TOKYO -- Relaxing in front of the television on Lunar New Year's Eve to watch CCTV's Spring Festival Gala is a tradition for more than 1 billion people in China, and the variety show airing on the state-run broadcaster provides an opportunity to gauge the state of play in the country's fast-moving internet industry.
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