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tiktok is a future security threat – not a current one

TikTok’s dilemma is unlike any other Chinese app or social media company, in that nearly all its users are either – teens or pre-teens – and it is a Chinese tech company that is pretending to be an “international”, and more specifically a Silicon Valley “American” company.

Bamb(u)oozled? — OTT Service ‘Bambu’ to Bring Chinese Content to American Millenials for $4.99 per month!

December 14, 2018 Silk Celluloid

Cinedigm offers new Chinese streaming platform Bambu to American Millenials, featuring Chinese movies and hip hop music!

Surprising Winners Emerge During China’s Game Industry Decline

November 18, 2018 Silk Celluloid

“Even creating a title specifically for the Chinese market can be successful,” according to Niko Partner analyst Daniel Ahmad. By Ryan Carroll, Editor-at-Large November, 2018. China’s restructuring

Red Liberation Films: The New Action Cinema Movement in China?

July 20, 2020 Silk Celluloid

Chinese War Films and Propaganda action films are becoming more like Hollywood Rambo films of the 80s, even bringing in action stunt crews to work on them to bring up the production value.

China-Financed Faraday Future to Use Facial Recognition in FF91 – Even on Child Rear Seat Riders?

February 12, 2020 Silk Celluloid

Chinese owned, but American made, Electric Vehicle car company Faraday Future will use Facial Recognition in the back seat of their cars even if there are child riders. Will China gain access to this data?

ByteDance is Winning the Spring Festival China Streaming Wars

January 30, 2020 Silk Celluloid

With the coronavirus and everyone staying home, China’s ByteDance releases more movies on their steaming video apps.

TikTok Owner ByteDance Makes Huge Streaming Move Over the Chinese Spring Festival

January 24, 2020 Silk Celluloid

China’s Streaming Wars Just Got a Little More Interesting With All Major Films Postponing Their Releases Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak in Wuhan, One Company is Taking Advantage of the Masses Staying Indoors.

The 2019 China Box-Office Was Not That Great and It Has Nothing to Do With Hollywood

January 24, 2020 Silk Celluloid

The 2019 China Box-Office was a lack luster year for the Middle Kingdom, with most pundits talking about Hollywood’s declining cinema take. While in reality it it was the local films inability to increase year-on-year ticket sales above 0.5% from 2018 that is the real issue.

Forget The Rise of Skywalker – Star Wars is Starting to Succeed in China

January 2, 2020 Silk Celluloid

Bob Iger and Disney’s strategy for Star Wars in China, and it’s not at the China Box-Office.

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tiktok is a future security threat – not a current one

China Box-office re-opens in “low-risk” areas and Why “Bloodshot” “Doolittle” & “1917” are the first hollywood films released in china

Disney+ Boss Kevin Mayer Moving to TikTok Could Damage His Storied Career

Could Shang-Chi’s Production Utilize The Mandalorian’s “Stagecraft” VFX to Resume Production?

Is This Chinese Anime Anti-China or Pro-China Animation? A Donghua Review Video ‘Dahufa’

China’s Animation Streaming Industry is Still On Schedule Because of Remote Work During the Quarantine

Is China Facing a Second or Multiple Mini-Waves of The COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak?: Cinemas Across China Re-Close / Hong Kong & Japan Face Reemerging Lockdown

The China Box-Office Made $4.2 Million During The Spring Festival Coronavirus Closure

Black Widow May Be Marvel’s First Falter at the China Box-Office or the Hero It Needs

Why Disney Should Release ‘Mulan’ on Chinese Streaming-on-Demand and Give Its Box-Office Cut to Cinemas as a Coronavirus Relief Fund – Opinion

The History of Chinese Animation aka Donghua: A Video Essay of Nearly 100 Years of History

Coronavirus China Box-Office Closure Will Be Felt Into 2021 & Its Overflow Effects on the China Streaming Wars