The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication commission (NBTC), the broadcasting regulator in Thailand has announced that the digital TV auction which was earlier slated to take place in October might be pushed to the end of the year.
Col Natee Sukonrat, head of the broadcasting committee confirmed that the auction could be delayed to either December or January in order to give more time for potential bidders to prepare for the auction. The information memorandum (IM) will be released by NBTC on August 27th and applications will be open for potential bidders between September 10th and 12th. The regulator would then take 45 days to announce those who qualified for the auction.
Due to the delay, the broadcasting of digital TV in Thailand would be pushed back to either February or March of 2014 rather than the earlier projected date of December 5th. Sukonrat said, “The three-month digital TV auction time frame aims to ensure a smooth process and provide opportunities to a wide range of participants.”
The auction itself will be held within a time frame of 30 days either in December or January. The auction is being held for 30 DTT channels out of which 24 will be for commercial purposes and 6 would be for public service.
Col Natee Sukonrat, head of the broadcasting committee confirmed that the auction could be delayed to either December or January in order to give more time for potential bidders to prepare for the auction. The information memorandum (IM) will be released by NBTC on August 27th and applications will be open for potential bidders between September 10th and 12th. The regulator would then take 45 days to announce those who qualified for the auction.
Due to the delay, the broadcasting of digital TV in Thailand would be pushed back to either February or March of 2014 rather than the earlier projected date of December 5th. Sukonrat said, “The three-month digital TV auction time frame aims to ensure a smooth process and provide opportunities to a wide range of participants.”
The auction itself will be held within a time frame of 30 days either in December or January. The auction is being held for 30 DTT channels out of which 24 will be for commercial purposes and 6 would be for public service.
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