Tag Archives: television

CCTV’s gatekeepers discuss TV drama censorship

Oriental Outlook reports on CCTV’s in-house tv censors.

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China’s TV regulator frowns on crime reenactments

SARFT reiterates its disapproval of crime reenactment shows. The Oriental Morning Post laments the blandness of current TV offerings.

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Olympics! Olympics! Olympics!

An ad for Hengyuanxiang (恒源祥) repeats the same line twelve times.

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China-ASEAN TV summit

A report from the 2007 China ASEAN TV Cooperation Summit in Kunming.

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Some questions about SARFT’s full-stop for Red Question Mark

SARFT axes Red Question Mark (红问号). He Dong (何东) responds.

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SARFT’s guide to talent show etiquette

SARFT releases a new notice regarding talent shows (广电总局进一步加强群众参与的选拔类广播电视活动和节目的管理).

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Chiung Yao’s dizzying TV dialogue

Chiung Yao (琼瑶) talks about her new TV series, Dreams Link (又见一帘幽梦, aka Fantasies Behind the Pearly Curtain II). Video of a saccharine moment.

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Harmonious society vs. popular television

SARFT to limit affairs in TV dramas, and also goes after costume comedies.

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Approved and rejected TV shows

Translation and analysis of an SARFT chart categorizing approved and rejected Chinese TV shows by subject matter and place of origin.

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Crying ‘corn’ and angry ‘bean jelly’

Super Girl fan culture.

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