EBC News () is a satellite cable news channel operated by

Eastern Television Eastern Broadcasting Company (EBC; ), originally called Eastern Television (ETTV), is a nationwide cable television network in Taiwan that is operated by the Eastern Broadcasting Group. ETTV began channel syndications in the United States in 200 ...

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. It was a free-to-air studios television launched on 1 January 1990. It also broadcasts content from

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ETTV Asia News

ETTV Asia News () is a satellite cable news channel operated by

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. It was a free-to-air studios television launched on 2002. EBC Asia News is 24-hour all-news channel, which they did aired the news (including the news bulletins re-aired during the overnight) but doesn't carried some of the news footage outside Taiwan (such as news from Japanese sources or even, in some cases, live sporting events which they only handled the broadcast for the Taiwanese cable TV).

Controversies

In April 2023, two EBC News reporters were taken into Chinese custody after filming military drills by the Chinese

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ETTV News America

ETTV News America () is a satellite cable news channel operated by

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. It was a free-to-air studios television launched in April 2003.

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* {{Television in the Republic of China 1990 establishments in Taiwan Television news in Taiwan 24-hour television news channels in Taiwan Television channels and stations established in 1990