Chinese Online TV Show Bans Cause Confusion; Al Jazeera Sues Egypt; China Box Office: Local Comedy Takes Top Spot; Milken Conference: Sean Penn Calls Out Media for Haiti Coverage
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Harsher Censorship or Cunning Plot? Confusion Reigns Over Chinese Online TV Bans
After four top shows are banned from online TV, companies insist there is no overall ban on foreign content. | Read More
Al Jazeera Sues Egypt for Damaging Business
The Qatari media group is demanding $150 million in compensation from Egypt's military rulers, who Al-Jazeera claims have engaged in a "sustained campaign" against the news channel and its journalists. | Read More
LATEST MOVIE NEWS
China Box Office: Local Comedy Takes Top Spot, 'Captain America' Sequel Drops to Third Place
A strong performance by Chinese movies, such as "My Old Classmate," outshines Hollywood releases ahead of the upcoming May Day holiday. | Read More
Hong Kong Producer Nansun Shi to Get Locarno Film Festival Honor
The producer, whose resume includes "Infernal Affairs," which was remade into "The Departed" by Martin Scorsese, will pick up the festival's best independent producer award. | Read More
LATEST TV NEWS
Julie Walters Joins Cast of Channel 4, PBS Drama 'Indian Summers'
The Oscar-nominated actress adds star power to the series, set to air in the U.S. in 2015. | Read More
Endemol Format Acquisitions Head Grant Ross Resigns
Erik de Winter is promoted to global manager of format acquisitions at the company, producer of "Big Brother" and "Deal or No Deal." | Read More
THE BUSINESS
Milken Conference: Sean Penn Calls Out Media for Haiti Coverage
The actor/humanitarian said the country, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, deserves outside investment. | Read More
Milken Conference: Disney to Expand Shanghai Theme Park
UPDATED: CEO Bob Iger made the announcement Monday. | Read More
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Written by José Vizcarra
on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 9:48 AM.

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