VIE Structure and Arrangements (Details) - USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash		$ 1,054,142	$ 3,761,814	[1]	$ 12,035,320	$ 3,768,897
Accounts receivable, net		29,196,591	9,522,151	[1]
Prepaid expenses		347,968	375,944	[1]
Other current assets		6,925,012	3,581,822	[1]
Total current assets		39,045,586	19,319,577	[1]
Property and equipment, net		4,760,976	4,963,725	[1]
Intangible assets, net		425,113	453,242	[1]
Long term investments		6,635,483	6,654,664	[1]
Other non-current assets		57,846	112,643	[1]
Total assets		73,649,049	55,746,290	[1]
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		27,231,787	13,341,680	[1]
Deferred revenue		609,466	1,350,054	[1]
Accrued other expenses		1,415,774	708,987	[1]
Other current liabilities		331,719	1,995,297	[1]
Accrued license content fees		1,189,453	1,236,661	[1]
Total current liabilities		38,680,631	24,015,354	[1]
Total liabilities		38,680,631	24,015,354	[1]
VIE
Current assets:
Cash		385,911	1,519,125
Accounts receivable, net		1,186,291	1,260,529
Prepaid expenses		62,881	30,455
Other current assets		1,798,108	191,427
Intercompany receivables due from the Company's subsidiaries	[2]	896,512	150,725
Total current assets		4,329,703	3,152,261
Property and equipment, net		206,106	196,677
Intangible assets, net		2,312	2,570
Long term investments		4,984,167	3,654,664
Other non-current assets		57,846	442,782
Total assets		9,580,134	7,448,954
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		1,191,076	5,817
Deferred revenue		3,522	824,563
Accrued other expenses		248,226	268,074
Other current liabilities		413,327	394,314
Accrued license content fees		1,189,453	1,236,661
Intercompany payables due to the Company's subsidiaries	[2]	14,793,082	14,752,338
Total current liabilities		17,838,686	17,481,767
Total liabilities		$ 17,838,686	$ 17,481,767

[1] The above consolidated balance sheets present the Wecast Services Limited and Wide Angle Group Limited acquired from BT Capital Global Limited ("BT") on January 30 and January 31, 2017, respectively as if they had been owned by the Company since November 10, 2016 in accordance with ASC Subtopic 805-50 (See Note 4 "Acquisition")

[2] Intercompany receivables and payables are eliminated upon consolidation. The intercompany financing activities include the capital injection of $0.29 million to Sinotop Beijing in the three months period ended March 31, 2017.