According to The Nation and Thai PBS, NBTC vice chairman Natee Sukonrat has laid down that RS cannot screen World Cup matches through its new set-top box without them being simultaneously broadcast on free TV. He cited a Central Administrative Court decision in November that denied RS's appeal to exclude the soccer World Cup from the seven sporting events which must be televised by free TV as per NBTC regulations."Should RS or other companies advertise that people could watch … [Read more...] about Trouble brews in Thailand over World Cup broadcasting
Natee Sukonrat
Digital TV available in 11 Thai provinces
Thailand – The Nation reported that 11 key provinces - half of Thailand’s 22 million TV-equipped households - would have access to digital terrestrial television by the end of June 2014. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) revealed this after their approval of 24 commercial digital TV licenses by the broadcasting committee on January 6, 2014. The first in the country to experience this new digital service in April would include residents in … [Read more...] about Digital TV available in 11 Thai provinces