Online overseas TV series to be delayed by regulator  

廣電總局要求引進劇先審后播 同步看美劇成泡影

日前，有媒體爆料稱廣電總局即將出臺新的境外劇管理政策。新政策將對視頻網站引進境外劇實行更嚴格的限制。新政規定引進劇必須整季內容先審再播，而韓劇又是邊拍邊播的模式，所以未來不管是多熱的劇，這種情況都不可能再出現，目前多部韓劇同步韓國播出的情況也將不復存在。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) – Chinese audiences will no longer be able to watch online overseas TV series at the same time they come out abroad, the Southern Metropolis Daily reports.

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television won't allow imported TV series to be available on video websites before they are censored, according to a new regulation revealed by an unnamed Wechat account.

The new rule will delay TV series for whole seasons before they are released with Chinese subtitles, which means Chinese audiences will watch them six months to a year later than viewers in South Korea or the United States, for example.

Many American series contain violent or sensitive scenes that will likely be deleted.

The regulation may lead some American TV series to not be seen in China at all, analysts said.