Independent UK companies look to co-production with Thai media firms

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Independent UK companies look to co-production with Thai media firms
By WATCHIRANONT THONGTEP 
THE NATION

 

McCarthy-Simpson

 

BANGKOK: -- DESPITE BEING faced with a series of uncertainties, the Thai broadcasting industry remains attractive for overseas content distributors – and a group of independent British film and entertainment production houses have recently jumped on the bandwagon.

 

 Hosted by the British Embassy in Bangkok, the UK’s Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) held its first event in Thailand – “TV in Digital Era: A UK Perspective” – on Tuesday to meet local media and potential content buyers, including free-to-air TV stations and content producers. The event was aimed at providing a broader view of British content distribution, particularly by independent producers. Local broadcasters were largely familiar with British broadcasters as major content providers via entities such as the BBC, the ITV network, Channel 4 and Channel 5. 

 

Dawn McCarthy-Simpson, PACT’s director of market development, said the alliance was a trade association representing and promoting the commercial interests of independent feature film, television and entertainment production companies.

 

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