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Tencent focuses on metaverse development with new extended reality unit

Chinese tech giant Tencent has launched a dedicated ‘extended reality’ unit, as the company looks…

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China’s biggest livestreaming platform making major staff cuts

Tencent-controlled Huya, the Chinese leading game live streaming platform, has reportedly started to lay-off a…

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Friends gets heavy censorship upon return to China 

The eagerly awaited return of iconic US sitcom Friends to screens in China has been…

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China Evergrande Group sells entire stake in streaming company HengTen 

China Evergrande Group, the country’s second-largest property development business, has sold its 18% stake in…

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Extreme E secures Chinese broadcast with Tencent deal

Upcoming off-road electric race series Extreme E has secured distribution in China in a deal…

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Alibaba and Tencent interested in buying iQIYI but wary of costs and regulations

Alibaba and Tencent have both held separate talks with Baidu over buying a controlling stake…

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Huya and DouYu confirm merger to create US$11 billion Twitch rival controlled by Tencent

Game streaming platform Huya has announced an all-share deal to buy competitor DouYu in a…

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Premier League secures stop-gap deal in China with Tencent Sports

The English Premier League has signed a broadcast deal in China with Tencent to cover…

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Tencent to create US$10 billion esports streaming giant with merger of DouYu and Huya

Media giant Tencent wants to create a US$10 billion Chinese equivalent to game streaming platform…

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China’s Tencent to buy Asian streamer Iflix

Chinese entertainment giant Tencent is poised to acquire the key assets of indebted pan-Asian streamer…