Television in Thailand

The introduction of digital terrestrial television quadrupled the number of available channels from six to 24, but due to a lack of local content on some of the new entrants, overseas programs filled the void.

[5] Subscription providers are available, with differences in the number of channels, capabilities such as the program guide (EPG), video on demand (VOD), high-definition (HD), interactive television via the red button, and coverage across Thailand.

Analog terrestrial transmissions were switched off in phases as part of the digital switchover, which was completed in 2020 in line with ASEAN recommendations.

In 2005, the Ministry of Information announced their plan to digitalize nationwide free-to-air TV broadcasts led by MCOT.

All the major operators and content owners in the industry, such as BEC World, Bangkok Broadcasting & Television, GMM Grammy, Thairath Newspaper, Nation Multimedia Group, TrueVisions, etc., won the bid for new licenses.

Bangkok public/state media free-to-air stations include: The audience share achieved by each terrestrial channel in Thailand is shown in the first table below.