Actor You Benchang, who became a national favourite in his nineties for his role as a wandering monk, died at 93. Hundreds queued at Beijing's Babaoshan funeral hall to say goodbye.
China filed a record 224 micro-drama titles in September, the third straight monthly high. Among them is an AI-assisted fantasy series, while urban stories overtook costume legends for the first time.
The 33rd Golden Eagle Awards honored China's top television talent, naming Yu Hewei best actor and Song Jia best actress. The night's biggest winner was drama series 'Tree of Life,' which took both best drama and best supporting actress.
When Sina Cloud shut down permanently on September 16, 2026, volunteers raced to back up games, fan projects and archives before the servers went dark. The rescue effort highlights how much Chinese internet culture lives on platforms that can vanish.
After Amazon cancelled its Spider-Man spinoff after one season, Sony is reportedly developing a new series based on one of the web-slinger's craziest comic stories, widely believed to be the Clone Saga.
China's top internet regulator launched a two-month campaign against fabricated short-video personas, targeting fake delivery riders, invented credentials and AI-driven impersonation of public figures.
Chinese livestream retailer Dongfang Zhenxuan will give buyers of its 'liuliu stool' double their money back without asking for returns, after consumer complaints and days of public pressure from internet celebrity Luo Yonghao.
Liu Huan, the voice behind China's most beloved Olympic anthem, has died in Shanghai at 63, his university confirmed. Within days, gossip accounts revived a 22-year-old rumor, sparking a debate about dignity and clickbait.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Brand New Day has crossed $2.5 billion worldwide, with a digital release reportedly set for October 6. Chinese audiences helped power the film after its July 29 mainland debut.
Chinese firms now own nine of the world's ten biggest overseas short-drama apps, and AI-generated animated episodes fill over 90% of their catalogs. Analysts warn the boom mirrors the Korean webtoon playbook, which later ran into trouble.
The death of beloved singer Liu Huan at 63 has amplified a wave of nostalgia in China's music scene, where older songs now dominate streaming playlists. A new generation is rediscovering classic hits from the 1980s and 1990s.
A viral essay asks why China rarely produces hit sitcoms anymore, tracing the genre from 1993's 'I Love My Family' to 'iPartment' — and what streaming, censorship and short video changed.
Producers unleashed hundreds of thousands of AI-generated animated mini-dramas onto Chinese platforms this year, only to see payouts shrink and studios fold. As the bubble deflates, survivors are turning to lessons from Japan's 1980s anime boom for a way forward.
Dismissed at the Chinese box office, Feng Xiaogang's latest film has found its audience after moving to streaming, topping Tencent Video's heat rankings within days. The turnaround reignites a familiar debate about why China's pioneering commercial director keeps winning recognition only after the credits roll.
From Ne Zha's record-smashing runs to a new wave of studios, Chinese animated films have become a box-office force at home — and are eyeing audiences abroad.
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