The Fubon Group yesterday withdrew its application for a license to operate a TV news station, but said they will reapply at a later date.
"[Fubon] told us that they wanted to withdraw the license application for the news station but they did not give any reason," said Tseng I-hung (
According to Tseng, the Fubon Group filed two license applications. In addition to the news station, the group also applied for a license to air programming for children. Tseng said the children's program license was approved.
Regarding the Fubon Group's application to operate new TV stations, Premier Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) said during a TV interview on Monday night that he was personally opposed to the company's application because control over the media should not be owned exclusively by certain rich people in this country.
Meanwhile, Taiwan Fixed Network (台灣固網), one of Fubon's subsidiaries, issued a press release saying that it, and not its parent group, masterminded the TV channel applications.
According to the press release, Fubon's news station was designed to be a "news information channel." But GIO does not issue licenses for this type of station. Instead, the GIO suggested that Fubon to apply for a license to run a "synthetic channel," which includes diverse programming.
Fubon, however, did not plan to air anything on their new channel except news and "information programs." As a result, the group decided to withdraw its application this time around.
When approached by reporters, Pan Tsu-yin (
"We're just not ready now," he said. "We will re-organize the entire thing and then re-submit it when further details about the station are filled in."
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