Top China Netflix-style app iQiyi attempts to crack short-video genre

Top China Netflix-style app iQiyi attempts to crack short-video genre

iQiyi Founder and CEO Yu Gong. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s most popular Netflix-like streaming service is angling to build a blockbuster short-video app by 2020, hoping to finally make a splash in an arena crowded with viral phenoms from Bytedance Ltd.’s Douyin to Tencent-backed Kuaishou.

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