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  China's TV series on Tibetan minorities
Titled "Shangri-La", the series is expected to air during next year's 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Dechen in Yunnan province in southwestern China.
The Long March was a military retreat undertaken by the Chinese Communist Army during the conflict to evade pursuit by the Kuomintang army.
The Communist Army led by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai was on the brink of annihilation by Chiang Kai-Shek's troops in October 1934.
www.nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?id=6064   (392 words)

  
  Television program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A television series that is intended to air a finite number of episodes is usually called a miniseries.
Common TV program periods include regular broadcasts (like TV news), TV series (usually seasonal and ongoing with a duration of only a few episodes to many seasons), or TV miniseries which is an extended film, usually with a small pre-determined number of episodes and a set plot and timeline.
While television series appearing in TV networks are usually commissioned by the networks themselves, the real revenue for the producers is typically when the product is sold into syndication.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Television_series   (1181 words)

  
 TV series (China) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinese television series (电视连续剧) are similar to miniseries in North America, but are often longer in length, and portray a story too lengthy to be made into a movie.
A large number of series end all episodes in cliffhangers.
CCTV-8 is a channel that airs TV series around the clock.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/TV_series_(China)   (84 words)

  
 China Beach
China Beach frequently used such nostalgic music to frame the show's events as remembrances, laden with a sense of moral revisitation.
Their separation exacerbates the multiplicity of vantages which gestated at China Beach during the war, and places the characters, sometimes disconcertingly and tragically, in situations which seem approachably contemporary with the viewing audience.
China Beach demonstrated the historical war's continuing ability to open special sentiments among contemporary audiences.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/C/htmlC/chinabeach/chinabeach.htm   (1247 words)

  
 China begins filming Bruce Lee TV series - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
China's national broadcaster has started filming a 40-part series on Bruce Lee, part of an apparent bid to promote Chinese culture in the run-up to next year's Beijing Summer Olympics.
China's national broadcaster has started filming a 40-part series on Lee, state media reported Tuesday, April 10, 2007, part of an apparent bid to promote Chinese culture in the run-up to next year's Beijing Summer Olympics.
The TV series is due to be aired in 2008, the year Beijing hosts the Olympic Games.
www.boston.com /ae/movies/articles/2007/04/10/china_begins_filming_bruce_lee_tv_series   (402 words)

  
 News & Views - "2001 Places of China" TV series make debut in US (3/6/2001)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The "2001 Places of China" television series, sponsored by America Times East Media Group and FASNO Media Broadcasting Network, made its debut in Washington on Monday, kicking off a grand TV gala on "the land of dragon" in a scale never seen in the American history.
The 12 western provinces, cities and autonomous regions have become the focus of China's ambitious "Western Development Strategy," which called for greater openness of the region to the outside world as well as for increased investment both from abroad and the developed coastal areas in the country.
The "2001 Places of China" series is designed to promote the understanding and friendship between the American and Chinese people, the sponsors said in the news release.
www.chinahouston.org /news/2001305203708.html   (448 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- China to broadcast TV series on Shenzhou manned space program
A 30-part TV series "the Shenzhou" will be on debut broadcast by satellite TV channels in Beijing and Shanghai Thursday night to tell the story of China's decade-long manned space program.
The TV series is the first of its kind to depict the development of the Shenzhen series of manned spacecrafts, including details which were formerly confidential, said director Ning Haiqiang.
China's first astronaut Yang Liwei, who made China's maiden manned spaceflight in October 2003 was counsellor for the TV series production.
english.people.com.cn /200511/10/eng20051110_220412.html   (202 words)

  
 television series
A television series that is intended to air a finite number of episodes is usually called a miniseries.
Common TV program periods include regular broadcasts (like TV news), TV series (usually seasonal and ongoing with a duration of only a few episodes to many seasons), or TV miniseries which is an extended film, usually with a small pre-determined number of episodes and a set plot and timeline.
While television series appearing in TV networks are usually commissioned by the networks themselves, the real revenue for the producers is typically when the product is sold into syndication.
www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Television_series.php   (1276 words)

  
 TV programs in China, media   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Lack of professional TV program producers is the main reason for the lack of diversity in programs on Chinese television.
At first sight, it is quite similar to "Discovery," an American TV series popular among Chinese intellectuals since it was introduced to China in the late 1990s.
TV programmes providing chances for the young to communicate began screening at the end of the 1990s.
www.websitesaboutchina.com /main/medi/media_1.htm   (845 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / TV / China to meet some new `Friends'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Chinese state broadcaster, China Central Television, will begin broadcasting the popular NBC sitcom "Friends" to the world's biggest potential audience next year, the Beijing Star Daily newspaper reported in Friday's editions.
It will be shown on CCTV-8, which broadcasts foreign and domestic TV series and soap operas, in Chinese, the newspaper reported in a brief announcement, quoting CCTV officials who met Thursday to set their 2004 schedule.
The first American television series to be bought by Chinese TV was "The Man From Atlantis," starring Patrick Duffy.
boston.com /ae/tv/articles/2003/11/21/china_to_meet_some_new_friends   (322 words)

