China bans The Simpsons...from prime time

[TB4000]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060813/ap_on_en_tv/china_cartoon_ban

Guess that ep. about Marge's sister adopting a baby was the final straw.

[eos]

i didn't think that episode was that funny. maybe that's why it was banned.

[bluemonq]

In February, regulators banned programs that mix animation with live characters in an apparent effort to protect Chinese studios, which don't produce such programming. Regulators haven't released details, but the ban could affect popular children's TV shows such as "Blue's Clues" from the United States and Britain's "Teletubbies."
Damn. There goes one way of subverting the youth to the Capita- I mean, Democratic Cause.

[ahsingjai]

D'oh! China primetime ban for Homer

BEIJING, China (AP) -- D'oh! China has banished Homer Simpson, Pokemon and Mickey Mouse from prime time. The Monkey King and his Chinese pals get the top TV viewing hours to themselves.

Regulators have barred foreign cartoons from TV in the "Golden Hours" of 5 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 1 in an effort to protect China's struggling animation studios, news reports said Sunday.

The ban hasn't been formally announced, but newspapers already were criticizing it Sunday as the wrong way to improve programming for Chinese children, who they said clearly prefer foreign animation.
More:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/china.cartoons.ap/index.html
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IMO, you can look at how U.S protect its farmers and steel industries. Altho, it is only a ban on the primetime hours, it isn't as harsh as in banning foriegn cartoons entirely. That's what the VCR was invented for.

[SunWuKong]

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I agree with Akane21, that ep was like daring the CCP to ban them.

But i also feel that the PRC is doing this for business purposes, ensuring that the domestic animation companies survive in the heat of foreign competition.

It's not the only country that does this, SKorea's been banning foreign entertainment for years and look how well they've been doing.

[SunWuKong]

It's not the only country that does this, SKorea's been banning foreign entertainment for years and look how well they've been doing.

South Korea has not been "banning foreign entertainment for years". their theaters have to fill a certain quota of domestic films a year, but they are allowed to show foreign films as long as they meet their quota of domestic films. and their film industry has been doing well because a series of great films several years ago spurred a lot of investment and encouraged more creativity.

[yoMAMA]

South Korea has not been "banning foreign entertainment for years". their theaters have to fill a certain quota of domestic films a year, but they are allowed to show foreign films as long as they meet their quota of domestic films. and their film industry has been doing well because a series of great films several years ago spurred a lot of investment and encouraged more creativity.

I heard South Korea banned all Japanese entertainment products up until the late 1990s.

[mr. x]

^---thusly why computer gaming (as opposed to japanese made console) is predominant