Rules favor mainland-Taiwan TV shows

Beijing yesterday announced favorable policies to facilitate the shooting, broadcasting and distribution of television series jointly made by the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.

Tian Jin, deputy director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), said that following approval by the relevant watchdog at the provincial level, all jointly-made TV series by the two sides from January 1 will enjoy the same rights as those solely made by the mainland. The areas covered include broadcasting, distribution and exhibition.

"The mainland will further simplify approval procedures for Taiwan actors, actresses and related staff engaged in TV series production to come to the mainland to produce TV series," he said.