Mirror Media () is a Taiwanese media company. It was founded in 2016 as an eponymous tabloid magazine, and also owns the subsidiaries , , , Mirror Voice (鏡好聽) and MBRAVO (鏡采創意).
Background
Pei Wei was chief editor and publisher of the Taiwanese edition of ''
Next Magazine''. During his tenure as editor, Pei was credited with the growth of ''Next Magazine''.
A number of articles published in the magazine during his editorship resulted in legal action against ''Next'', as well as Pei personally. A 2002 report on allegations of embezzlement within the
National Security Bureau resulted in a raid of company offices. For reports on the personal lives of politicians published within ''Next Magazine'', Pei has been subject to lawsuits alleging libel and defamation. Mirror Media was founded in 2016, with Pei leading a group of former ''Next Magazine'' employees.
Mirror Media subsequently became the main competitor of ''Next Magazine''.
Television
, a subsidiary of Mirror Media, submitted its first application to the
National Communications Commission
The National Communications Commission (NCC; ) is an independent statutory agency of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for regulating the development of the telecommunication and broadcasting industries, promoting compe ...
for a television news channel in December 2019.
The application underwent the formal review process starting in January 2021,
and was withdrawn for revision in May, before it attained preliminary approval by September. In January 2022, the National Communications Commission formally approved the establishment of the channel. Mirror News was the first television news channel to be granted NCC approval since the ''
United Daily News
''United Daily News'' (UDN; ) is a newspaper published in Taiwan. It is considered to support the pan-Blue Coalition in its editorials.
History
UDN was founded in 1951 by Wang Tiwu as a merger of three newspapers, ''Popular Daily'' (全民 ...
'' channel began broadcasting in July 2012. Prior to the NCC's formal approval, Mirror News pledged not to air political talk shows during prime-time viewing hours, opting for investigative journalism in that slot. Mirror News also promised to hire retired
National Chengchi University
National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...
journalism professor as the first full-time ombudsman for any Taiwanese news channel, to devote two hours of airtime broadcasting news in
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about 70% ...
, and to emphasize international news, as well as news reports regarding children and teenagers. The NCC's approval was granted alongside the issuance of 26 other conditions, in addition to the goals set by Mirror News as a company. The approval process was noted by outside observers for its length and the presence of required conditions to be met. Prior to its first broadcast, Mirror News went through several changes at executive positions. Mirror News planned to begin broadcasting on Channel 508 of Chunghwa Telecom's multimedia-on-demand system on 2 May, and become publicly accessible on cable channels from 8 May.
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Television news in Taiwan
Magazines published in Taiwan
Taiwanese companies established in 2016
Publishing companies of Taiwan
Magazines established in 2016