Bangkok--Dec 21--SET
The SET President, Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, disclosed today (Dec.20) that the SET has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lt. Gen. Lertlit Vejsawan, Director of the Royal Thai Army Radio and Television (a.k.a. TV5), to co-produce TV programs relating to finance and investment, to be broadcast through TV5’s satellite network- the Thai TV Global Network (TGN).
The SET will rent the airtime from TV5, the TGN operator, for broadcasting its finance and investment programs through the Network’s KU band from 09:00- 18:00 hrs. and from 21:00- 24:00 hrs., or 12 hours daily, starting in 2005.
“We’re certain that economic and investment issues will become increasingly important as the Thai market develops utilizing many new investment instruments. Among other instrument options, financial derivatives will begin trading in early 2005. To assure the success of the new instruments, the educating of all market participants-- investors as well as other relevant parties-- is essential and has to be done on a regular basis.
“The SET’s collaboration with TV5 will enable us to reach virtually all of our diversified target audiences. In addition, we will also be able to tailor our programs’ contents to best suit our projected audience for each show’s specific time slot. Family Know-How Co., Ltd., a SET subsidiary, will be responsible for producing the programs under this project,” Mr. Kittiratt said.
Lt. Gen. Lertlit Vejsawan, Director of the Royal Thai Army Radio and Television, said that: “The collaboration will provide the general public and interested investors with more quality channels for receiving economic and investment information. The TGN is broadcast through its satellite system to its domestic audience on UBC9 and through the local cable TV network nationwide which receives the KU band’s satellite signal. TGN also broadcasts to the ASEAN countries and Hong Kong. For this reason, any programs that the SET produces will reach a wide range of audiences and help generate a greater understanding about the Thai economy and investment within the general public.”
For more information,
please contact the Corporate Communication Dept.:
Ladawan Kantawong Tel: 0-2229-2036 /
Kulvida Jintakawong Tel: 0-2229-2037 /
Nattaporn Boonprapa Tel: 0-2229-2049 End.