Watchiranont Thongtep
The Nation
Under its plan to make Myanmar
its second television-production base, Thailand's BEC-Tero Entertainment
aims to build its own studios in Yangon to respond to increasing demand
for TV programmes from broadcasters in that country.
Pongpunt Wongnongteoi, strategic
planning director at the company, said that in the remaining months of
the year, BEC-Tero would invest in new TV studios, though the cost has
not been disclosed. These studios will help its joint venture Forever
BEC-Tero co-produce drama programmes and talk shows for Channel 7 in
Myanmar.
Forever BEC-Tero is a JV with Myanmar
broadcaster Forever Group, the operator of free-to-air Channel 7 and
MRTV-4. The group also runs a number of radio stations and about 70
pay-TV channels, including 10 digital channels and seven high-definition
ones.
Pongpant explained that because of the
limited capacity at Channel 7's studios in Yangon for production of new
TV programmes, the construction of new studios was seen as the solution.
The company is looking for the best location for these new facilities.
He said the company had received
requests from the Myanmar broadcaster for more programmes for its TV
stations, almost double the current production.
Under this partnership, BEC-Tero, which
is a sister company of Bangkok Entertainment Company, the operator of
Thai TV Channel 3, aims to share its expertise in TV and radio
production or even event-organising skills with teams in Myanmar.
BEC-Tero aims to use Myanmar as the
second base for its entertainment and sports business in the region once
the ASEAN Economic Community arrives in two years.
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