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Analogue Channel 3 faces ouster from pay TV plans
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 20/05/2014
» Pay TV subscribers of TrueVisions and CTH may be unable to watch analogue Channel 3 from next Monday, and the channel's absence will hurt advertisers whose commercials will not be seen by their target audience.
MCOT stuck in the twilight zone
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 19/05/2014
» A twilight zone. That could be a perfect way to describe MCOT Plc, the 60-year-old state-owned broadcasting enterprise that is often fraught with uncertainties and the intervention of politicians wishing to reap benefits from a slow-moving and inert organisation that refuses to change the way it operates.
MCOT chief steps down in dispute over equipment
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 16/05/2014
» Anek Permvongseni, president of MCOT Plc, the broadcaster of Channel 9, has stepped down due to the state-run broadcaster's declining performance in the first quarter and political intervention in the procurement of digital TV network equipment.
Mono 29 operator looks to digital future
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 29/04/2014
» The SET-listed Mono Technology Plc expects its TV business will contribute most of its revenue and drive the total amount to 5 billion baht in the next two years following its launch today of its digital TV channel, Mono 29.
Vacharaphol to invest B6bn in digital TV
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 25/04/2014
» Triple V Broadcast, the broadcasting arm of Thai Rath publisher Vacharaphol Group, is set to invest 6 billion baht on its digital TV business in an effort to be among the top-five free TV channels in the next three years.
TV viewers switching on to new digital channels
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 21/04/2014
» TV ratings are expected to show a significant change as new digital channels gain viewership and ratings during the digital broadcast trial period.
Coupon ‘won’t distort pricing’
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 19/04/2014
» Satellite and pay-TV set-top boxes are likely to be included in the digital-TV subsidy coupon scheme by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
Digital-TV cheers for producers
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 15/04/2014
» Small and medium-sized content producers are increasing their capability to supply the 24 new digital-TV channels.
NBTC pushing hard on digital migration
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 09/04/2014
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is pressing existing free TV channels to speed up the migration of their analogue content to broadcast digitally.
MCOT taps income from new services
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 02/04/2014
» MCOT Plc, the state-run broadcaster of Modernine TV or Channel 9, is focusing on generating additional revenue from non-broadcast activities, particularly selling set-top boxes, network rental services and event organising.