Marbridge Consulting - China Mobile, Telecom, and Internet research

Samsung to Release 85'' UHD TV in China

2013-05-17T12:00:00+08:00

According to industry sources, Samsung will release its S9 85" 4K Ultra-HD TV in China, although it is not yet clear on what date it will be made available. Read more...

China Mobile Launches Self-Serve Mobile Package

2013-05-17T12:00:00+08:00

China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) has announced the launch of a nation-wide self-serve mobile package priced from RMB 18 to 48 per month. Read more...

Rumor: Airizu Lays Off 80% of Staff

2013-05-17T12:00:00+08:00

According to an industry source, Beijing-based online short-term house rental site Airizu.com has laid off 80% of its workforce, reducing the company from 150 employees to approximately 30 employees, who are having difficulty maintaining everyday site operation. Read more...

Rumor: Baidu Acquires Sogou

2013-05-17T12:00:00+08:00

According to an industry source, Chinese internet company Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) has entered into an agreement to fully acquire internet firm Sohu's (Nasdaq: SOHU) online search subsidiary Sogou. Read more...

Vancl Open Platform Details Leaked

2013-05-17T12:00:00+08:00

According to an "invitation" sent to e-commerce companies by Chinese B2C clothing website Vancl, Vancl will hold a partner meeting for its open platform in Shanghai on May 21. Read more...

Perfect World Invests in Over 10 Mobile Game Developers

2013-05-16T12:00:00+08:00

Xu Yiran, Senior VP at Chinese online game developer and operator Perfect World (Nasdaq: PWRD), recently revealed that Perfect World has invested in Suzhou-based mobile game developer God Soul Network Technology, as well as in over ten other mobile game developers. Read more...

GAPPRFT to Tighten Internet TV Regulations

2013-05-16T12:00:00+08:00

Tian Jin, deputy director of China's General Administration of Press and Publication, Radio, Film, and Television (GAPPRFT), said today that the newly established body will devise criteria for continued participation in internet television development and management, and will ensure that internet TV aggregation service and content service organizations operating in violation of regulations will be expelled from the industry. Read more...

Yihaodian to Introduce Self-Branded Apparel

2013-05-16T12:00:00+08:00

Chinese B2C online retailer Yihaodian will begin selling apparel under its own brand, "Bestluck," on May 20. Read more...

MIIT to Issue New IDC, ISP Licenses

2013-05-16T12:00:00+08:00

At the Broadband Communications and M2M Summit 2013 held May 15 in Beijing, Liu Duo, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's (MIIT) China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CATR), revealed that the MIIT will begin issuing new internet data center (IDC) and internet service provider (ISP) licenses in the near future. Read more...

51Buy to Launch 2-Hour Delivery Service

2013-05-15T12:00:00+08:00

A source at Chinese internet and mobile services firm Tencent's (0700.HK) consumer electronics B2C e-commerce site 51Buy revealed to Ebrun that it will start offering expedited delivery services, including two-hour guaranteed delivery to customers, in the future. Read more...