Since the passage of the cable TV law in 1993, more than 100 satellite channels have filled Taiwan's airwaves. These stations not only provide a daily smorgasbord of movies and variety shows to viewers, but also compete for the news audience.
民國八十二年有線電視法通過後，六年之內，就有上百個衛星頻道滿布台灣天空，除了每天散佈電影、綜藝娛樂種子，新聞市場也成為兵家必爭之地。