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Last Updated: July 7, 2016
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10.21.13China’s Poly Culture Plans Hong Kong I.P.O.
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State-owned enterprise Poly Culture, one of China’s leading auction, cultural and film investors, previously planned to list its shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, but dropped them earlier this year due to regulatory uncertainty.&...
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10.04.13Will Wanda Buy Its Way Into Hollywood?
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Chinese companies have an unfortunate habit of announcing deals before they are signed, or even agreed on, but Wang’s past dealings and current success give him the credibility that some other wannabe film moguls do not have.
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09.27.13U.S.-China Film Summit Set to Expand
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A step up from last year’s edition, the conference will expand to become an all-day seminar series on November 5, 2013 and will relocate to the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Li Bingbing and Chris Dodd will receive their awards at a gala dinner.&...
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09.24.13Is China Outgrowing Hollywood Film, TV Industry?
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While Western media loves to trumpet its successes in China, with the strong showing of Hollywood blockbusters, it’s clear that China audiences aren’t just sitting and waiting for the next Hollywood blockbuster.
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08.13.13China’s Overdue Payments to Hollywood Could Happen This Week
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Hollywood studios expect to be paid every penny of revenue that has bee earned in China, which is currently held up by a payment dispute. Studio sources suggest that an announcement will be made within a week.
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07.30.13Hollywood Studios Denied Payments from China
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Sony is up against an issue that has plagued the studios since at least January: The Chinese government wants to impose a value-added tax that cuts into what the studios expected to be their 25% revenue share of the Chinese box office.