Tag: TV

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

January 5, 2012 4:46 AM

Yu Hua: Censorship’s Many Faces

Author Yu Hua explains the different levels of censorship applied to Chinese media—from tightly controlled film, through

February 28, 2013 9:49 AM

TV Documentaries to Need SARFT Pre-Approval

Chinese filmmakers and media experts have expressed skepticism about the practicality and motives of a new requirement fo

February 25, 2013 4:16 PM

SARFT-Approved Sat TV for Hotels Serving Foreigners

The following example of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and s

October 11, 2012 1:38 PM

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