TV DEAL A SLAM DUNK

Youku sells rights for Chinese basketball-themed show to Fox network, Wang Kaihao reports.

Reality show, Dunk of China, has proved to be incredibly popular, perhaps in no small way due to the participation of Jeremy Lin, point guard for the NBA side, the Atlanta Hawks.

The Chinese-American basketball star's appearance on the show - in which he and Taiwan singer, Jay Chow, captain a team of youngsters who play off against a team captained by Chinese actor, Li Yifeng, and domestic basketball star, Guo Ailun, on street ball courts - has helped it to win a rating of 8.4 out of 10 on TV and film review site Douban.