Chinese TV Market 市场

A trade fair for domestic and foreign TV production companies to buy and sell shows has opened at Shanghai's annual TV Festival. At the fair, we hear from industry insiders who talk about how Chinese shows perform in the international market.
上海电视节针对国内外电视制作公司进行了一场电视剧交易会。在展会上, 业内人士探讨了中国电视节目在国际市场上的表现。





More than a thousand TV shows are being promoted(推广) at the trade fair, ranging from reality shows(真人秀) to documentaries(纪录片). One local producer says Chinese productions are improving, and his company is selling (卖) more shows overseas (海外).

The TV festival attracted about 500 exhibitors(参展商) this year, the most in its history. about 40 percent are from overseas. And the foreign producers say they are interested in (对…感兴趣) Chinese productions such as costume dramas(古装剧) and reality shows.

A producer from Singapore says the market share (市场份额)  for Chinese TV shows in her country  is growing by about 10 to 20 percent a year. She says China is good at producing historical dramas(历史剧) and entertainment programs(娱乐节目) such as singing contests, but more contemporary dramas face cultural and language barriers.


重点词汇 Key Words:

市场 shì chǎng
market

E.g.
市场很繁荣。
The market is brisk.

销售经理想在远东开辟新市场。
The sales manager wants to open up new markets in the Far East.

对…感兴趣 duì…gǎn xìng qù
be interested in

E.g.
她对弹钢琴感兴趣。
She is interested in playing the piano.

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电视剧种类：

[zhēn rén xiù] 真人秀 reality show
[xiàn dài jù] 现代剧 modern opera
[gǔ zhuāng jù] 古装剧 costume drama
[lì shǐ jù] 历史剧 historical dramas
[féi zào jù] 肥皂剧 soup opera
[ǒu xiàng jù] 偶像剧 idol drama
[jì lù piān] 纪录片 documentary
[zōng yì jié mù] 综艺节目variety show