Thaicom Signs Long-term
Contract with TrueVisions to Strengthen the Future of
Broadcasting
14 January 2019
Thaicom Public Company Limited announced that True
Visions Group Co., Ltd. one of Asia’s leading pay TV
providers, signed a long-term transponder capacity
contract for continuing its pay TV service to audiences
in Thailand.
The company has retained several Ku-band transponders on
the new Thaicom-8 satellite which delivers pay TV
services to audiences in Thailand and across Asia
including premier sports and entertainment events.
TrueVisions will start using the service on the
Thaicom-8 satellite from 2019 onwards. The transfer of
subscribers from Thaicom-5 to Thaicom-8 is necessary as
Thaicom-5 does not serve TrueVision’s long-term
requirements.
“This long-term transponder capacity contract will
support the mission of TrueVisions to provide premium
pay TV broadcasting services to all subscribers in
Thailand”, said Patompob (Nile) Suwansiri, Chief
Commercial Officer with Thaicom. “It proves that
satellite technology remains a strong value proposition
for broadcast expansion in Thailand.”
The capacity agreement with TrueVisions is focused on
the reliable delivery of one of the best entertainment
and sports television platforms in Southeast Asia at the
78.5 degrees East orbital position. The new Thaicom-8
satellite represents a total solution for broadcast and
data clients in Asia with excellent Ku-band coverage. It
supports the high demand for capacity of the
broadcasting industry as it transitions from standard
definition to high-definition and ultra-high definition.

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