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Airnet Technology Inc. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/15 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Monday, 5/16/16, at 4:20pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/15   ·   Accession #:  1144204-16-102621   ·   File #:  1-33765

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

 5/16/16  Airnet Technology Inc.            20-F       12/31/15  149:12M                                    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   1.38M 
 2: EX-4.39     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    140K 
 3: EX-4.40     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     55K 
 4: EX-4.41     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     66K 
 5: EX-4.42     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     53K 
 6: EX-4.43     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     54K 
 7: EX-4.44     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    143K 
 8: EX-4.45     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     78K 
 9: EX-4.46     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     48K 
10: EX-4.47     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    183K 
11: EX-4.48     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     45K 
12: EX-4.49     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     44K 
13: EX-4.50     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     45K 
14: EX-8.1      Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML     41K 
17: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     40K 
18: EX-13.2     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     40K 
15: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     44K 
16: EX-12.2     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     44K 
19: EX-15.1     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     40K 
20: EX-15.2     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     41K 
21: EX-15.3     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     39K 
28: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     63K 
29: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    175K 
30: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     81K 
31: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    154K 
32: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     48K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
33: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     57K 
                Income                                                           
34: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     42K 
                Income (Parenthetical)                                           
35: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     97K 
36: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    208K 
37: R10         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     49K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
38: R11         Organization and Principal Activities               HTML    146K 
39: R12         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    112K 
40: R13         Discontinued Operations                             HTML    115K 
41: R14         Segment Information and Revenue Analysis            HTML     56K 
42: R15         Short-Term Investments                              HTML     42K 
43: R16         Long-Term Investments                               HTML     80K 
44: R17         Accounts Receivable, Net                            HTML     70K 
45: R18         Other Current Assets                                HTML     53K 
46: R19         Consideration Receivable                            HTML     41K 
47: R20         Assets Held for Sale                                HTML     42K 
48: R21         Other Non-Current Assets                            HTML     52K 
49: R22         Long-Term Deposits                                  HTML     46K 
50: R23         Acquired Intangible Assets, Net                     HTML     68K 
51: R24         Property and Equipment, Net                         HTML     52K 
52: R25         Prepaid Equipment Cost                              HTML     43K 
53: R26         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     48K 
54: R27         Short-Term Loan                                     HTML     44K 
55: R28         Income Taxes                                        HTML    129K 
56: R29         Net (Loss) Income Per Share                         HTML     70K 
57: R30         Share Based Payments                                HTML    101K 
58: R31         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML     47K 
59: R32         Share Repurchase Plan                               HTML     43K 
60: R33         Mainland China Contribution Plan                    HTML     44K 
61: R34         Statutory Reserves                                  HTML     43K 
62: R35         Restricted Net Assets                               HTML     43K 
63: R36         Commitments                                         HTML     55K 
64: R37         Contingent Liabilities                              HTML     55K 
65: R38         Related Party Transactions                          HTML    124K 
66: R39         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     42K 
67: R40         Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    263K 
                Schedule I Financial Information of Parent Company               
68: R41         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    196K 
                (Policies)                                                       
69: R42         Organization and Principal Activities (Tables)      HTML    123K 
70: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     53K 
                (Tables)                                                         
71: R44         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML    110K 
72: R45         Segment Information and Revenue Analysis (Tables)   HTML     49K 
73: R46         Long-Term Investments (Tables)                      HTML     78K 
74: R47         Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)                   HTML     68K 
75: R48         Other Current Assets (Tables)                       HTML     52K 
76: R49         Other Non-Current Assets (Tables)                   HTML     50K 
77: R50         Long-Term Deposits (Tables)                         HTML     45K 
78: R51         Acquired Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)            HTML     66K 
79: R52         Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)                HTML     50K 
80: R53         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     47K 
                (Tables)                                                         
81: R54         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    110K 
82: R55         Net (Loss) Income Per Share (Tables)                HTML     68K 
83: R56         Share Based Payments (Tables)                       HTML     71K 
84: R57         Commitments (Tables)                                HTML     49K 
85: R58         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML    121K 
86: R59         Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    220K 
                Schedule I Financial Information of Parent Company               
                (Tables)                                                         
87: R60         Organization and Principal Activities (Narrative)   HTML     68K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R61         Organization and Principal Activities (Schedule of  HTML    108K 
                Companies Subsidiaries and VIE's) (Details)                      
89: R62         Organization and Principal Activities (Schedule of  HTML     57K 
                VIE's Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details)                     
90: R63         Organization and Principal Activities (Schedule of  HTML     64K 
                VIE's Consolidated Statement of Operations)                      
                (Details)                                                        
91: R64         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     68K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
92: R65         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     60K 
                (Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property                  
                and Equipment) (Details)                                         
93: R66         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     56K 
