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In what could be good news for the likes of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, China is moving to repeal a 13-year ban on the sale of video game consoles within the country. The news came in a set of rules issued by the State Council today with regard to the new free-trade zone in Shanghai. Foreign companies will be able to sell their products throughout China if the companies operate sales and production within the zone, The Wall Street Journal said. Each device, however, will have to be approved by the Culture Ministry. The relaxation of the ban comes a few days after reports that Microsoft was partnering with Chinese internet TV company BesTV to develop family games and related services. The Journal points out that consoles have long been available in China through “unofficial channels”, but that players prefer gaming on computers and phones. Consoles were initially banned in 2000 over concern that gaming would harm young people. No timeline has been set for consoles to reenter the market.

via Deadline.com http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/china-to-lift-ban-on-sale-of-video-game-consoles-reports/

MacGillis: Thursday marks the final day of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting, and the blocks around the Sheraton on 53rd St. and Seventh Ave. are still jammed with black limos and SUVs, the early-autumn air full of noble intentions along with big names — everyone from President Obama to Goldie Hawn — and bigger business.

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Authorities insist no changes to China’s Great Firewall are imminent.

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via Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-wont-allow-twitter-facebook-636927

What started as a firestorm on Twitter, turned into an angry petition and by noon on Wednesday more than 1,000 progressives had called NBC’s Washington bureau to tell people just how mad they were at Chuck Todd.

The NBC political director’s transgression: In a statement on Morning Joe last week, Todd said it’s not the media’s job to correct Republican misinformation about the Affordable Care Act. Liberals don’t agree, and, where members of this crowd would usually focus their attacks on "lies" spread by Fox News or various right-wing personalities, Todd’s comment had them turning on a mainstream pundit.

The backlash is considerable. Nicole Belle, editor of the progressive blog CrooksandLiars.com, launched a petition on CREDOMobilize.com urging the president of NBC News to issue a public apology. The petition has garnered more than 133,000 signatures since it was posted last week. Another effort, encouraging activists to call NBC headquarters, has inspired more than 1,500 phone calls.

via Homepage http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/liberals-turn-on-liberal-media-20130926

One producer tells THR "the meet-cute is dead" as films with overseas and sequel potential take priority and the traditional format tanks.

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via Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rip-romantic-comedies-why-harry-634776

WASHINGTON (AP) — With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents.

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Adult at 18? Not anymore: ‘Adolescence’ now ends at 25…

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The militant group behind the four-day takeover of a Nairobi mall claim Kenyan government forces used explosives in carrying out "a demolition" of the building, burying 137 hostages.

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AL SHABAB: 137 HOSTAGES BURIED IN KENYA MALL RUBBLE…

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President Barack Obama touched down in New York City on Monday for a two-day visit mixing business with politics — but the Fundraiser-in-Chief isn’t raking it in like he used to.

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