With a situation in which private cable television is flourishing, satellite is also rising on its back. This is especially the case for the Chinese stations which have become the "Channel 4" alternative to Taiwan's three network stations.
在民間私設的有線電視台蓬勃興盛情況下，衛視更借勢而興，尤其中文台，儼然成為台灣三家電視台之外的「第四台」。