By Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hong Kong sports drama film “Knockout” will head straight to streaming in China through streaming platform iQIYI.
Prompted to change strategy by the coronavirus outbreak, which has shuttered cinemas across China since late January, “Knockout” joins a growing list of films that are skipping theatrical outings and will premiere online instead.
IQIYI said that the Roy Chow-directed tale will be available from April 20 as a pay-per-view offering. The company’s VIP subscribers can access it at a discount.
At the end of February, iQIYI said that it had 106.9 million subscribers, of which 98.9% were paying subscribers. Starring mainland singer-actor Han Geng (“Transformers: Age of Extinction,” “The Taking of
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