Recent news that the TOP broadcasting watchdog issued new guidelines restricting the making of six genres1 of TV serials2 was denied by a senior official from the watchdog group.
广电总局一位官员对日前有关该局对电视剧提出六条限制建议的报道予以不承认。
Guidelines restricting the making of six genres of TV serials就是指六类电视剧拍摄的限制性建议，简称为TV serials restrictions3（电视剧限令）。之前报道所说的限令包含：revolution-themed TV series clearly distinguish between friend and foe（革命历史题材剧要敌我分明）、serials in a modern setting cut down excessive displays of family conflicts（现代剧不可以无限制放大伙庭矛盾）、serials adapted from online novels are not encouraged（不倡导互联网小说改编）、remakes of foreign serials and serials based on online games are banned（境外克隆剧和网络游戏改编剧均被禁止），serials featuring business competition should show appropriate value orientation4（商战剧应该注意价值导向）等。
广电总局电视剧司副司长王卫平对此予以不承认，并称广电总局的建议是to control quantity and improve quality（调控数目，提高水平）。
此前，广电总局曾发布cutback on TV entertainment（限娱令）和TV commercials ban（限广令），对各电视台播放娱乐节目和商业广告的时间和数目做出限制性规定。
