The platform provides free content and subtitles in Portuguese in an expansion strategy throughout South America; discover the main fictions in the catalog
In a strategy of expansion throughout South America, the iQiyithe largest video streaming platform in Asia and formerly called “Netflix of China”, this month made available its complete catalog of movies and series with Portuguese subtitles. In addition to free content, iQiyi has different types of subscriptions and you can access the complete catalog with a plan of R$9.90 for the first month. With the subscription, the user has access to the content of more than 8 thousand dramas Chinese, Korean, Thai, Filipino and other Asian countriesas well as variety shows, anime, and over 3,500 movies.
The catalog includes some of the most watched Asian series of the moment, such as dramas The Rebellion of Love, A Beautiful Lie, The Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty II – In the West, Fangs of Fortune AND The White Olive Tree. Hot productions in the catalog currently include Hard Noble Lady, For the younger ones, Sunset x Vibes AND Love Sea. The full menu of productions can be seen on the official website of the platform.
What are the subscription plans like?
iQiyi has a free catalog, but offers two plans for subscribers who want access to the full catalog: both Premium and Standard offer the first month for R$ 9.90, but Standard starts costing R$ 29.90 from the second month (annual plan for R$ 299.90) and Premium charges R$ 39.90 from the second month onwards (annual plan for R$ 399.90).
While the free access has lower resolution quality, ads and only one screen, the Standard plan has 1080P quality and the Premium plan has 4K. The number of simultaneous screens per user also increases with each plan.
The arrival in Brazil is part of iQiyi’s global strategy to expand its Asian entertainment offerings to new markets, it said. Lion GengSenior Vice President of iQiyi, in a statement. “iQiyi’s original Chinese content has been well received in Spanish-speaking markets over the past year. By expanding into Brazil this year, we will expand the reach of our premium content to an already large audience outside of Asia.”
In addition to Brazil, iQiyi announced its expansion strategy in South America with streaming operations in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Colombia. Countries will be able to access the platform’s content with Spanish subtitles.
Source: Terra
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