NBTC developing nationwide streaming platform for digital TV by 2025

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is set to develop a nationwide streaming platform, aiming to streamline all real-time streaming content from existing digital TV channels. The platform is anticipated to be fully operational by 2025, aligning with the NBTC’s online migration plan and catering to the increasing number of online content consumers.

This initiative is also expected to provide a cushion against uncertainties surrounding the digital TV sector, especially post-2029 when current digital TV licenses are set to expire. NBTC commissioner Pirongrong Ramasoota, overseeing the TV sector, revealed that the platform will act as an efficient tool to gauge digital TV programme ratings, a feature that will prove beneficial for future digital TV operators.

Pirongrong further explained that all relevant stakeholders,…