What's Moving Media & Entertainment in Asia

02.06.12   Gravity Releases 2011 China Box Office Infographic 

Gravity Group Asia presents highlights from the Chinese movie industry in 2011. Overall, consumers are continuing to frequent brick-and-mortar movie theaters as China's box office revenues surpassed the $2 billion mark in 2011, a 28.9% increase from 2010..(read more)

02.03.12   China IPO Proceeds Shrink in 2011

In accordance with the latest data from Zero2IPO Research Center, a leading VC/PE research institution in the Greater China region, in the context of the downward risk faced by the world economy, the year 2011 saw a downturn of Chinese IPOs, with year-on-year...(read more)

02.02.12   China Passes Japan in 2011 Box Office Revenue

China has surpassed Japan and is now the world’s biggest film territory outside the United States, as measured by total box office revenue. For the past several months China has handily beaten Japan’s national box office take, and the gap is widening as China’s torrid pace of revenue growth continues...(read more)

02.01.12   China VC Investment Grows 50% in 2011

The Shanghai Daily reported yesterday that VC firms in China, invested in 50% more Chinese start-ups in 2011 compared to 2010. According to China Venture, a research firm, 976 firms received investment valued at US$8.95 Billion. In 2011, the average investment size...(read more)

01.23.12   Digital Music is $5.2 Billion Industry

But what about the rest of the music industry? That's the issue, though at least digital formats are still growing. According to an estimate released Monday by global trade group IFPI, digital formats are now powering a $5.2 billion industry, thanks to an 8 percent lift in 2011...(read more)