Posted AT 11:36 AM EST on 13/08/06
China bans foreign cartoons from prime-time television
BEIJING — D'oh! China has banished Homer Simpson, Pokemon and Mickey Mouse from prime time.
Beginning Sept. 1, regulators have barred foreign cartoons from TV from 5 to 8 p.m. in an effort to protect China's struggling animation studios, news reports said Sunday. The move allows the Monkey King and his Chinese pals to get the top TV viewing hours to themselves.
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