Regulator pulls plug on tacky television

Ce matin dans le Shanghai Daily:

"CHINA'S broadcasting watchdog has hit the off button on "low-taste" television and radio talent shows in a wide-ranging and strict list of reforms announced yesterday.TV network cash cows like "My Hero" and "Super Girl" may have aired their last shows.
In a long list of new rules published on its Website yesterday, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television:
-Banned such programs from prime time;
-All but banned live broadcasts;
-Ruled out voting by phone or the Internet.
"Some shows have slid into low taste in terms of program design, selection of judges, and performances of contestants," the watchdog said in a statement.All talent-selection shows on provincial-level satellite-TV stations should be presented to the administration for approval three months ahead of their debut.
Also under this umbrella are China's Central TV Station, China's National Radio, China Radio International and the China Education TV Station."

Et l’article de finir sur une note positive quand mm, faut pas dec non plus:

"A talent show producer in Shanghai said these rules "will bring difficulties" for production of the shows, but "broadcasters will come up with plans to deal with the problems." She agreed the rules may weed out some "indecent talent shows" which have a "negative impact" on teenagers."