Macau Asia Satellite Television
{{Short description|Television station in Macau}}
{{Distinguish|text=the defunct Mexican wireless television provider, MASTV}}
{{Infobox broadcasting network|
network_name = Macau Asia Satellite Television
澳門澳亞衛視 |
network_logo = 150px |
launch_date = 1 June 2001 |
country = Macau |
network_type = television network |
available = Macau, China, Hong Kong and Worldwide |
website = [http://www.mastv.cc/ www.mastv.cc] |
|language=Mandarin|broadcast_area=Asia}}
Macau Asia Satellite Television (MASTV; {{zh|c=澳亞衛視|p=Àoyà Wèishì}}) is a television station located in Macau. It is known for its critical news coverage.South China Morning Post. "[http://www.scmp.com/article/709942/raids-leave-outspoken-macau-broadcaster-edge SCMP]." Raids leave outspoken Macau broadcaster on edge. Retrieved on 2010-03-28.
History
The station was commenced and made its first broadcast on 1 June 2001. In 2004 the station hired Taiwan trained journalists to enhance its news coverage and analysis.
On 16 July 2024, MASTV was declared bankrupt.{{cite news|url=https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/ii/2024/30/avisosoficiais_cn.asp#tjb|title=公告一則，關於宣告一間有限公司處於破產狀態|publisher=澳門特別行政區公報第30期第二組|date=24 July 2024}}
Government raids
=2006 raid=
In March 2006 the police raided the Macau Peninsula office for illegal workers. In that case, a suspected illegal worker was found, but the court found no evidence of illegal employment.
=2009 raid=
In February 2009 labour officers raided the satellite transmission station in Coloane.
=2010 raid=
At the end of the year in November 2009, one of the news show criticised the government for allowing an old hotel building to be redeveloped into a slot machine arcade. In February 2010 eight journalists were summoned for questioning.
On 18 March 2010 seven labour officers and six police officers raided the station. The government was searching for illegal workers from mainland China and raided the station. According to an editor, the raid took place at 6:30 pm right before the news broadcast. The journalists were questioned. He thought their critical coverage had offended the government and other powerful figures from the casino. But the government said the raid has nothing to do with the coverage. There were no illegal immigrants found.Yahoo.com.hk. "[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100318/3/h2zy.html Yahoo.com.hk]." 澳亞衛視疑聘黑工受查. Retrieved on 2010-03-28.
Political columnists Anthony Wong dong said the raids targeted the station specifically. No other station has been searched in the past 10 years. The journalists from the station have reported many incidents of social injustice, including those related to labour issues.
References
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External links
- [http://www.mastv.cc Macau Asia Satellite Television Official site]
{{Television in the People's Republic of China }}
{{Media of Macau}}
Category:Television networks in China
Category:2001 establishments in Macau
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2001