Rupert Murdoch couldn't do it. And Coca-Cola's conquest was thwarted in 2009. But when it comes to expansion into China, America's talk show queen Ellen DeGeneres has left them all in the shade.

DeGeneres's program has become the first American talk show to be acquired by a Chinese broadcaster.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been bought by the Chinese equivalent of US online giants Netflix and Hulu.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been bought by Sohu, an online broadcaster which is the Chinese equivalent of the American online giants Netflix and Hulu.

The deal was announced by the US studio Warner Bros, which distributes the show internationally.