China Censors "The Big Bang Theory" and Other Streaming Shows

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday April 27, 2014 @10:06AM from the I-officially-reinstate-anything-can-happen-thursday. dept.

dryriver (1010635) writes in with news that the Chinese government has had enough of the antics of doctor Sheldon Lee Cooper. "Chinese authorities have ordered video streaming websites in the country to stop showing four popular American TV shows, including The Big Bang Theory and The Good Wife, senior staff from two sites said Sunday. The move suggests government attention is intensifying on the online streaming industry, which is freer than state television and China's cinemas to show foreign productions and other content and has stretched the boundaries of what can be seen in the country. A spokeswoman for a leading online video site, Youku, said it had received notification on Saturday not to show sitcom The Big Bang Theory, political and legal drama The Good Wife, crime drama NCIS and legal drama The Practice."

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Re:One of these things is not like the others... by rmdingler · 2014-04-27 10:18 · Score: 5, Funny

The road to first post is plagued with face plants.

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Quality Control by Roger+W+Moore · 2014-04-27 10:33 · Score: 4, Funny

You seem to assume that all Chinese censorship is purely politically motivated. The Big Bang Theory probably just fails basic quality control standards.
In unrelated news by arielCo · 2014-04-27 10:47 · Score: 5, Funny

The Chinese Ministry of Culture reports a 3-point increase in the average urban IQ.

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Outsourcing by LMariachi · 2014-04-27 11:27 · Score: 5, Funny

Hopefully we can get China to censor Big Bang Theory here in the U.S. too.