China’s iQIYI Scores NBCU Licensing Pact

22 Oct, 2015 – The Chinese online video service iQIYI has entered into a multiyear agreement with NBCUniversal International Distribution involving the digital rights for a slew of library movies and new releases.

As part of the newly expanded deal between the two, iQIYI gains access to the largest collection of films from Universal Pictures to date in China. This is for both existing titles and new movies to be released in China for the next few years. The service reached 5 million paid subscribers as of June 15.

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