Tencent to Air HBO in China as Government Shuts Down Free Sites
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Tencent Holdings Ltd., controlled by China’s third-richest man Ma Huateng, has won exclusive rights to air HBO content online in China.
The agreement between Tencent and Time Warner Inc.’s HBO comes as the Chinese government shuts down popular websites including Yyets.com and Shooter.cn that broadcast HBO series and other dramas for free to China’s 632 million Internet users.