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Airnet Technology Inc. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 10/17/18, at 4:03pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/17   ·   Accession #:  1144204-18-54212   ·   File #:  1-33765

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

10/17/18  Airnet Technology Inc.            20-F       12/31/17  127:13M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA

Annual Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer   —   Form 20-F   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer      HTML   1.37M 
 2: EX-4.53     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     44K 
 3: EX-8.1      Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML     38K 
 6: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     35K 
 7: EX-13.2     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     35K 
 4: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     39K 
 5: EX-12.2     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     39K 
 8: EX-15.1     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     35K 
 9: EX-15.2     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     36K 
10: EX-15.3     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     35K 
11: EX-15.4     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     35K 
12: EX-16.1     Letter re: Change in Certifying Accountant          HTML     35K 
19: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     59K 
20: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    130K 
21: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     44K 
22: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    149K 
23: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     36K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
24: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     52K 
                (Loss)                                                           
25: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     37K 
                (Loss) (Parenthetical)                                           
26: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     86K 
27: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    200K 
28: R10         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Additional   HTML     44K 
                information)                                                     
29: R11         Organization and Principal Activities               HTML    190K 
30: R12         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    138K 
31: R13         Discountinued Operation                             HTML     61K 
32: R14         Segment Information and Revenue Analysis            HTML     55K 
33: R15         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     72K 
34: R16         Other Current Assets, Net                           HTML     54K 
35: R17         Acquired Intangible Assets, Net                     HTML     90K 
36: R18         Property and Equipment, Net                         HTML     65K 
37: R19         Prepaid Equipment Cost                              HTML     38K 
38: R20         Long-Term Investments                               HTML    141K 
39: R21         Other Non-Current Assets                            HTML     50K 
40: R22         Long-Term Deposits                                  HTML     48K 
41: R23         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     61K 
42: R24         Income Taxes                                        HTML    137K 
43: R25         Net Income (Loss) Per Share                         HTML     98K 
44: R26         Share Based Payments                                HTML    117K 
45: R27         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML     43K 
46: R28         Share Repurchase Plan                               HTML     39K 
47: R29         Mainland China Contribution Plan                    HTML     38K 
48: R30         Statutory Reserves                                  HTML     39K 
49: R31         Restricted Net Assets                               HTML     40K 
50: R32         Commitments                                         HTML     60K 
51: R33         Contingent Liabilities                              HTML     57K 
52: R34         Related Party Transactions                          HTML    100K 
53: R35         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     46K 
54: R36         Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    320K 
                Schedule I Financial Information of Parent Company               
55: R37         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    232K 
                (Policies)                                                       
56: R38         Organization and Principal Activities (Tables)      HTML    198K 
57: R39         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     46K 
                (Tables)                                                         
58: R40         Discountinued Operation (Tables)                    HTML     59K 
59: R41         Segment Information and Revenue Analysis (Tables)   HTML     52K 
60: R42         Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)                   HTML     71K 
61: R43         Other Current Assets, Net (Tables)                  HTML     54K 
62: R44         Acquired Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)            HTML     88K 
63: R45         Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)                HTML     63K 
64: R46         Long-Term Investments (Tables)                      HTML    140K 
65: R47         Other Non-Current Assets (Tables)                   HTML     49K 
66: R48         Long-Term Deposits (Tables)                         HTML     46K 
67: R49         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     60K 
                (Tables)                                                         
68: R50         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    126K 
69: R51         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                HTML     98K 
70: R52         Share Based Payments (Tables)                       HTML     76K 
71: R53         Commitments (Tables)                                HTML     56K 
72: R54         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     97K 
73: R55         Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    312K 
                Schedule I Financial Information of Parent Company               
                (Tables)                                                         
74: R56         Organization and Principal Activities (Narrative)   HTML    110K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R57         Organization and Principal Activities (Schedule of  HTML    118K 
                Companies Subsidiaries and VIE's) (Details)                      
76: R58         Organization and Principal Activities (Schedule of  HTML     56K 
                VIE's Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details)                     
77: R59         Organization and Principal Activities (Schedule of  HTML     43K 
                VIE's Consolidated Statement of Operations)                      
                (Details)                                                        
78: R60         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     85K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
79: R61         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     56K 
                (Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property                  
