Apollo intelligent travel technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Baidu Apollo, won the bid of “new infrastructure project of intelligent transportation for automatic driving and vehicle road coordination” in Guangzhou Development Zone, Huangpu District, Guangzhou.
iQiyi
Launched in 2010, iQiyi (iQiyi.com), formerly known as Qiyi, is China's leading advertising-supported online video and TV streaming portal that focuses on fully licensed, high-definition, professionally produced content.
It offers both online web version at iQiyi.com and mobile apps for iOS and Android devices.
Its top competitor is Tencent Video.
Users can search and watch ad-supported iQiyi.com videos on their mobile devices free of charge. Paying subscribers can enjoy premium services on iQiyi, including ad-free video streaming and access to premium content.
iQIYI’s subscribers reached 104.9 million in Q2 2020, up 4% year over year, in June 2020, and membership revenue was up 19% year over year.
iQiyi History
The company was invested by Baidu, Inc. and Providence Equity Partners in early 2010. Baidu acquired the Providence Equity Partners stake in iQiyi in November 2012.
In May 2013, Baidu acquired and merged the online video business of PPS with iQiyi. PPS operates as a sub-brand of iQiyi. The combined platform is one of the leaders of online video space in China.
On July 17, 2014, iQiyi 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 cooperated with Venice Film Festival, streaming of the festival's movies online.
In August 2014, iQiyi generated over 6.95 billion hours of viewing on its website. In October, iQiyi participated in the Busan Film Festival, signing exclusive rights to nearly 100 South Korean titles.
On November 19, 2014, Xiaomi and Shunwei Capital invested $300 Million in iQiyi for about 10 percent to 15 percent of the site, while Baidu invested an additional $100 million and held about 80%.
On April 25, 2017, Netflix reached a licensing deal with iQiyi, under which some Netflix original productions would be available on iQiyi day-and-date with their premieres worldwide.
On March 29, 2018, iQiyi issued its IPO (initial public offering) in the U.S. and raised $2.25 billion.
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