Chunghwa Telecom content investments are expanding with ten new projects across film, television and music, the Taiwanese telecom operator said at its Content Slate and Partnership Showcase. The announcement also included stakes in two production companies, positioning the slate as support for Taiwanese original intellectual property and a bridge between local creators and international partners.
The showcase took place during the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), an event Chunghwa Telecom has sponsored for five consecutive years. Taiwan’s Minister of Culture Li Yuan attended, along with Chunghwa chief business officer and senior executive VP Lin Wen-chiyh, consumer business group president Hu Hsueh-hai, and representatives of the presenting teams.
A Ten-Project Portfolio Across Three Sectors
The ten investments cover a mix of formats, with projects named in the announcement including “Gunshot” and “Call of Lobster.” The slate spans film, TV and music, reflecting a multi-sector approach rather than a focus on a single medium. By backing projects across these categories, Chunghwa Telecom is placing its content investments in a portfolio that touches different kinds of Taiwanese production.
The company also disclosed equity stakes in two production companies, though the announcement did not name them or specify the size of the investments. Those stakes add a structural dimension to the slate: beyond funding individual titles, the telecom is taking positions in companies that develop and produce content.
Supporting Local IP and International Links
Chunghwa Telecom framed the slate as a way to back Taiwanese original IP and connect local creators with partners abroad. That dual purpose runs through the announcement, which pairs domestic production support with an international partnership angle. The projects are intended to serve both goals, although specific distribution or co-production arrangements were not detailed.
The TCCF setting underscores the company’s ongoing presence at the festival, now in its fifth year of sponsorship. The event brought together government and industry figures, with the Minister of Culture attending alongside senior Chunghwa executives and the creative teams behind the projects.
Leadership and Event Context
Lin Wen-chiyh, chief business officer and senior executive VP, and Hu Hsueh-hai, president of the consumer business group, represented the telecom at the showcase. Their presence, along with Li Yuan’s, highlights the overlap between public cultural policy and private investment in Taiwan’s content industries.
The ten projects and two company stakes form the core of the announcement. Chunghwa Telecom did not provide budgets, release dates or production timelines for the individual titles. The names “Gunshot” and “Call of Lobster” were the only specific projects cited in the source, and further details about their genres or creators were not included.
For an operator of Chunghwa Telecom’s scale, the slate represents a coordinated move into content rather than a one-off sponsorship. By tying the investments to TCCF, where Taiwanese creators meet international partners, the company is aligning its funding with an existing marketplace for original IP. The results of that strategy will depend on how the ten projects and the two production-company stakes develop, but the scope of the announcement makes clear that Chunghwa Telecom intends to be a visible participant in Taiwan’s content economy.
