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TVBS

Type	Nationwide cable TV network
Branding	TVBS
First air date	1993-09-28
Country	Taiwan
Availability	Taiwan
Website	http://www.tvbs.com.tw/

TVBS is a satellite television channel in Taiwan, launched on September 28, 1993. It was established by Television Broadcasts (International) 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. Because the status was claimed to violate Republic of China media ownership laws, requiring that a foreign juristic person should not be directly owned major shareholding of local satellite channels. On November 1, 2005, the ROC Government Information Office (GIO) head Pasuya Wen-chih Yao 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. Executive Yuan announced that TVBS's ownership models is legal and GIO are required to return the fine.

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.

[edit] TVBS Channels

TVBS operates 4 channels:

TVBS (flagship channel)
TVBS-G
TVBS-News
TVBS-Asia (broadcast outside Taiwan)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

(Chinese) TVBS Official Site
(English) TVBi

Television stations broadcasting in the Chinese language

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The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese

Canada	Fairchild TV (National) • Talentvision (National) • OMNI.2 (Toronto) • Channel M (Vancouver) • CH (Montreal)
China	CCTV (National) • BTV (Beijing) • CQTV (Chongqing) • FJTV (Fujian) • GDTV (Guangdong) • HEBTV (Hebei) • HLJTV (Harbin) • NBN (Nanjing) • SMG (Shanghai) • SZMG (Shenzhen) • TJTV (Tianjin) • XJTV (Urumqi) • XMTV (Xiamen)
	Hong Kong	ATV • Cable TV • Phoenix Television • TVB • RTHK
	Macau	TDM
	International	CCTV: CCTV-4 (CCTV International America, CCTV International Asia, CCTV International Europe), CCTV-9, CCTV-E&F
Malaysia	RTM1 • RTM2 • TV3 • ntv7 • 8TV • TV9 • Astro AEC • Astro Wah Lai Toi
Singapore	Channel 8 • Channel U
Taiwan	Free-to-air	TTV: Main • Family • Finance \| CTV: Main • News • MyLife \| FTV: Free-to-air • FMTV TBS: CTS: Main • Education and Culture • Recreation • PTS: Main • Dimo TV
	Cable TV	TBS	Hakka • TITV	SET	SET Taiwan • SET Metro • SET News
		TVBS	TVBS • TVBS-G • TVBS-NEWS	ERA	Era News • Much TV • Azio TV
		CTi	News • Variety • Entertainment	GTV	One • Entertainment • Drama • K Channel
		STAR	Chinese • Sports • Channel V • ESPN	USTV	UBN • USTV
		ETTV	News • ETTV-S • Variety • Drama • Movie • Entertainment • Shopping • Yoyo TV
		VL	Sports • Movie • General Entertainment (ONTV) • Drama • Max-TV • Kids TV
		Others	FTV News • DaAi • Good TV • Disney • Cartoon Network • Animax • JET TV • GoldSunTV • MTV
Taiwan (Abroad only)	Taiwan Macroview TV • TTV World • TVBS-Asia • ETTV Asia • CTi International • SET International • USTV International
USA	NTDTV (New York) • SinoVision (New York) • KSCI (Los Angeles) • KTSF (San Francisco) • ETTV America • Sino Television (New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area) • CCTV International America