Channel 3 submits new demand

[Lite Beer]

Channel 3 submits new demand

BANGKOK: -- Channel 3 TV this afternoon submitted a three-point demand to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission in a renewed attempt to resolve the conflict with the broadcasting committee.

The demand was handed over to Mr Thakorn Tanthasit, secretary-general of the NBTC by a top executive of Channel 3 Mr Prawit Maleenont.

Channel 3 is demanded that the NBTC reconsider its resolution dated September 8 ordering all satellite and cable television operators to stop broadcasting Channel 3’s analogue programmes and to review NBTC’s resolution dated February 3 demanding Channel 3 to end its role as free television operator or to end the analogue broadcasts.

Channel 3 is also demanding that it be allowed to broadcast its programmes in analogue platform as usual until there is a resolution on the conflict between Channel 3 and the broadcasting committee.

After receiving the three-point demand, Mr Thakorn said the NBTC would call a meeting on next Wednesday to discuss whether the demand should be accepted for consideration or not.

If the demand is to be reviewed, he said that a legal committee will be formed to look into the demand and its implications, he said, adding that if the demand is to be rejected Channel 3 will have to follow the rule of the game which is to switch to digital platform.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/channel-3-submits-new-demand/

-- Thai PBS 2014-09-12

[ramrod711]

The airwaves are government/the peoples property, that is why you had to get a license to broadcast in the first place. I know it's an extremely strange request but do you think you could obey the law? You did acquire some digital channels, why don't you use them. Prayuth should pull the plug on your operation until you comply.

[Pib]

I don't think I would be "demanding"....I think I would be "requesting."

[FangFerang]

Almost all the televisions owned in Thailand are analog TVs. First they passed a law that protesters could only stay during the day in Bangkok--assuring that only Bangkok residents could protest anything and get anyone's attention. Now they are succeeding in cutting off most of the country from television, unless they pay a new fee, I mean buy a converter. No more free TV is the order of the day-- pay for satellite or go dark

Amazing Thailand,.

[clockman]

Is there any programs worth watching?

[Pib]

Is there any programs worth watching?

Not really for farangs unless you understand Thai...but Ch 3 is the second most watched TV channel in Thailand with Ch 7 being the most watched.

[casualbiker]

I think the point they are trying to make is WHY are they trying to turn off analog before digital is even up and running ch3 have an ongoing concession contract with MCOT that doesn't expire until 2020. MCOT is owned by the Government Finance Department.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCOT

But this could explain WHY they are being aggressive to Ch3.

"Channel 3 is the only channel to not broadcast in digital, instead, it is split in to three new channels, 3 Family, 3 SD and 3 HD, which do not have the same schedule as the old channel 3. This was due to BEC-TERO bought the frequency owned by Thai PBSinstead of MCOT. On 31 March 2020, the original Channel 3 will be forced to close, after the digital switchover and also after 50 years of broadcasting."

Edited September 12, 2014 by casualbiker

[Camelot]

What's in that big brown envelope?

[Somtamnication]

What's in that big brown envelope?

Certainly not contracts!

[Bkungbank]

Everybody are the same equal rights, rich or poor.

Edited September 12, 2014 by Bkungbank

[canuckamuck]

What's in that big brown envelope?

Magic negotiation paper. Works every time.

[halloween]

Almost all the televisions owned in Thailand are analog TVs. First they passed a law that protesters could only stay during the day in Bangkok--assuring that only Bangkok residents could protest anything and get anyone's attention. Now they are succeeding in cutting off most of the country from television, unless they pay a new fee, I mean buy a converter. No more free TV is the order of the day-- pay for satellite or go dark

Amazing Thailand,.

Seems the electrical stores have been wasting their time trying to flog LCD televisions for the 10 years or so. As for the rest of the tripe..............

BTW the vacant lot near my house has been occupied by a row of corrugated iron shacks for Myanmar builders. First thing installed was a satellite dish, at the same angle as mine, to bring in free TV to the LCD TVs in almost every shack (AFAIK).

