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'''New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV)''' ({{zh|t=新唐人電視臺}}) is a ]-affiliated<ref name=latimes20080107>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/07/entertainment/et-chinese7 |title=Ties to Falun Gong add controversy to the Chinese New Year Spectacular |first=Diane |last=Haithman |work=Los Angeles Times |date=7 January 2008}} </ref> ] ] broadcaster based in ], founded in 2001; it has a strong human rights focus as it tries to deliver hard to access information about human rights abuses in China. The company's stated mission is "to foster mutual understanding between Chinese and Western societies" and promote multiculturalism, peace and compassion. '''New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV)''' ({{zh|t=新唐人電視臺}}) is a ]-affiliated<ref name=latimes20080107>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/07/entertainment/et-chinese7 |title=Ties to Falun Gong add controversy to the Chinese New Year Spectacular |first=Diane |last=Haithman |work=Los Angeles Times |date=7 January 2008}} </ref> ] ] broadcaster based in ], founded in 2001. The company's stated mission is "to foster mutual understanding between Chinese and Western societies" and promote multiculturalism, peace and compassion. NTDTV is known to sympathize with Falun Gong and other dissident groups in China, and takes a critical line on the ].


According to the ], NTDTV is, along with '']'' and ] Radio Station, part of a "media empire" founded by and affiliated with ] practitioners.<ref>Chen, Kathy ''Wall Street Journal'' 11-15-2007</ref><ref></ref> NTDTV is known to sympathize with Falun Gong and other persecuted groups in China, and takes a critical line on the ]. In January 2005 it aired<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/eng/aAboutXTR_e.htm |title=New Tang Dynasty |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2006-05-10 |accessdate=2009-12-18 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060510023534/http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/eng/aAboutXTR_e.htm |archivedate = 2006-05-10}}</ref> a video version of ], a political editorial condemning the Party. The station's stance on human rights in China has prompted "bans" from the ], leading to a controversy involving French network Eutelsat. According to the ], NTDTV is, along with '']'' and ] Radio Station, part of a "media empire" founded by and affiliated with ] practitioners.<ref>Chen, Kathy ''Wall Street Journal'' 11-15-2007</ref><ref></ref> In January 2005 it aired<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/eng/aAboutXTR_e.htm |title=New Tang Dynasty |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2006-05-10 |accessdate=2009-12-18 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060510023534/http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/eng/aAboutXTR_e.htm |archivedate = 2006-05-10}}</ref> a video version of ], a political editorial condemning the Chinese Communist Party. The station's anti-CCP stance has prompted censorship from the ], leading to a controversy involving French network Eutelsat.


==History== ==History==
In 2001, a group of professionals and businessmen, all practitioners of Falun Gong (FLG), conceived the idea of a television station that would support their voice in regard to Chinese culture and Chinese government policies. NTDTV began broadcasting via satellite in North America in February 2002, and expanded its audience into mainland China in April 2004. At present, the station's satellite coverage reaches Asia, Europe, and Australia in several languages. It claims to be the "first and only independent Chinese-language TV."<ref>, http://english.ntdtv.com/. Retrieved 2009-08-17.</ref> It broke news of ] in 2003 three weeks before the Chinese government publicly admitted that there was an epidemic that went on to cause some 350 deaths; it offered extensive coverage on the death of ].<ref>{{cite news |work=Wall Street Journal |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB111101769524481719.html?mod=opinion_main_europe_asia |date=17 March 2005 |title= Not a Pretty Dish }}</ref> According to NTDTV, it was founded in 2001, when a group of professionals and businessmen, all practitioners of Falun Gong (FLG), conceived the idea of a television station that would support their views in regard to Chinese culture and Chinese government policies. NTDTV began broadcasting via satellite in North America in February 2002, and expanded its audience into mainland China in April 2004. At present, the station's satellite coverage reaches Asia, Europe, and Australia in several languages. It claims to be the "first and only independent Chinese-language TV."<ref>, http://english.ntdtv.com/. Retrieved 2009-08-17.</ref> The station broke news of ] in 2003, three weeks before the Chinese government publicly admitted that there was an epidemic that went on to cause some 350 deaths; it also offered extensive coverage on the death of ].<ref>{{cite news |work=Wall Street Journal |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB111101769524481719.html?mod=opinion_main_europe_asia |date=17 March 2005 |title= Not a Pretty Dish }}</ref>


