China Put a Date on “Stop Being Annoying”
China’s National Radio and Television Administration published two service regulations on 27 October 2026 — one for cable, one for IPTV as Order No. 18 — effective 27 November, banning startup advertising, requiring live-first defaults with a user setting, mandating a free content zone on the home page and clearer pricing, and protecting CCTV-1 during arrears suspension.