China TV show to pick Olympic coxes
As the 2008 Beijing Olympics is drawing near, the entire media industry in China is becoming agitated for Olympics related content. With reality shows becoming growingly popular in the country, many TV stations and production companies are conceiving all kinds of innovative ways to combine reality elements and the Olympic theme into the development of new shows. Based on this article from The Guardian, a world-wide selection of the steersman for the Chinese Rowing Team will be featured in this new TV show.
China TV show to pick Olympic coxes
As the 2008 Beijing Olympics is drawing near, the entire media industry in China is becoming agitated for Olympics related content. With reality shows becoming growingly popular in the country, many TV stations and production companies are conceiving all kinds of innovative ways to combine reality elements and the Olympic theme into the development of new shows. Based on this article from The Guardian, a world-wide selection of the steersman for the Chinese Rowing Team will be featured in this new TV show.
New “Model” for Chinese TV
Reality shows with competitive themes are becoming increasingly popular on Chinese television in the past few years. A good example would be Hunan Television’s “Super Voice Girls,” which features a singing competition among girls, similar to “The Aermcian Idol.” According to this article from Yahoo.com (originally in “The Hollywood Reporter"), “China’s Next Top Model” will soon be found on the TV screen in China.
Venice critics want a more Chinese “Banquet”
Ancitipated to be another symbol of Chinese movie industry’s internationalization,"The Banquet” is a major production with a domestically renouned director and internationally acclaimed cast members, including the new Chinese Hollywood star Ziyi Zhang. But so far, as suggested by this article from Xinhuanet.com, the movie has not received enthusiastic reactions in China or abroad for completely different reasons. This may cast shadow on the hopes people have for this movie to become an Oscar candidate.
“ A loose adaptation of “Hamlet,” “The Banquet” is set in an empire in chaos. The emperor, the empress and the prince all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a banquet.”
The China Angle: ‘Cupid Puts In Overtime’
Online games typically reap the most profits from different festivities in China, particularly those that are popular among the younger crowd. This year’s lunar calendar contains two Julies, which means there are one more traditional Valentine’s Day (July 7) in China to please the online game providers. Starting from there, this web page from Gamasutra.com provides more latest news with respect to the Chinese online gaming industry.
“For China’s online game companies, an extra Valentine’s Day is nearly as good as having an extra Christmas shopping season. Most have already taken advantage of the first Chinese Valentine’s Day on July 31. Every company launched special in-game activitiesfor the holiday. Netease was the big winner with around two-thirds of its 300 server groups at full capacity for its Q (cute) -Style MMORPG Fantasy Westward Journey during the activity.”