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EXCLUSIVE: DGene, an emerging content creation company, has set an agreement with post-production specialist MTI Film to develop and use an advanced set of film restoration tools. The goal of the collaboration is to revive a number of classic films and TV series. The companies are not yet identifying specific titles…

EXCLUSIVE: DGene, an emerging content creation company involved in virtual production and immersive entertainment, has raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by Alibaba. The Chinese tech giant had also invested in the company in a prior phase before the Series A. DGene, which was founded in Shanghai, has…

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has made his first public appearance since October after questions swirled about his whereabouts. According to Chinese state media, the tech billionaire appeared via video link at the Jack Ma Rural Teachers Award ceremony on Wednesday, meeting with teachers from across the Middle…

Questions are growing about the whereabouts of Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, after he failed to appear on the finale of an African business TV show he created. Ma was a no-show as a judge on the entrepreneurial talent series, Africa's Business Heroes, in November, just weeks after he…

Universal Beijing Resort has added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba as a strategic partner in order to create a next-generation theme park experience. The collaboration on the resort, which is due to open in 2021, will include the application of innovative technologies and the digitization of the entire operation…

Jack Ma has stepped down as chairman of Alibaba Group, the Chinese internet giant he co-founded 20 years ago. Ma's retirement is not a surprise. He announced last year that he would be standing aside to devote more time to "education, philanthropy and the environment." His departure coincides with his birthday and he…

Alibaba Pictures Group, the film division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has agreed a deal with film studio Huayi Bros, which includes a loan of $103M (RMB700M). Alibaba said the agreement was part of a plan to be more closely involved in major movies released during China’s four key holidays: Chinese New Year…

The president of Alibaba’s streaming service, Youku, has stepped down and is believed to be co-operating with Chinese officials as part of a potential corruption case. Yang Weidong, who has worked at Youku for around five years, joined the company before it was fully acquired by Alibaba in 2015. "(Yang) is understood…

Tom Hardy's Taboo has headed for China after Alibaba and Youku struck deals for the FX and BBC drama. The two companies struck the deals for the period thriller with The Media Pioneers, a UK-China media group run by Managing Director Maggie Liang. It will air on the digital platforms of both firms. Produced by Scott…

Cinedigm has reached an agreement with Chinese video streaming giant Youku to distribute 30 of its original feature films in North America, a significant milestone in Los Angeles-based firm’s efforts to distribute contemporary Chinese-language content in the U.S. Under their partnership, Cinedigm will attempt to…

Jack Ma, the former English teacher who built one of the world’s most influential e-commerce businesses, said he will step down as Alibaba’s executive chairman next week to focus on philanthropy, the New York Times reported. Alibaba transformed how the Chinese people shop and make purchases, and made Ma the richest…

eOne and Alibaba are teaming up to co-produce a Peppa Pig movie, which will get a franchise-first theatrical release in China. Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year, a full-length, live action-animation hybrid pic, is scheduled for release in China on February 5, 2019, and will be distributed by Alibaba Pictures. The…