Democrats try to build rally 'of the people'

Since the rally was moved to Rajdamnoen Avenue, some 50 members of the Blue Sky Channel were immediately stationed, bringing with them five cameras, two cranes and two outside-broadcasting vans.

Plus, Blue Sky Channel is also relying on new French TVU technology, which allows live broadcasting via the Internet on a P2P TV basis. 

A member of the channel crew, who asked not to be named, said this technology allows people to keep track of what is happening in real time. 

“We tried out this technology when the Democrat Party held its ‘Reveal the Truth’ rallies up country,” the Blue Sky Channel staff member said adding that the channel’s director Takerng Somsup oversees the production of the coverage. Meanwhile, Democrat MPs Satit Wongnongtaey and Ong-art Klampiboon are supervising those who go on stage, and have set up some strict conditions like nobody on stage is allowed to sit down, nobody can mention their constituency or refer to the achievements of the party. 

“Instead of politicians, we want people like actors, celebrities, intellectuals, students and people from NGOs to speak on stage in order to show that this is a public forum. 

“If somebody wants to speak, the must first be interviewed by Ong-art so he can gauge their attitude,” the channel staff member said. 

The peak period is from 7pm to 10pm, with the most popular point being when new faces are introduced on stage, followed by protest leaders reading out a summary of related comments posted on social media sites. 

The third most popular period is when key Democrat leaders take to the stage.