Fan takes over Damai as Alibaba integrates ent businesses

The Chinese ecommerce giant is targeting synergies between its music, video and film divisions, as Alibaba Pictures' Fan Luyuan is named president of ticketer Damai

Fan Luyuan © Alibaba Group

China’s Alibaba Group has appointed Fan Luyuan, the president of its Alibaba Pictures film division, as president of the Damai event ticketing platform, as it seeks to better integrate its various music and entertainment properties.

The reshuffle – which also sees Yang Weidong, president of video platform Youku, become president of music streaming service Ali Music – forms part of a “push for a unified entertainment strategy and stronger synergies” between the three platforms, says the company.

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