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Tag Archives: SARFT
SARFT goes after online video, again
A spokesman for the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) announced yesterday that some original drama series and films on video websites like Youku.com and Tudou.com don’t meet government censorship standards and contain unacceptable dirty language, violence and … Continue reading
Posted in Business and the Economy, Internet and Media
Tagged censorship, Danwei.com, film, Internet, media, Media Business, media regulation, SARFT, video
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Groundhog day in China – Super Girls and the Internet
This morning, a reader drew my attention to an article on Danwei: Alongside the movement for a “civilized” Internet, the anti-Super Girls campaign seems to be picking up steam as well. China Times published an interview yesterday with Liu Zhongde, one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Internet and Media
Tagged blogs, CCTV, censorship, Danwei.com, Internet, media, media regulation, microblogs, reality TV, SARFT, Super Girls, talent contests, TV, weibo
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Dating show contestant banned for sexy modeling?
SARFT is once again mentioned for a rumored ban for a model who might be too hot for her own good. She also said outrageous things on a TV show.
Posted in TV
Tagged Anhui TV, lamiu, lingerie, Ma Nuo, Reality show, SARFT, Sunday Best
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Driving domestic film production past Hollywood
The release of mainstream Chinese films have caught some attention over the months, especially those made in conjunction with directors from Hong Kong, such as Teddy Chen’s Bodyguards and Assassins (十月围城).
Posted in Film
Tagged guidelines, Hollywood, SARFT, State Council
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SARFT responds to Avatar rumors
Zhang Hongsen from the Film Bureau says it’s all just a misunderstanding.
Posted in Film
Tagged Avatar, Confucius, Film Bureau, SARFT, Zhang Hongsen
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Narrow Dwellings: a TV series that slipped through SARFT’s guidelines
The series has drawn a lot of criticism as well as recommendation. The former for its poor script and one dimensional characters, and the latter for its social commentary, which focuses on people of different social statuses, nailhouses, corrupt officials and mistresses, all wrapped up in the setting of a consumerist metropolis. There are edited versions of Narrow Dwellings on Youku and broadcast on TV, and lines that have been deleted for its “bone-baring” (露骨) directness.
Posted in TV
Tagged corruption, Narrow Dwellings, officials, SARFT, Sex, TV series
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VeryCD.com may be closed for not having a license
Today, one of the more popular music, film and TV series sharing sites, VeryCD.com, displayed “Network Timeout” and failed to connect. An article from the entertainment section of The Beijing News today ran an article about VeryCD and its application for a license to share content, the license is the “Information Network Broadcast Audio Visual Programming Permission Certificate” (信息网络传播视听节目许可证), which VeryCD does not have.
Too much dialect on the small screen
SARFT says TV characters should speak standard Mandarin. Even Mao and Deng?
Posted in Language
Tagged Chinese Business View, dialect, language, SARFT
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SARFT reminds you to avoid celebrity scandals
Another SARFT ban order: no hyping up celebrity scandals
Posted in Media regulation
Tagged celebrities, Edison Chen, Gillian Chung, SARFT, scandal, Shanghai Morning Post
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New rules imposed on Internet video content
SARFT goes after camgirls.
Posted in Media regulation
Tagged SARFT, video, vulgarity
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