NBTC issues urgent orders Turn on Internet TV, IPTV, must watch World Cup as per Must Carry rules.

Users of internet boxes, be it AIS PLAYBOX, 3BB TV or others About to watch the 2022 World Cup after previously discovering that the NBTC had a “black screen” symptom.

On November 24, 2022, the NBTC Office made an urgent letter to the Managing Director of Super Broadband Network Co., Ltd., dated November 24, in the case of the live broadcast of the FIFA World Cup Final (2022 FIFA World Cup Final).

noting that according to the letter referred to, Super Broadband Network Co, Ltd reported that it had received a letter from True Digital Group Co., Ltd., True Visions Group Co., Ltd. and True Four U Station Co., Ltd. notify live broadcast rights for World Cup finals without infringing copyright True Group comply with intellectual property laws

of that case The Company therefore requested the NBTC, as the authority to regulate the television business, Use your authority strictly as required by law. and considers that the company continues to broadcast live coverage of the World Cup finals broadcast by commercially available television providers. through the brand board network and mobile TV networks Whether the company is licensed by the NBTC as stated in the license and the conditions attached to the license to operate a radio or television broadcasting business, which can comply with the NBTC regulations as before or not?

The NBTC would like to inform that the NBTC meeting held on November 23, 2022 approved the guidelines for compliance with the Broadcasting Commission’s announcement. television business and the National Telecommunications Commission on Criteria for the Broadcasting of Television Broadcasting Services which provide general services as follows:

1. A licensee to operate a radio or television broadcasting business to provide a broadcasting or television network service that does not use a frequency with a duty to comply with Clause 6 of the Announcement of the Broadcasting Commission television business and the National Telecommunications Commission on the rules for broadcasting services television broadcasting in general

2. A licensee to operate an audio or television broadcasting business to provide a duty-free broadcasting or television network service to check and control the broadcasting of general television services to be broadcast in Thailand only