A meeting took place in Vientiane yesterday to discuss TV broadcasting fees and copyright. Television networks that have agreed in principle to broadcast the SEA Games live are Brunei Radio and Television, Lao National Radio and Lao National Television, Lao Star Channel, Forever Group Co. Ltd (FRTB4-Myanmar), Media Corp TV Singapore Pte. Ltd, National Broadcasting Service of Thailand (NBT), TPBS, Channel 7, Channel 5, VTC Digital-Vietnam, VTV, TOT Co. Ltd., and CAT Telecom Co. Ltd. The Phetchampa Advertising Company (PAC)
is representing the LaoSEA Games Organising Committee (LAOSOC) and hosted the TV
Broadcasting rights meeting on duties and copyright for broadcasting in six Asean
Countries. Vice President of the Lao
National Olympic Committee, Mr Chanpheng Silattana,
representatives from LAOSOC and from Asean countries Attended the meeting. PAC Director, Mr Khammoui Keomany, said he was looking forward to cooperating with LAOSOC and the Lao people to successfully selling TV broadcasting rights for the games.
Laos will use about 16 mobile broadcasting vans to cover all sports venues and will
employ more than 144 people to work in production. The budget for the management of
TV broadcasting is about 34 billion kip (US$4 million). On the same day, LAOSOC
officials reported progress on the sports complex and many
other venues that are yet to be completed. Venues include the main
sports complex, indoor stadiums at the National University of Laos, the
Chao-Anou football stadium, the Lao-ITECC arena and the Bungkha-nhong indoor
stadium. The venues are being built with the installation of broadcasting facilities in mind as provision of broadcasting equipment at each venue is a
requirement for hosting the games. The national football stadium at Dongsanghin
village in Xaythany district will be inspected and tested in June by LAOSOC before
hosting the games’ opening and closing ceremonies in December.
