Satellite Television
Thailand's sole satellite television operator, Thaicom launched the TrueVisions service in 1998. It currently holds exclusive rights from the Thai government to offer satellite television broadcasting services in the country through the year 2017. The rights was extended to 2022 recently. Now, big ugly dishes are still found in Thailand.
There are also laws preventing too many advertisements from being aired on both radio and television, similar to the United Kingdom.
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