China has banned 'The Simpsons' from primetime TV

China has banned 'The Simpsons' from primetime TV. The government has also made it illegal for networks in the country to show 'Pokemon' and 'Mickey Mouse' cartoons between 5pm and 8pm in the evening. The decision to remove the imported, but hugely popular, cartoons is part of a move to protect China's domestic animation studios. Instead, the country's 250 million children who regularly watch the misadventures of Homer and Bart will have to watch Chinese animated series 'The Monkey King'. According to reports, British TV show 'Teletubbies' and US import 'Blue's Clues' are also expected to be sidelined on schedules in the near future. Meanwhile, the strict government has also told Chinese TV networks to stop showing scary movies during primetime and for presenters to dress "more conservatively" and use less English words and phrases on air. This is not the first time officials have clamped down on entertainment this year. The Chinese government has already pulled Hollywood blockbusters 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' from cinemas because it thought they were unsuitable. In April, the government also forced a domestic edition of US music bible Rolling Stone to shut down after just one issue.

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