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| Internet
wars: can Google afford to say 'no' to China?
Google's widely-reported
announcement that the company is ready to pull out of China rather than continue
to face demands for search filtering and the challenges posed by apparently state-backed
hackers has grabbed worldwide media attention and offered a glimpse of an alternative
vision of engagement between powerful multinational corporations and the Chinese
government. Google is suggesting not only that it can say 'no' to Chinese limitations
on business in the country, but that if necessary it will. Some see the move as
a principled stand for human rights, others point to the business rationale, but
whatever the motivations for the move it looks set to give a whole new appearance
to China's online search market even though Google never looked like seriously
challenging for the market-leading position. In this Analysis, China Media Intelligence
looks at the reasons behind the move, asks whether it makes sense for Google in
the long-run and what the implications are for China's Internet landscape |
| Xinhua
TV: How will it reshape China's television landscape?
From January 1 this
year, the China Xinhua News Network Corp launched new television broadcasting
aimed at the Asia-Pacific region and Europe with plans for future expansion of
services. The move is a significant step forward for the country's state news
agency as it seeks to redefine its role and functions in China's rapidly changing
media landscape. The move into television, which is part of a broader strategy
to align the agency with developments in technology and consumer practices, and
also involves collaboration with domestic broadcasters has raised questions about
Xinhua's role in the television market and how that role may impinge upon the
position of national broadcaster CCTV in particular. In this Market Report, China
Media Intelligence contextualises the latest moves in Xinhua's reform strategy
and asks what the implications are for other players in Chinese television market |
| Key
stories | | Ad
market grows 13.5 percent
China's
advertising market bucked the global trend last year to record 13.5 percent growth
year-on-year | | New
legislation planned to tackle mobile pornography China's
Supreme Court is about to publish a paper outlining the anticipated new legislation
to tackle pornography on mobile phones |
| SMG
revenue reaches Rmb30 billion The
Shanghai Media Group (SMG) has reported total revenue in 2009 of Rmb30 billion
from its full range of businesses including television, radio, film, Internet,
animation, fine arts and theatre |
| Internet
users reach 384 million China's
Internet users numbered 384 million at the end of December according to the latest
official statistics from the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) |
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