The Chinese government issued a regulation early October aimed at restricting vulgar entertainment programs broadcast on provincial TV stations. The department in charge of media believes there is too much of it and is determined to promote better quality programs.
早在10月份，中国政府就颁布法规，旨在限制省级电视台播放的低俗娱乐节目。主管媒体的部门认为这些低俗的娱乐节目太多了，并决心改善节目质量。
Quiz shows, reality shows, dating programs and talk shows...
智力竞赛节目、真人秀、交友节目、脱口秀…
It seems audiences never get enough. An investigation by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television shows that the 34 Satellite TV channels run a total of 126 entertainment programs during prime time every week. That’s 17 a day! The new policy will reduce that number and request channels to diversify their programming, adding news and other programs promoting better social values.
观众似乎是永不满足。由国家广电总局发起的调查显示，34家卫视频道在每周的黄金时间共播出126档娱乐节目。也就是一天17档！新政策将降低这个数字，并要求这些电视频道在电视节目制作上要多样化，增加新闻和其它弘扬社会价值的节目。
But these programs are popular among young audiences.
但是这些节目很受年轻观众的欢迎。
"I don’t think it’s necessary to limit entertainment programs. I don’t think there are too much of these kinds of programs."
“我觉得没必要限制娱乐节目。我觉得此类节目并不会太多。”
"Nowadays, young people face a lot of pressure. We don’t have enough time to go out and have fun. These entertainment programs mean an option for us. But there ARE lots of programs that are too fake and lack authenticity. I don’t support the limit but neither do I oppose it. I’m neutral."
“现今，年轻人面临许多压力。我们没有足够的时间去参加社交活动、娱乐。这些娱乐节目对我们来说是一种选择。但是有很多节目太假了，缺乏真实性。我不支持限制，也不反对。我保持中立。”
"I think there’re too many entertainment programs now. We need to control this trend. But we needn’t cut all of them out. I think it’s reasonable to have proper limits on entertainment programs."
“我认为现在的娱乐节目太多了。我们需要控制这种趋势。但是我们用不着全部都停播。我觉得适当的限制娱乐节目是合理的。”
There has also been great discussions online. Some netizens point out it’s not bad to advocate good taste among audiences, but people disagree on how this should be done. Some industry experts worry the ban will simply drive the audience away from traditional media towards the internet.
网上也有很多的争论。一些网民指出，向观众提倡高品味的节目是不错的，但是人们意见不一致的是应该如何进行。一些行业专家担心禁令只会将观众从传统的媒体引向因特网。