us tv shows cut from china websites
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Media » TV

US TV shows cut from China websites

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today US TV shows cut from China websites

Beijing - AFP

Chinese video streaming websites have removed four legally licensedUS television shows in a move that could portend "stricter online monitoring",state-run media reported Monday."From Saturday, popular shows 'The Big Bang Theory', 'The Good Wife', 'NCIS' and'The Practice' were no longer available on tv.sohu.com, youku.com and v.qq.com,"the Global Times said, referring to three popular services and adding that the series were "all purchased legally for viewing in China".China closely censors all media, from newspapers to foreign films to microbloggingposts, in a vast effort to control public discourse and avoid sensitive topics thatcould undermine the Communist authorities' grip on power.But it was unclear why these shows, which did not have excessively political orsexual themes that might be considered inappropriate, were removed.TV series from the US and Britain were "increasingly popular in China" and"importing shows has become big business", the Global Times said. The removal of such content "may indicate that authorities are imposing stricteronline monitoring", it cited film and drama critic Be Chenggong as saying.Be added that fans of the shows could easily access them from unauthorisedwebsites anyway.But that did not stop the Chinese from airing their frustrations Monday on the popular microblogging site Sina Weibo.One complained of having to turn to American, Japanese and Korean shows for lackof decent Chinese alternatives."If you could come up with shows that didn't insult people's intelligence, andmovies that were not so low-quality yet expensive, you think I would spend so muchenergy looking for them?" the user posted.Another commentator vented about common domestic viewing fare such asexaggeratedly heroic wartime dramas, asking how "such rubbish story lines couldstill be acceptable".One poster asked: "How could a show like Big Bang Theory have bothered you?"None of the three video-streaming sites could be reached for comment by AFP, andnor could the government body overseeing media, the State Administration of Press,Publication, Radio, Film and Television.In a notice in January it vowed to more "seriously implement a system in whichshows obtained approval before being broadcast", noting that some online contenthad been found to violate certain regulations after being broadcast and had to betaken down.

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

us tv shows cut from china websites us tv shows cut from china websites

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

us tv shows cut from china websites us tv shows cut from china websites

 



GMT 06:49 2012 Saturday ,01 September

Lamitta Frangieh on her \'Facebook Romance\'

GMT 08:26 2017 Wednesday ,08 February

Qatar spending $500m a week on World Cup projects

GMT 17:00 2017 Tuesday ,27 June

Saudi Arabia rebuts fake news on Turkey, Israel

GMT 10:31 2016 Monday ,12 December

Second Sydney airport cleared for take off

GMT 05:27 2017 Sunday ,16 April

GIB Capital wins 4 EMEA Finance Awards

GMT 13:58 2016 Friday ,30 December

Australia beat Pakistan to win Test series

GMT 10:07 2017 Monday ,17 April

Mark Hamill would like to play George Lucas

GMT 12:10 2016 Tuesday ,13 December

Over 30 dead as Kenya tanker crashes, explodes

GMT 02:13 2017 Monday ,25 September

December22nd-January20th

GMT 15:39 2017 Tuesday ,03 October

Bangladesh rescues 20 Rohingya held by racket gang

GMT 02:51 2017 Friday ,10 November

Under siege, Syria doctors forced to improvise care
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday