A worker shortage and a lack of trained staff to operate digital broadcasting equipment were the primary reasons that the Chinese Television System (CTS) committed several errors in its news programs over the past month, National Communications Commission (NCC) Chairman Chen Yaw-shyang (陳耀祥) said yesterday.
Chen made the remarks at a meeting of the legislature’s Transportation Committee, as several lawmakers were concerned about what the commission would do to reprimand CTS management.
The network had broadcast factual errors seven times since April 20. Significantly, it ran erroneous news tickers that day about New Taipei City being attacked by the Chinese People’s Liberation
Taipei, April 27 (CNA) Amid concerns over stalled progress on Taiwan's planned purchase of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccines which would include child versions, a health official said Wednesday a deal was expected to be signed "this week," though he did not elaborate on the details.
The National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday launched an investigation into Chinese Television System (CTS, 華視) for allegedly causing public panic by mistakenly running news tickers about a Chinese invasion and disaster.
The news alerts were created by the New Taipei City Fire Department for disaster drill purposes.
CTS ran the news tickers during its news program at 7am, with messages that read: “New Taipei City hit by Chinese missiles, sea vessels and facilities in Port of Taipei damaged,” “Banciao Railway Station under attack” and “New Taipei City’s Taishan District (泰山) struck by magnitude 7 earthquake.”
As of 2pm, the NCC had
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe National Communications Commission （NCC） yesterday launched an investigation into Chinese Television System （CTS, 華視） for allegedly causing public panic by mistakenly running news tickers about a Chinese invasion and disaster.
Legislators across party lines and civic groups yesterday called on the Council of Agriculture’s (COA) recently established Pet Management Division to stop the practice of offering mice, rabbits, birds, reptiles and other small animals as prizes.
The practice harms animals and sets a bad example about the value of life, they told a news conference in Taipei.
Taiwan Rabbit Saving Association Public Affairs division head Lin Chiao (林樵) played several videos showing how small animals are offered as prizes at night markets, fairs and other places or events.
The environment is unsanitary and the games are inhumane, Lin said, adding that offering animals