According to NBTC vice chairman Natee Sukonrat, three of them will bid for standard-definition (SD) variety channels. Others show interest in bidding for other channels.
More companies should show up until the bid document-selling period ends on September 12, he said.
The document costs Bt1 million each.
Showing up in the morning session were Bangkok Broadcasting Television, Ch 7 operator; BBTV Sattelvision; Rose Media Entertainment; Post T; GMM HD Digital; GMM SD Digital; and Touch TV.
It was estimated that 38 potential bidders will show up in the upcoming auction of 24 commercial digital TV licenses.