Thai Tv 7 Have "exclusive" Fa Cup Rights Until 2018

[MrRed]

From this report in August it looks like they are in cahoots already .........

The Nation August 17, 2012 1:00 am

Amid reports that GMM Grammy has failed to acquire a 20-per-cent stake in Cable Thai Holding (CTH), TrueVisions, the country's largest subscription-based TV channel operator, yesterday announced a partnership with CTH that would expand its viewer base through more than 300 cable-TV operators in the provinces.

CTH chairman Wichai Thongtang said that under the partnership, CTH member companies' subscribers would have access to nine exclusive channels from TrueVisions, including True Explore, Travel Channel Thailand, Siam Sport TV, Star Soccer TV, True Sport International, and Speed Channel.

The service will be launched next month.

TrueVisions CEO Supachai Chearavanont said his company would have access to an additional 3.5 million cable-TV subscribers in the CTH network.

Meanwhile, Wichai denied the rumour that GMM Grammy's bid to acquire 20 per cent of CTH had come to nothing.

GMM Grammy chief financial officer Premon Pinskul also said the company was still in negotiations with CTH.

However, the CTH chairman said the company had also received offers from other companies. It is, therefore, keeping its options open.

An industry observer told The Nation that the TrueVisions move was also considered as an attempt by the company to strike back at its key rivals, in particular GMM Grammy's GMM Z.

On Tuesday, TrueVisions launched a partnership with PSI Holding, the largest manufacturer and trader of satellite-TV receivers, to offer a new box accessing free-to-air service, providing about 200 channels, including some exclusive channels from TrueVisions. Set-top box prices under the deal cost Bt850.

PSI targets sales of at least 300,000 of the new boxes by the end of the year.

Media observers consider such a move as a means of "birth control" in light of the emergence of GMMZ boxes and RS's Sunbox, the newcomers in the market.

However, Dew Waratangtagoon, managing director for platform strategy at GMM Z, said intense competition should be good for growth in the satellite-TV sector.

"The company is ready to do battle via both a series of promotional campaigns and pricing strategy," he said.

He believes GMM Z boxes offer something different from the competition, particularly through local and international programming on four special channels: GMM Z Hits, GMM Z Genius, GMM Z Theatre and GMM Z Sport.

The company expects to sell another million boxes by end of the year, he added.

Meanwhile, RS chief operating officer Pornpan Techrungchaikul said TrueVisions' big move in the market could confuse customers, as there were now many offers available on different set-top boxes.

With RS offering customers Sunbox access to live broadcasts of Spain’s La Liga football matches in the 2012 to 2014 seasons, the company believes it can reach the target of 800,000 boxes in the next three years.

"So far, we have sold 150,000 boxes. Our target this year is 500,000 boxes," she said.

[MrRed]

This is the interesting part.

But if the company gets the right for the EPL, it plans to set up members price of Bt300 to Bt400 a month targeting the mass market, rather than

the existing right to broadcast who now offers prices between Bt1,600 to Bt2,000 per month.

RS Plc's chief operating officer Pornphan Tacharungchaikul confirmed that the company would partner a bid for the EPL broadcast rights. If it wins, the company will set a monthly member's cost of Bt350 to Bt450 - which it expected would boost member numbers to over one million.

[Chicog]

No excuse to be running at a loss in the premiership any more (or fiddling the books).

Platini will be going spastic when he reads this.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/nov/12/premier-league-tv-rights-5-bn

[bangkok blue]

Ball firmly in TRUE's court after the partnership agreed back in August. CTH have said in their press conference that they are "open for partnership". Would be surprised if True don't show some games next season, they may lose exclusivity, but are the only broadcaster that can offer HD coverage.

[Chicog]

The ball is in CTH's court if they've won the rights. It's up to them (and the terms of their contract) how they want to distribute them.

[bangkok blue]

Gonna open a new thread, as this one was originally about Ch7 winning rights for FA Cup.

[bangkokrick]

Are they showing the FA cup games tonight?

[chozz]

Anyone know if ch7 are showing cup replay Everton v Oldham tomorrow night?

[lambous]

Checked Siam Sport Website, doesn't appear that any channels are showing it in Thailand. These things can change at the last minute though.

[SriRachaShark]

Anyone know if ch7 are showing cup replay Everton v Oldham tomorrow night?

I'm fully expecting it to be on. However, if for any reason it isn't, you will be able to watch it here: http://live.bugaboo.tv/live-streaming/48791/%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9E_everton_vs_oldham_fa_cup_2012_2013.html