Is Winter Coming for Taiwan’s Media?
A surprise wave of layoffs at TVBS — one of Taiwan’s most-watched news networks — has deepened concerns about the future of journalism in the country.
Guangdong Radio and Television (廣東廣播電視台), or GRT, is a provincial state media organization operating under the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee’s Propaganda Office. Formed in 2014 through the merger of Guangdong People’s Broadcasting Station (established 1949), Guangdong Television (established 1959), and Southern Broadcasting, Film & Television Media Group, GRT serves China’s most populous province and plays a strategic role in external propaganda activities targeting Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam. GRT operates multiple channels and digital platforms under CCP guidance, with capacity for multilingual broadcasting given Guangdong’s proximity to Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asian markets.