Framework for regulation in motion
PUBLISHED : 19 Oct 2023 at 07: 51
A user browses videos on an OTT platform. OTT services allow users to access media content and communication services over the internet.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is quickly drafting a regulatory framework to govern over-the-top (OTT) platforms operating in Thailand, especially video-on-demand and video-sharing businesses.
The move is another state effort aimed at monitoring domestic and global OTT platform providers, requiring business details be sent to the regulator to pave the way for the NBTC to shape the OTT industry in the future.
OTT services allow users to access media content and communication services over the internet.
Prawit Leesathapornwongsa, advisor to NBTC commissioner Pirongrong Ramasoota, said the management of the NBTC and the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) have been conducting talks on the issue. However, the boards of both state agencies have yet to discuss the issue.
ETDA would like the NBTC to issue a regulat
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