Battle for the small screen

Online video websites are shaking up the way people watch the box, and the influx of US television shows and local websites creating their own content means traditional production companies are finding themselves challenged like never before. Han Bingbin reports.

With foreign TV series and entertainment shows as a drawing card, Chinese Internet video websites are trying harder to win over young audiences, prompting concern that traditional TV will eventually be replaced by online videos.

Inspired by the phenomenal success of US TV series like House of Cards, Chinese video websites are shifting their attention to entertainment shows.