From right, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Lee De-wei, Lai Shyh-bao, Tseng Ming-chung, Alex Fei and Hung Meng-kai attend a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The two cable operators’ applications to move TVBS News surprised industry observers, given the station’s popularity. “The NCC should protect consumers amid disputes between channels and cable system operators per laws and customary practices,” Tseng said. “This is a business dispute and we should leave it to the NCC to decide whether cable operators have reasonable justifications for their plans,” Huang said. Article 55 of the Cable Radio and Television Act (有線廣播電視法) authorizes the commission to arbitrate disputes over broadcasting terms or between cable system operators.
