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ImbaTV

ImbaTV is the esports media and tournament-production brand of Shanghai Yingba Culture Communication Co., Ltd., known for original gaming programs, competition broadcasts and the i-League series.

Updated Sep 30, 2026Official website
ImbaTV
ImbaTV's six core founders pictured together. · People's Esports / 人民电竞, source image: full-text and image reprint authorized by the user.

Commercial snapshot

Legal entity

Shanghai Yingba Culture Communication Co., Ltd. (上海映霸文化传播有限公司)

ImbaTV operating company.[2][3]

Established

9 July 2014

Legal registration; founders announced ImbaTV in June 2014.[3][1]

Registered capital and representative

RMB 13.12873 million · Shen Weirong

Registered capital, not valuation or verified paid-in capital.[3]

Registered address

Putuo District, Shanghai

Registered address; current office not verified.[3]

Role and business lines

Esports media · content production · tournament organization

Historical work included live coverage, original programs and tournament production.[1][7]

Notable property

i-League

ImbaTV-created series; 2015 organizer.[4]

Founding team

Six co-founders from Gamefy

Six founder profiles are linked below.[1]

Financing and ownership record

A–D rounds reported · Huya affiliate joined in 2023

Current cap table and stake are unverified; reports differ on round labels.[1][3][5]

Current operating evidence

Registry lists company as active; current operations unverified

Government list shows production license valid to 31 March 2023; renewal and current output were not verified.[3][6]

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Shanghai Yingba Culture Communication Co., Ltd. (上海映霸文化传播有限公司) registered on 9 July 2014, with Shen Weirong as legal representative. The company operates under the ImbaTV brand.[2][3]

ImbaTV produced esports programs, tournament broadcasts and original video. It created i-League, whose 2015 edition lists ImbaTV as organizer on the official Dota 2 site. A 2017 interview also describes its work on official and third-party events.[4][7]

Reports document multiple financing rounds, including a Huya affiliate’s entry as a shareholder in 2023. The legal entity is listed as active in registry-derived data, but the current cap table, audience, revenue and content output are unverified. A Shanghai government list showed a production license valid through 31 March 2023; renewal is unconfirmed.[1][3][5][6]

References8
  1. [1]People's Esports feature (2018) — User-authorized original reporting and founder interviews.
  2. [2]36Kr project profile — Company identity and historical financing summary.
  3. [3]Investment China company profile — Registry-derived company details and reported financing chronology; treat current-operating and financial claims cautiously.
  4. [4]Dota 2 China official — i-League — Official evidence of ImbaTV's tournament organizer role.
  5. [5]流媒体网 — interview with Zhou Lingxiang — Contemporary account of ImbaTV's content, production and distribution model in 2017.
  6. [6]Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism — license list — Historical record of program-production license validity through March 2023.
  7. [7]Securities Star — 2023 shareholder change (citing Qichacha) — Reports a Huya-affiliated shareholder entry; current ownership remains unverified.
  8. [8]ImbaTV on LinkedIn — Lists the historical ImbaTV website domain; current website operation has not been verified.

Related coverage

News and features

ImbaTV’s Six Founders and the Long Road to a Capital Exit
FeatureMar 30, 2018

ImbaTV’s Six Founders and the Long Road to a Capital Exit

A 2018 People's Esports profile traces how ImbaTV’s six founders learned to raise capital and declined a mobile esports deal that diverged from their operating principles.

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