Authorities pull plug on prime-time reality TV

时间：2007-09-24 06:26:01

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Sept.22 - Reality TV shows with voting, such as Supergirls and Superboys, will be taken off their prime-time spots of 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm, starting next month.

 

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television said in a notice on Thursday that TV channels must also stop broadcasting reality shows with external voting by mobile phone, for example.

 

Voting by the audience and judges on shows will be permitted, but no incentives1 should be offered.

 

The move is intended to ensure the shows are "healthy", the administration said.

 

It is also concerned voting by phone, which is an underhand way of making money, in the form of call charges.

 

The notice said TV hosts should not flatter, flirt2 or speak sarcastically3 about each other. Judges, it said, should be authoritative4 and professional and make "fair, appropriate and brief" comments based on contestants5' performances.

 

An additional rule bans prime-time shows from running for more than 90 minutes.

 

Last month the administration banned a show on Chongqing Satellite TV for having "low taste". In the live show, two women judges spoke6 cattily about the show's contestants. It shocked many viewers, the administration said.

 

It also said it believed such shows "sullied the image of television media", although they were useful attempts to be innovative7 and satisfy audience demand.

 

Reality TV shows have been popular among Chinese audience since 2005. Shows like Supergirls and Happy Boys get top ratings but insiders said they lacked originality8 and were copies of American Idol9.

 
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1 incentives 884481806a10ef3017726acf079e8fa7     
激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机
参考例句：
  • tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
  • Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
2 flirt zgwzA     
v.调情，挑逗，调戏；n.调情者，卖俏者
参考例句：
  • He used to flirt with every girl he met.过去他总是看到一个姑娘便跟她调情。
  • He watched the stranger flirt with his girlfriend and got fighting mad.看着那个陌生人和他女朋友调情，他都要抓狂了。
3 sarcastically sarcastically     
adv.挖苦地，讽刺地
参考例句：
  • 'What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically.“太神奇了!”卡罗琳轻声挖苦道。
  • Pierce mocked her and bowed sarcastically. 皮尔斯嘲笑她，讽刺地鞠了一躬。
4 authoritative 6O3yU     
adj.有权威的，可相信的；命令式的；官方的
参考例句：
  • David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。
  • Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼，同时又透着威严。
5 contestants 6183e6ae4586949fe63bec42c8d3a422     
n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
7 innovative D6Vxq     
adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的
参考例句：
  • Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
  • He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。
8 originality JJJxm     
n.创造力，独创性；新颖
参考例句：
  • The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
  • He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。
9 idol Z4zyo     
n.偶像，红人，宠儿
参考例句：
  • As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
  • Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

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