{"id":179100,"date":"2014-11-13T18:42:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T02:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=179100"},"modified":"2021-09-14T20:48:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T03:48:22","slug":"media-watchdog-eyes-salary-cap-tv-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2014\/11\/media-watchdog-eyes-salary-cap-tv-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Watchdog Eyes Salary Cap for TV Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/chinas-media-watchdog-reportedly-may-748730\"><strong>China&#8217;s TV stars may soon be facing a salary cap<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0imposed by the country&#8217;s state media watchdog, writes Clifford Coonan at The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) is concerned that actors&#8217; salaries are out of control, reports say, at a time when austerity is the order of the day in China, as a clampdown on excess continues.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]\u00a0While they have become more diverse, most TV dramas tend to be costumed historical epics or propaganda shows, but their stars can command large salaries.<\/p>\n<p>Ostentatious displays of wealth are frowned upon, and TV actors, who often have higher profiles in China than their movie counterparts, could be in line for a salary haircut.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;] According to articles on the social media platform WeChat, producers are putting off new contracts with actors, while those in talks are trying to get a deal before the pay ceiling is introduced. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/chinas-media-watchdog-reportedly-may-748730\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/china\/SAPPRFT\/\">more on SAPPRFT&#8217;s edicts<\/a>, via CDT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s TV stars may soon be facing a salary cap\u00a0imposed by the country&#8217;s state media watchdog, writes Clifford Coonan at The Hollywood Reporter. 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