TVBS

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TVBS is a satellite television channel and nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan, launched on September 28, 1993. It was established by TVBI Company Limited (TVBI), a subsidiary of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in Hong Kong, and ERA Group of Taiwan, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Television Broadcasts Limited of Hong Kong in early 2005.

In the media, this was viewed by some as an attempt to intimidate TVBS from constantly criticizing the Democratic Progressive Party and the government led by President Chen Shui-bian.

TVBS channels

TVBS operates 4 channels:
* TVBS (flagship channel)
* TVBS-G
* TVBS-NEWS
* TVBS-Asia (broadcast outside Taiwan)

Controversy

* Republic of China (Taiwan) Government Information Office (GIO) head Pasuya Wen-chih Yao claims TVBS violated Republic of China media ownership laws, requiring that a foreign juristic person should not DIRECTLY own majority shares of local satellite channels. On November 1, 2005, the announced a fine of NT$1 million against TVBS and ordered that it comply with the ownership rules in a practical timeframe, and afterwards TVBS appealed to Executive Yuan against Yao's decision. TVBS stated that TVB held majority ownership of the company by a local juristic person. Executive Yuan announced that TVBS's ownership models is legal and GIO are required to return the fine.

* Bitumen duck incident (瀝青鴨事件): happened on Dec 29, 2006. Although TVBS apologized, the incident had already caused damage to the duck industry. [zh icon [http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/070417/17/d12c.html T台醜聞／綠營率鴨農向TVBS提出賠償　至少求償3.5億元] , "ETtoday", 2007/04/17]

* Zhou Zheng-bao Video Tape incident (周政保影帶事件): happened on Mar 26, 2007 [zh icon [http://www.tvbs.com.tw/NEWS/NEWS_LIST.asp?no=suncomedy20070328193353 【TVBS聲明】影帶事件隱瞞實情　TVBS主動舉發] , TVBS official website, 3-28-07] [ [http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2007/new/jul/28/today-so2.htm 自由電子報 - 嗆聲影帶/ 高層不起訴 代表T台清白 檢︰不能這樣說 ] ] [ [http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/archives/front/2007329/105771.htm TVBS reporters fired over video - The China Post ] ] . On March 30, the NCC fined TVBS a total of two million New Taiwan dollars and required TVBS to replace the general manager [ [http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2007/new/jul/28/today-so2-4.htm 自由電子報 - TVBS影帶恐嚇案事件簿 ] ] .

See also

* Taiwan Major League
* Television Broadcasts Limited

References

External links

* [http://www.tvbs.com.tw/ TVBS Official Site]
* [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/ TVBi]
* [http://ilook.tw/8e5e1 2007/03/29] Taipei Times: Gangster footage shot by TVBS reporter
* [http://ilook.tw/8e5e2 2007/03/29] The Star: Taiwan reporters fired over TV gangster video
* [http://ilook.tw/8e5e3 2007/03/27] ic Wales: Taiwanese gangster threatens to kill rival
* [http://ilook.tw/8e5e4 2007/03/29] Earthtimes: Man's TV threat proves costly