Programs and movies provided by Chinese streaming service iQiyi are displayed on the Taiwan version of the service’s Web site on Tuesday. “The act was necessary because the cable television service operators have asked that the commission apply across-the-board standards to regulate all audiovisual service platforms, which should include OTT services. It was not stipulated just to address the problems caused by iQiyi and other Chinese OTT operators,” he said. Taiwan has denied iQiyi so-called landing right, as China has also banned Taiwanese OTT operators from landing there, he said. Aside from agents, advertisers and marketing professionals recruited by Chinese OTT operators, the “intermediary services” covered by the list also include those offered by content delivery networks, Internet data providers, and payment and customer service operators, the commission said.

Source: Taipei Times August 19, 2020 15:56 UTC