  
 China General Information, China Information
China Daily, Mar. 23, 2007 - The US top general said Friday that he did not believe China's armed forces were a threat and played down the prospects for hostilities in the Taiwan strait.
China Daily, Mar. 15, 2007 - Chinese lawmakers and political advisors, who are in Beijing attending the "two sessions", have been more straightforward in voicing their criticism targeting a wide range of government problems such as lavishness, corruption and rural issues.
China Daily, Mar. 12, 2007 - Inflation in China might reach a two-year high in February, according to a poll of 21 economists by Bloomberg News, increasing the pressure on the central bank to raise interest rate.
www.chinatoday.com   (4390 words)

  
 Telecom Asia - First TV series for mobile phones debuts in China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
China's TV programs are currently transmitted to mobile phones through 2.5 or 2.75 generation networks, which are not sophisticated enough to convey high-quality TV signals.
The highest download speed of online TV programs is about 80 kbps, still far from the 128 kbps as required for high-quality TV program broadcast, though resolution and color are good enough to meet the basic demands of viewers.
China Unicom subscribers have to pay at least 200 yuan ($24) for one hour's TV program on mobile phones.
www.telecomasia.net /telecomasia/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=152872   (266 words)

  
 Only 'ethically inspiring' TV allowed in prime time
Before being screened, homemade TV series must be vetted by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and by the SARFT.
Only the TV series of the best qualities will be shown on the screens," Wang said, requiring that TV stations, which are all government-owned in the country,better cooperate with individual directors in TV series production.
Reports from QQ.com, a popular Web portal in China, said the restrictions had been imposed with an eye on the 17th National Congress of the CPC which is scheduled to convene in Beijing in the second half of this year.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /china/2007-01/22/content_789585.htm   (317 words)

  
 Bangkok Post Wednesday 25 May 2005 - Ultraman takes on China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Following the series, they will continue to film an Ultraman movie, based on a new script, with four new characters to be introduced.
Mr Pheerasit said he estimated the series and movie would double the company's revenue in Thailand, which was 200 million baht last year and had been growing at 20% annually.
Once the series and the movie are released, Mr Pheerasit said he expected their impact would boost sales in China by between 300% and 400%, with product sales reaching 500 million baht by the end of next year.
www.bangkokpost.com /250505_Business/25May2005_biz76.php   (466 words)

  
 China Beach [TV Series] - Moviefone
Synopsis: China Beach was the second and more successful of two Vietnam-era TV dramas of 1987-88 (the other was Tour of Duty).
TV Encyclopedia: China Beach Ultimately the series approached a convergence of televisual narrative association with collectively shared cultural remembrance.
China Beach was the second and more successful of two Vietnam-era TV dramas of 1987-88 (the other was...
movies.aol.com /movie/china-beach-tv-series/1006098/main   (144 words)

  
 Human Rights Isn't a Hit on Chinese TV
Earlier this year, I was invited to speak at a conference for TV producers in Beijing - a government-sponsored "International TV Week." An American foreign correspondent there told me that he encountered more hostility from the American business community in Beijing for his human rights reporting than from the Chinese government.
China argues that the United States backs rights not accepted by the entire international community - just "purely the rights of the West" (political rights, not economic and social rights).
China's President Jiang made that priority clear at the 15th Party Congress last month, announcing his sayonara to socialism with a plan to shift the economy away from state ownership to a system of shareholding that threatens layoffs for millions of workers.
globalvision.org /moreuwatch/newdissections/newsday-china-visit.html   (1043 words)

  
 Free Press : China takes aim at racy, violent TV shows
According to a survey done by CVSC-Sofres Media, a rating joint-venture part-owned by national broadcaster China Central Television, 681 TV series were shown on 156 provincial channels between 5 p.m.
Crime-related series topped the list and were most popular among audiences, accounting for 14% of the shows and 17% of total audience ratings.
One CCTV producer notes that China has long had rules requiring tasteful attire for TV show hosts, but few have followed them; he says the latest restrictions are the result of the recent establishment by media regulators of a new committee to govern TV show hosts and “they had to do something.” Adds AsiaVision’s Mr.
www.freepress.net /news/3625   (1385 words)

  
 September 11, 2001 International Response   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Neither the allegation that we periodically send diplomats to Kabul, nor that we help build a phone network and advise on construction of a dam in Afghanistan, nor that we have signed an agreement on economic and technical assistance with the Taliban, has any truth in it.
China supports the United Nations in its central role of seeking a peaceful solution of the Afghan problem.
China also supports all efforts that are conducive to a peaceful settlement of the problem.
www.patriotresource.com /wtc/intl/0915/china.html   (227 words)