The ''Wall Street Journal'' reported in 2004 that the journal is registered as Universal Communications Network, which names top FLG spokesman Gail Rachlin as one of its three directors. It said "Where and are controversial is in their unwillingness to identify themselves as having any association with the group, despite ample evidence to the contrary."<ref>{{cite news |author=Susan V. Lawrence |title= Falun Gong Adds Media Weapons In Struggle With China's Rulers |work=Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition)|date=April 14, 2004 |page=B.2I }}</ref> The ''Wall Street Journal'' reported in 2004 that the journal is registered as Universal Communications Network, which names top FLG spokesman Gail Rachlin as one of its three directors. It said "Where and are controversial is in their unwillingness to identify themselves as having any association with the group, despite ample evidence to the contrary."<ref>{{cite news |author=Susan V. Lawrence |title= Falun Gong Adds Media Weapons In Struggle With China's Rulers |work=Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition)|date=April 14, 2004 |page=B.2I }}</ref>


NTDTV produce and televise an annual ''Chinese New Year Spectacular'', a ]-affiliated event meant to celebrate ].<ref name="nyt">{{Citation | last =Konigsberg | first =Eric | title =A Glimpse of Chinese Culture That Some Find Hard to Watch | newspaper =] | year =2008 | date =02-06 | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/nyregion/06splendor.html}}</ref> The show's performances were said to be "imbued with a pro-Falun Gong political message",<ref name=radiocan>{{cite web| url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/apropos/lib/v3.1/pdf/revfalungongenglish.pdf |title=Review by the Ombudsman, French Services of Complaint filed by the Falun Dafa Association of Canada |page=6 |date=27 January 2009}}</ref> The Chinese embassy in the United States accused NTDTV of being used to "spread anti-China propaganda" and "distorting Chinese culture".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/gyzg/t397390.htm |title=Enjoy the Holidays and Stay away from the so-called "Chinese New Year Gala" of the New Tang Dynasty Television |work=Chinese Embassy in the United States of America |date=7 January 2008}}</ref>
NTDTV used to host an annual ''Chinese New Year Spectacular'', a ]-affiliated event meant to celebrate ].<ref name=latimes20080107/>


==Censorship==
==Eutelsat-NTDTV censorship controversy==
Because of the stations's anti-CCP stance, NTDTV has long accused the Chinese government of interference in its operations through embassies.<ref>{{cite web | title = Chinese Regime Tries to Crush Cultural Show in Canada | publisher = The Epoch Times | date = 2007-01-18 | url = http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-1-18/50601.html | accessdate = 2007-06-13}}</ref> In January 2007, a theater scheduled to host the performance in South Korea cancelled their booking at the last minute, which NTDTV alleged was because China threatened actions against upcoming Korean shows in Mainland China.<ref>{{cite web | title = Chinese Regime Pressures Seoul to Cancel Cultural Show | publisher = The Epoch Times | date = 2007-01-10 | url = http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-1-10/50292.html | accessdate = 2007-06-13}}</ref>
The station uses Eutelsat's W5 satellite to broadcast to Asia. ] attempted to drop NTDTV in 2005, but an international campaign forced it to sign a new long term contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aim.org/special-report/french-company-accused-of-pro-beijing-censorship/ |title=French Company Accused of Pro-Beijing Censorship|first= Sherrie |last=Gossett |date= 18 April 2005}}</ref>


