Grammy seeks renegotiation with Uefa
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GMM Grammy Plc, the Euro 2012 broadcasting rights holder in Thailand, has instructed its legal team to renegotiate with Uefa on the broadcasting term.
Paiboon Damrongchaitham, chairman of GMM Grammy, told reporters before attending the meeting with PM's Office Minister today at the Government House that upon approval from Uefa, the company can feed the broadcasting signal to other operators including TrueVisions.
"If Uefa does not permit this, Grammy may find a leeway to feed the signal. However, this must be supported by a (government) order, as Uefa may turn off the switch. We have to sort things out. Hopefully, there would be good news," he said.
All operators are allowed to submit their requests for re-broadcasting by 7pm today.
Grammy is one of companies summoned for today's meeting, as a number of consumers who are watching TV through cable network could not watch the football tournament. The programmes are now screened mostly through Channels 3, 5 and 9, available through antennas, as well as GMM Grammy's set-top boxes.
At the House Committee on Broadcasting and Telecommunications yesterday, Grammy was bombareded for taking consumers as "hostages".
PM's Office Ministr Woravat Aua-pinyakul told reporters today that the result of Grammy's renegotiation with Uefa should be known next week. Asked if the governmetn will help Grammy in this regard, he declined to comment.
