The News Lens
Date: 2018/08/15
By: Lo Huei-wen
As Taiwan’s public broadcaster forges into the digital age, the government
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must get serious about funding the network for it to realize its potential.
On June 30, Taiwan’s Public Television Service (PTS) hosted its 20th Anniversary Gala, where artists sang the audience through 20 years of moving TV theme tunes from such classic dramas and shows as “April Rhapsody,” “The Sun Shines First Behind the Mountain,” “Wintry Night II,” “Crystal Boys,” “The Teenage Psychic,” and “Days We Stared at the Sun.”
These ever-popular Taiwanese TV programs reminded everyone of the unremitting efforts PTS has made over the years to produce exquisite, beloved shows. The hosts of the gala also emphasized to viewers that PTS is the most decorated station of the Golden Bell Awards — Taiwan’s equivalent of the Emmys — accumulating 240 trophies which, if stacked one by one, would reach higher than the Miramar Ferris Wheel in Taipei City.
PTS’ legacy of outstanding program production is certainly worthy of praise, but its broadcasting history has certainly not always been smooth sailing. If management does not reflect on the bumpy ride they have had over the last 20 years, it will be difficult to come to a consensus on the future direction of the station. [FULL STORY]
