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NBTC bans World Cup filming on C-Band satellites

Television business Broadcasting Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) convened a meeting with representatives of various television channels in Thailand to discuss encrypted signals. Live coverage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Thailand has been warned by the International Football Federation “FIFA” as the owner of the true copyright. Having also detected the illegal use of illegal live broadcasts from Thailand’s neighboring countries due to the original satellite encryption standard used by Thailand, which is in the BISSKY system, FIFA has also sent warnings 6 times in total, and if not is Thailand fixing is stopped. Do not broadcast live games. Although the royalties have already been paid.
In order to comply with NBTC rules, it has a decision to request advanced coding (CAS) from MUX network operators and to stop transmitting images in the C-Band satellite system (black grating satellite dish). This will prevent viewers on C-band satellite systems from watching live coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
For World Cup 2022 viewing channels that can still be viewed as usual are as follows: digital TV system, KU-Band satellite system (small dish) DTV Samart, True Visions network. It will come into effect immediately from tonight (at 00.01 on December 2, 2022), which will allow viewing of the 2022 World Cup in the group stage match. The last match of Group E Both in the game Costa Rica meets Germany at 2:00 am and Japan meets Spain at 2:00 am it will not be possible to watch via the C-Band satellite system, only on a black screen that will appear during the game. until the final on 18 December