OVERSIGHT? National Geographic Channel pixelated the national flag in a documentary about the Taipei Summer Universiade to comply with Hong Kong and Macao restrictions
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 19, 2017
By: Tsai Ya-hua, Huang Chien-hao and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The Taipei City Government said it would investigate after users of Chunghwa Telecom’s
A still image from a documentary on Chunghwa Telecom’s multimedia-on-demand service on the Taipei Summer Universiade. Photo: Tsai Ya-hua, Taipei Times
multimedia-on-demand (MOD) service recently complained that Republic of China (ROC) national flags had been censored in a documentary on the Taipei Summer Universiade shown on the service.
The “behind the scenes” documentary film was commissioned by the city government’s Department of Information and Tourism at a cost of NT$5.88 million (US$195,342) and was shown on the National Geographic Channel through MOD.
Department Commissioner Chien Yu-yen (簡余晏) said the version that was broadcast was an edited version intended for the Hong Kong market, adding that she would investigate the issue thoroughly and seek compensation from the producer.
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