                (Schedule of Estimated Economic Lives of                         
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
94: R67         Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     80K 
95: R68         Discontinued Operations (Schedule of Carrying       HTML    130K 
                amounts of assets and liabilities disposed)                      
                (Details)                                                        
96: R69         Discontinued Operations (Schedule of result of      HTML     76K 
                operations of the Target Businesses) (Details)                   
97: R70         Discontinued Operations (Schedule of outstanding    HTML     58K 
                balances with the Group's related parties)                       
                (Details)                                                        
98: R71         Discontinued Operations (Schedule of related party  HTML     57K 
                transactions) (Details)                                          
99: R72         Segment Information and Revenue Analysis (Details)  HTML     48K 
100: R73         Short-Term Investments (Details)                    HTML     52K  
101: R74         Long-Term Investments (Narrative) (Details)         HTML    196K  
102: R75         Long-Term Investments (Schedule of Equity Method    HTML     77K  
                Investments) (Details)                                           
103: R76         Long-Term Investments (Schedule of Equity Method    HTML     63K  
                Investee) (Details)                                              
104: R77         Accounts Receivable, Net (Schedule of Accounts      HTML     53K  
                Receivable, Net) (Details)                                       
105: R78         Accounts Receivable, Net (Schedule of Allowance     HTML     49K  
                for Doubtful Accounts) (Details)                                 
106: R79         Other Current Assets (Details)                      HTML     66K  
107: R80         Other Current Assets (Details) (Parenthetical)      HTML     56K  
108: R81         Consideration Receivable (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     44K  
109: R82         Assets Held for Sale (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     48K  
110: R83         Other Non-Current Assets (Details)                  HTML     51K  
111: R84         Long-Term Deposits (Details)                        HTML     51K  
112: R85         Acquired Intangible Assets, Net (Details)           HTML     80K  
113: R86         Property and Equipment, Net (Details)               HTML     66K  
114: R87         Prepaid Equipment Cost (Details)                    HTML     59K  
115: R88         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML     57K  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R89         Short-Term Loan (Narrative) (Details)               HTML     52K  
117: R90         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     60K  
118: R91         Income Taxes (Schedule of Income Tax                HTML     49K  
                (Expenses)/Benefits) (Details)                                   
119: R92         Income Taxes (Schedule of Deferred Income Tax       HTML     77K  
                Assets and Liabilities) (Details)                                
120: R93         Income Taxes (Schedule of Reconciliation of         HTML     73K  
                Effective Income Tax Rate) (Details)                             
121: R94         Income Taxes (Schedule of VIE's Net Loss Per Share  HTML     49K  
                Amounts) (Details)                                               
122: R95         Net (Loss) Income Per Share (Details)               HTML     88K  
123: R96         Net (Loss) Income Per Share (Details)               HTML     42K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
124: R97         Share Based Payments (Narrative) (Details)          HTML    230K  
125: R98         Share Based Payments (Schedule of Stock Option      HTML    105K  
                Activities) (Details)                                            
126: R99         Share Based Payments (Schedule of Stock Option      HTML     53K  
                Assumptions) (Details)                                           
127: R100        Fair Value Measurement (Details)                    HTML     46K  
128: R101        Share Repurchase Plan (Details)                     HTML     57K  
129: R102        Mainland China Contribution Plan (Details)          HTML     41K  
130: R103        Statutory Reserves (Details)                        HTML     40K  
131: R104        Restricted Net Assets (Details)                     HTML     44K  
132: R105        Commitments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     50K  
133: R106        Commitments (Schedule of Future Minimum Rental      HTML     49K  
                Lease Payments) (Details)                                        
134: R107        Commitments (Schedule of Future Minimum Concession  HTML     57K  
                Fee Payments) (Details)                                          
135: R108        Contingent Liabilities (Details)                    HTML     41K  
136: R109        Related Party Transactions (Schedule of Amount Due  HTML     61K  
                from Related Parties) (Details)                                  
137: R110        Related Party Transactions (Schedule of Amount Due  HTML     49K  
                from a Related Party) (Details)                                  
138: R111        Related Party Transactions (Schedule of Revenues    HTML     55K  
                and Purchases) (Details)                                         
139: R112        Related Party Transactions (Schedule of Equity      HTML     63K  
                Transaction with Related Party) (Details)                        
140: R113        Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details)    HTML     51K  
141: R114        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    100K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Balance Sheets)                      
                (Details)                                                        
142: R115        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     53K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Balance Sheets)                      
                (Details) (Parenthetical)                                        
143: R116        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     54K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of                        
                Operations) (Details)                                            
144: R117        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     54K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of                        
                Comprehensive (Loss)/Income) (Details)                           
145: R118        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML    133K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Changes                
                in Equity) (Details)                                             
146: R119        Additional Information-Financial Statement          HTML     91K  
                (Schedule of Parent Company Statements of Cash                   
                Flows) (Details)                                                 
148: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    265K  
147: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    167K  
22: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- amcn-20151231                       XML   3.84M 
24: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- amcn-20151231_cal               XML    350K 
25: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- amcn-20151231_def                XML   1.08M 
26: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- amcn-20151231_lab                     XML   2.06M 
27: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- amcn-20151231_pre              XML   1.55M 
23: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- amcn-20151231                         XSD    364K 
149: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001144204-16-102621-xbrl      Zip    293K

‘EX-101.DEF’   —   XBRL Definitions — amcn-20151231_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

                                                                                                                                                                                
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