Linktone Makes Strategic Investment In Game Publisher Ojava
The mobile games market is believed by many to be another profitable niche, particularly given the constantly growing number of cell phone users in China. With the potential opportunities in the market, it would be essential for wireless service providers and game publishers to partner with each other and break new grounds. This story from China Knowledge shows an example of such a cooperation.
Market Value Of Online Chinese Games To Reach $1 Billion
There have been some ongoing rumors about the challenges confronting the Chinese online gaming industry with respect to intensifying competition and government intervention. Nonetheless, the online games market as a whole still expands continuously, together with the online population in the country. Based on this short article from Sina.com, the growth in the market value of online games seems to have become an irresistible trend in China.
China’s Home-Made Films Bring in More Revenue From Overseas Markets in 2005
It is known to most by now that the Chinese media industry has been growing at an unbelievable speed. This short article from Media Info Center presents some latest statistics related to the development of media in China. Still, what really concerns overseas potiential investors, though, is when the door could open wider for international competitors.
China’s IPTV Clampdown
It looks like the Internet Protocol Televsion (IPTV) will become another state-owned market in China, at least to begin with. Given the consistently applied limitations on private and foreign media ownership, control over the IPTV market wouldn’t be difficult to understand. But based on this article from Telecommunications online, it seems that first movers do have advantages.
Siemens To Expand Internet TV Service In China
Many media professionals believe that the Internet protocol television, or IPTV, will be come the next generation of media. The transition from tranditional media to IPTV seems especially obvious in China, where a good number of investors have already placed their bets on this new form of media that combines television and the Internet. Sina.com reports that the world renouned communications solution provider, Siemens, has recently made its initial move in the Chinese market.
“Statistics show that there are 360 million TV viewers and 25 million broadband users in the Chinese mainland, creating a huge potential for development of IPTV services.”