I. Regulatory Authority

Under Chinese laws, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television shall be responsible for formulating the development plan, layout, and structure of the nation's radio and television program production industry, and managing, directing, and supervising the nation's business operations of radio and television program production. Local radio and television administrative departments at or above the county level shall be responsible for managing business operations of radio and television program production within their respective administrative areas.According to the State Council Institutional Reform Proposal(2018), the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television is no longer retained, and on the basis of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, State Administration of Radio and Television was established as an institution directly under the State Council. Therefore, the national and local radio and television administrative departments have become the competent authorities of the television industry. The administrative department of radio and television under the State Council may exercise macro-control over the total number, scope, proportion, broadcasting timing, and period of TV series broadcast by national television stations.