China Digital Media Readings for October 25th

• Posted by bbishop
• on October 25th, 2011

• China Officially Limits Entertainment Programming on Satellite TV. Good Or Bad News For Youku And Tudou? | DigiCha- The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), China’s primary regulator of television and video programming, has issued an edict (限娱令) limiting the amount of entertainment programs that can be broadcast on provincial satellite TV stations during the 7.30-10 PM prime time slot. As reported last month, talent shows will be limited, now explicitly to a total of ten per year across all satellite TV stations. Each station is also required to show at least one “morality construction” (道德建设) program. For those who read Chinese, here is a summary:“限娱令”的核心内容是：各卫视频道在晚上7：30- 10点的黄金时间，每周娱乐节目不能超过两档，此外各台须设一档道德建设类节目。全国卫视选秀节目一年加起来总量不超过10档，类型不得重复。
• i美股新浪微博分析报告（2011年10月版） _新浪（SINA） _i美股 – iMeigu analysis of $sina weibo values it at 1.97 billion dollars
• AppleInsider | Apple supplier Pegatron facing pollution concerns in China -
• UC Web Accuses Tencent’s QQ Mobile Browser of Misleading Statistics, Unfair Competition | iChinaStock -
• 广电总局限娱令正式下发 每年选秀不能超过10档_新闻_腾讯网- Another SARFT edict limiting entertainment content on TV, mandating minimum amount of “morality construction” programming//[导读]“限娱令”的核心内容是：各卫视频道在晚上7：30- 10点的黄金时间，每周娱乐节目不能超过两档，此外各台须设一档道德建设类节目。全国卫视选秀节目一年加起来总量不超过10档，类型不得重复。
• China Film Law Q And A. : China Law Blog : China Law for Business – China Media Monitor Intelligence (CMM-I), based in Beijing, is the leading independent business to business intelligence resource for the Chinese media industries. CMM-I analyzes China’s media industry, with a strong focus on content across film, TV and New Media platforms. CMM-I recently interviewed our own Mathew Alderson for CMM-I’s  sector report, “Feature Film Co-production in China,” which is scheduled for publication next month. With CMM-I’s permission, I have asked Mathew to do a series of blog posts based on the interview.
• SmarTots Raises $750,000, Offers Mobile Apps Platform For Kids | TechCrunch – passed on the deal, probably a mistake
• Daily China Readings Are Back | Sinocism -
• Alipay Suffers Mass Withdrawals, Service Outage | Marbridge Consulting – China Internet News – Chinese third-party payment processor Alipay has announced on its official microblog account that its platform was the target of large-scale fund withdrawals coordinated by protesting Taobao Mall SME merchants on the evening of October 21. Alipay users later reported being unable to use the platform the following two days. Alipay emphasized that consumers’ funds remained safe and available, and will continue to be insured by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and overseen by the People’s Bank of China.
• Can Tencent’s 100 Million RMB Investment Breathe Life into the Fallen Kaixin001? | TechRice- A couple of months ago I was told by a Sina friend that even though Kaixin001 was founded by their former CTO, the ties between the two companies have withered since Kaixin001′s fall. And of course since Sina has Weibo there’s no point in defending a dying SNS.But similar to Renren, Sina’s target is the eventual monetization of Weibo. And most of that will come from ads. If Kaixin001 can get back in the picture, backed by the Chinese internet public enemy #1 and big brother Tencent, Sina should also be nervous. And will Chen BinHao begrudge Sina’s lack of support for Kaixin001?

  Of course, Tencent’s ‘backing’ doesn’t necessarily lead to results. Just ask Groupon’s struggling Gaopeng JV with Tencent. It’s possible that Tencent simply wants to pull a few of Kaixin001′s loyal white-collar away from competitors like Sina Weibo.

• College girl offers 5 nights of sex for iPhone 4s, chat log exposed | ChinaHush – 900 RMB a night apparently cheap

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