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Sales of 3-D TVs surge in China, but programming is curtailed

[Los Angeles Times]

Chinese consumers are buying 3-D television sets in record numbers. But they may have nothing more exciting than cooking shows to watch.

The Chinese government inaugurated the nation’s first officially sanctioned 3-D TV channel last month, on the first day of the new Year of the Dragon. At the same time, however, the government’s effort to eliminate TV’s “vulgar” and “immoral” influences cut prime-time entertainment programming by 70%.  …

Read the full story here: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/11/business/la-fi-ct-china-3d-tv-20120211

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