BEIJING (Reuters) - China will extend its prime-time ban on foreign cartoons by an hour and demand that local television stations seek approval from censors before broadcasting them, the country's media watchdog said in a circular.
From May 1, foreign cartoons would be prohibited from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on local channels, China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) said, extending a 2006 order that had banned cartoons from 5 pm to 8 pm.

中国延长黄金时段禁播境外动画时间

　　路透社2月20日北京电 中国媒体监管机构发出通知，将对在黄金时段禁播境外动画的时间延长1小时，并要求地方电视台在播放前通过审查。
　　中国国家广播电视电影总局（SARFT）表示，自5月1日起，国内电视频道禁止在晚5点至9点播出境外动画节目。这比2006年晚5点到8点禁止播出的规定有所延长。