Indigenous Television Channel Launched in Taiwan (fwd)

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INDIGENOUS TELEVISION CHANNEL LAUNCHED IN TAIWAN
(2 July 2005 1:30 pm)
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/july/july21.htm

MUMBAI: Touted as Asia's first indigenous television channel, iTV
was formally launched in Taiwan.

The new channel can be seen on cable channel 16 and presents programming
that focuses on indigenous issues, culture and enterprises, and hopes to
help preserve and pass on indigenous languages.

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has been quoted in media reports as
saying that the opening of iTV was in line with the United Nations'
slogan, "dissemination means human rights" and represented another step
forward in Taiwan's democratization.

iTV will air Taiwan's first indigenous-themed soap opera, Hunter,
starting 4 July. The soap opera details the lives of young indigenous
people living in Taiwan's urban areas, including their experiences of
being discriminated against and bouts with identity crises. Apart from
such indigenous language programs, iTV will also offer various Chinese
and English programmes.