Culture clash when Chinese TV censors Eurovision Song Contest
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Culture clash when Chinese TV censors Eurovision Song Contest
A televisual culture clash occurred this week when Chinese broadcaster Mango TV decided that their viewers should be spared the sight of rainbow flags waving during the Eurovision Song Contest.
Chinese broadcaster censors LGBT symbols at Eurovision
11 May 2018
The Eurovision Song Contest may be the ultimate in camp spectacle, but for viewers in China some LGBT elements of the singing competition have reportedly been censored.
Mango TV, which broadcast the first semi-final of Eurovision on Tuesday, and is one of China's most popular TV channels, has come under fire by some on social media for apparently blurring rainbow flags and censoring tattoos.
According to the state-owned news organisation Global Times, Mango TV also decided not to air performances by Irish or Albanian delegations during Tuesday's event for various reasons.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has now barred Mango TV from broadcasting the second semi-final and the final.
The EBU said censorship was not in line with its values of diversity.
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-44066237
Chinese broadcaster censors LGBT symbols at Eurovision
11 May 2018
The Eurovision Song Contest may be the ultimate in camp spectacle, but for viewers in China some LGBT elements of the singing competition have reportedly been censored.
Mango TV, which broadcast the first semi-final of Eurovision on Tuesday, and is one of China's most popular TV channels, has come under fire by some on social media for apparently blurring rainbow flags and censoring tattoos.
According to the state-owned news organisation Global Times, Mango TV also decided not to air performances by Irish or Albanian delegations during Tuesday's event for various reasons.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has now barred Mango TV from broadcasting the second semi-final and the final.
The EBU said censorship was not in line with its values of diversity.
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-44066237
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