Some producers and directors also frequently complain that the high salary of the star is affecting the quality of the TV series and movies and has turned into a cancer of the industry.

RealD Inc., a leading global licensor of 3D technologies, and Bona Film Group Limited, a leading film distributor in China, announced an agreement to install RealD 3D technology on one hundred cinema screens across the Bona theatre circuit in China.

Dalian Wanda Group Co. has no plans to promote home-grown Chinese films in the U.S. and confirmed that he would retain the majority of AMC's incumbent executives after the recent high-profile merger between Wanda and major U.S. cinema chain AMC.

During his trips to Asia, Christiansen also spent weeks at a time in Shanghai and Beijing, consulting with Chinese television industry heavyweights seeking to replicate the success of "Friends" in China.

Having drawn-in-China cartoons high on the national entertainment agenda helps local creators: Prime time is reserved for domestic cartoons — no "Winnie the Pooh" or "Tom and Jerry" between 5 and 9 p.m. because China's culture czars want a say in the content shown to the country's 300 million under-14-year-olds.

A Chinese Disneyland-style amusement park, the Fantawild Theme Park, will be completed and open for business in Esfahan, Iran, by the end of this year.The park's owner, Shenzhen-based Fantawild Holdings, has also signed export agreements with South Africa and Ukraine.