Political channels to be warned over content
THE National Broadcasting and Telecommuni-cations Commission (NBTC)'s broadcasting panel will issue a warning to three satellite TV channels, namely Peace TV, Fah Wanmai and News 1, as their content has allegedly been in violation of the agreement they s
Sombat Leelapata, NBTC’s acting deputy secretary-general, said yesterday that the sub-committee governing TV programming had received complaints about inappropriate content still being aired on these channels. This was clearly in breach of the memorandum of understanding the channels signed with the NBTC and the watchdog will be sending them a warning letter before summoning them for a meeting.
Meanwhile, the broadcasting panel said it would delay making a decision on whether it will approve analog Channel 3 to broadcast the 17th Incheon Asian Games from South Korea because it was no longer a free broadcaster under the new “must-carry” rule.
The TV Pool of Thailand, meanwhile, submitted a proposal yesterday seeking permission to allow other free TV channels, including Army’s TV5, Channel 7, NBT and 3HD Channel, to be official broadcasters of the Incheon event. The panel will also let True Visions broadcast Asian Games.
