搜狐视频 / Sohu Video

Sohu Video appears in No.204 互联网视频平台混战：从后舍男生到漫长的季节 | 中国互联网故事21 as an early portal-video player whose talent network influenced later platforms. 古永锵 / Gu Yongqiang and 龚宇 both had Sohu-system experience before building 优酷 / Youku and iQIYI / 爱奇艺.

The episode frames Sohu Video as a case of early positioning that did not translate into durable top-tier status. It bought major domestic variety rights and had a strong U.S.-drama window, but copyright escalation, competition, and foreign-content restrictions weakened that route.

Connections

• 优酷 / Youku, iQIYI / 爱奇艺, and 龚宇 — talent and platform context.
• Online Video Copyright Regime — content-rights escalation that shaped its choices.
• Chinese Long-Video Platform Economics — reason early entry was not enough.
• 腾讯视频 / Tencent Video — later rights-spending competitor.