[casualbiker]

Almost all the televisions owned in Thailand are analog TVs. First they passed a law that protesters could only stay during the day in Bangkok--assuring that only Bangkok residents could protest anything and get anyone's attention. Now they are succeeding in cutting off most of the country from television, unless they pay a new fee, I mean buy a converter. No more free TV is the order of the day-- pay for satellite or go dark

Amazing Thailand,.

Seems the electrical stores have been wasting their time trying to flog LCD televisions for the 10 years or so. As for the rest of the tripe..............

BTW the vacant lot near my house has been occupied by a row of corrugated iron shacks for Myanmar builders. First thing installed was a satellite dish, at the same angle as mine, to bring in free TV to the LCD TVs in almost every shack (AFAIK).

I think that maybe you don't understand the difference between analog and digital. It has nothing to do with the type of viewing panel!

[nahkit]

Almost all the televisions owned in Thailand are analog TVs. First they passed a law that protesters could only stay during the day in Bangkok--assuring that only Bangkok residents could protest anything and get anyone's attention. Now they are succeeding in cutting off most of the country from television, unless they pay a new fee, I mean buy a converter. No more free TV is the order of the day-- pay for satellite or go dark

Amazing Thailand,.

Seems the electrical stores have been wasting their time trying to flog LCD televisions for the 10 years or so. As for the rest of the tripe..............

BTW the vacant lot near my house has been occupied by a row of corrugated iron shacks for Myanmar builders. First thing installed was a satellite dish, at the same angle as mine, to bring in free TV to the LCD TVs in almost every shack (AFAIK).

I think that maybe you don't understand the difference between analog and digital. It has nothing to do with the type of viewing panel!

According to the assistant in the store I went into recently, the type of viewing panel does determine whether you will be able to receive the digital platform. He told me that unless my LCD television was 'digital ready' then I would need a convertor box. He said unless I'd bought my LCD television within the last couple of years it probably wouldn't be 'digital ready'.

I was somewhat sceptical but we bought the convertor box and an antenna. Sure enough, my older LCD tv's would only pick up 3 channels with the antenna and they were so fuzzy as to be unwatchable. With the convertor plugged in we get 28 channels, all crystal clear.

[casualbiker]

Almost all the televisions owned in Thailand are analog TVs. First they passed a law that protesters could only stay during the day in Bangkok--assuring that only Bangkok residents could protest anything and get anyone's attention. Now they are succeeding in cutting off most of the country from television, unless they pay a new fee, I mean buy a converter. No more free TV is the order of the day-- pay for satellite or go dark

Amazing Thailand,.

Seems the electrical stores have been wasting their time trying to flog LCD televisions for the 10 years or so. As for the rest of the tripe..............

BTW the vacant lot near my house has been occupied by a row of corrugated iron shacks for Myanmar builders. First thing installed was a satellite dish, at the same angle as mine, to bring in free TV to the LCD TVs in almost every shack (AFAIK).

I think that maybe you don't understand the difference between analog and digital. It has nothing to do with the type of viewing panel!

According to the assistant in the store I went into recently, the type of viewing panel does determine whether you will be able to receive the digital platform. He told me that unless my LCD television was 'digital ready' then I would need a convertor box. He said unless I'd bought my LCD television within the last couple of years it probably wouldn't be 'digital ready'.

I was somewhat sceptical but we bought the convertor box and an antenna. Sure enough, my older LCD tv's would only pick up 3 channels with the antenna and they were so fuzzy as to be unwatchable. With the convertor plugged in we get 28 channels, all crystal clear.

Your older LCD TV is a TV WITHOUT a digital receiver hence it receives an Analog signal. The 'converter' is an inline digital receiver so your TV can show the digital signal.

My 32" TV from 2011 is analog but my 2014 42" is digital and analog. It has both types of receiver inside. But they both work using the GmmZ satellite box as that is doing the same as your converter.