MCLC: SARFT increases requirement for modern dramas

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: Han Meng <hanmeng at gmail.com>
Subject: SARFT increases requirement for modern dramas
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Source: RapidTV News (12/13/11):
http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2011121317946/chinas-sarft-increases-r
equirement-for-modern-tv-dramas.html

China's SARFT increases requirement for modern TV dramas
By Louise Duffy

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has
issued a requirement for provincial satellite TV stations to increase the
number of TV dramas with a modern setting as a proportion of total TV
dramas to at least 40% by 2013.

The regulations have five components: the 40% minimum quota for modern-day
dramas; a ban on all TV dramas that depict false historical events, such
as time travellers; redefined limits on entertainment content during
primetime hours; police dramas remain strictly regulated, but can depict
the personal lives of police officers; by 2013, 15% of broadcast content
should contain subject matter relevant to children, rural viewers and
ethnic minorities.