Thread by @The_War_Economy

China's Tencent, starting with Reddit.

https://twitter.com/The_War_Economy/status/1143943859891834880

"Tencent Pictures' Lineup Is a Mix of Hollywood Content and Chinese Propaganda"

June 18, 2019.

variety.com/2019/film/news…

"NBA Renews China Streaming Deal With Tencent"

July 29, 2019.

hollywoodreporter.com/news/nba-renew…

"Tencent, the $500bn Chinese tech firm you may never have heard of"

"It's overtaken Facebook, bought stakes in Snapchat, Tesla and Hollywood films, and has quietly risen to rival Google and Netflix"

theguardian.com/business/2018/…

"[Tencent] also owns the Los Angeles game-maker Riot, behind the huge League of Legends franchise, and has stakes in Gears of War maker Epic and Activision Blizzard, home to Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush Saga."

theguardian.com/business/2018/…

"Chinese e-commerce giant Tencent is heading up a $35 million financing round for UK-based startup TrueLayer, further adding to its growing portfolio of fintech investments."

finextra.com/newsarticle/33…

Tencent investment deals with:

* Snap
* Spotify
* Tesla
* Uber
* Go-Jek
* NIO
* Ubtech
* Flipkart
* Wanda Commercial Properties
* Wattpad

qz.com/1279190/tencen…

Other Tencent investments:

* Riot Games (100%)
* Epic Games (48.4%)
* Bluehole (11.5%)
* Ubisoft (5%)
* Activision Blizzard (5%)
* Grinding Gear Games (80%)...

...
* Supercell (84.3%)
* Frontier Developments (9%)
* Kakao (13.5%)
* Paradox Interactive (5%)
* Fatshark (36%)
* Funcom (29%)
* Sharmob (100%)
* Discord (Unknown)

pcgamer.com/uk/every-game-…

"US-based gaming voice app developer Discord has secured approximately $20m in funding from investors including internet company Tencent..."

globalcorporateventuring.com/tencent-fuels-…