‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Frozen Out in China by Trade Fight

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‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Frozen Out in China by Trade Fight
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'Game of Thrones' fans in China fume as the finale is scratched amid trade fight with U.S.

May 20, 2019 9:37 a.m. ET

BEIJING—Millions of “Game of Thrones” fans soaked up the final episode of HBO’s long-running TV series—except in China, where the premium platform says the last installment got scrubbed due to trade tensions with the U.S. Chinese viewers expecting to see the finale of the epic series instead saw a notice about “transmission medium problems” on Tencent Video, a division of internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. and the exclusive streaming provider of HBO content in China. “We will notify you of another broadcasting time,” the...

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