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  1. The Premier League is pleased to
    announce that Cable Thai Holdings has been awarded the live audio visual
    broadcast rights for all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season
    for seasons 2013/14 – 2015/16 in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.


    Premier League Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, said: "We are
    extremely pleased to have a new partner in Cable Thai Holdings (CTH) in
    Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.


    "CTH has an excellent reputation as a high quality broadcaster and we
    look forward to working with them as they deliver a premium offering
    that will showcase the Barclays Premier League to our fans in all three
    countries."


    CTH Chairman, Mr Wichai Tongtang, said: "Our win of the Barclays
    Premier League rights is a win for CTH and also all the people of
    Thailand all over the Kingdom. With our proposed delivery model and
    technology we aim to make the BPL accessible to all walks of life in
    Thailand in an affordable and engaging manner.


    "The Barclays Premier League is the most exciting, popular and
    fervently supported football league in the world today and we are thus
    proud to be partners with the BPL."


    For an overview of the rights deals struck for the 2013/14 season onwards, click here.


    For more information please contact the Premier League Press Office on +44 20 7864 9190 or [email protected]

  2. Phuket Sports: TrueVisions prepares for life after EPL

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    CELEBRATION: Liverpool's Steven Gerrard ® celebrates scoring against Tottenham Hotspur as does Cable Thai Holdings. Photo: Reuters

    PHUKET: With the English Premier League (EPL) no longer on its program list, TrueVisions, a leading subscription-based television operator, has earmarked more than 1.5 billion baht for new content and technology, offering more high-definition (HD) channels and a fee discount for existing customers to retain them.

    The audio and visual broadcasting rights to the EPL soccer matches for the next three seasons were secured by Cable Thai Holdings (CTH), a group of 300 local cable operators.

    A top executive at TrueVisions insisted that losing the EPL would have only a small effect on his company.

    It conducted a survey on the likely impact on its business after the broadcasting of the current EPL season ends in May.

    Attaphon na Bangxang, chief programming officer for TrueVisions, said the company would offer six more HD channels – Motor Vision, Outdoor Channel, NBA TV, HBO Signature, HBO Hit and H2 – in addition to the current 17. Besides new HD channels, TrueVisions will offer more standard-definition (SD) channels and repackage them to increase the value for existing customers.

    For instance, the new Platinum HD package will have 23 HD and 199 SD channels, while the previous deal offered only 17 HD and 121 SD. Current Gold HD package customers will be upgraded to Platinum HD automatically.

    Meanwhile, customers with the current Gold HD package (that has 10 HD channels) will be offered 23 HD and 107 SD channels, while customers who subscribed to another Gold HD package that offers 3 HD and 105 channels will be able to watch 16 HD and 107 SD channels.

    Customers who pay for any of those packages will be able to use 'TrueVisions Anywhere', a service that allows customers to get access to its TV programs via multiple platforms such as TV, tablet and smart phone.

    Under this 1.5-billion baht plan, the company will invest in new transmission technology, related equipment and new TV content.

    Managing director Anat Mekpaiboonvatana added that existing customers could get a 100 baht discount on their monthly subscription fee if they declined the upgraded services. The valid term for the fee discount is one year.

    "Under our marketing strategies for this year, the company will also stress the customer relationship program via customer privileges that are associated with True Corp's 'True You'," Anat said.

    The company targets single-digit growth in revenue from 2012-2013.

    TrueVisions currently has a viewership of two million, comprising both paid and free packages.

    Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuketsports/2013/Phuket-Sports-TrueVisions-prepares-for-life-after-EPL-20701.html

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    -- Phuket Gazette 2013-04-05

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