US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
    Business / Gadgets

    It's lights out for US TV series ordered off popular video sites

    By Han Bingbin (China Daily) Updated: 2014-04-28 07:16

    China's top media authority has ordered the nation's major video websites to remove four high-profile American TV series from their sites.

    No specific reason was given for the order from the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, said public relations managers at Youku and Tencent Video.

    Popular shows that were removed included The Good Wife, NCIS and The Practice. Sohu also removed The Big Bang Theory, a show it had exclusively licensed.

    Visitors to the sites are now greeted by a written apology that says "We're sorry for being unable to provide video services now due to policy reasons".

    It's lights out for US TV series ordered off popular video sites

    More drama in online video competition

    It's lights out for US TV series ordered off popular video sites

    Many netizens have complained in particular about the removal of The Big Bang Theory, which has been played more than 1.1 billion times since 2009, making it the most watched American TV series on Chinese video websites.

    In March, the administration said it would strengthen the management of Internet video and audio programs, and require that online content be examined by at least three qualified personnel.

    The administration also said that programs should be removed immediately if their content is against regulations. Inappropriate content includes promoting superstition or glamorizing violence, salaciousness or gambling.

    The Hollywood Reporter speculated that the policies in March could be a possible sign of "tighter control over online distribution of Hollywood content in China".

    Peng Kan, a consultant at Legend Media, which specializes in TV industry development, said he was confused by the choice of programs that were removed because they did not seem inappropriate.

    "The fuzzy standards are always a problem. They don't give you an explicit criterion beforehand. But when you make a mistake or when they think you make a mistake, you'll get caught," he said.

    "So there is and will be a long process of testing each other's boundaries and making counterstrategies."

    Content on Chinese video websites was not previously subject to the administration's direct examination and there was not a quota restriction for purchasing overseas programs.

    With 400 million online video viewers, Chinese video websites have been spending heavily on licensing American TV series and creating their own content, both with more stimulating subjects than what is usually allowed on TV.

    "I think that the advantages Chinese video websites enjoyed thanks to looser examination will probably come to an end," Peng said.

    It's lights out for US TV series ordered off popular video sites

    It's lights out for US TV series ordered off popular video sites 

     Tencent gets smart with television venture

    Hot Topics

    Editor's Picks
    ...
    ...
    亚洲AV无码专区国产乱码4SE | 无码一区二区三区免费| 亚洲中文字幕无码一区二区三区| 精品无码久久久久国产动漫3d| 亚洲成a人无码av波多野按摩| 亚洲精品无码不卡在线播HE| 欧美日本中文字幕| 蜜臀av无码人妻精品| 日韩精品无码一本二本三本| 最新高清无码专区| 欧美亚洲精品中文字幕乱码免费高清| 国产免费久久久久久无码| 亚洲va无码手机在线电影| 伊人蕉久中文字幕无码专区| 亚洲人成国产精品无码| 办公室丝袜激情无码播放| 亚洲精品无码午夜福利中文字幕 | 国产日韩精品中文字无码| 中文字幕不卡高清视频在线 | 最近2019中文字幕免费直播| 亚洲人成无码网WWW| 国产啪亚洲国产精品无码| 日韩午夜福利无码专区a| 中国无码人妻丰满熟妇啪啪软件| 免费精品久久久久久中文字幕| 中文字幕无码精品亚洲资源网久久| a最新无码国产在线视频| 国产AV无码专区亚洲AVJULIA | 人妻少妇无码视频在线| 国产激情无码一区二区三区| 国产成人无码一区二区在线播放 | 国产热の有码热の无码视频 | 久久久久亚洲av成人无码电影| 久久久久无码精品国产| 久久久久久亚洲Av无码精品专口| 日韩欧精品无码视频无删节 | 精品无码国产一区二区三区AV | 国产成人A人亚洲精品无码| 国产在线精品无码二区| 2024你懂的网站无码内射| 精品无码专区亚洲|