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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (58986)	12/15/2009 9:11:20 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217837

we are not getting paid for risk, so take less until such time when we are paid to take risks, then we engage, per video scripted so very long ago the journey we are taking, fellow traveller, has no return ticket, few blessings, many forks in the road, most leading to dead ends, some to cliff edge, others to hell holes and fire pits speaking of which, that being cliff's edge leading to fire pit, and might i add, counting blessings ... scmp.com Sun TV's broadcasting rights on mainland revoked over talk shows Reuters in Beijing Dec 15, 2009 The mainland has revoked permission for cable operators to distribute commercial network Sun TV because of its outspoken talk shows, insiders said yesterday, as part of a government crackdown on content deemed sensitive and too bold. Censors have become increasingly intolerant of content that pushes the envelope on politically incorrect or sensitive topics. About 3,500 have been detained in a crackdown on online pornography this year and thousands of websites were closed. "From December 5, audiences on the mainland cannot receive our signals, but the programming is still broadcast in Hong Kong and overseas," an employee at Sun TV's parent company in Hong Kong said. "The ministry responsible for this did not notify Sun TV beforehand. So far, their reasons are unclear, but we are trying to get an explanation." An industry person with knowledge of the move said: "Sun's broadcast rights were revoked because guests called for political reform." Sun TV is fully owned by Hong Kong-listed Sun Television Cybernetworks Enterprise. The stock fell by 3.48 per cent in morning trade yesterday, underperforming a 1.26 per cent drop in the overall market. Talk shows broadcast by the channel, founded by talk show celebrity Yang Lan before being acquired by think tank researcher turned businessman Chen Ping, had recently become bolder and featured politically outspoken guests. Chen and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television could not be reached for comment. Sun TV reached a limited audience on the mainland, primarily in higher-income residential compounds. Its signals would still be available to luxury hotels, the industry person said, but this could not be independently confirmed. An employee of Ruite Audio and Video Trade, which oversees cable distribution licences in Beijing, said: "The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television shut it down last week. They didn't say for how long. They didn't give any reason." Sun TV programmes are also distributed in Taiwan, Macau and countries in Southeast Asia. Beijing has become stricter on televised and online content over the past few years, gradually restricting some of the more creative television programmes and blocking access to popular overseas social sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Crackdowns on piracy and pornography since the summer have also closed some popular portals that hosted blogs and allowed users to share photographs, videos and other content. BTChina.net, which allowed music and video sharing, had its licence revoked and Uubird.com said it would no longer allow video downloads, China Daily reported last week.