China tightens control on Media

Televisionpoint.com Team
China has further tightened its media industry, banning any cooperation between domestic TV and radio channels with foreign companies under which a provincial TV network was forced to rescind its ties with News Corp. of Rupert Murdoch.

According to a regulation issued by the Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the media watchdog, local TV and radio stations should not rent their channels to foreign companies and also should not cooperate with foreign companies in running channels.

It also bans any cooperation with foreign companies in regular and live programmes. Other kinds of cooperation with foreign companies should first be approved by the SARFT’s provincial branches.