Stephen Marcopoto, president of Turner International Asia Pacific , says that piracy is one of his main concerns with launching a CNN Mandarin channel. Despite Motion Picture Association s glowing report card for cable piracy in China, the country still has problems with VCD piracy. Along the streets in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, there are endless small shops selling pirated VCDs. There are two other risks for content providers entering the Chinese market. The other is the Internet.
Fierce competition exists among the hundreds of ICPs that have been established in the country.
To be fair, the Chinese government is fighting hard against piracy. But there is little we can do. China is too big. All rights reserved.