Tencent Video Explained

Tencent Video
Url:	(WeTV)
Language:	Mandarin, English (WeTV only), Thai (WeTV only), Indonesian (WeTV only), Hindi (WeTV only), Japanese (WeTV only), Korean (WeTV only), Portuguese (WeTV only), Spanish (WeTV only), Arabic (WeTV only), Vietnamese (WeTV only)
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Parent:	Tencent
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Industry:	Entertainment
Products:	Streaming media Video on demand

Tencent Video (also called WeTV outside of China) is a Chinese video streaming website owned by Tencent. The website was launched in April 2011, and is one of China's largest online video platforms. As of October 2022, Tencent Video has 120 million paid subscribers, making it the 4th largest streaming service in the world, after Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+.^[1] Tencent Video also operates an international version, WeTV,^[2] which was launched in 2018.

History

In April 2011, Tencent Video officially launched with an independent domain. Tencent Video supports online Video-on-Demand, television broadcasts, and in July 2017 began featuring video content on China's biggest television maker, TCL.^[3]

Usage

In October 2017, Tencent Video's revenue was CNY 65.2 billion (US $9.87 billion). In September 2017, Tencent Video was one of eight Chinese apps in the top 30 mobile apps with the largest revenue in the App Store and Google Play Stores. In October 2017, Tencent Video ranked among the top 15 apps with the largest global consolidated monthly income with Tencent Video ranked top in revenue of iOS entertainment applications in China in October 2017.^[4]

Censorship

Tencent's relationship with the Chinese government has stirred controversy, as content produced or distributed by the platform is subject to censorship with high levels of surveillance.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Events

• June 2011, the Tencent Video documentary channel was officially launched.^[8]
• August 2012, Tencent Video reached 200 million daily average broadcasts.
• April 17, 2013, Tencent Video's first British drama "Happy Lovers" (Coupling) was independently broadcast on their website.^[9]
• April 27, 2013, Tencent Video reached an agreement with six major production companies including BBC Worldwide, ITV Studios, Fremantle Media, All3Media International, and Endemol.^[10]
• June 3, 2013, Tencent Video's British TV channel was launched, which was China's first British drama broadcast platform.^[11]
• April 27, 2022, Disney China announced that "迪家影视俱乐部" (literal translation Disney's Home of Film and Television Club) will be launched on Tencent Video,^[12] providing Disney's movies, children's animation series and documentaries including selected Disney+ Original films.^[13]

See also

• List of Tencent Video original programming
• iflix
• Showmax

Notes and References

1. Web site: November 16, 2022 . TENCENT ANNOUNCES 2022 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS . en.
2. https://wetv.vip/en WeTV
3. News: Tencent makes smart TV push in joint venture with China's biggest TV maker. The Business Times. 5 July 2017. The Business Times Singapore. https://web.archive.org/web/20170709080119/http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/consumer/tencent-makes-smart-tv-push-in-joint-venture-with-chinas-biggest-tv-maker. 9 July 2017. live.
4. News: Liu. Alon. Tencent Third Quarter Earnings Report: Tencent Video realized strong growth in business and revenue. Tencent Technology. 2017-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212085824/http://tech.qq.com/a/20171120/020177.htm. 2017-12-12. live.
5. Web site: 2021-07-15. No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world. 2022-02-07. the Guardian. en.
6. Web site: Kharpal. Arjun. 2020-05-08. Chinese tech giant Tencent reportedly surveilled foreign users of WeChat to help censorship at home. 2022-02-07. CNBC. en.
7. News: York. Will Pavia, New. Chinese streaming platform Tencent edits Fight Club to appease censors. The Times. en. 2022-02-07. 0140-0460.
8. News: Tencent video documentary channel was launched. tech.ifeng.com. 2017-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084329/http://tech.ifeng.com/internet/detail_2011_06/25/7246340_0.shtml. 2017-12-12. live.
9. News: Tencent video first British drama was online. ent.qq.com. zh-CN. 2017-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122092401/http://ent.qq.com/a/20130418/000823.htm. 2018-11-22. live.
10. News: 腾讯视频与BBC等制作公司达成中国最大英剧资源引进. ent.ifeng.com. 2017-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084116/http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20130505/24940071_0.shtml. 2017-12-12. live.
11. News: 腾讯视频发布独家大剧计划 打造第一英剧平台_娱乐_腾讯网. ent.qq.com. zh-CN. 2017-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084320/http://ent.qq.com/a/20130613/000712.htm#p=1. 2017-12-12. live.
12. 迪士尼“迪家影视俱乐部”上线腾讯视频 https://www.jiemian.com/article/7392315.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220504010704/https://www.jiemian.com/article/7392315.html
13. 腾讯视频携迪士尼上线迪家影视俱乐部 以影迷生态为会员体验增值 http://news.jxntv.cn/2022/0429/9610188.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20220504010756/http://news.jxntv.cn/2022/0429/9610188.shtml