Baidu in talks to sell majority stake in China's Netflix-like iQIYI

Baidu in talks to sell majority stake in China's Netflix-like iQIYI

A person holds a phone with Baidu Inc's video streaming service iQiyi in Jinan, Shandong province, China, in this May 25, 2016 photo illustration. Picture taken May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

China’s internet search engine giant Baidu Inc is in talks to sell its controlling stake in iQIYI Inc, China’s answer to Netflix, in a deal that could value all of iQIYI at about $7 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

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