June 11, 2012 – The national broadcasting and telecom regulator has drawn up rules on the telecasting of copyrighted programmes on free TV channels to guarantee those viewing them – whether via a TV antenna, the pay-TV set-top boxes, or any other platforms – will have equal access to some of these copyrighted programmes.
The move is in response to requests to the watchdog by pay TV operators – as well as the holders of the broadcasting rights of highly popular programmes – to set clear rules regarding the broadcasting of copyrighted programmes on free TV channels.
Natee Sukonrat, broadcasting committee chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), said the committee was drawing up the ‘must carry’ rules to oblige all cable TV, satellite dish TV, and pay TV operators, and the future terrestrial digital TV operators, to air all free TV channels.
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