Complex sentence: The government implicitly asked the producers of the series to stop production while exerting pressure on the TV channel to stop broadcasting; however widespread protests of spectators and fans of the series have caused the government to back down for the time being.
Split into simpler sentences: The government implicitly asked the producers of the series to stop production while exerting pressure on the TV channel to stop broadcasting. However, widespread protests of spectators and fans of the series have caused the government to back down for the time being.