ByteDance Launches Seedance 2.0 AI Video Model as Chinese Media Stocks Surge on Breakthrough Technology

Feb 10, 2026
South China Morning Post
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Summary

ByteDance unveils Seedance 2.0, a groundbreaking AI video model that creates cinematic-quality videos from text prompts, sparking massive stock surges across Chinese media companies with some hitting daily price limits as the technology democratizes professional video production.

Key Points

  • ByteDance releases Seedance 2.0, an AI video model in beta that generates lifelike video content with enhanced realism and multimodal input capabilities
  • Chinese media and AI company stocks surge with Huace Media rising 7%, Perfect World jumping 10%, and COL Group hitting its 20% daily price ceiling
  • Early users praise the model's ability to create cinematic-quality videos from simple text prompts, making professional video production accessible without traditional editing skills

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