Examination Regulations for the License Renewal of Satellite Broadcasting and Foreign Satellite Broadcasting Businesses Article 5

A Satellite broadcasting program supplier (hereinafter referred to as “program supplier”) that applies for license renewal shall submit the application (Attached Form 1-3), complete with an Operations Plan and Status Report from the fourth year of the licensed period to the six months prior to the license expiry, as well as an Operations Plan for the following six years of operations, and shall state the following matters separately:1. The Operations Plan and Status Report from the fourth year of the licensed period to six months prior to the license expiry:(1) Status of channel philosophy and the program or content arrangement;(2) Status of the implementation of the internal control mechanism and self-disciplinary organization;(3) Financial status;(4) Status of the implementation of customer service and complaint procedures;(5) Other items, as specified by the regulatory agency.2. The Operations Plan for the forthcoming six years of operations:(1) The number of operating channels, channel name, and method of transmitting signals;(2) Program planning;(3) Proposals for broadcasting domestically produced programs and programs that promote local culture;(4) Internal control mechanism and program editorial system;(5) Fee standards and calculation method; and(6) Other items, as specified by the regulatory agency.In the case where the application is for a channel in the general channel category, the aforementioned Operations Plan and Status Report and the Operations Plan shall be completed as per the specified detailed items in the Attached Form 4-2, Attached Form 3, and shall also include the Operations Plan Summary Form (Attached Form 2-2), along with a table of comparison on dissimilarity between the application or the operations plan of the previous license renewal, and any other document or substantive data the competent authorities specify.In the case where the application is for a channel in the shopping channel category, the Operations Plan and Status Report and the Operations Plan, as stated in Paragraph 1, shall be completed as per the specified detailed items in Attached Form 4-3 and Attached Form 3, and shall also include the Operations Plan Summary Form (Attached Form 2-3), along with a table of comparison on dissimilarity between the application and the operations plan of the previous license renewal, and any other document or substantive data the competent authorities specify.
中文原文 衛星廣播電視事業及境外衛星廣播電視事業換照審查辦法第5條
衛星頻道節目供應事業(以下簡稱節目供應事業)申請換照者,應填妥申請書(附表一之三)、執照期間第四年至執照屆滿六個月前營運計畫執行報告及未來六年營運計畫,並應於營運計畫執行報告及營運計畫分別載明下列事項:
一、執照期間第四年至執照屆滿六個月前營運計畫執行報告:
(一)頻道經營理念與節目或內容編排之執行情形。
(二)內部控管機制與自律組織運作之執行情形。
(三)財務狀況。
(四)客服部門編制與意見處理之執行情形。
(五)其他經主管機關指定之事項。
二、未來六年營運計畫:
(一)經營之頻道數目、頻道名稱及信號傳輸方式。
(二)節目規畫。
(三)傳播本國文化及本國自製節目之實施方案。
(四)內部控管機制及節目編審制度。
(五)收費基準及計算方式。
(六)其他經主管機關指定之事項。
申請案件之頻道屬性為一般頻道者,前項營運計畫執行報告及營運計畫應分別依附表四之二、附表三所載之指定細項撰寫,並檢附營運計畫摘要表(附表二之二)、與申設或前次換照之營運計畫異同對照表、其他主管機關指定之文件及佐證資料。
申請案件之頻道屬性為購物頻道者,第一項營運計畫執行報告及營運計畫應分別依附表四之三、附表三所載之指定細項撰寫,並檢附營運計畫摘要表(附表二之三)、與申設或前次換照之營運計畫異同對照表、其他主管機關指定之文件及佐證資料。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.