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Web Giants Fight Amid TV Entertainment Purge (Updated)

Chinese television broadcasters have implemented deep cuts to their lineup of prime-time entertainment programming, reducing the number of such shows from 126 to 38 in order to comply with tough new government restrictions that became effective on Sunday. From The Wall Street Journal: The rule, first announced in October, is targeted at what Chinese regulators have called “excessive entertain