Dreamworks has agreed to a joint venture with China Media Capital and Shanghai Media Group giving Dreamworks Animation more access to the growing Chinese movie appetite as shown by their $100 million ticket sales for Kung Fu Panda 2 last year. Relative Media and Legendary Entertainment are also moving into China. Learn more in the Dreamworks Animation heads to China story at Reuters.
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Warren Buffett to sing at Chinese New Year
Warren Buffet, the investment guru, is to sing by video during China’s Spring Festival gala that kicks off the Chinese New Year on January 23rd. Who thought he could sing and play guitar? Read the whole Warren Buffett to perform for China over Chinese New Year story at Reuters.
It is interesting that we place people into one category and forget they are so much more. Warren is a husband, a father, a grandfather, plays bridge, follows Nebraska football, and I am sure many other great things besides an investment guru. From the “Personal life” section about Warren Buffett at Wikipedia.
Curbing Racy Entertainment in China
President Hu Jintao reduces the number of racy programs in China, focusing instead on shows that “promote traditional virtues and socialist core value.” It seems China is experiencing the temptations Jesus warned us about 2000 years ago. The question is if this is from the “westernization” President Hu warns about or a generational difference, the president is 69. Read the full China claims success in curbing racy entertainment story at Reuters.
NEWS: 638 million China mobile users
It is hard to believe that China has 638 million mobile phone users. That is over two times the total number of men, women and children we have in the United States, but still less than half (48%) China’s total population. See the brief China Mobile says total subscribers rose to 638.89 million in October story at Reuters.