eddi Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Since yesterday I cannot get BBC World programs, just the BBC logo on the screen plus music. I asked them in their office this afternoon and they said their licence has expired and they won't be renewing it. Oh well, at least I can still get it on IPTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou62 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Lucky you, I wish mine would disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonseeker Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Friend called SOPHON. Was told BBC off the program for the time being. No comments why. Good night all. MS> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 1 hour ago, moonseeker said: Friend called SOPHON. Was told BBC off the program for the time being. No comments why. Good night all. MS> My guess: decreed by the powers that be. Few but still too many Thais understand some English. BBC World turned off whenever "desired", I hope you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonseeker Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I am still watching BBC on my different cable provider in a different condo. Might be some other issues, you know what I mean :-).... Nice dog...... Good night Kh. Benq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 To be honest, with the Malaysian feed, the frequent Astro adverts, the 2 minute time delay, and the lousy sound quality I don't think BBC World on Sophon was really worth having. They'll probably replace it with the BBC World Hindi service, that would be popular in this town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I have it on BTV. Fox and Al Jazeerah for contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Even when I could watch BBC world I rarely did. Most of their non "news" time was seemingly about women making a difference in Africa, not to forget "football". What is it about British so called news channels that think sport is news? Even Sky News has the same illusion that everyone in the whole world wants to look at people kicking balls around. It's not like there aren't channels dedicated to nothing but sport. Not for nothing do I watch Al Jazira when I want to see real news. Unfortunately even they have jumped on the self promotion bandwagon. BBC world apparently spends as much air time telling us how great they are as they do actually giving us news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 14 hours ago, moonseeker said: I am still watching BBC on my different cable provider in a different condo. Might be some other issues, you know what I mean :-).... Nice dog...... Good night Kh. Benq Maybe I am too paranoid Even though English is not my first language I watched BBC regularly. Especially as they cover events in Thailand better than others. My German language IPTV had it added as an extra about a year ago, Suddenly vanished some weeks ago. Asking via email about the reason. No response. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I heard that the "government" had hired native speakers of different languages to sit and monitor foreign news channels ( BBC and French TV5 ) whenever a report that was "bad" about Thailand came on air the native speaker was to inform "the man in control of the big switch" and all of a sudden those channels would be "having technical difficulties" You can try BBC from Filmon.com ( they might be geo blocking now ) Sky news has a live youtube feed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toenail Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 BBC was better than cheapo Fox News- the Republican propaganda American channel. Meanwhile Poorly managed Sophorn cable has 5 channels in Russian & how many legit international NEWS channels? This company represents not caring what the viewers want. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Fox news has backed Trump all the way through the election, other media outlets have unashamedly backed HRC. Neither I consider to be a paragon of virtue but impartiality needs to be the order of the day at the BBC. Political correctness rules all. After Brexit and Trumpit a lot of media organistions need to look outside their own self-created bubbles and find out what people at large think about how their countries should be governed. Professional pollsters now look to be obsolete, as an off-topic aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 6 hours ago, johng said: You can try BBC from Filmon.com ( they might be geo blocking now ) Sky news has a live youtube feed There you find "BBC NEWS" (the domestic verson) which is sometimes mixed up with "BBC WORLD NEWS". And additionally BBC World News comes in different localized editions. What was shown here was probably the Asia Pacific version. You will e.g. see stock/financials live from Singapore live in the morning. And the weather report will not deal with Europe (as the one I just watch on the internet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I would have thought that NOT getting the BBC was an advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBrainer Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Seems to me that RT (145 on Sophon Digital) is the best source for less biased news these days, Larry King & Max Keiser always bring some interesting perspectives on what's really going on in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 On 25/11/2016 at 9:09 PM, KhunBENQ said: My guess: decreed by the powers that be. Few but still too many Thais understand some English. BBC World turned off whenever "desired", I hope you know what I mean. You started me thinking, I don't think in my 16 years here I have ever seen a Thai person watching the BBC. Mind you... I don't go into bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straylight Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Subscribe to True Cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkles Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Expat TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenbrwn1 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 It's on Ilikehd . But I think the BBC has upset someone here. In my local fitness first gym the monitors were always showing BBC world news and have so for years. Now it's CNN. I was back in the UK a month or so back and remember them mentioning some historical facts about Thailand recently.....facts do not go down too well here as we know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 If we get lucky Sophon will bring back RT tv. I miss Max Keiser and the best looking Russian talking heads ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckard Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Tipmanee (TMN) still showing BBC worldnews along with Aljazeera , Channel news Asia and (unfortunately) Fox proper gander news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 as far a I am aware BBC World is a FTA channel no licence required, sophon used to get this from one of the common Sats that carry Thai content then BBC stopped broadcasting there so sophon switched to the Malaysian version, it would appear that has stopped broadcasting also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepinthailand Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I don't watch the BBC haven't for years I wouldn't lose any sleep if it folded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 6 hours ago, NoBrainer said: Seems to me that RT (145 on Sophon Digital) is the best source for less biased news these days, Larry King & Max Keiser always bring some interesting perspectives on what's really going on in the world. Get Real......Its Putin's propoganda machine for the West..............Yes its an interesting different perspective and valid if u can filter out the propoganda..........But few can or bother to.............Which is how propoganda works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainLife Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Don't have TV, just internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 On 25/11/2016 at 6:21 PM, lou62 said: Lucky you, I wish mine would disappear. If you are having problems changing the channel, or switching your TV off, couldn't you ask one of the neighbours to show you how to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 10 hours ago, Henryford said: I would have thought that NOT getting the BBC was an advantage. If it was compulsory to watch the BBC it would be an advantage, if you didn't like it, if the service stopped. Is it compulsory? Or does it use up so much space on your TV that there is no room for other channels? Maybe it leaks out into the other channels? If it does perhaps you could have a new O ring fitted to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caxa Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Quote Not for nothing do I watch Al Jazira when I want to see real news. I would have agreed with you in the past... until they were caught "manufacturing" news, and their news director Wadah Khanfar had to resign amid allegations he was working for the CIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 5 hours ago, SunsetT said: Get Real......Its Putin's propoganda machine for the West..............Yes its an interesting different perspective and valid if u can filter out the propoganda..........But few can or bother to.............Which is how propoganda works. RT is brilliant at exposing the dark side of the EU and the UK. Just a shame they do not do the same for Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 On 11/26/2016 at 5:36 AM, thaibeachlovers said: What is it about British so called news channels that think sport is news? Even Sky News has the same illusion that everyone in the whole world wants to look at people kicking balls around. It's not like there aren't channels dedicated to nothing but sport. Have you seen the list of "Latest News" items listed on this Sunday's TV email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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