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MVTV (Thailand), a local satellite TV operator, will lease 40 per cent of total air time at Loca, a terrestrial-based digital channel for children’s programming run by Thai TV.
Pantipa Sakulchai, president of Thai TV, which also operates another digital channels under its own name, said yesterday that to manage the high operating costs of its two channels, her company had decided to team up with MVTV (Thailand) for content development.
MVTV, which currently runs five satellite channels – Five, Mix Major, Asian Major, Modern India and Dragon TV – will provide dramas, movies, and Chinese cartoons for Loca.
After this change, the channel will be renamed “MVTV” to build the confidence of advertisers that had anticipated low ratings for Loca.
 

FIRE AT HAT YAI AIRPORT

Jessada Phetmedyai, director of Hat Yai Airport, said its domestic departure lounge experienced a fire at 1pm yesterday. The cause was an electrical short circuit at the Dairy Queen shop in the passenger terminal. It also caused fumes in the area but little damage.
He said a rescue team had distinguished the fire within 20 minutes. All passengers waiting for flights were transferred to safe area.
Nobody was injured by the event.