Qihoo 360, CNTV Form Strategic Partnership
Netease Tech, 1/10/12
Chinese online security software developer Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU) and CCTV's national online TV station CNTV announced a "full-platform strategic partnership" today under which the two companies will work together on joint brand development, content broadcasting, on-demand video browsing, account interoperability, and platform promotion.
The desktop version of Qihoo 360's client will feature a CNTV application allowing users to watch live and on-demand broadcasts from CCTV and other satellite stations around the country. Qihoo 360 will also develop a CNTV-branded web browser. CNTV and Qihoo 360 will also work together on a dedicated "Security" channel on CNTV.cn.
Qihoo 360's navigation portal, browser, and desktop application will all feature heavy promotion of CNTV's 2012 programming.
Editor's Note: For more information on this topic, please see "CNTV, Tencent Form Strategic Partnership," MD 11/18/11 issue.
Keywords: online video Internet browser portal security CCTV Qihoo 360 CNTV QIHU