ByteDance’s Douyin and Tencent Reach Video Cooperation Deal as Tensions Thaw

Rivals ByteDance Ltd.’s Douyin and Tencent Holdings Ltd. have reached a deal to collaborate on video content, marking the latest move toward reconciliation between the two Chinese tech giants that have been locked in copyright disputes for years.

Under the agreement, Douyin — the Chinese version of TikTok — and Tencent Video will explore cooperating on areas including joint promotion of long and short videos as well as generation of secondary content, Douyin said in a statement on Friday.