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China’s media regulators issue cap on production budget of period dramas
A few days ago, news broke that the State Administration of Radio and Television (SART) had issued new directivesย capping the production budget of online period...

A censor for the Internet of Things?
My curiosity was piqued this morning by a headline on CoinDesk, a website that reports on Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain: China’s government censorship agency is...

China is escalating its war on variety shows, including Saturday Night Live
China is escalating its war on variety shows, including Saturday Night Live

Cutting down on reality talent shows and other poison for teenagers
Cutting down on reality talent shows and other poison for teenagers

Internal memo reveals tighter regulations on Chinese films and television dramas
Internal memo reveals tighter regulations on Chinese films and television dramas

‘Are you coming to the orgy?’ Check out the hoodie Michael Chen wore on the Chinese reality show ‘Keep Running’
Here’s a bit of fun from usually staid Chinese television:ย Keep Running (ๅฅ่ทๅง bฤnpวoba), adapted from South Korea, is a reality TV show currently showing on...

SAPPRFT bans parodies of classic TV shows and films
SAPPRFT bans parodies of classic TV shows and films

Goodbye, SAPPRFT (but not Chinese censorship)
Last Tuesday, during the National Peopleโs Congress, Chinaย announcedย that it was dismantling its top media regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television...

Five thousand movie theaters across China to form a cohort of โPeopleโs Theatersโ
Five thousand movie theaters across China to form a cohort of โPeopleโs Theatersโ