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The Ellen DeGeneres Show, a popular celebrity-focused American television talk show, has become the first of its kind to air in China<\/a><\/strong>, via Sohu.\u00a0Darren Wee at\u00a0South China Morning Post reports:<\/p>\n

The eleventh season of\u00a0Ellen<\/em>\u00a0can now be video-streamed on demand on Sohu.com, 48 hours after it airs in the United States.<\/p>\n

DeGeneres greeted her new audience with a \u201cNi hao, y\u2019all\u201d after announcing the deal on her show, adding that she wanted to learn more Chinese.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s basically the same show, but it\u2019ll have subtitles and it will be called the Happy Lady Dance Hour,\u201d joked the 55-year-old comedian, who will also host the Oscars next month.<\/p>\n

[...]\u00a0Charles Zhang, chairman of Sohu, said: \u201cThe Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em>\u00a0is one of the most well-known talk shows in the US and we believe it could also have strong appeal and relevance with the Chinese audience.\u201d [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

TIME's Lily Rothman suggests that the show's wider availability might lend momentum to already broadening acceptance of homosexuality in China<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

[\u2026] DeGeneres, particularly when it comes to her personal life, is equally as known for speaking up as she is for having a good time. For example, when an anti-gay group advocated in 2012 for JCPenney to fire her as their spokesperson, she addressed the conflict on-air. In less weighty moments, her relationship with wife Portia de Rossi is frequent fodder for the show. And that openness makes Ellen matter \u2014 especially since a spokesperson from Sohu tells TIME in an email that, \u201cas far as I know,\u201d Ellen will not be edited for the Chinese audience, beyond the addition of the subtitles. (Warner Bros. did not yet respond to requests about the same question.)<\/p>\n

[\u2026] If Ellen is a hit in China (in the U.S., it\u2019s still setting ratings records in its 11th season) and if Ellen really does get shown on Sohu intact, \u201cEllen and Portia go hiking\u201d and all, it could have an impact beyond its viewership \u2014 and that\u2019s something we\u2019re betting would make the \u201chappy lady\u201d of the \u201chappy lady dance hour\u201d even happier. [Source<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, a popular celebrity-focused American television talk show, has become the first of its kind to air in China, via Sohu.\u00a0Darren Wee at\u00a0South China Morning Post reports: The eleventh season of\u00a0Ellen\u00a0can now be video-streamed on demand on Sohu.com, 48 hours after it airs in the United States. 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