Taiwan's new media have developed quickly since the mid-1980s.
However, media legislation has lagged behind the introduction of new
media technologies. For instance, the wide-spread but still entirely illegal
cable television-linked service, the Fourth Channel, is a unique feature of
the development of new media in Taiwan. This idiosyncratic situation in Taiwan's media industry cannot be simply described as due to the rapid
development of technology. The aim of this thesis is to provide a context
in which to examine the development of television broadcasting and the
introduction of cable and satellite television in Taiwan and its
idiosyncratic nature.
This thesis (1) explores the major factors in influencing the
development of the television system in Taiwan; (2) identifies the
similarities and differences of the introduction and development of
television, cable and satellite television systems between Taiwan and the
United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong;
and (3) analyses the implications of the introduction of new media (cable
and satellite television) in Taiwan.
The study reveals that Taiwan's television system has been heavily
influenced by its unique sociopolitical, economic and cultural
circumstances. As a result, a particular form of the television system,
which does not fit into the models provided by the five selected case
studies, has developed in Taiwan.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219445 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Wei, Jing-Huey, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Communication |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Jing-Huey Wei |
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