CTH Public Company Limited
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| Industry | Pay television |
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| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Nongbon, Prawet, Bangkok |
Area served | Southeast Asia |
Key people | Wichai Thongtang, Chairman |
| Products | Video on demand, cable TV, set-top boxes |
| Website | http://www.cth.co.th |
CTH (or CTH Public Company Limited, formerly known as Cable Thai Holding Public Company Limited)[1] is a leading Thailand internet service provider that brings together cable operators and is a major pay TV operator in the country. Its digital platform leads the way in providing OTT and hybrid services in Thailand. It offers its customers more than 140 channels, 30 in High Definition (HD), including premium content such as Barclays English Premier League soccer matches. Its pay-TV channel has a customer base of over 2.5 million households[2] and is the largest in Thailand.
In February 2014 the company stated that it would focus more on satellite-TV operators to expand its subscriber base and by June the company reduced its cable partners to about 100 operators from 170.[3] In June 2014 CTH Public Company Limited chose Inview Technology and Irdeto to introduce OTT and hybrid versions of its cable services.[4][5][6]
Past partners include TV Direct Public Company Limited.[7] Asia Broadcasting Television Company, Ltd., a Thailand company focusing on satellite distribution of media content, ia using ATEME's TITAN Live to provide CTH Public Company Limited with broadcasting services throughout Thailand.
CTH holds English Premier League broadcast rights for season 2013/14 till 2015/16 in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.[8]
History
Cable Thai Holding Public Company Limited was set up in August 2009 by over 100 Thailand television cable operators with initial capital of 50 million baht. Its mission was to provide TV program licenses, unified channel line up, marketing for member cable operators to expand their subscriber base.[9]
In February 2010, the company, headed by president Kesem Inkaew who was also president of Thailand Cable TV Association, started its CTH platform with 26 leading cable channels broadcast via ABS1 satellite for its member cable operators to redistribute to their subscribers.[10]
Major change to the company organization happened in April 2012, when Wichai Thongtang, a businessman and former Thaksin Shinawatra lawyer, acquired 25% of CTH while Thai Rath newspaper family, headed by Vachara Vacharapol, acquired another 25% of the company. CTH also looked for another partner for 20% stake while the remaining 30% was still held by cable operators. The company capital was also raised to 1 billion baht. Wichai Thongtang became the company chairman.[11]
In August 2012, TrueVisions announced partnership with CTH to allow CTH access to nine channels produced by TrueVisions.[12]
In November 2012, CTH won the broadcast right to English Premier League from 2013–14 to 2015–16 seasons.[13]
References
- ↑ "Company Overview of CTH Public Company Limited". http://investing.businessweek.com/. Bloomsberg Businessweek. Retrieved 26 July 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "CTH, GMM partner up". Bangkok Post.
- ↑ "Company Overview of CTH Public Company Limited". http://investing.businessweek.com/. Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 26 July 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Editor. "CTH goes OTT with Irdeto, Inview". www.rapidtvnews.com. Rapid TV News. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "CTH partners with Irdeto and Inview to expand its existing networks in Thailand by introducing OTT and hybrid versions of its cable services". http://inview.tv/. Inview Technology. Retrieved 26 July 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "CTH & Irdeto to develop OTT for Thai networks". http://www.iptv-news.com/. Retrieved 26 July 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Report the new joint-venture company establishment" (PDF). TV Direct. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Cable Thai Holdings acquires Premier League rights". Premier League.
- ↑ Company Information Archived web page of company website (in Thai)
- ↑ ""Cable Thai Holding" shows its cable power (in Thai)". Dara Daily. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "EX-Thaksin lawyer Wichai enters cable-TV arena". The Nation. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "TrueVisions expands viewer base via partnership with CTH". The Nation. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Phuket: CTH wins bid to broadcast EPL games in Thailand". The Phuket News. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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