Screening Management
GAPPRFT Spokesperson States that Control is Implemented Over Singing-Type Competition Programmes to Provide Rich and Varied Television Programmes to Audiences
A spokesperson of the General Administration of Press, Publications, Radio, Film and Television has stated that, since this year, the quantity of singing-type comptition programmes nationwide has clearly increase, on the basis of opinions of the broad audiences, in order to avoid the duplication of identical television programme forms, in order to provide even better viewing choices ofr audiences and satisfy the popular masses’ diversified television culture needs, GAPPRFT will implement quantity ocntrol and broadcast dispersion control measures of this kind of television programmes. Read the rest of this entry »
Guest post: a background to the recent SARFT regulations
On 9 February, SARFT released new regulations concerning imported TV dramas. This is the latest in a range of new regulatory documents imposing stronger control over the television sector. I had a very interesting e-mail exchange about this with Dr. Han Xiaoning, a visiting scholar at the Annenberg School of Communication at U. Penn, lecturer at the School of Journalism and Communication at Renmin University of China, who kindly allowed me to edit it into a guest post.
Supplementary Provisions to the ‘Radio and Television Advertising Broadcast Management Rules’
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television Decree
No. 66
The “Supplementary Provisions to the ‘Radio and Television Advertising Broadcast Management Rules'” was passed at the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television administration meeting of 21 November 2011, is hereby promulgated, and takes effect on 1 January 2012.
Xinhua interviews SARFT spokesperson on the new satellite television rules.
This is a translation of an interview published on 26 October on the Xinhua website.
Interviewing the authorities
Letting television screens become even more rich, varied, healthy and upward Read the rest of this entry »
Opinions Concerning Further Strengthening Comprehensive Satellite Television Channel Programme Management
Note: this document has not been made public. The following is a translation of a People’s Daily summary.
Update (5 January 2011): I have obtained a copy of the document, which is translated here.
People’s Daily, Beijing 26 October (Journalist Yuan Yue) Read the rest of this entry »
Opinion Concerning Further Strengthening Comprehensive Satellite Television Channel Programme Management
SARFT No. (2011)83
In recent years, comprehensive satellite television channels have incessantly innovated programme content, vigorously expanded programme forms, had have obtained heartening progress in aspects such as propagating the reform and development achievements of all localities, expanding broadcast coverage, strengthening audience viewing choice, etc. But in recent times, a part of comprehensive satellite television channels have displayed tendencies of excessive entertainmentization and vulgarization, damaging the image and credibility of radio and television media, the opinion of audiences is relatively large, and they react strongly. In order to further stimulate the healthy flourishing and development of radio and television, promote programme innovation and optimization, encourage high-level programme forms, raise the production level of radio and television programmes, even more effectively satisfy the broad popular masses, diverse, multi-level and high-level spiritual cultural requirements, hereby, the following opinion on further strengthening comprehensive satellite television channel programme management is put forward: Read the rest of this entry »
Notice Concerning Further Strengthening Radio and Television Advertising Broadcast Management
On 11 October 2011, SARFT issued the “Notice Concerning Further Strengthening Radio and Television Advertising Broadcast Management” to all provincial, autonomous region and municipal radio, film and television bureaus, the Xinjiang Production-Construction Corps Radio and Television Bureau, the three central stations, China Educational Television, and the Film Channel Programme Centre, the Notice says that after more than a year since the “Radio and Television Advertising Broadcast Management Rules” (SARFT Decree No. 61), the implementation situation generally is desirable, all walks of society universally approve it. But recently, a number of problems violating regulations have reappeared, mainly manifesting as: first, inserting advertising in film or television drama titles or credits; second, inserting advertising in excessive duration; third, a number of transmission and relay organs insert moving caption advertising when transmitting programmes; fourth, a number of advertising overstates its propaganda, fifth, a number of current-affairs and news-type programmes have commercial headings, etc. In order to determinedly correct these problems and realistically standardize radio and television order, hereby, the following is notified to further strengthen radio and television advertising broadcast and management work: Read the rest of this entry »
Notice Concerning Doing Well Film Distribution and Screening Work in the 2009 New Year and Spring Festival Period
