NCC nixes military news channel bidUNANIMOUS DECISION: Golden TV’s application to take over Channel 52 was rejected because it was deemed unfit to fulfill its business plan, the commision saidBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday rejected Golden TV’s (靖洋傳媒) application to establish a military news channel, saying that its news department would be significantly understaffed. It was the first time that the commission received an application to establish a news channel dedicated to the coverage of military news. The network said in its business plan that it plans to hire only four full-time employees for the channel, which NCC commissioners said would be inadequate to carry out its business plan, NCC Vice Chairman and spokesman Wong Pot-tsung (翁柏宗) said. Photo: Lo Chi, Taipei TimesThe commission said in a statement that the planned channel would cover global military developments and military issues, adding that it planned to produce and broadcast military news programs. “That should be determined through negotiations between cable operators and channels.”

Source: Taipei Times February 24, 2021 15:56 UTC