Television reform in the era of globalization: New trends and patterns in post-WTO China

Xu, Minghua

doi:10.1016/j.tele.2012.01.002

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“…The Sixth Generation directors' underground films, often banned by the government while winning prizes at international film festivals, are viewed on pirated DVDs and via online downloading (Tudou, 2011). Similarly, despite a large number of TV production companies in China, broadcasting is still tightly controlled by the state (Xu, 2012).…”

Section: Online Video Distribution In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

Between formal and informal: the shakeout in China’s online video industry

Zhao

Keane

2013

Media, Culture & Society

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While a rich body of literature in television and film studies and media policy studies has tended to focus on the media activities in the formal sector, we know much less about informal media activities, their influence on state policies, as well as the dynamics between the formal and the informal sectors. This article examines these issues with reference to a particularly revealing period following a large-scale government crackdown on peer-to-peer video-sharing sites in China in 2008. By analysing the aim and consequences of the state action, we point to the counter-productive effects in terms of cultural loss and the resurgence of offline piracy; we show the positive impact on forcing the informal into the formal sector, and pressuring the latter to innovate. Meanwhile, increasing rapprochement between professional and user-created content is leading to a new relationship between formal and informal sectors. This case demonstrates the importance of considering the dynamic relationship between the two sectors. It also offers compelling evidence of the role of the informal sector in engendering state action, which in turn impacts on the co-evolution of formal and informal sectors.

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Section: Online Video Distribution In Chinamentioning

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Between formal and informal: the shakeout in China’s online video industry

Zhao

Keane

2013

Media, Culture & Society

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“…The fundamental tenet of this system is to stress that the broadcasting authority is in charge of the media's internal direction and quality of information. According to Xu (2013), even as the media market liberalizes, the Chinese government wants to maintain political control over television. In some ways, the direction of television development in China is determined by the state and policymakers, specifically the governing authorities.…”

Section: The Transformation Of Television Policymentioning

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Navigating the Tides of Media Convergence: Shanxi Radio and Television Station's Transformation Amidst the Digital Tsunami

Jia¹,

Mohamed²

2023

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Great changes have occurred in China's media environment as a result of the growth of new media, particularly for Television and Radio stations. These media which were once considered powerful media in the conventional era are now under tremendous pressure to modernize There are new potential and challenges for China's television program transformation, given the country's rapid economic and social development, as well as its continual improvement of its comprehensive national power. New media technologies play a crucial role in increasing productivity and transforming organizational structures. Growth and transformation in the Chinese TV industry are also due to the continuous development and evolution of media convergence. Through observation and literature analysis this paper examines the transformation of television programs of Shanxi Radio and Television Station in terms of content, technology, and policy. By referring to theory of media convergence, it also lays forth a framework for readers to consider how to apply communication tactics for the building of media industry in the context of China. It gives a thorough analysis of the mechanisms through which Shanxi Radio and Television Station utilize proper communication techniques to attract its audiences as well as stakeholders.

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“…All these women-oriented cultural products need to negotiate with, if not to resist, the conservative-leaning socialist state's media censorship in a certain way. For example, BL television dramas have pioneered the “juxtaposition” narrative method (Chen et al, 2021; Ge, 2022; Xu, 2013), which skillfully combines a bromance plot with the mainstream state-supported tone of nationalism, collectivism, and socialism (Gow, 2017; Xu, 2013). To further mask the sensitive same-sex material, several television programs have replaced same-sex romance plotlines with those involving brotherhood instead (Hu & Wang, 2021; Ng & Li, 2020).…”

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“Protecting our female gaze rights”: Chinese Female Gamers’ and Game Producers’ Negotiations with Government Restrictions on Erotic Material

Lai

Liu

2023

Games and Culture

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This article applies the Foucauldian concept of practiced freedom to examine how Chinese female gamers work hand in hand with game developers to negotiate government restrictions on in-game erotic material. Game developers have redesigned certain visual and textual game elements and used sexy dubbed voices to comply with state censorship while maintaining a game's appeal. Female gamers have meanwhile aligned themselves with the game developers by spending significant money on games and creating fan fiction, demonstrating their financial and sexual agency. This article explores how the practice of sexual freedom can serve as a useful lens for understanding the alliance between game developers and players, providing a glimpse into the everyday, conditioned, leisure-driven micro-resistance by engaging with existing scholarship that criticizes the commercial nature of digital games. Instead of overthrowing the conservative political framework, the goal of such gaming micro-resistance is to increase the profits of game developers and the sexual, consumptive rights of women gamers.

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Television reform in the era of globalization: New trends and patterns in post-WTO China

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

Between formal and informal: the shakeout in China’s online video industry

Between formal and informal: the shakeout in China’s online video industry

Navigating the Tides of Media Convergence: Shanxi Radio and Television Station's Transformation Amidst the Digital Tsunami

“Protecting our female gaze rights”: Chinese Female Gamers’ and Game Producers’ Negotiations with Government Restrictions on Erotic Material

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