On 31 December, SARFT issued the “Notice Concerning Doing Well Film Distribution and Screening Work in the 2009 New Year and Spring Festival Period” to all provincial, autonomous region and municipal radio, film and television bureaus, cultural offices (bureaus), all film distribution companies, cinema chain companies, rural digital cinema chain companies, relevant film production work units, the China Film Group Company, Huaxia Film Distribution Company Limited, China Film Rural Digital Film Distribution, Administration Centre of Digital Film Content, the China Film Producer Association, the China Film Distribution and Screening Association, Read the rest of this entry »
Notice Concerning Launching Screening Activities of Excellent Films Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up
All provincial, autonomous region and municipal culture offices, radio, film and television bureaus, all film group companies, film channels, cinema chain companies, provincial-level film distribution companies, rural digital cinema chain companies, film screening work units, printing plants, relevant film production work units, Huaxia Film Distribution Co. Ltd., Administration Centre of Digital Film Content, China Film Rural Digital Film Distribution Co. Ltd, Beijing All-China Screening Digital Cinema Co. Ltd, China Film Producer Association, China Film Distribution and Screening Association, China Urban Cinema Development Association, China Film Press, magazine “Mass Films”, magazine “Film”, magazine “Contemporary Film”, magazine “Film Art” and magazine “Film Market”: Read the rest of this entry »
SARFT Circular Concerning the Situation of Dealing with the Problem of the film “Lost in Beijing” Violating Regulations
3 January 2008
On 3 January, SARFT has issued the “SARFT Circular Concerning the Situation of Dealing with the Problem of the film “Lost in Beijing” Violating Regulations” to all provincial, autonomous region and municipal radio, film and television bureaus, the Xinjiang Production-Construction Corps radio, film and television bureau, all film production work units, film distribution companies, cinema chain companies and directly subordinate film work units in Beijing, the Circular says, the film “Lost in Beijing”, jointly produced by the Beijing Laolei Film Culture Co. Ltd., Beijing Baolina Film Distribution Co. Ltd and Beijing Zhonghong Real Estate Development Group Co. Ltd, has gravely violated the “Film Management Regulations” (hereafter simply named “Regulations” and corresponding laws and regulations in aspects such as film production, participation in international film festivals, Internet dissemination and audiovisual product production, etc., creating harmful effects. Hereby, the relevant circumstances are circulated as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
Management Regulations Concerning Further Standardizing Mass-Participation Selection-Type Radio and Television Activities and Programmes
All provincial, autonomous region and municipal radio film and television bureaus (offices), the Xinjiang Production-Construction Corps Radio and Television Bureau, the Three Central Stations:
Implementation Plan concerning the People’s Radio Station and Central Television Station Launching Democratic Climate Discussion Activities
Notice concerning Printing and Issuing the “SARFT and State Council Office for Rectification Implementation Plan concerning the People’s Radio Station and Central Television Station Launching Democratic Climate Discussion Activities”
On 22 June 2005, SARFT issued the “SARFT and State Council Office for Rectification Implementation Plan concerning the People’s Radio Station and Central Television Station Launching Democratic Climate Discussion Activities” to the Central People’s Radio Station, the Central Television station, all provincial, autonomous region, municipal and plan-listed city radio film and television bureaus (offices), rectification offices, the Xinjiang Production-Construction Corps radio and television office and the rectification office, all relevant work units are requested to integrate it with reality and earnestly implement this. Read the rest of this entry »
Radio Station and Television Station Examination, Approval and Management Rules
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television Decree (No. 37)
The “Radio and Television Station Examination, Approval and Management Rules” were passed at the Administration meeting of 15 June 2004, are hereby promulgated, and take effect on 20 September 2004
Director: Xu Guangchun
18 August 2004
Article 1, In order to standardize radio and television station management and guarantee the healthy development of the radio and television undertaking and industry, on the basis of the “Radio and Television Management Regulations”, these Rules are formulated. Read the rest of this entry »
Notice concerning that Mass-Participation Live Radio and Television Programmes Must Be Broadcast with Delay
All provincial, autonomous region and municipal radio, film and television bureaus (offices), the Xinjiang Production-Construction Corps Radio and Television Bureau, the three central stations:
In order to guarantee the public opinion orientation and broadcast security of radio and television, and further strengthen management over mass-participation live radio and television programmes, hereby, the relevant issues are notified as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
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