NBTC set to pay 427 million baht to air World Cup matches on free TV

BANGKOK, 12 June 2014 (NNT) – The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has agreed to pay RS International 427 million baht to secure rights to air World Cup matches on free TV.

NBTC Secretary-General Thakorn Tantasit said the board voted 6 to 1 to use part of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Research and Development Fund to purchase the broadcast rights at a meeting on Thursday.

RS had earlier requested a sum of 766.5 million baht from the NBTC as compensation for the broadcasting rights.

Mr. Thakorn said the meeting did not discuss compensation for members of the public who have already secured RS set top boxes to watch the tournament and that all inquiries on the matter should be directed to RS.

The NBTC is set to hold talks with free TV broadcasters about relaying the World Cup broadcasts soon.


-- NNT 2014-06-12

Well played.

If it returns happiness to the Thai people 427 million baht will be a bargain.

I will only need to watch 3 matches anyway. The 3 Australia play before they are knocked out!

Well done though and hope that Thai's enjoy the next 2 weeks……safely

Way to go, General Prayuth!! Keep up the good work on the war on corruption and mafias.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

Panem et circenses.

This doesn't sound so populist!

If it returns happiness to the Thai people 427 million baht will be a bargain.

hehe it would be easier to give 70 million to the 70 millions Thais and save 350 million. I can only see Happy thais in that idea too but do we have a choice ? :D

Take care all

If it returns happiness to the Thai people 427 million baht will be a bargain.

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The problem with this whole scenario is that they are ensuring that future European championships and world cups probably wont be shown here in the future as broadcasting companies wont pay out the huge fees involved only to end up loosing a fortune of money.

Strange that on one hand there are new measures being taken to catch all the gamblers but here they are force-feeding the worlds most corrupt sporting event down people's throats - using R & D funds.

Lets hope there is a comparable amount spent on decent programming, perhaps even one or two comedies without puerile sound effects...

How about English subtitles on English movies?

That would benefit the population more than this exhibition of greed and egotism.

CTH pay about $264,000 for each Premier League match.

By my calculations, the government are paying about $203,000 for each World Cup match.

So probably about what RS paid. They've still made some other money out of it, especially as it happened so late.

Poor True.

Meanwhile, Abhisit is kicking himself, while pouring another sherry.

Why did I not think of this? he mutters as he wipes off the sherry from his face - as he's not really good at multi tasking.

For once in my life, I could have won an election! I could have become PM without that pesky Suthep arranging it for me.

And to think I was born in the UK where they invented that silly game, - fortunately they also invented sherry.

Also meanwhile, Thaksin is looking forward to the Qatar Corruption Cup, while pouring another sherry.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

Certainly rings a bell!

Deja Vu?

The money could have been better spent paying the farmers for the rice scheme.

So will I still be able to watch the WC footie on my RS Sunbox receiver tonight or not?

CTH pay about $264,000 for each Premier League match.

By my calculations, the government are paying about $203,000 for each World Cup match.

So probably about what RS paid. They've still made some other money out of it, especially as it happened so late.

Poor True.

Why "poor True"? They did a tidy last minute deal to get all 64 matches on their HD channels. I would imagine they've gained a fair number of subscribers and kept more that otherwise were thinking of going.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

The removed comment was in latin.

Ok, no foreign languages here, as per TV rules.

In English the comment was: Bread and Games.

Will most likely hurt future/long term broadcasts of this nature as companies will be afraid of securing rights only to be overridden by the govt which greatly reduces the company's planned profit. And I guess it could even make the owners of the events gun-shy of even offering broadcasts rights in Thailand. 427 million baht to provide football fans some free happiness---but it ain't free to the country as taxpayer money is being used. Oh well...a decision made at well above my paygrade.

I think there are a hell of a lot of better ways to be spending taxpayers money !

Football is a western corrupted game and culture, not suitable for Thailand.

Football should be discourage, and Thailand should promote Sepak Takraw.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

The removed comment was in latin.

Ok, no foreign languages here, as per TV rules.

In English the comment was: Bread and Games.

C'est la vie........ as we say in England.

Does anyone know if true/rs will be having english commentary.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

The removed comment was in latin.

Ok, no foreign languages here, as per TV rules.

In English the comment was: Bread and Games.

C'est la vie........ as we say in England.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtkobPZ-pQw

Sonny and Cher.....

Football is a western corrupted game and culture, not suitable for Thailand.

Football should be discourage, and Thailand should promote Sepak Takraw.

Not everybody is sharing the happiness then?

Prefer rugby myself.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

The removed comment was in latin.

Ok, no foreign languages here, as per TV rules.

In English the comment was: Bread and Games.

Thanks for being helpful (no sarcasm at all). The actual translation is Bread and Circuses.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

The removed comment was in latin.

Ok, no foreign languages here, as per TV rules.

In English the comment was: Bread and Games.

C'est la vie........ as we say in England.

You are speaking French in England? I always wondered why you built the Chunnel...the old animosity is still there. Insert tongue in cheek here.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

The removed comment was in latin.

Ok, no foreign languages here, as per TV rules.

In English the comment was: Bread and Games.

Thanks for being helpful (no sarcasm at all). The actual translation is Bread and Circuses.

Yep, worked well for the Romans. For a while.

I have all ready won my first bet! That the junta would pay to have the WC on the telly.

Vote buying anyone? Populist policies?

I am looking forward to the commercial breaks.

The removed comment was in latin.

Ok, no foreign languages here, as per TV rules.

In English the comment was: Bread and Games.

C'est la vie........ as we say in England.

You are speaking French in England? I always wondered why you built the Chunnel...the old animosity is still there. Insert tongue in cheek here.

They are! Dieu et mon droit and all that, weird for a german family, isn't it?

But I do not want to derail this tread, so let's go back to football & corruption.