Chinese Film Starlet Fined a Million Dollars for Fat-Loss Ads
Chinese actress Jing Tian was slapped with a million-dollar fine for breaching the nation’s advertising law by touting candies as a weight-loss drug. Jing, who has been in Hollywood blockbusters such as “The Great Wall” with Matt Damon and “Kong: Skull Island,” has been a brand ambassador for Infinite Free, a Guangzhou-based company that claimed its fruit and vegetable candy could prevent the body from absorbing sugars, oils and fats. Read more Bloomberg
China Issues Administrative Licenses for Online Audiovisual Works
China has issued administrative licenses for online audiovisual works. The recently issued notice clearly stipulates that when key online audiovisual works, such as dramas, micro-dramas, movies and cartoons, are broadcast online, they should use a unified logo and fix the distribution license number in a prominent position in the program’s title. Read more CGTN
