Sanlih Media Group Timeline
Jan 2021
Mega-size sports reality show「All Star Sports Competition」combine the finals in the form of ticket sales concerts which gathered 9000 fans to purchase tickets and watch live games. It gained high rating number up to 2.24% and led a exercise boom in the society.
Dec 2020
Sanlih E-television has been the top one tv station on consumer’s ideal brand survey ranking list for six straight years.
Dec 2020
SET TV worked with Discovery Channel presenting feature documentary 「Beating Covid-19」 which broadcasted in over 30 countries worldwide.
May 2020
Sanlih E-television made a debut of「SET 5G GO! Entertainment Breakthrough project」Using 5G transmission and holographic projection technology to present a whole new style live performance from different location at the same time.
Dec 2019
To develop the strength of Taiwanese entertainment production and to train talented persons, Sanlih E-television worked with Hsing Wu University and established Hsing Wu Sanlih Film and Television Academy.
Oct 2019
Sanlih E-television hosted「2019 National Day Party」and live- broadcasted the program across channels under SET Group which won the heart of audience.
Aug 2019
SET Metro Channel transformed and combined with digital media platform. Top variety shows’ YouTube channels such as《ShowBiz》,《Mr. Player》and《Hot Door Night》reached million subscribers record.
Dec 2018
Sanlih E-television exclusively organized 《AFA ASIA FASHION AWARD》media campaign, top Asian stars Kimura Takuya and top model Lin Chi-ling had been invited to act as event ambassador.
Sep 2018
Give full play to the cross-border influence of Sanlih E-television and host annual events in the financial industry「Outstanding Financial Elite Award」. Gathered financial and insurance companies all together to join the event and to show the strength of Taiwanese financial industry.
Jun 2018
SET original drama《A Thousand Goodnights》released on the biggest streaming platform《Netflix》and broadcasted in 190 countries and areas worldwide.
Sep 2017
Sanlih E-television hosted 52nd Golden Bell Award.
Dec 2016
Sanlih E-television hosted New Year’s Eve countdown party of Taipei City and Kaohsiung City. Gained 8 million views on digital platform for Taipei’s side.
Dec 2016
SET News channel hosted a special event「2016 HERO @ TAIWAN」 praising true heroes in Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen had been invited to the ceremony. To give full play to media influence and pass on positive energy to Taiwanese people.
Oct 2016
Sanlih E-television hosted 51st Golden Bell Award with terrestrial TV rating up to 4.33% and cable tv rating up to 5.38% which set 5-year record high.
Jun 2016
Sanlih E-television worked with the biggest streaming platform《Netflix》and theb original SET dramas are globally broadcasted with over 20 different languages. Sanlih E-television is the only television network to cooperate with three major streaming platforms in the world.
Apr 2016
Sanlih E-television hosted《 Sanlih International Forum of Media》and invited elites from Japan, Korea, and Mainland China. From an aspect of Asian entertainment trend to observe competitiveness of Taiwanese dramas and to elevate the development of Taiwan entertainment industry and culture. Most importantly, let the world see the beauty of Taiwan.
Mar 2016
Built-up the OTT platform Vidol to provide the richest streaming content for audiences, including all the great dramas and entertainment shows made by Sanlih E-Television.
Jan 2016
Sanlih E-Television aired 2016 Presidential Debates and set ratings of 2.02 on broadcast TV and 1.62 on cable TV, a record of the history.
Dec 2015
Sanlih E-Television held the New Year's Eve party in Taipei and Kaohsiung for the local governments and set the highest ratings of 6.63 and broke the historical record for the past 14 years.
Sep 2015
Sanlih E-Television built up Setddg, the e-commerce platform, to create the economic effect of fans.
Apr 2015
Sanlih E-Television sold the copyrights of The Fierce Wife to the Latin American countries, including República de Nicaragua and other eight countries, and aired over ten TV channels.
Nov 2014
Sanlih E-Television set the historical ratings of 4.36 for holding the 2014 Taipei Mayoral Debate.
Apr 2014
The copyrights of the drama Queen of No Marriage of SET Metro was sold to Korea and filmed as Witch's Romance, with the cast of Uhm Jung Hwa, Park Seo Jun, and Han Jae Suk and aired on tvN Channel. And the drama Fated to Love You was also filmed as Destiny Sonata, with the cast of Jang Na-ra and Jang Hyuk, and got the highest ratings while airing on MBC Channel.
Jan 2014
Invested in the movie of Twa-Tiu-Tiann and grossed 200 million at the box. It was the highest record of the year.
Nov 2013
Sanlih E-Television built the news website, SETN.COM.
Jul 2013
Sanlih E-Television produced and aired the 15th Taipei Film Awards.
Jul 2013
Sanlih E-Television held the 24th Golden Melody Awards with Azio TV and set the highest ratings in cable history.
Jul 2013
Sanlih E-Television launched the entertainment plan to create a brand new show of Hot Door Night with Jacky Wu.
Jan 2013
Sanlih E-Television built up Setddg, the e-commerce website, to create the economic effect of fans.
Dec 2012
Sanlih E-Television published the first volume of the S·POP magazine.
Jun 2012
Sanlih E-Television aired SET Variety Channel and SET Drama Channel on Chunghwa Telecom's OTT platform MOD.
May 2012
The drama Ti Amo Chocolate of SET Metro was invited to attend Busan International Film Festival. It was popular worldwide and led to a trend of Taiwan Drama.
Mar 2012
Sanlih E-Television leadingly invested 2000 million to fully upgrade the hardware and built the digital production environment at the beginning of the Digital Year.
Feb 2012
The drama Office Girls of SET Metro set the highest ratings of 7.33 for a single episode and led a trend to Hong Kong and Japanese markets.
Jan 2012
Invested in the movie of Din Tao: Leader of the Parade and grossed 350 million at the box. It was the highest record of the year.
Dec 2011
The drama Inborn Pair of SET Metro set the high ratings of 9.45 and beat other competitors.
Nov 2011
Sanlih E-Television bought MTV Channel and started its business of the music industry.
May 2011
The airing of SET iNews Channel, a 24 hours Global Finance Channel.
Mar 2011
The drama The Fierce Wife of SET Metro set the highest ratings of 9.45 for a single episode and the ratings of the female audience are over 18. It created a phenomenon.
Dec 2010
Sanlih E-Television invested 800 million to create the digital environment for the news channel, which included the tape-less production process and the advanced digital studios for news.
Nov 2009
Beginning from the incubating project "I'm on No.159," Sanlih E-Television established the Story Lab to call for the talented of film.
Mar 2008
The drama Fated to Love You of SET Metro set the highest ratings of 10.91 for a single episode and 13.64 for the section viewership. It's the highest record of Taiwan Drama.
Dec 2005
The drama Green Forest My Home of SET Metro was the first to co-operate with the smartphone company and led to a trend of "Drama in the Pocket." It also sells copyrights overseas.
Oct 2005
Invested to establish Lumiere Motion Picture Corporation and filmed the movie Fishing Luck, nominated for Busan International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival.
Oct 2001
The drama Lavender of SET Metro is the first original Taiwan production, copyrights sell over 15 countries and aired over 100 international channels. It brings the boom of Taiwan Drama.
Mar 2000
The airing of SET International, a 24 hours Channel for Global audiences.
Mar 1998
The airing of SET News, a 24 hours News Broadcasting Channel.
Sep 1991
The formal founding of Sanlih E-Television.
The airing of SET Taiwan Channel, targeted at the local entertainment.
The airing of SET Metro Channel, targeted at the entertainment for youth.