IQIYI
Chinese video streaming service
iQIYI (Chinese: 爱奇艺; pinyin: Àiqíyì, pronounced in English as eye-CHEE-yee), formerly Qiyi (奇艺; Qíyì), is a Chinese subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Baidu. Headquartered in Beijing, iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series.
iQIYI is currently one of the largest online video sites in the world, with nearly 6 billion hours spent on its service each month and over 500 million monthly active users. On March 29, 2018, the company issued its initial public offering in the United States and raised $2.25 billion.
History
2010s
Qiyi was founded on January 6, 2010, by Baidu with support from Providence Equity Partners. It changed its name to iQIYI in November 2011. On November 2, 2012, Baidu bought Providence's stake and took full ownership. On May 7, 2013, Baidu purchased the online video business of PPStream Inc. for $370 million, which later became a subsidiary of iQIYI. On July 17, 2014, the site launched its film production division, iQIYI Motion Pictures, to expand existing cooperative projects with overseas peers, including purchasing releases and co-producing movies. On September 4, iQIYI collaborated with the Venice Film Festival, streaming the festival's movies online.
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