Zhang: “outside limit” has little effect on Sohu’s video
On January 26, “Sohu will make some adjustments, but not so extraordinary as external mass transfer” in today’s interconnected innovation conference hosted by the media camp, according to previous problems such as layoff rumors, SARFT restricted foreign film, Sohu CEO Charles Zhang said in a media interview.
In response to layoffs: no biography so extraordinary
Earlier media reports said “Sohu is about to start the biggest layoffs in recent years, layoffs will focus on lines of business, laid off about 20%-30%, end of January will determine the layoff list. “After Zhang gave a response through Twitter, saying” network to lay off 30 percent of Sohu, let me tell you, the answer is in the negative, there are a lot of things to do, was short of manpower. ”
Today media revive this topic, Zhang’s statement is “sure there will be some adjustments, but not so extraordinary as external mass transfer”, hinted at making personnel adjustments, but officers did not talk so much.
Talk about “outside the limit order”: little impact
Supervision of overseas films and TV series, is thought to negatively affect the video site. Not long ago, the SARFT issued a circular, calling for overseas films and TV series for “quantitative restrictions, content requirements, audit prior to broadcast, the unified registration.” then, several video sites will be the agents of Carter, the hip-hop Empire, the shameless and show off the shelves.
Zhang stressed that Sohu video will definitely respect the provisions and communicate with regulators, but he says outside the limit order has little effect on Sohu, “we 95% of the video being played.”
Talking about 2015: Portal says revenue focus
Charles Zhang, Sohu’s game, portal business had expected.
For the game, Zhang said the tour will return to the nature of game development, “swimming is to turn a profit, before the platform idea is not appropriate for, or is to be returned to nature. ”
“The portal is of great potential,” Zhang received for three reasons: 1, in terms of cost, one-tenth of the cost of broadband video portal Sohu. 2, in terms of content, media-rich content portals, content changes are made. 3, on advertising, develop medium and small advertisers, advertising revenue is growing rapidly.