] ("RSF") accused ] of closing down transmissions of NTDTV in June 2008 to appease the Chinese government.<ref name="rsf">Reporters Without Borders: , 10 July 2008, retrieved on 2009-01-19</ref> On 10 July 2008, RSF appealed to Giuliano Berretta, the CEO of Eutelsat, to quickly reverse its decision to suspend NTDTV’s use of Eutelsat. RSF claimed they were in possession of a conversation that was purportedly recorded with a Beijing employee of Eutelsat which proved that the NTDTV shutdown was a "premeditated, politically-motivated decision violating the free flow of information and the convention under which Eutelsat operates".<ref name="rsf"/> Eutelsat claimed that the shutdown was due to a technical failure. In June 2008, media watchdog ] ("RSF") accused ] of closing down transmissions of NTDTV through its W5 satellite to appease the Chinese government,<ref name="rsf">Reporters Without Borders: , 10 July 2008, retrieved on 2009-01-19</ref> and appealed to Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta to quickly reverse its decision to suspend NTDTV’s use of Eutelsat. RSF claimed they were in possession of a purported conversation recording with a Beijing employee of Eutelsat, which RSF used to claim that the NTDTV shutdown was a "premeditated, politically-motivated decision".<ref name="rsf"/> Eutelsat claimed that the shutdown was due to a technical failure.


On 20 August, 2008, ] released a statement calling on Eutelsat "to reinstall the Chinese-language television station NTDTV and three Mandarin radio stations" including '']''. According to the statement, Eutelsat's arguments concerning technical problems looked "increasingly bogus". Furthermore, the statement points out how the approaching Beijing Olympics could have resulted in the Chinese government's increasing pressure to get NTDTV off the air.<ref name="ifj">International Federation of Journalists: , 20 August 2008, retrieved on 2009-01-19</ref> On 20 August, 2008, ] released a statement calling on Eutelsat restore NTDTV and three radio stations including '']''. The statement cast doubt on Eutelsat's arguments regarding technical, and argued how the approaching Beijing Olympics could have resulted in the Chinese government's increasing pressure to censor the broadcasting of NTDTV.<ref name="ifj">International Federation of Journalists: , 20 August 2008, retrieved on 2009-01-19</ref>


The European Parliament also called on Eutelsat to reverse their decision to shut down NTDTV. Following a written declaration, Eutelsat immediately issued a press release, denying all charges of discrimination against NTDTV. The company insists that NTDTV's shutdown resulted solely from the technical failure experienced by W5 satellite, and adds that NTDTV is being broadcast across Europe via Eutelsat's HOT BIRD video neighbourhood.<ref name="eutelsatJan15">, 15 January 2009, retrieved on 2009-01-19</ref> The European Parliament also called on Eutelsat to reverse their decision to shut down NTDTV. Following this, Eutelsat issued a press release and written declaration, denying all charges of censorship against NTDTV. The company insists that NTDTV's shutdown resulted solely from the technical failure experienced by W5 satellite, and adds that NTDTV is being broadcast across Europe via Eutelsat's HOT BIRD video neighbourhood.<ref name="eutelsatJan15">, 15 January 2009, retrieved on 2009-01-19</ref>


==References== ==References==

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"NTDTV" redirects here. For a television station in the Northern Territory, Australia, see NTD. Television channel
New Tang Dynasty

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) (Chinese: 新唐人電視臺) is a Falun Gong-affiliated Chinese language television broadcaster based in New York City, founded in 2001. The company's stated mission is "to foster mutual understanding between Chinese and Western societies" and promote multiculturalism, peace and compassion. NTDTV is known to sympathize with Falun Gong and other dissident groups in China, and takes a critical line on the Communist Party of China.

According to the Wall Street Journal, NTDTV is, along with The Epoch Times and Sound of Hope Radio Station, part of a "media empire" founded by and affiliated with Falun Gong practitioners. In January 2005 it aired a video version of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, a political editorial condemning the Chinese Communist Party. The station's anti-CCP stance has prompted censorship from the Chinese government, leading to a controversy involving French network Eutelsat.

History

According to NTDTV, it was founded in 2001, when a group of professionals and businessmen, all practitioners of Falun Gong (FLG), conceived the idea of a television station that would support their views in regard to Chinese culture and Chinese government policies. NTDTV began broadcasting via satellite in North America in February 2002, and expanded its audience into mainland China in April 2004. At present, the station's satellite coverage reaches Asia, Europe, and Australia in several languages. It claims to be the "first and only independent Chinese-language TV." The station broke news of SARS in 2003, three weeks before the Chinese government publicly admitted that there was an epidemic that went on to cause some 350 deaths; it also offered extensive coverage on the death of Zhao Ziyang.

