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World Cup cut from NBTC rule
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/04/2024
» The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to remove the World Cup football tournament from its "must have" rule, effective immediately.
NBTC set to rein in OTT platforms
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/10/2023
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is quickly drafting a regulatory framework to govern over-the-top (OTT) platforms operating in Thailand, especially video-on-demand and video-sharing businesses.
NBTC targets Thai-Korean TV cooperation
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/12/2022
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is pushing for cooperation between South Korean broadcasters and Thai television operators to elevate the potential of Thai TV programmes in the long term and promote soft power abroad.
MCOT eyes sustainability stock by 2025
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/12/2021
» SET-listed state-run public broadcaster MCOT hopes to become a sustainability stock in the SET by 2025, driven by what it calls a "reinforce-refresh-refine" strategy.
The man behind Thailand's modern digital landscape
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/05/2020
» When Takorn Tantasith joined Thailand's telecom regulator in 2005, for most people a phone was just a phone. Remember? A simple device used by one person to call another.
Commissioner says NBTC should hold off on decisions
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/02/2018
» The existing board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) should neither approve any project nor endorse policy going forward, says a commissioner, as the final 14 candidates for the new NBTC board were announced last week.
Further state aid sought for digital TV
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/10/2017
» The Digital TV Operators Association will today submit a fresh proposal to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to request more state assistance in easing broadcasters' financial burden and business difficulties.
Tax incentives planned for digital park
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/01/2017
» The government plans to offer enhanced tax incentives for startup companies and global technology firms that establish a presence in Thailand's first digital innovation park.
Takorn favoured for top NBTC position
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 27/10/2016
» Takorn Tantasith is being tipped to be acting secretary-general of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) after serving as secretary-general for a full five-year term that ends on Jan 4.
NBTC gets tough on insult sites
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/10/2016
» The national telecom regulator on Monday sent an urgent letter to each of the local operating units of Facebook, YouTube, Line and Twitter asking the world's popular sites to block websites insulting the monarchy.