Qvod hit with porn prosecution

Five managers of online video service Qvod will face prosecution on suspicion of spreading pornography on the Internet, police revealed on Wednesday.

The case concerning the Shenzhen-based Qvod Technology Co has been transferred to the prosecuting authorities for further investigation and prosecution, the Ministry of Public Security said.

Preliminary investigation found that the company had spread a large amount of porn and pirated content via the popular video player since the end of 2012 and made huge profits by charging users and advertisers.

Turnover of the company reached hundreds of million yuan.