warner Bros Home Entertainment Group’s CAV Warner Home Entertainment joint venture to stream up to 450 new and archive movie titles through its paying Youku Premium service.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Companies, Time Warner, Warner Bros., Countries, Asia, China, youku

Chinese Video Site Youku’s Stock Soars In IPO

Dec 8, 2010 12:22 PM

The stock of Chinese video site Youku is rising at dot-com boom IPO-like levels today. The company, which filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange last month, ended up pricing its stock at $12.80 a share, above the $9 to $11 some had expected. It’s now trading…

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Posted In: Money, IPO, Social Media, Video, Countries, Asia, China, youku

Chinese Video Site Youku To Air Disney Content

Oct 18, 2010 5:30 PM

The major Chinese video sites apparently are now trying to play nice with Hollywood. Youku, which boasts more than 200 million views a month, is now showing some content from Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), under an agreement between the two companies. A Disney spokeswoman confirms that the company has provided…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, Video, Companies, Disney, Sony, Countries, Asia, China, youku

Chinese Video Site Youku Raises $40 Million Fourth Round

Jun 30, 2008 10:53 AM

Concerns over online video limitations in China aren’t stopping the flow of money into the sector… Youku says it has raised a $40 million fourth round from past backers Brookside Capital Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, Farallon Capital and Chengwei Ventures, plus a $10 million equipment loan from Western Technology Investment.…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, Countries, Asia, China, brookside capital partners, chengwei ventures, farallon capital management, sutter hill ventures, youku

Chinese Video Sharing Site Youku Raises $25 Million Third Round

Nov 21, 2007 9:30 AM

Chines video-sharing site Youku.com has raised a big $25 million third round from Bain Capital subsidiary Brookside Capital Partners and previous backers Sutter Hill Ventures, Farallon Capital Management and Chengwei Ventures, according to Sohu (NSDQ: SOHU) quoting Youku president Victor Koo (via Pacific Epoch). The company raised two rounds last…

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Posted In: Social Media, Video, Countries, Asia, China, brookside capital partners, chengwei ventures, farallon capital management, sutter hill ventures, youku

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