The U.S. entertainment giant unveiled a deal Thursday with Youku Tudou, the flagship streaming video service of Jack Ma's Alibaba Group, for worldwide rights outside of China to Day and Night, a 32-episode detective drama series. Netflix has acquired its first online drama series produced in the Chinese mainland.(Netflix Acquires Chinese Detective Drama Series Day and Night, by The Hollywood Reporter)
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Chinese drama series exporting overseas represents the upgrade of the soft power of Chinese culture.Exploring more channels to sell products while securing copyrights by establishing proper transaction rules will open more doors for Made in China drama series.
(Editor Li Xingyi)
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