China Bars Entry of New Foreign TV Channels
China will forbid any new foreign-owned TV channels from entering the country, according to an official report, expanding an industry clampdown and placing plans by Walt Disney Co. and Viacom Inc. on hold.
Analysts said the curb could be a reaction to the accelerating expansion of foreign participation in local media, in a country where the media is traditionally more a propaganda tool than a form of entertainment.
China “will not again allow a foreign satellite TV station to have landing rights in the country,” the official New China News Agency said.
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