Nor is Youku coming cheap.

Youku is less than 3 percent of the combined companies" market value.

优酷占合并后公司市值不足3%。

China's top video streaming website Youku and its biggest former rival Tudou have officially merged on Monday.

中国最大的视频交流网站优酷网与其最大的前竞争对手土豆网已于周一正式合并。

The campaign was led by China's three largest online media streaming platforms: iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent.

此次行动是由国内最大的三家在线流媒体平台爱奇艺、优酷和腾讯共同发起的。

A video of the event has more than seven million views on the Chinese video site Youku.

这次活动的录像在中国的视频网站优酷上被观看了逾700万次。

Youku and Tudou are a bit like online television stations, providing users with professionally produced film and television content.

优酷和土豆有点像网络电视台，向用户提供专业制作的影视内容。

The deal will be done at$ 30.50 per share, 26% higher than Youku's closing price on Friday.

阿里巴巴将以每股30.50美元收购优酷土豆股权，较优酷土豆上周五收盘价高出26%。

Youku also illustrates the fourth feature of China's internet: the role of the state.

优酷也说明了中国互联网的第四个特点，即政府的作用。

Youku Tudou, formed by the merger of China's two largest video sites in 2012, claims 500m users.

优酷土豆由中国两家最大的视频网站在2012年合并而成，声称拥有5亿用户。

The rest is made professionally, for instance by television stations or Youku itself.

其余则是专业作品，如由电视台或优酷自己制作。

Alibaba and Youku may even be able to use data about shoppers" online habits to create programming relevant to their activities.

阿里巴巴和优酷甚至还可以利用购物者上网习惯的数据，制作与用户活动有关的节目。

A deal would end Youku's unprofitable run as a public company and help Alibaba realize its multiscreen strategy.

这宗交易将终止优酷作为上市公司的亏损营运，并有助阿里巴巴实现多屏战略。

Shares in Youku Tudou closed on Thursday at$ 20.43.

优酷土豆股价周四收于每股20.43美元。

Alibaba Group announced Friday its proposal to take full control of Youku Tudou Inc, a leading Internet video company in China.

阿里巴巴集团于周五宣布全面收购优酷土豆——中国一家领先的网络视频公司。

What may soon be streaming at the Chinese video site Youku Tudou are tears of relief.

可能很快，中国视频网站优酷土豆便会流下如释重负的泪水。

WSJD: How will this affect Youku Tudou's cooperation with other companies?

《华尔街日报》：这将如何影响优酷土豆和其他公司的合作？

Youku employees will review any videos in question and remove them if they are verified to be illegal copies.

优酷网员工会对任何可疑视频进行检查，被证实为非法拷贝的视频将被移除。

Other corporate partners include the Internet giants Tencent and Youku.

其他合作公司还包括网络巨头腾讯和优酷。

So far, it has been broadcast 45 billion times on Chinese online video platforms iQiyi, Youku and Tudou.

迄今为止，该动画片在中国网络视频平台爱奇艺、优酷和土豆上的播放量已达450亿人次。

Since most Chinese are just discovering digital video, says Mr Koo, users generate only about a quarter of Youku's content.

古先生称，由于多数中国人还在摸索数字视频，因而用户只创建了约四分之一的优酷内容。

The television-like feel of Youku and Tudou reflects the usage pattern of young Chinese.

优酷和土豆这种电视型网站反应了中国年轻人的使用习惯。