OddJob
04-23-2010, 01:52 AM
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A Black Market For Satellite TV Is
Booming In China As A Middle Class Grows There
by Owen Fletcher — April 22, 2010
A black market for satellite TV is booming in China as the middle class grows
there, bringing foreign channels like CNN and MTV to a much wider audience
than allowed by the government.
Satellite TV is legal only for select viewers in China. Content deemed
pornographic, violent or threatening to state interests is also banned, a
potential roadblock for a range of overseas programming.
News stations like CNN and BBC, for instance, are unafraid to air criticisms of the
Chinese government that would bring harsh punishment upon a domestic TV
station.
But satellite dishes that pick up those and other foreign channels, such as ESPN
and HBO, have grown popular among white-collar workers despite all the
rules.
Full Story: http://tinyurl.com/26c6s28
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A Black Market For Satellite TV Is
Booming In China As A Middle Class Grows There
by Owen Fletcher — April 22, 2010
A black market for satellite TV is booming in China as the middle class grows
there, bringing foreign channels like CNN and MTV to a much wider audience
than allowed by the government.
Satellite TV is legal only for select viewers in China. Content deemed
pornographic, violent or threatening to state interests is also banned, a
potential roadblock for a range of overseas programming.
News stations like CNN and BBC, for instance, are unafraid to air criticisms of the
Chinese government that would bring harsh punishment upon a domestic TV
station.
But satellite dishes that pick up those and other foreign channels, such as ESPN
and HBO, have grown popular among white-collar workers despite all the
rules.
Full Story: http://tinyurl.com/26c6s28
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