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Streaming sites have become the main platform for producing and broadcasting documentaries in China, luring an increasing number of young viewers, according to a recent report.
The report on the development of Chinese documentaries in 2020 was released by the National Radio and Television Administration at the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, which ran from Dec 14 to 17.
The report shows that more players have entered documentary production and the genre has become prominent on streaming sites.
On Bilibili, for example, a total of over 3,500 documentaries are available to stream, while nearly 100 of these are original productions, according to Zhang Shengyan, general manager of the site s copyright cooperation center.
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Video streaming sites have become the main platform for producing and broadcasting documentaries in China, luring an increasing number of young viewers, according to a recent report.
The report on the development of Chinese documentaries in 2020 was released by the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) at the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, which runs from Dec. 14 to 17.
It showed that more players have entered the documentary production field and noted the genre has become increasingly prominent on video streaming sites such as Bilibili, Youku and Tencent Video.
On Bilibili, for example, a total of over 3,500 documentaries are available to stream, while nearly 100 of these works are original productions, according to Zhang Shengyan, general manager of the site s copyright cooperation center.
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SHANGHAI and NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/
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