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Mirror Media’s two-year drive to secure a broadcasting license and a coveted spot in the cable news block ended last month, but critics say its arduous path revealed issues in the National Communications Commission’s (NCC) review process. Unlike other networks in the channel 49 to channel 58 cable news block, Mirror News would not air political talk shows during prime-time viewing hours, its management told the NCC. Instead, it said it would use the coveted time slots to broadcast self-produ...

The TV drama Seqalu: Formosa 1867 (斯卡羅), directed by Tsao Jui-yuan (曹瑞原) and adapted from Chen Yao-chang’s (陳耀昌) novel Kui Lei Hua (傀儡花), has created considerable interest in the history of the Aboriginal Puyuma and Paiwan peoples since it premiered on Public Television Service. Increased interest in the history of Aborigines told from their own viewpoint is always a good thing, and there are too many tragic events in Aboriginal history that need to be addressed. Take t...

FEATURE: CTS seeks Channel 52 approval, despite flak By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter On Nov. 18 last year, when National Communications Commission (NCC) Chairman Chen Yaw-shyang (陳耀祥) urged cable operators to consider “giving Taiwan Broadcasting System [TBS] a chance” to take over Channel 52, it was widely perceived as an unprecedented and inappropriate move. Critics said that the cable channel lineup is based on negotiations between cable system operators and channel operators, n...