March 20, 2012

No word from the sponsors for China’s drama watchers

No word from the sponsors for China’s drama watchers
BEIJING (Reuters) – In a dose of reality television, Beijing-style, China has ordered a ban on advertisements during broadcasts of TV dramas in a bid “to unify thinking,” the country’s top broadcasting regulator said on Monday. The government’s latest move to clean up China’s airwaves was announced by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and will come into effect from January. …