NBTC board approves Bt2.5-bn subsidy for digital TV
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THE BOARD of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission Wednesday approved in principle the proposal of the broadcasting committee to subsidise digital-TV broadcasters’ costs of transmitting their programmes to satellite and cable platforms for three years at a total cost of Bt2.5 billion.
The NBTC board asked the broadcasting panel to consider three issues: the source of funding, legal aspects, and whether the companies providing transmission services to the broadcasters could be asked to lower their fees.
The broadcasting committee will submit its conclusions on these issues to the NBTC board before this December this month, NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tantasith said.
