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Home / News / Business News / Alibaba Pictures to buy TicketNew?
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    Alibaba Pictures to buy TicketNew?

    Written by
    Vaneet Randhawa
    Edited by
    Mansi Motwani
    Last updated on Jan 09, 2017, 03:37 pm
    Alibaba Pictures to buy TicketNew?
  • Alibaba Pictures, the movie and TV content arm of Alibaba is reportedly in talks with Chennai based Orbgen Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs ticket booking service TicketNew for an acquisition.

    Sources said Alibaba seeks to invest $35 million for a 70-75% stake in TicketNew.

    Sources said that "the discussions are at an advanced stage and a deal will close soon."

  • In this article
    The Alibaba giant is born Largest e-commerce site in the world Alibaba gets 18% stake in Chinese Weibo Alibaba's stake in Weibo increased Alibaba on an investment spree Alibaba buys 2.4 billion of Enlight media shares Alibaba building its news network Alibaba acquires HK's South-China Morning Post for $266 mn Alibaba steps into Hollywood Alibaba doubles spending on media assets Alibaba beats estimates with strong growth Alibaba Pictures to buy TicketNew?
  • Introduction

    The Alibaba giant is born

    The Alibaba giant is born
    Credits:
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese e-commerce giant that provides "consumer-to consumer, business-to-consumer, business-to-business'' sales services through online websites.

    The company was founded in 1999 by Jack Ma (richest man in China).

    The company which is the fastest growing online portal, also provides online payment services along with a retail search engine and offers data-centric computing services.

  • Information

    Largest e-commerce site in the world

  • A survey by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranked the Alibaba Group as the "world's largest e-commerce company by gross merchandise value-volume of goods and services being transacted", followed by Amazon and eBay.

  • 30 Apr 2013

    Alibaba gets 18% stake in Chinese Weibo

    Alibaba gets 18% stake in Chinese Weibo
    Credits:
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. bought an 18% stake in Sina Corp's Weibo for $586 million.

    This deal would connect China's biggest e-commerce company with the nation's largest Twitter-like service.

    Alibaba had the option of increasing its stake to 30% at "a mutually agreed valuation" later.

    The companies said they will also work on "user-account connectivity, data exchange, and online payment and marketing."

  • Information

    Alibaba's stake in Weibo increased

  • As of 2015, Alibaba holds a 32% stake in Weibo.

  • Apr 2014

    Alibaba on an investment spree

    Alibaba on an investment spree
    Credits:
  • In order to strengthen its media presence, Alibaba made 4 sizeable investments between March-April 2014.

    It first invested $280million in Tango, a US-based messaging app.

    It paid $800million for the Hong Kong-based ChinaVision (later renamed as Alibaba Pictures Group).

    In April 2014, Alibaba invested $1.05billion along with associates in Wasu Media, a digital content provider. $1.22billion was invested in Youku Tudou: a video-streaming site.

  • 4 Mar 2015

    Alibaba buys 2.4 billion of Enlight media shares

    Alibaba buys 2.4 billion of Enlight media shares
  • Furthering its push into show business, the Alibaba group bought a $382 million stake in Beijing Enlight Media Co., a Chinese production company.

    Enlight Media declared that it had sold "2.4 billion yuan of shares to Hangzhou Ali Venture Capital Co., a subsidiary of Alibaba Group."

    Alibaba said that it hoped to draw more users and generate revenue through such media acquisitions.

  • 29 Nov 2015

    Alibaba building its news network

    Alibaba building its news network
  • In May 2015, Alibaba made its foray into the news-world by investing in Beijing Youth Community Daily.

    Subsequently, it acquired a Bloomberg-like financial news and data provider China Business Network in June 2015.

    Continuing the trend, Alibaba launched Wujie Media, an online news provider, in partnership with financial magazine Caixin and the Xinjiang government in September 2015.

  • 14 Dec 2015

    Alibaba acquires HK's South-China Morning Post for $266 mn

    Alibaba acquires HK's South-China Morning Post for $266 mn
    Credits:
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd invested $266 million in a deal to acquire SCMP Group Ltd's South China Morning Post and its other media assets.

    SCMP Group Ltd said an "uncertain" future for conventional publishing was the key rationale behind the sale.

    This all-cash acquisition transfers control of the 112-year-old English newspaper to Chinese billionaire Jack Ma from Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok.

  • 10 Oct 2016

    Alibaba steps into Hollywood

    Alibaba steps into Hollywood
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s Jack Ma and the highest grossing director of Hollywood, Steven Spielberg today entered a partnership.

    This partnership of Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd. and Amblin Partners will bring together companies from the East and West to produce and finance movies.

    This way, Spielberg will reach out to the Chinese box-office while Alibaba Pictures will gain a seat on Amblin Partners' board.

  • 02 Nov 2016

    Alibaba doubles spending on media assets

    Alibaba doubles spending on media assets
  • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. stepped up its investments in the entertainment industry by creating the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group.

    This media empire will include video website Youku Tudou, web browser UCWeb, Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd. and Alibaba's gaming, literature, music and digital business units.

    This consolidation decision is a step towards keeping the behemoths earnings reports transparent.

  • 03 Nov 2016

    Alibaba beats estimates with strong growth

    Alibaba beats estimates with strong growth
  • Alibaba beat analysts' estimates by posting a 55% increase in Q2 earnings, showing strong growth in media and entertainment.

    Revenues from the company's core-business grew 41% from last year; it is seen as a yardstick for both the company and the health of the Chinese retail sector.

    Their media and digital entertainment business recorded a jump of 302% from last year.

  • 09 Jan 2017

    Alibaba Pictures to buy TicketNew?

    Alibaba Pictures to buy TicketNew?
  • Alibaba Pictures, the movie and TV content arm of Alibaba is reportedly in talks with Chennai based Orbgen Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs ticket booking service TicketNew for an acquisition.

    Sources said Alibaba seeks to invest $35 million for a 70-75% stake in TicketNew.

    Sources said that "the discussions are at an advanced stage and a deal will close soon."

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