China Broadcasters Cut Shows Amid Tough Government Restrictions

Fox News Tuesday 3rd January, 2012

BEIJING – China's satellite broadcasters have eliminated more than two-thirds of prime-time entertainment programming such as dating and reality shows to comply with tough new government restrictions, as Beijing increasingly seeks to rein in cultural trends it finds problematic. The state-run Xinhua news agency said Tuesday that satellite br...

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