CTH to offer EPL package
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CTH, the country's leading pay-TV operator, will offer a package including 380 live English Premier League soccer matches for upcoming seasons for Bt899 per month as part of its one-price policy.
Chief executive officer Kittsanan Ngampathipong said yesterday that as promised, the company would let subscribers view six EPL channels as well as 140 standard channels.
Current customers with a Bt399 package for 120 standard channels can pay extra to upgrade their membership to watch the EPL channels, he said.
There are two kinds of media platforms to watch the 146 TV channels. One is the company’s own satellite-TV receiver, which includes turquoise Ku-band dishes, and the other is a set-top box.
The company has leased transponders from Vinasat, the Vietnamese satellite provider, to transmit its 146 channels to subscribers in the Kingdom.
Customers of other cable-TV companies can buy CTH’s digital set-top box to connect to its cable network. The more than 200 local cable operators under CTH, formerly known as Cable Thai Holdings, will act as distributors and sellers of the receivers. The company also plans to recruit 400 dealers across the country.
Total subscribers from both platforms are expected to exceed 3.5 million in the first year of operation.
CTH also provides promotional packages with financing from leading banks such as Bangkok Bank and Bank of Ayudhya and financial institutions such as KTC, First Choice and Tesco Lotus.
