National Communications Commission

KMT Calls for Allowing Investment by Political Parties, Government in Media

Brian Hioe
A proposal by the KMT to allow the government, political parties, and the military to indirectly invest in up to 10% of broadcast media proves an unusual proposal. This proves particularly ironic at a time when the KMT has frequently attacked successive DPP presidential administrations over the claim that the DPP clamps down on media through the regulatory body of the National Communications Commission...
EnglishOctober 2024PoliticsSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

KMT Aims to Target Pan-Green Media, Revive CtiTV with Recent Moves

Brian Hioe
The KMT and TPP likely plan to use their newly acquired legislative powers going forward to go after political opponents, with an investigative committee set up to investigate the approval of Mirror TV for broadcast. In particular, the pan-Blue camp has long accused the National Communications Commission of exercising undue influence in allowing Mirror TV to obtain a broadcast license. Mirror TV is the first television network approved for broadcast in a decade and it is generally seen as more pan-Green in its political leanings...
EnglishJuly 2024Politics7 min read

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

Brian Hioe
A controversy involving illegal investments by SET News in March is likely to be leveraged on by the pan-Blue camp to attack the DPP. In particular, SET News has come under fire for violating promises to the National Communications Commission and investing in Homeplus Digital. The exchange took place in 2018, with SET TV co-founder Chang Rong-hua investing in shareholders of Homeplus Digital...
April 2024EnglishPolitics5 min read