                and Equipment) (Details)                                         
80: R62         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     51K 
                (Schedule of Estimated Economic Lives of                         
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
81: R63         Discountinued Operation (Narrative) (Details)       HTML    118K 
82: R64         Discountinued Operation (Schedule of result of      HTML     71K 
                operations of the Target Businesses) (Details)                   
83: R65         Discountinued Operation (Schedule of related party  HTML     45K 
                transactions) (Details)                                          
84: R66         Segment Information and Revenue Analysis (Details)  HTML     43K 
85: R67         Accounts Receivable, Net (Schedule of Accounts      HTML     42K 
                Receivable, Net) (Details)                                       
86: R68         Accounts Receivable, Net (Schedule of Allowance     HTML     42K 
                for Doubtful Accounts) (Details)                                 
87: R69         Other Current Assets, Net (Details)                 HTML     70K 
88: R70         Other Current Assets, Net (Details)                 HTML     82K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
89: R71         Acquired Intangible Assets, Net (Details)           HTML     66K 
90: R72         Property and Equipment, Net (Details)               HTML     78K 
91: R73         Prepaid Equipment Cost (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     46K 
92: R74         Long-Term Investments (Schedule of Equity Method    HTML     67K 
                Investments) (Details)                                           
93: R75         Long-Term Investments (Schedule of Equity Method    HTML     81K 
                Investments) (Details) (Parenthetical)                           
94: R76         Long-Term Investments (Schedule of Cost method      HTML     48K 
                investment) (Details)                                            
95: R77         Long-Term Investments (Schedule of Cost method      HTML     51K 
                investment) (Details) (Parenthetical)                            
96: R78         Other Non-Current Assets (Details)                  HTML     41K 
97: R79         Long-Term Deposits (Details)                        HTML     39K 
98: R80         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R81         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     59K 
100: R82         Income Taxes (Schedule of Income Tax                HTML     43K  
                (Expenses)/Benefits) (Details)                                   
101: R83         Income Taxes (Schedule of Deferred Income Tax       HTML     54K  
                Assets and Liabilities) (Details)                                
102: R84         Income Taxes (Schedule of Reconciliation of         HTML     67K  
                Effective Income Tax Rate) (Details)                             
103: R85         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details)               HTML     88K  
104: R86         Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details)               HTML     35K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
105: R87         Share Based Payments (Narrative) (Details)          HTML    186K  
106: R88         Share Based Payments (Schedule of Stock Option      HTML     96K  
                Activities) (Details)                                            
107: R89         Fair Value Measurement (Details)                    HTML     35K  
108: R90         Share Repurchase Plan (Details)                     HTML     52K  
109: R91         Mainland China Contribution Plan (Narrative)        HTML     36K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R92         Statutory Reserves (Narrative) (Details)            HTML     40K  
111: R93         Restricted Net Assets (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     38K  
112: R94         Commitments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     38K  
113: R95         Commitments (Schedule of Future Minimum Rental      HTML     47K  
                Lease Payments) (Details)                                        
114: R96         Commitments (Schedule of Future Minimum Concession  HTML     50K  
                Fee Payments) (Details)                                          
115: R97         Contingent Liabilities (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     76K  
116: R98         Related Party Transactions (Schedule of Amount Due  HTML     55K  
                from Related Parties) (Details)                                  
117: R99         Related Party Transactions (Schedule of Revenues    HTML     45K  
                and Purchases) (Details)                                         
118: R100        Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     84K  
119: R101        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     92K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Balance Sheets)                      
                (Details)                                                        
120: R102        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     44K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Balance Sheets)                      
                (Details) (Parenthetical)                                        
121: R103        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     52K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of                        
                Operations) (Details)                                            
122: R104        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     48K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of                        
                Comprehensive (Loss)/Income) (Details)                           
123: R105        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    139K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Changes                
                in Equity) (Details)                                             
124: R106        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     78K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Cash                   
                Flows) (Details)                                                 
126: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    236K  
125: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    158K  
13: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- amcn-20171231                       XML   4.39M 
15: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- amcn-20171231_cal               XML    223K 
16: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- amcn-20171231_def                XML   1.39M 
17: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- amcn-20171231_lab                     XML   1.58M 
18: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- amcn-20171231_pre              XML   1.62M 
14: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- amcn-20171231                         XSD    320K 
127: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001144204-18-054212-xbrl      Zip    318K

‘EX-101.DEF’   —   XBRL Definitions — amcn-20171231_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

                                                                                                                                                                                
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