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Youku Won’t Gain Much From China’s 4G Rollout In 2014

The buildup of 4G wireless in China will be a long-term positive for Youku Tudou (YOKU) and other online video providers, but not by next year, says a research report by Wedge Partners released Tuesday. Last week, China awarded its first 4G licenses to China Mobile (CHL), China Unicom (CHU) and China Telecom (CHA). 4G will enable better performance in video streaming, game playing and other Internet elements on smartphones. But “large-scale user

Youku Tudou Gains 100 Million Mobile Video Viewers

Chinese Web video company Youku Tudou (YOKU) says it gained some 100 million mobile users in Q3, sending its stock up Friday though it reported mixed Q3 results late Thursday. The company in November had 300 million daily mobile users, up from about 200 million at the end of Q2, Youku CEO Cheung Koo Wing told analysts on a conference call late Thursday. “According to our research, Youku app is in the top 10 most-visited mobile apps in China on a

Baidu Directing Viewers To Pirated Videos, MPAA Say

Youku Tudou (YOKU), Sohu (SOHU) Video and several other Chinese companies have teamed up with the Motion Picture Association of America to sue China search leader Baidu (BIDU) over copyrighted video content. The group is seeking about $49 million in damages, alleging that Baidu and software maker QVOD make it easier for users to find and download pirated video. “A large number of Chinese and foreign films and television productions are distributed