Taiwan's National Communications Commission chairman Chen Yaw-shyang at a press conference explaining the rejection of the licence renewal for the pro-China news channel CTi TV last month in Taipei, Taiwan. - AP
TAIPEI (Reuters): A Taiwan television station at the centre of a dispute over media freedom that could be forced off the air this week has received a boost to its online presence, a senior executive said on Thursday (Dec 10), as it prepares to shift its focus to the internet.
Taiwan's National Communications Commission said last month it would not renew CTi's broadcasting licence, citing evidence of interference from a tycoon with major business interests in China, amid fears of Beijing's efforts to win support on the Chinese-claimed, democratic island.
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