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China mulls banning foreign cartoons from prime time
MUMBAI: Tom and Jerry might bid adieu to China’s prime time television shows soon! As the country’s cartoon industry aspires to get self-sufficient, a ban on foreign-made cartoons is on the cards.
Chinese media reports have quoted state administration officials as saying that, China could ban foreign-made cartoons from its television’s prime time once the quantity and quality of domestic cartoons reach a certain level.
“We really need to encourage domestic-made cartoons. From the mid-80s, a lot of cartoons from America (the United States) and Japan were imported into China for free or at very little cost. It’s a kind of dumping,” China Cartoon Arts Committee head Fu Tiezhen has been quoted in media reports as saying. According to a government official, presently the ratio of foreign-made cartoons to domestic ones is restricted at 4:6.
Foreign cartoons are widely available in china both on TV and on disk. This phenomenon has been a cause of worry to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television officials who have been putting their best efforts to nurture the domestic animation industry in the country.
Chinese studios are yet to come up with a successful brand of their own. part from a handful of traditional tales like Journey to the West and a few new ones made with government backing, such as The Big Headed Boy, there are few locally made selections.
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Network18 channels lead YouTube news viewership in March 2026
CNN-News18, News18 India and CNBC channels top categories with record views
MUMBAI: When the world hit refresh on breaking news, Network18’s channels were already streaming ahead. As geopolitical tensions and war-driven headlines fuelled a surge in global news consumption, the network’s digital playbook delivered big clocking record Youtube viewership across English, Hindi and business news categories in March 2026.
At the forefront was CNN-News18, which emerged as the clear leader in the English news segment with 130 million live and video-on-demand views. The channel edged past competitors such as Times of India (126.5 million), Times Now (101.1 million), India Today (88.2 million) and NDTV (77.5 million), according to Databeings data for March.
In the Hindi news arena, News18 India delivered a commanding performance, racking up a staggering 3,297 million views on YouTube. The channel comfortably outpaced NDTV India, which recorded 3,119 million views, underlining its deep reach and consistent engagement with mass audiences, as per Playboard data.
The network’s dominance wasn’t confined to general news. In the Hindi business segment, CNBC Awaaz topped the charts with 92 million views, narrowly ahead of Zee Business (90 million) and well ahead of ET Now Swadesh (57 million). Meanwhile, its English counterpart CNBC-TV18 posted a strong 58 million views, reinforcing the network’s cross-category strength.
The spike in viewership reflects a broader shift in audience behaviour, with viewers increasingly turning to digital platforms particularly Youtube for real-time updates and in-depth coverage during high-intensity news cycles. For Network18, the numbers signal more than just scale; they underline the effectiveness of a multi-platform strategy that blends speed, credibility and continuous coverage.
In a month where the news never paused, it seems viewers chose to stay tuned where the stream never stopped.
