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China tightens the rules for TV shows, bans promotional terms

China tightens the rules for TV shows, bans promotional terms

It had been almost a week since SAPPRFT banned something. I guess they were getting antsy.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
China’s top video sites to be punished over violent Japanese anime

China’s top video sites to be punished over violent Japanese anime

Specifically listed among the offending content are three Japanese anime TV shows: Blood-C, Terror in Resonance, and Highschool of the Dead.
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read
Government regulation is strangling China’s smart TVs and set-top boxes

Government regulation is strangling China’s smart TVs and set-top boxes

“Why should the government adapt to the internet, rather than the internet adapting to the government?” That was the question a Chinese State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and
C. Custer · · 3 min read
China begins clampdown on video sites showing foreign TV series

China begins clampdown on video sites showing foreign TV series

This will result in the effective banning of some foreign TV series in China, leaving viewers to go back to the old days of pirating their favorite shows.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

The Big Bang Theory and 3 other US TV shows banned from China’s video sites

China’s media regulator has ordered the country’s video streaming sites to remove four American TV series.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Chinese authorities slap down Sina for sexing up the web, arrests made

The report says authorities found 20 articles and four videos posted by third parties that were found to promote pornography.
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read

China forces video sites to hire government-approved censors

Update March 27, 2014 @ 11:30am – China’s state news agency Xinhua has released a report denying heavier scrutiny of US and UK video content online, citing an anonymous source from
Paul Bischoff · · 3 min read

New proposal to force all video uploaders in China to use their real names

China’s State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) yesterday issued a notice that proposes, among other things, anyone who uploads a video to the internet must be registered on
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read

Report: Xiaomi’s Set-Top Box Finally Coming April 9

China’s Xiaomi has proven itself to be pretty great at selling phones, but the company surprised a lot of people when it announced it would be selling a set-top box
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Will China’s Ban on TV Ads for Luxury Goods Boost Web Ads For Baidu and Youku?

Coming soon to a Chinese website near you. Last week, we learned of a ban on TV advertising luxury goods in China issued by SARFT that is preventing luxury goods
C. Custer · · 2 min read