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From IFENG State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT), China’s top regulator/censor, has recently slapped six new stringent restrictions on television production: 1, Revolutionary dramas should draw a clear-cut distinction between China and its enemies, between heroes and villains; 2, Domestic conflicts cannot be magnified without a limit; 3, Period dramas’ story lines cannot [...]
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Bejing’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has recently released new restrictions for television broadcasters to limit the number of entertainment programs during prime time to two programs per week and 90 minutes per day. Talent shows, dating shows, and talk shows with emotional content are among the restricted programs that are “excessive entertainment” which [...]
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Do not get too absorbed in or emotional over the drama on Chinese reality TV shows, because it may not be real. A young man named Su Hailong had to approach news reporters and clarify that he was hired by a Jerry-Springer-type tabloid TV talk show producer to play the unfilial son, who has become a [...]
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Driven by a fierce competition for eyeballs and ratings, Chinese television drama production companies have taken out the infallible template as their artillery: sex. However, as the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), China’s media watchdog, has rejected the idea of introducing an age-specific rating system multiple times on the grounds of ineffectiveness [...]
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A speed dating party was thrown in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province in China’s southwest. However, the organizer has a specific dress code for participating men and women: wear a swimming suit and be “undisguised” with one another. All men changed into swim shorts right away. In contrast, only four women changed into [...]
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A young man from the United States named An Tian (安田) has inspired a country whose citizens are not typical generous givers, after he proclaimed on TV his ideal of ‘serving the people.’ Holding Bachelor’s from Harvard University, Master’s from Oxford University and a doctorate from University of California, Berkley in agricultural business, 28-year-old An [...]
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Original story here Prison Break, Desperate Housewives, The Big Bang Theory, Gossip Girl, Lie to Me…These American TV shows that are extremely popular in China can no longer be found on video-sharing sites such as tudou.com and xunlei.com. “I am afraid it would be harder and harder for me to watch American TV series,” said [...]
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