China tightens limits on imported shows on TV
Associated Press, Beijing | Tue, 02/14/2012 10:38 AM
EU President Herman Van Rompuy, front right, and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, front left, lead their delegation as they arrive to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, unseen, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP/Andy Wong). China's TV governing body has told broadcasters they should limit the number of imported series currently aired.
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television said late Monday that under the new rules, no foreign TV series may be shown during the prime-time hours of 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and that overseas-produced shows can take up o more than 25 percent of the total broadcast time each day.
The rules also say that domestic channels will not be allowed to show too much programming from any one country or region.
The move comes in a politically sensitive year for China, with a change in leadership planned, and after President Hu Jinto said the Communist Party need
