In October 2011 Chinese authorities banned scores of racy and overtly materialistic entertainment shows on primetime television. Within days Western media were abuzz with speculation on China’s tightening cultural policy. I received a fair amount of questions from deadline-chasing journalists soliciting my “expert” opinions on the “crackdown.” Unsurprisingly, the official Chinese line of “curbing excessive …
On January 21, 2012, the founder of Mega Upload, Kim Dotcom was arrested in New Zealand alongside other top officials of the company. Mega Upload’s servers across various countries and websites were also shutdown (by the US Federal authorities). While Kim Dotcom is currently out on bail and fighting his extradition to the United States, …
The mobile phone has acquired increasing social and commercial relevance, more so in Asia than elsewhere in the world. Asian mobile phone usage is now widespread across consumer demographics. With the rapid rise of mobile media, companies are asking: how should we invest in this new medium? China presents an exciting opportunity to study brand …