Democrat says govt blocks party meeting tape from going on air on Modernine

SUNDAY, APRIL 01, 2012
Democrat says govt blocks party meeting tape from going on air on Modernine

The Democrat Party Sunday threatened to take action against the government for "censoring" the broadcast of its party caucus on staterun Modernine TV.

Democrat spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said the station did not leave the party enough time to lease airtime on other TV channels after refusing to air the recorded proceedings of the party’s general meeting.
“It seemed they intended to cause this blunder because they informed us of the cancellation only one hour before the airing,” he said.
The Democrats wanted to show the proceedings of Saturday’s general assembly from 1011am on Sunday and was willing to pay for the airtime.
The party had complied with the requirement of MCOT Plc, which operates Modernine TV, to submit the tape to the station before 6pm on Saturday for checking, he said.
MCOT told the party that the tape did not pass its screening but failed to mention which part was not approved, he said.
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