Viewing London Olympics in Hua Hin
Viewing London Olympics in Hua Hin
Apologies if this has already been discussed but will the 2012 Olympics be shown in English on True Satellite? If not then cable or any other option?
Re: Viewing London Olympics in Hua Hin
See below. What TRUE will specifically broadcast and when I've haven't read or seen yet. Pete 
BROADCAST RIGHTS
Olympics to air for everyone
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/ ... r-everyone
Published: 10/07/2012 at 07:49 AM
Newspaper section: News
The country's Olympics broadcast rights holder insists all viewers will be able to watch the games this month, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) said yesterday.
Television Pool of Thailand, or TV Pool, says it will broadcast all copyrighted programmes from London to all viewers regardless of their reception platforms, NBTC's broadcasting committee chairman Natee Sukonrat said after meeting TV Pool chairman Lt Gen Sunthorn Sophonsiri.
The broadcasting committee yesterday also approved a draft of "must-carry" rules after more than three months of study.
The rules are intended to ensure the availability of free-TV programmes for all viewers using different signal reception platforms in light of broadcast restrictions that came into play during the Euro 2012 football tournament.
Under the must-carry rules, free-TV broadcasters must transmit all their content through all broadcast platforms in the country without any conditions.
Companies holding broadcast rights such as those for Euro 2012 must be aware of the must-carry rules before striking any deals with free-TV operators, Col Natee said.
The new rules follow complaints by True Visions subscribers that they could not watch live Euro 2012 soccer matches carried on free-TV channels.
The NBTC will submit draft must-carry rules to its board on July 18. They are expected to come into effect before the Games start on July 27.
However, the rules will not be applied to broadcasts on the internet or other new media as content could end up being transmitted abroad.
The NBTC's broadcasting committee yesterday also approved drafts for an infrastructure licence, network provider licence and service providing licence for digital TV.
The country's TV roadmap calls for the shifting of all analogue services to a digital platform within 10 years.
Stations using the analogue system will gradually switch from January 2015, with 80% of urban households expected to switch in five years, and all households expected to switch in 10 years.
BROADCAST RIGHTS
Olympics to air for everyone
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/ ... r-everyone
Published: 10/07/2012 at 07:49 AM
Newspaper section: News
The country's Olympics broadcast rights holder insists all viewers will be able to watch the games this month, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) said yesterday.
Television Pool of Thailand, or TV Pool, says it will broadcast all copyrighted programmes from London to all viewers regardless of their reception platforms, NBTC's broadcasting committee chairman Natee Sukonrat said after meeting TV Pool chairman Lt Gen Sunthorn Sophonsiri.
The broadcasting committee yesterday also approved a draft of "must-carry" rules after more than three months of study.
The rules are intended to ensure the availability of free-TV programmes for all viewers using different signal reception platforms in light of broadcast restrictions that came into play during the Euro 2012 football tournament.
Under the must-carry rules, free-TV broadcasters must transmit all their content through all broadcast platforms in the country without any conditions.
Companies holding broadcast rights such as those for Euro 2012 must be aware of the must-carry rules before striking any deals with free-TV operators, Col Natee said.
The new rules follow complaints by True Visions subscribers that they could not watch live Euro 2012 soccer matches carried on free-TV channels.
The NBTC will submit draft must-carry rules to its board on July 18. They are expected to come into effect before the Games start on July 27.
However, the rules will not be applied to broadcasts on the internet or other new media as content could end up being transmitted abroad.
The NBTC's broadcasting committee yesterday also approved drafts for an infrastructure licence, network provider licence and service providing licence for digital TV.
The country's TV roadmap calls for the shifting of all analogue services to a digital platform within 10 years.
Stations using the analogue system will gradually switch from January 2015, with 80% of urban households expected to switch in five years, and all households expected to switch in 10 years.
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Source
Re: Viewing London Olympics in Hua Hin
More on this from a letter in the Bangkok Post. Pete
True ready for Olympics
Re: ''Olympic fiasco on way?'' (Postbag, July 7).
In response to Boston Burglar's letter, stating that True Visions has its own licence to broadcast the Olympics through our nine channels, we would like to clarify that we will broadcast the Olympics through nine channels, of which five are standard-definition (SD) channels and four are high-definition (HD) channels.
In Thailand, TV Pool is the official licensee of the Olympics and the games could be viewed on free-TV channels that we have passed through for our subscribers.
However, as a pay-TV operator, True Visions always strives to provide the best programmes for our subscribers, so we bought the rights to the Olympics and will broadcast on nine channels to cover most of the games, or about 2,000 hours of all sports competitions, from the international licence holders ESPN and Star Sports. We will enhance the viewing experience by broadcasting the Olympics through four HD channels.
To ensure that subscribers on our packages will be able to watch the Olympics, nine channels will be available for Platinum subscribers, eight channels will be available for Gold subscribers and four channels will be available for Gold Lite and Silver subscribers, while Knowledge subscribers will be able to watch one SD channel without any additional charge.
CHULATHAI SALIGUPTA
Senior Manager, Sports Programmes, True Visions
True ready for Olympics
Re: ''Olympic fiasco on way?'' (Postbag, July 7).
In response to Boston Burglar's letter, stating that True Visions has its own licence to broadcast the Olympics through our nine channels, we would like to clarify that we will broadcast the Olympics through nine channels, of which five are standard-definition (SD) channels and four are high-definition (HD) channels.
In Thailand, TV Pool is the official licensee of the Olympics and the games could be viewed on free-TV channels that we have passed through for our subscribers.
However, as a pay-TV operator, True Visions always strives to provide the best programmes for our subscribers, so we bought the rights to the Olympics and will broadcast on nine channels to cover most of the games, or about 2,000 hours of all sports competitions, from the international licence holders ESPN and Star Sports. We will enhance the viewing experience by broadcasting the Olympics through four HD channels.
To ensure that subscribers on our packages will be able to watch the Olympics, nine channels will be available for Platinum subscribers, eight channels will be available for Gold subscribers and four channels will be available for Gold Lite and Silver subscribers, while Knowledge subscribers will be able to watch one SD channel without any additional charge.
CHULATHAI SALIGUPTA
Senior Manager, Sports Programmes, True Visions
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Source