  
 Life is Innocent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Third Sub-channel of China's Education Channel Claims: "The media reports are fabricating rumors; the station did not air 'Life Is Innocent.'" Dozens of China's TV Stations Indicate that the TV Series is an Irregular Product and they are Unwilling to Air It.
At present, the investigative result indicates that this TV series met with resistance from several provincial TV stations and that the only TV station that aired it was Channel 1 of the Nanchang TV Station, Jiangxi Province, under pressure and out of self-interest.
During the investigation, dozens of China's provincial and municipal TV stations indicated that they were unwilling to air this program.
www.upholdjustice.org /English.2/life_is_innocent.htm   (703 words)

  
 "2001 Places of China" TV Series Make Debut in US
The 12 western provinces, cities and autonomous regions have become the focus of China's ambitious "Western Development Strategy," which called for greater openness of the region to the outside world as well as for increased investment both from abroad and the developed coastal areas in the country.
The series will first put on show 150 documentary episodes, totaling 25 hours, and the accumulative total broadcast time will be 175 hours, the news release said.
The "2001 Places of China" series is designed to promote the understanding and friendship between the American and Chinese people, the sponsors said in the news release.
www.china.org.cn /english/CAS-e/8566.htm   (398 words)

  
 AsiaMedia :: CHINA: TV series opens a new front against Taiwan
The Quemoy crisis of 1958 will be the focus of a 12-part television series next month as Beijing intensifies its "three-front" strategy to "reunify" Taiwan with the mainland.
The series was said to have received strong endorsement from the political department of the People's Liberation Army.
To revisit the massive shelling of Quemoy (known by Taiwanese as Kinmen) is a clear indication of the military's intentions, said Xu Yan, head of the strategy research office of National Defence University.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=13136   (500 words)

  
 Media Development Authority - High-Definition Format Debut For Singapore-China TV Series
The TV series will be broadcast during prime time on China's Western Movie Channel in the second quarter of 2005.
The peak seasons for distributing films within China are in May and September and the series will be widely distributed in September 2004 and May 2005.
The series, debuting on China's Western Movie Channel early next year, will be during the prime time blockbuster series slot (China's prime time is from 19.40 to 22.00 hours).
www.mda.gov.sg /wms.www/thenewsdesk.aspx?sid=562   (620 words)

  
 China's Films   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
These are the films and TV shows that China has been in.
China started on MTV in July 1986, after being asked to audition by long-time family friend and MTV executive Les Garland.
During her time with the station, she presented a series of shows, at least some of which were titled China Kantner's Guest VJ Hour, as well as some special programmes including some during the station's 1987 "Summer of love" 20th aniversary celebrations.
www.airplane.freeserve.co.uk /worklist.htm   (269 words)

  
 TV series sparks free speech row in Turkey | csmonitor.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
TV series sparks free speech row in Turkey
TV series sparks free speech row in Turkey
The wildly popular "Kurtlar Vadisi" ("Valley of the Wolves"), a series that chronicles life in Turkey's criminal underworld, was set to return for a triumphant second season in early February after a one-year hiatus.
www.csmonitor.com /2007/0302/p07s02-woeu.html   (599 words)

  
 Wired News: China Celebs Offer Net Lessons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In China, Rowswell, 35, is often chased down the streets for photos and autographs.
Jiang admits that the TV series will also be a promotional tool for kpworld.com.
The company has sold the series to at least 80 cable TV stations across China as well as CCTV, which plans to air the series on its educational channel.
wired-vig.wired.com /news/print/0,1294,39023,00.html   (926 words)

  
 TV series to drum up Olympic fervor
The TV series features former badminton world champion Gong Ruina as a professional badminton player alongside other actors and sports stars promoting the spirit of the Games.
The 20-episode series will depict 20 different Olympic sports, and the five leading actors share the names of the five colorful 2008 Olympic mascots "Friendlies".
China People's University Professor Jin Yuanpu says failing to answer questions correctly doesn't necessarily mean people aren't interested in the 2008 Beijing Games.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /sports/2006-05/09/content_585479.htm   (670 words)

  
 Worldpress.org - TV - China - Band of Brothers
China has always had a fascination with American television.
To the horror of many Hollywood studios, their popular TV shows have long made their way to China in the form of pirated DVDs.
But in China, where the entertainment market is still comparatively closed, it involves a complicated process to obtain bureaucratic approval.
www.worldpress.org /Asia/1676.cfm   (1307 words)

  
 News & Views - China, US to Jointly Produce TV Series (4/11/2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
China and the US are to produce a TV documentary series to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Shanghai Communique, announced an official of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC).
Beijing Today will be in seven parts, showing the great changes in China, especially in Beijing, since the reform and opening-up drive started, by telling the stories of Americans living in China and exchanges between the Chinese and U.S. peoples.
The documentary is expected to be broadcast on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) of the U.S. and Beijing Television and China Central Television before Chinese President Jiang Zemin visits the U.S. this October.
www.chinahouston.org /news/2002411071423.html   (170 words)

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