
An Empty Chair for PTS
Taiwan’s public broadcaster is caught in a political double bind: its sitting board chair has been expelled from parliament, and the opposition is blocking a replacement.

Eastern Group (東森集團) is a Taipei-based conglomerate founded in 1975 as Far Eastern Silo Co., Ltd., initially operating grain storage and port facilities at the ports of Kaohsiung and Taichung. The group entered the media industry in 1991 by establishing what became Eastern Broadcasting Co., Ltd., and has since expanded into e-commerce, digital media, beauty and wellness, insurance, and logistics. Its principal subsidiaries include Eastern Media International Corporation, the home shopping channel ETMall, and the digital news platform ETtoday. The group describes its operational approach as “vertically integrated, omni-channel, and diversified,” combining big data analytics, social networking, and precision marketing. As of 2026, Eastern Group is chaired by Wang Ling-lin (王令麟).
