Thunder see million bought new domain name xunlei.com will be discarded

April 18 Morning News, Thunderbolt fully into the online video of the determination to highlight again. Its main business Thunder look will be enabled million RMB repurchase kankan.com domain name, the current use of xunlei.com will be used for another. All migration is expected to be completed in the two quarter.　　This is also seen as the Thunder for listing preparations. Thunderbolt in the transformation of the development of the road further.　　Starting from the beginning of Friday, its main business thunderbolt look to officially enable the new domain name kankan.com, related content is migrating from xunlei.com to new domain name. "April 15 will only be the first page to migrate, it is estimated that the second quarter will complete the entire network of migration work."　　By then, the old domain name Xunlei.com will withdraw from the stage of history, to assume its new mission, "Thunderbolt COO Loweimin said that the current thunderbolt look at the old users can still login through the original domain name." New domain name enabled, also let Thunder see realize brand and domain name unification. It is revealed that the Thunderbolt in order to buy back from the hands of foreigners this stack of domain names, costing million yuan.　　The move reflects the determination of the Thunderbolt to devote itself to online video, which analysts also view as one of the preparations for the listing of the Thunderbolt. There have been reports that the Thunderbolt plan to launch a video site in the United States recently launched an IPO, proposed to raise funds of about 200 million U.S. dollars.　　Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase are the joint underwriter of the IPO. 2009, Thunder Online and thunder to see the integration, set up a thunderbolt to see online video site, positioning for the "China's first high-definition film and television portal", the formation of a dog search, thunder download, player client's complete video service chain.　　That year, the Thunderbolt also began to invest in online business, the development of leisure online games and large-scale online games.　　It is said that video advertising has contributed more than 50% of profits to Thunderbolt.　　Data show that the current thunderbolt to see more than 170 domestic film and television content agencies to establish a copyright partnership, and Huayi, Disney, China Film, CCTV international and other institutions to establish a strategic partnership. The 7-year company, has now completed the rounds of financing, its shareholders, including Qihoo 360 company CEO Zhou, IDG, joint venture source and many other companies. In an interview last year, Shenglong admitted that it was the largest individual shareholder in Thunder, holding a 25% per cent stake and an employee stake of 15%.　　In addition, 50% of the Thunder Stake is held by 5 strategic investors. Before, Shanda had intended to buy thunder hundreds of millions of dollars, and by the Thunderbolt into a grand listed company, through the shell listing, but ultimately did not get the Thunderbolt agreed. (Menghong)