CTi TV still shut down: NCCNOT RETROACTIVE An amendment railroaded through the Legislative Yuan would not restore the TV channel, which was shut down for repeated violationsStaff writer, with CNAThe National Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday said that amendments to the Satellite Broadcasting Act (衛星廣播電視法) passed by the Legislative Yuan earlier that day, which eases license renewal rules for news channels, would not restore the cable news broadcasting rights of Chung Tien Television (CTi TV). The legislation contains no retroactive provisions and would not affect CTi News, which was offlined in 2020, NCC Secretary-General Huang Wen-che (黃文哲) said. The changes have been dubbed the “CTi TV clause” by critics who say they could open a path for CTi News to regain its license after it was taken off the air on Dec. 12, 2020, when its license expired and was not renewed by the NCC. The broadcasting regulator rejected CTi News’ license renewal application on Nov. 18, 2020, citing “repeated rule violations” and “a failure of its internal discipline and control mechanisms.”CTi TV later entered into an administrative lawsuit with the NCC, which is still ongoing. Cheng said the case over the license renewal for CTi News is under further review by the High Administrative Court, with the legal proceedings ongoing.
