I think it is Baidu, Ali, Tencent three major IT Internet companies.
On December 1, 2015, Huang Chuxin, director of the Journalism Research Office of the Institute of Journalism and Communication of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and deputy director of the New Media Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was a guest of the People's Daily Media Salon, interpreting the "Status of China's Media Convergence and Development (2014-2015)" report for netizens. Huang Chuxin suggested in the interview that "BAT" has become a giant in the media field, and while praising them, we should also pay attention to the risks they bring to media development.
Huang Chuxin believes that in the new media environment, we should redefine what is meant by media. The media is to reach everyone with the information it conveys. In the new media environment, the three companies "BAT" have reached every user in different ways and in different fields.
"BAT" has been expanding into related fields after acquiring enough capital. For example, Alibaba's huge stake in China Business News could create a giant in the financial sector by taking advantage of each other's strengths.
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BAT's dominance was gradually apparent from 2006-2011. Starting from search, e-commerce, and socialization respectively, it became the troika of China's Internet industry, and the concept of BAT came into being.
After the popularization of the mobile Internet, the ringmaster BAT ushered in challengers, Jingdong is one of them. 2014, Jingdong and BAT entered the top ten global Internet companies, the market value has been biting Baidu not to let go, and struggling to catch up with the big brother NetEase. As of the close of business on May 20, U.S. time, Baidu, Jingdong, NetEase's market value of $ 41.1 billion, $ 40 billion, $ 33 billion, respectively.
In addition to Jingdong, NetEase, commonly known as the small giant TMD (Today's headlines, Meituan Dianping, drip), millet and rising valuation of the ants gold service, are the industry in the eyes of the "fourth pole".
People's Daily Online -- Huang Chuxin: "BAT" has become a giant in the media field, pointing to the endorsement of the vigilance of risk