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Alibaba's answer to Netflix has become less a growth story than a profitability project — once a cash-burning bidder in China's drama arms race, Youku now leans on ad recovery and cost discipline to keep Alibaba's entertainment arm in the black.
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AlibabaNYSE:BABA · Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.How attention becomes money
1 — Discover the surface
2 — Use the platform repeatedly
3 — Follow the community or creator loop
4 — Spend, subscribe, or transact
5 — Keep coming back
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