Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2021
Beijing authorities fine Youku and iQIYI
Beijing cultural market enforcement authorities fined Youku and iQIYI 90,000 yuan each after investigating violations by the video platforms.
2021
Mengniu apologizes amid backlash over milk-waste video
Mengniu publicly apologized on May 7 after a video showing milk drinks being poured away sparked public anger; online commenters criticized the company and accused it of shifting blame.
2021
Court ruled for iQIYI in fake-traffic competition case
A Beijing court ruled that two defendants had engaged in unfair competition by manipulating likes, followers, and video views on iQIYI's website, ordering them to stop the conduct and pay iQIYI 625,000 yuan for losses and reasonable expenses.
2021
Zhen Guo Li apologizes over Youth With You 3 milk-waste controversy
Zhen Guo Li, a sponsor of Youth With You 3, apologized for the social impact of fans wasting milk products to vote for contestants and said it would reflect and make improvements. The statement also said it supported iQIYI and the program team’s corrective measures.
2021
Wang Haifeng resigns from iQIYI board
iQIYI announced that board member Wang Haifeng had resigned, effective 18 March 2021.
2021
iQIYI lawsuit against Bilibili over online dissemination rights
Beijing iQIYI Technology Co., Ltd. is the plaintiff and Shanghai Kuanyu Digital Technology Co., Ltd. is the defendant in a dispute concerning alleged infringement of rights to disseminate works over information networks. The case is scheduled for a hearing on March 23, 2021.
2021
Aurora Mobile and iQIYI announce advertising-marketing partnership
Aurora Mobile announced a strategic partnership with iQIYI to combine their strengths in advertising marketing and develop an intelligent advertising-marketing ecosystem.
2020
Beijing IP Court upholds iQIYI compensation award in account-rental case
The Beijing Intellectual Property Court rejected the appeal by the operators of the “马上玩” app and upheld the original judgment, which found that renting out iQIYI VIP accounts in time slots constituted unfair competition and ordered compensation of 3 million yuan to iQIYI.
2020
iQIYI announces higher Gold VIP subscription prices
iQIYI announced that it would adjust Gold VIP subscription prices on November 13, 2020, with prices for different subscription durations set at 19, 25, 58, 68, 218 and 248 yuan. Existing qualifying recurring Gold VIP and student VIP members were to retain their current prices for two years if they did not cancel automatic renewal.
2020
iQIYI wins the Annual Innovative Value Online Platform award
At the Fourth Online Film and Television Festival, iQIYI received the “Annual Innovative Value Online Platform” award. The report states that the festival concluded on September 27, 2020.
2020
iQIYI responds to SEC investigation
iQIYI said it was cooperating with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s inquiries and investigation and had engaged professional advisers to conduct an independent internal review. The supplied report does not state an investigation outcome.
2020
Ximalaya 818 membership promotion announced
Ximalaya announced its 818 membership promotion, scheduled to run from August 15 to August 19, 2020. The promotion offered an annual Ximalaya membership with access to bundled benefits from other brands.
2020
iQIYI receives PCI DSS certification
iQIYI announced that it had received Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification after completing a review by an independent assessment organization.
2020
“Like an Old Friend” program premiere announced
China Internet Information Center and Jiangsu TV jointly produced the cultural interview program “Like an Old Friend”; the announcement said it would premiere on July 21 at 21:20 on China.com, Jiangsu TV and iQIYI.
2020
Maoyan, iQIYI and Weibo jointly release China movie market report
Maoyan Entertainment teamed up with iQIYI and Weibo to jointly release a report on China's movie market for the first half of 2020.
2020
Lawyer files a second lawsuit against iQIYI over personal information and data
Lawyer Wu Shengwei said he submitted case-filing materials to the Qingpu District People's Court in Shanghai to sue iQIYI again, alleging that the company accessed his personal information and data in a way he did not accept.
2020
iQIYI upgrades Video-in AI ad product
iQIYI introduced an upgraded version of Video-in, its AI product-placement advertising product, with ad exposure monitoring and evaluation capabilities.
2020
Ximalaya and iQIYI launch joint membership
Ximalaya and iQIYI announced a partnership and launched a joint membership offering. Subscribers can access benefits from both platforms with one membership price.
2020
Tencent reportedly considers buying shares in iQIYI
Reuters reported that Tencent had approached Baidu, which owned 56.2% of iQIYI, about buying iQIYI shares. The reported plan was at an early stage and could change; the potential purchase size was unclear.
2020
iQIYI appoints Kuek Yu-Chuang vice president of international business
iQIYI announced the appointment of Kuek Yu-Chuang as vice president of international business, effective immediately. He will oversee strategic planning, marketing, business development and public affairs for the overseas business.