"Celebrating the Years" Advance Broadcasting Case

iQiyi launched a "pay-per-view" service during the broadcast of "Celebrating Years," which was deemed a breach of contract. The court held that although the "advanced on-demand" model itself was not inappropriate, it should not damage the existing rights of the members. Therefore, the Beijing Internet Court ruled that iQiyi Company would provide the original VIP membership rights to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days and compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notary fees. This judgment determined that iQiyi's "paid advance on-demand" behavior harmed the rights and interests of Gold VIP members.

iQiyi introduced an advanced on-demand policy when it broadcasted "Celebrating Years." That is, VIP members who had already paid for it could pay another 50 yuan to watch six more episodes on the weekly update day, six episodes ahead of non-members. However, this move caused controversy and consumer dissatisfaction. The consumers felt that this pay-to-view model violated their legal rights and took iQiyi to court. In the first instance, the Beijing Internet Court found that iQiyi's advance on-demand behavior had damaged the rights and interests of the original members, and ruled that iQiyi Company would provide the original rights and interests of the gold VIP members to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days and compensate the plaintiff, Mr. Wu. This ruling meant that iQiyi needed to cancel the advanced on-demand function and could not damage the existing rights of its members. Therefore, iQiyi lost the case.

The iQiyi platform launched a pay-per-view service when it broadcasted the TV series "Celebrating Years." This service required an additional fee to watch the series in advance. However, this move caused controversy, and some users felt that this violated their rights as Gold VIP members. The Beijing Internet Court heard the case and ruled that some of iQiyi's service agreements were invalid. The court also requested iQiyi to provide the original membership rights and interests to the plaintiff and compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notaries. The ruling attracted widespread attention because it wasn't the first time video websites had tried to pay for advance streaming, and similar cases had also caused controversy. In general, the case of the celebration of the New Year's Day had been resolved on a legal level, but this model was still controversial and discussed.

The number of episodes that Celebrating Years had broadcasted in advance was six episodes. Members could unlock six episodes in advance by paying an additional 50 yuan.

Celebrating Years had received widespread attention and love abroad. The show was broadcasted in Japan, South Korea, North America, and other places. It was also launched on overseas video-sharing sites such as Youtube and Viki, and received high ratings and views. The overseas audience showed a strong interest in the traditional Chinese culture in the play. After it was broadcast on the RakutenViki platform, the drama became the first Chinese drama broadcast at the same time. The average user rating was 9.7, and it was translated into 10 different languages. The English version of Joy of Life had 660,000 views per episode. The overseas fans even discussed traditional Chinese culture while watching the drama, such as the stone pillow that was the main character of the drama. Overall," Celebrating Years " had gained a large number of overseas fans. Through translation and broadcasting on overseas platforms, more foreign audiences could enjoy the show.

No, Celebration of the New Year 2 was still playing on iQiyi. The audience could watch all episodes of the show for free on the iQiyi platform. According to the information provided by the production team," Celebrating Years 2 " was expected to be released in June 2024. The specific broadcast date has not been officially confirmed. In addition, according to the screenwriter Wang Juan, the show would end in the third season.

" Celebrating Years 3 " adopted a new mode of filming while broadcasting, allowing the audience to be high-spirited and pleasantly surprised throughout the entire process. This innovative mode meant that the plot of each episode was constantly updated with the progress of filming, and the audience could follow the development of the plot in real time. Although some netizens were looking forward to " Celebrating Years 3 " being filmed and broadcasted at the same time, there was no official announcement yet. Therefore, there was no clear information on whether " Celebrating Years 3 " would be filmed and broadcasted at the same time, as well as the specific broadcast time.

At present, there was no mention of whether " Celebrating Years 3 " would be filmed and broadcasted at the same time. Therefore, I don't know if 'Celebrating Years 3' will be filmed and broadcasted at the same time.

No, Celebration of the New Year 2 was still playing on iQiyi. The audience could watch all episodes of the show for free on the iQiyi platform.

The news that the series of "Celebrating Years 2" had been leaked in advance caused a heated discussion. According to the official response and statement, they found that some online platforms were spreading the content of the so-called " Celebrating Years 2 " drama series, and found that a lot of false news was fabricated around the drama series. After verification, these so-called links were fake links such as advertising and fishing. The officials emphasized that the current series was undergoing post-production work in an orderly manner as planned, and said that the leak had seriously interfered with the normal production and publicity of the series and violated the legitimate rights and interests of the producers of the series. Therefore, they had already taken measures to call the police and would take legal measures against the main body of the violation. The officials also specifically mentioned that any act of leaking the film source and spreading the content of the film source would seriously violate intellectual property rights. In short, the government attached great importance to the early release of the drama series of " Celebrating Years 2 " and had taken corresponding measures to protect the safety and legal rights of the drama series.