Source / Courtesy: BBC online
Satellite broadcasters in China have cut entertainment TV by two-thirds following a government campaign, state news agency Xinhua has reported.
An order by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) to curb ”excessive entertainment” came into effect on 1 January.
The number of entertainment shows aired during prime time each week has dropped to 38 from 126, said the watchdog.
The news came as the president warned of the influence of Western culture.
In the piece published in a Communist Party magazine, President Hu Jintao also urged efforts to boost the country’s own soft power, said Xinhua.
The order, which was issued in October 2011, limits each of the country’s 34 satellite channels to two entertainment programmes each week and a maximum of 90 minutes of entertainment content every day from 19:30 to 22:00.
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Broadcasters are also required to air at least two hours of news programming between 06:00 and midnight. They must each broadcast at least two 30-minute news programmes between 18:00 and 23:30.
Editor’s comments: We welcome these developments as it seems that in the name of freedom the Western civilization is destroying the society.
It Takes a Village by Hillary Rodham Clinton
It reminded me of the book by the Ex First Lady Hillary Clinton. She had made some useful observations in her book regarding decency in television programing.