“Warcraft,” the big-budget summer-movie flop that partially offset dismal receipts in the U.S. by becoming a hit with Chinese audiences, secured a streaming-rights deal in China that some in Hollywood think could signal the start of a new revenue opportunity. Beijing-based online video network PPTV paid about $24 million for post-theatrical rights in China to the movie, which it will offer for online viewing, according to a person...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 18, 2016 18:11 UTC