«According to a statement made by SAPPRFT today, platforms which do not have the Internet Audio - Visual Program Transmission License, including Weibo, Acfun and ifeng, are required to
suspend video broadcasting service as an effort to clean up political / new / commentary - related content,» Jefferies wrote in a note.
Meanwhile Nix himself was
suspended as CEO by CA last month, following a Channel 4 News investigation
broadcast video footage of Nix talking to an undercover reporter and appearing to suggest the firm uses a range of dubious tactics, including front companies and subcontractors to secretly engage in political campaigns.