entertainment

Why Sun Hongbin took a shine to LeEco

The Chinese property tycoon's bold investment in a sprawling, troubled technology play raised eyebrows. Investors are nervous, but there are grounds for optimism, too.
April 07, 2017

LeEco buys US TV maker Vizio for $2 billion

The takeover not only marks one of the largest acquisitions in the television industry but is also the latest foray of LeEco’s chairman Jia Yueting into the US market.
July 26, 2016

Kakao's $1.6b K-Pop bet

Korea’s largest messaging app operator bids for controlling stake in Leon Entertainment as it looks to explore new growth engines following a slowdown in user growth.
January 11, 2016

Tackling online piracy

We asked readers in our latest online web poll about ways to combat online piracy — and most agreed that the entertainment industry needs to be more innovative in how it shifts content.
December 19, 2011

The Entertainment Economy

Facts, figures and stories on how the global entertainment industry is big business.
October 16, 2000