Streaming sites show more documentaries
Streaming sites (流媒体网站) have become the main platform, for producing and broadcasting (播送) documentaries in China, attracting an increasing number of young viewers, according to a recent report.
On Bilibili, for example, a total of over 3,500 documentaries are available ( 可 以获得的) to stream, while nearly 100 of these are original productions (原创的) according to Zhang Shengyan, general manager of the site's copyright cooperation center.
"Watching documentaries has become an important way for young people to understand and research the world," says Zhang, noting a rush in documentary viewers on the site, from 30 million in late 2018 to 90 million this year.
Tencent Video also notes that 75 percent of its users are members of Generation Z (Z 一代:出生于 1996-2012), and the platform is matching their needs busily providing documentaries with greater experience, says Zhou Mo, with the platform's documentary IP content operation center.
Online platforms produce original documentaries and secure (保护) copyright works to offer such films to attract young viewers, according to the report.
"We will go on to support creation in the production and spreading of documentaries, and encourage more creative production forms to attract more viewers, especially the youth," says Gao Jianmin, director of the National Radio and Television Administration.
| Streaming sites show more documentaries | ||
| Introduction | •The streaming sites have played the role of producing and broadcasting documentaries. •The number of young viewers is becoming larger than before. | |
| Details | Bilibili | •The total number of documentaries on Bilibili which can be seen is over 3500. Nearly 1/35 of them are originally. |
| Tencent | •On Tencent about threeof users are members of Generation Z. •The platform is serving the users by offering better service. | |
| Conclusion | The officers will to support the creation in the production and spreading of documentaries. | |
