snoop1130 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Renewal of BBC World radio broadcast contract was a matter of the country’s policy : NBTC By The Nation BBC World radio The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) said the use of Nakhon Sawan’s short-wave radio-relay station to broadcast content from the BBC World Service in Southeast Asia was a matter of the country’s policy that involved agreements based on related international laws which needed to be settled first. The NBTC is willing to provide the service for the BBC once Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and the company reached an agreement to renew the contract, said NBTC secretary general Thakorn Tanthasit on Friday. The BBC’s short-wave relay station stopped transmitting at the start of the year after the contract with the government expired. The news outlet said in a statement released on Thursday that the agency could not reach an agreement with authorities to resume broadcasting because of its financial limitations so it had to shut down the station. But it said people could still listen to its programme via relay stations elsewhere. The Foreign Affair Ministry earlier said the two parties had been in negotiations for renewing the contract. Full Story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30308613 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-3-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Oh, I see. So it's not quite as the FM claimed yesterday, namely that BBC had unilaterally canceled further negotiations without giving any reason. Instead it appears that that there was a reason after all. I would dare to speculate that near-bankrupt Thailand asked BBC for an exorbitant lease fee to extend the contract and that the broadcaster simply had no intention to be ripped off with a "farang price". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 according to yahoo it was about censoring bbc thai https://www.yahoo.com/news/bbcs-thai-transmission-towers-fall-silent-junta-talks-075906488.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Probably because the BBC, were fed up with the tin pot dictator and his pals dictating what they could and could not broadcast. Keep it up boys, you are taking Thailand further and further down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 IMO, the BBC were shut down by Thailand.... The BBC had reported earlier that they could not get an answer from the Thai authorities, so left.....but maybe there's more to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigpoint Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 A typical Thai landlord reaction when the landlord doesn't like the tenant, double or quadruple the rent, that should make em relocate. I believe the Yahoo report as posted by londonthai as the honest answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I blame Jonathan Head for this row. He had to embed himself with the Yingluck clan and give them his bias whilst reporting in Los. Now the bbc is counting the cost or should I say it's listeners are. What a Richard our Head is. I hope he get's transfered to the Phillipines so he can cover the war on drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 When you alienate a, how can you describe the BBC, a world renowned organization, then there is something going on that is not right. You might not agree with everything the BBC puts out, I dont, but, if you do it on an international level then the long term implecations need to be taken into account. The world is bigger than Thailand. THe current correspondent has not always seen the ways I see things but things seem to have got out of control, I am sure that there are other countries who love to be the hub of the BBC in this part of the world, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I've heard one reason as to why they have been shut down - but not for here I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, nong38 said: When you alienate a, how can you describe the BBC, a world renowned organization, then there is something going on that is not right. You might not agree with everything the BBC puts out, I dont, but, if you do it on an international level then the long term implecations need to be taken into account. The world is bigger than Thailand. THe current correspondent has not always seen the ways I see things but things seem to have got out of control, I am sure that there are other countries who love to be the hub of the BBC in this part of the world, In the Thailand the world is not bigger than Thailand - the world is Thailand .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Can't reason with Thai army generals. They should move to a different country. Thailand is just a hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Whatever it was - it is over. The Thais wanted to add conditions to the renewal which were apparently not acceptable by the lessee. I believe the Thais would be losing out more than the BBC as, if you can use Thailand as a hub for North Korean broadcasting then there are geographical alternatives in the region. As Thais never make a mistake it is clear that BBC is best advised to clear the desk in Nakorn Sawan and move on - which they do. Somchai will be happy, there is lots of scrap metal waiting to be sold ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Renewal of BBC World radio broadcast contract was a matter of the country’s policy Which was: Thou shalt NOT tell the truth about Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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