Domestic News
Wanda NetTech and New Zealand blockchain company have reached a strategic cooperation, not involving ICO
March 12th news, today there is news that Wanda Group has reached a cooperation with New Zealand blockchain company Centrality NZ. Wanda responded to "First Line" that the cooperation with Centrality NZ was Wanda Network Technology Group, and said that this cooperation does not involve any ICO, but is a cooperation between the two parties in blockchain technology , community and talents, as well as the later implementation of commercial applications.
Regarding this cooperation, Wanda NetSci said to "First Line", "Blockchain is the core underlying technology of the disruptive 'value Internet'. There are many OMO (online and offline integration) scenarios in Wanda Network Technology Group suitable for blockchain technology as the infrastructure for digital transformation, and Centrality NZ is the industry's leading blockchain partner. Their PL^G underlying blockchain public chain technology is very suitable for many Wanda scenarios." At the same time, Wanda NetSci further stated that this cooperation does not involve investment and financing.
Qudian revenue increased by 231% to 4.7 billion yuan last year, vigorously deploying new automotive retail
On March 12, Chinese technology finance company Qudian Group (NYSE: QD) released its unaudited fourth quarter and full-year financial report for 2017. The report shows that Qudian Group's total revenue in 2017 reached 4.7754 billion yuan (US$734 billion), an increase of 231.0% compared with 1.4428 billion yuan in 2016; net profit reached 2.1645 billion yuan (US$332.7 million), an increase of 275.3% compared with 576.7 million yuan in the same period last year, and both total revenue and net profit achieved an increase of more than 200%. The company's shareholders' diluted earnings per share reached RMB 7.09 (US$1.09), compared with RMB 1.97 in the same period last year.
annual report also disclosed that as an important strategy for 2017, Qudian Group began to deploy new automobile retail business in the fourth quarter of 2017, and officially launched the new automobile retail project Dabai Auto after its listing. At this point, the dual-engine strategy of Qudian Group's traditional consumer installment business and new automobile retail business has been officially launched.
Foreign news
Facebook has obtained exclusive broadcast rights for the first time
3-12 news, according to foreign media reports, Facebook and Major League Baseball have reached an agreement to exclusively broadcast 25 afternoon major league games on its platform.
This is the first time that Major League Baseball has agreed to exclusively play regular games on Facebook. Facebook has been building live broadcast services for sports events. Major League said that alliance managers unanimously agreed to the cooperation with Facebook. Neither the Major League nor Facebook disclosed the financial terms of the partnership agreement, but the transaction price ranged from $30 million to $35 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
Amazon has high hopes for India. Video services will add more Indian content
3 March 12th news, according to foreign media reports, two Amazon executives said that Amazon's video services will consider adding more local content in India to compete with many global and local companies and occupy a larger share in the nascent online streaming market. Tim Leslie, global vice president of Amazon's video services, said in an interview with Reuters on Saturday night that one year after the launch of the Indian market, Amazon's investment in original Hindi shows and movie libraries began to receive results, and India has become the fastest-growing market for its Prime Video services. Leslie attended the India Today Concalve 2018 conference on Mumbai that day. James Farrell, head of content at
Asia Pacific, said that in addition to Hindi shows and Bollywood movies, Prime Video has been expanding the content of Tamil and Telugu in southern India, among other .
Twitter will "quasi-live broadcast" the World Cup and buy the copyright of the US Football Federation
March 12th news, according to the latest news from foreign media, Twitter will cooperate with Fox Sports Channel to broadcast the World Cup, providing a large amount of content on the website, including watching the exciting goal screen as soon as possible.
According to the US technology news website Engadget, the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be held soon. In the US market, Fox Sports Channel has obtained the right to broadcast English. Fox will work closely with Twitter to provide various online content.
In this cooperation, Twitter and Fox will quickly provide exciting images to online users two minutes after scoring the goal, which is equivalent to providing "quasi-live broadcast" services. There is no doubt that the cooperation with Fox to broadcast the World Cup will be a major boost to Twitter's sports live broadcast business.
rong investment
new retail brand Liancoffee received 158 million yuan B+ rounds of financing Qiming Venture Capital led the investment
March 12th news, this morning, the new retail brand Liancoffee Coffee Box announced that it has recently completed 158 million yuan B+ round of financing. This financing was led by Qiming Venture Capital and followed by Gaorong Capital. None of the parties disclosed the investment proportion.
Regarding the future plan, Lian Coffee CEO Zhang Xiaogao said that Lian Coffee will start rapid scale expansion in 2018, and we must truly achieve "expressing emotions and being everywhere." According to public information, Lian Coffee has previously received investments from Zhongding Venture Capital, Star Venture Capital and listed company Huace Film and Television.
information shows that Lian Coffee is one of the new retail brands. It has built a reservation and operation system based on the WeChat official account "Lian Coffee Microservice", emphasizing the sharing and circulation of coffee based on interpersonal relationships.
Jimi Technology received more than 600 million yuan in financing, and Baidu , Jingwei China and other joint investments
March 12th news, screenless TV pioneer Jimi Technology received more than 600 million yuan in financing, and first-tier investment institutions such as Baidu, Jingwei China, Sichuan Cultural Investment, Sailing Capital, Bojiang Capital, Panlin Capital, Luxin Venture Capital, Jirui Capital and other front-line investment institutions jointly invested. The founder of
revealed that this financing will be used for the research and development of Jimi screenless TVs and laser TVs. Jimi will strengthen the combination of products and artificial intelligence technology, expand its advantages in content, continue to build and consolidate its barriers in market competition, and further expand the market share of Jimi screenless TVs.
