A private TV project touting itself as a "grassroots" alternative to China Central Television's (CCTV) annual Spring Festival variety show -- a mainstay for families celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year -- is fast gaining popularity, organizers have said.
ShiMengqi,theorganizerofthe"ChinaCountryside
Television"NewYear'sshow,acopycatofCCTV's
annualNewYear'sgala.[Photo:scol.com.cn]
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The program is scheduled to stream online for free for three hours, and may be broadcast live by Guizhou Television, on January 25 -- the eve of Lunar New Year -- the same time as CCTV's gala, program director Shi Mengqi told China Daily.
Response for his "China Countryside Television" (CCSTV) project has been "overwhelming" and beyond his expectations, with 700 individuals and groups applying to perform, he said.
"I never thought my idea would get such huge support across the country and online," the 36-year-old Beijing cameraman for a wedding planning agency said.
"The Spring Festival stage should not only belong to celebrities, but also to those at the grassroots," Shi said.
The gala already has more than 30 segments of "comedy and acts performed by ordinary folk" lined up, he said.
Shi said he launched the www.ccstv.cn Website for his program and rented an office for it last month, with broadcasting equipment and computers sponsored by friends, individuals and organizations interested in his idea.
Guizhou TV has decided to provide venues and support for CCSTV, but it has not said for sure whether it would broadcast the performance nationwide.
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