TV documentary head quizzed over corruption
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LIU Wen, director of China Central Television’s documentary channel, is being quizzed over “economic problems” in the latest development of an investigation into alleged corruption at the state broadcaster.
Liu, head of CCTV-9 since it was established in 2011, was taken in for questioning on Wednesday, according to finance magazine Caixin’s website.
It quoted sources as saying the National Audit Office discovered what they described as economic problems during an audit last December.
Liu is also suspected of profiting from product placement, the website said.
In 2012, the channel raised more than 200 million yuan (US$32 million) from advertising, and revenue was double that in 2013, the website said.
The channel is famous for its “A Bite of China” documentary series first broadcast in 2012. A sequel aired this year.
In another development, investigators have asked CCTV’s news channel CCTV-13 for material related to a program about Shanghai-based furniture retailer Da Vinci.
The channel’s Weekly Quality Report program aired in July 2011 said Da Vinci had misled customers about the origin of its furniture and had sold inferior-quality products at high prices.
Four months later, the retailer complained to the Party’s top disciplinary watchdog alleging that it had been blackmailed by CCTV reporters.
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