Rumor: State Council to Establish Cable TV Network Company
Sohu IT, 2/11/10
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) announced further details of plans to promote three-way network convergence. Among these was a statement about "establishing" a "state-level cable television network company" in order to more rapidly prepare the market and to hasten upgrades and transformations of existing telecommunications, radio and television, and internet networks.
A source revealed that the "state-level cable television network company" will be led by the State Council, and that operations of the company will be directly managed by agencies under the State Council.
Keywords: convergence Internet television MIIT cable TV SARFT State Council