SARFT refutes reports of new regs

2012-August-16: Recent news that China’s top broadcasting watchdog issued new guidelines restricting production of six genres of TV serials was denied by a senior official from the watchdog group, Beijing Times reported yesterday.

“Media recently reported that the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) issued six restrictions on TV serials. How could that be possible in terms of sentiment and reason?” said Wang Weiping, the deputy director-general of the Department of Teleplay Administration at SARFT.

SARFT aims “to control quantity and improve quality” on the administration of TV serials, Wang added.

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