The Wall Street Journal reported in 2004 that the journal is registered as Universal Communications Network, which names top FLG spokesman Gail Rachlin as one of its three directors. It said "Where and are controversial is in their unwillingness to identify themselves as having any association with the group, despite ample evidence to the contrary."

NTDTV produce and televise an annual Chinese New Year Spectacular, a Falun Gong-affiliated event meant to celebrate Chinese culture. The show's performances were said to be "imbued with a pro-Falun Gong political message", The Chinese embassy in the United States accused NTDTV of being used to "spread anti-China propaganda" and "distorting Chinese culture".

Censorship

Because of the stations's anti-CCP stance, NTDTV has long accused the Chinese government of interference in its operations through embassies. In January 2007, a theater scheduled to host the performance in South Korea cancelled their booking at the last minute, which NTDTV alleged was because China threatened actions against upcoming Korean shows in Mainland China.

In June 2008, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders ("RSF") accused Eutelsat of closing down transmissions of NTDTV through its W5 satellite to appease the Chinese government, and appealed to Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta to quickly reverse its decision to suspend NTDTV’s use of Eutelsat. RSF claimed they were in possession of a purported conversation recording with a Beijing employee of Eutelsat, which RSF used to claim that the NTDTV shutdown was a "premeditated, politically-motivated decision". Eutelsat claimed that the shutdown was due to a technical failure.

On 20 August, 2008, International Federation of Journalists released a statement calling on Eutelsat restore NTDTV and three radio stations including Sound of Hope. The statement cast doubt on Eutelsat's arguments regarding technical, and argued how the approaching Beijing Olympics could have resulted in the Chinese government's increasing pressure to censor the broadcasting of NTDTV.

The European Parliament also called on Eutelsat to reverse their decision to shut down NTDTV. Following this, Eutelsat issued a press release and written declaration, denying all charges of censorship against NTDTV. The company insists that NTDTV's shutdown resulted solely from the technical failure experienced by W5 satellite, and adds that NTDTV is being broadcast across Europe via Eutelsat's HOT BIRD video neighbourhood.

References

  1. Haithman, Diane (7 January 2008). "Ties to Falun Gong add controversy to the Chinese New Year Spectacular". Los Angeles Times.
  2. Chen, Kathy Chinese Dissidents Take On Beijing Via Media Empire Wall Street Journal 11-15-2007
  3. Lum, Thomas CRS Report page CRS-8, list of Falun Gong-affiliated media
  4. "New Tang Dynasty". Web.archive.org. 2006-05-10. Archived from the original on 2006-05-10. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  5. History and Vision, http://english.ntdtv.com/. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  6. "Not a Pretty Dish". Wall Street Journal. 17 March 2005.
  7. Susan V. Lawrence (April 14, 2004). "Falun Gong Adds Media Weapons In Struggle With China's Rulers". Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). p. B.2I.
  8. Konigsberg, Eric (02-06), "A Glimpse of Chinese Culture That Some Find Hard to Watch", The New York Times {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  9. "Review by the Ombudsman, French Services of Complaint filed by the Falun Dafa Association of Canada" (PDF). 27 January 2009. p. 6.
  10. "Enjoy the Holidays and Stay away from the so-called "Chinese New Year Gala" of the New Tang Dynasty Television". Chinese Embassy in the United States of America. 7 January 2008.
  11. "Chinese Regime Tries to Crush Cultural Show in Canada". The Epoch Times. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  12. "Chinese Regime Pressures Seoul to Cancel Cultural Show". The Epoch Times. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  13. ^ Reporters Without Borders: European satellite operator Eutelsat suppresses independent Chinese-language TV station NTDTV to satisfy Beijing, 10 July 2008, retrieved on 2009-01-19
  14. International Federation of Journalists: IFJ Calls on Eutelsat To End Bar on Chinese NTDTV Broadcasts, 20 August 2008, retrieved on 2009-01-19
  15. Eutelsat reaffirms to European institutions the irreversible and purely technical nature of the incident resulting in the interruption of consumer broadcasting services through its W5 satellite, 15 January 2009, retrieved on 2009-01-19

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