Final court ruling: Mcot needs not have to pay Raisom company 55 million baht

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Administrative Court on Friday reversed the ruling of the Administrative Court which ordered Mass Communications Organisation of Thailand (Mcot) to pay Raisom Company about 55 million baht in lost air time.

Mcot and Raisom Company of Mr Sorayuth Suthassanachinda entered into a contract to jointly produce the “Kui Kui Khao” news programme which went on air on TV Channel 9 during 2004-2006.

However, Raisom Company charged that Mcot’s advertising had stolen its air time by one minute and 15 seconds every day during the three-year period which was estimated to cost the company 253,255 baht in lost revenue each day.

The Administrative Court ruled that Mcot must pay Raisom 55 million baht in lost advertising revenue. Mcot however appealed the verdict to the Supreme Administrative Court.

The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that Mcot needs not have to pay Raisom Company because the company has never demanded in writing a discount in advertising fee from Mcot for the lost air time which was worth about 55 million baht for the three-year period.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/final-court-ruling-mcot-needs-not-have-to-pay-raisom-company-55-million-baht

-- Thai PBS 2015-07-18

Everyone is happy because everybody won.

Raisom won first,

Then Mcot

Then the lawyers

and finally the judge-

because his judgement was good (not for other reasons you cynical people)

The company should never have won in the first place. Surely they allowed this to happen for 3 Years.

Every time it rains I lose my satellite TV reception. I think maybe I should sue?

"the company has never demanded in writing a discount in advertising fee from Mcot for the lost air time which was worth about 55 million baht for the three-year period."

If the company had no intention of allowing any of its air time to be used by Mcot, why would it need a provision for a discount in its advertising fee for such use? The Supreme Court decision essentially rewrote the contract.