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12/22/2024 10:48:47 pm

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Will HBO Now Break Under Game of Thrones Pressure?

Can HBO Now handle the huge wave of traffic from Game of Thrones fans?

'The Simpsons' Begins Airing On Official China Media in Two Weeks

After 25 seasons, "The Simpsons" finally "officially" makes it to China for Season 26. Now, Chinese viewers will get their Bart, Homer, Marge et. al. Simpsons with Mandarin subtitles via Sohu Video, China's leading official online video streaming service.

The new regulation will affect companies like Youku Tudou, which operates one of China's most popular video-streaming services.

China Cracks Down on Online Streaming of Foreign TV

It's about to become much harder finding favorite U.S. and foreign TV shows on Chinese online video streaming sites. Beijing issued new rules this week requiring foreign television productions to get a so-called film screening license before airing programming. New regulations also will limit foreign content on Chinese video-streaming sites to 30 percent of their overall content.

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