Online overseas TV series to be delayed by regulator  

广电总局要求引进剧先审后播 同步看美剧成泡影

日前，有媒体爆料称广电总局即将出台新的境外剧管理政策。新政策将对视频网站引进境外剧实行更严格的限制。新政规定引进剧必须整季内容先审再播，而韩剧又是边拍边播的模式，所以未来不管是多热的剧，这种情况都不可能再出现，目前多部韩剧同步韩国播出的情况也将不复存在。 [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.