TrueVisions is Thailand’s leading pay-TV operator, a group at the forefront of global media entertainment. We offer a variety of top local and international channels on our digital direct to home and digital hfc cable network platforms to a fast growing number of audiences with real commitment to service excellence.

TrueVisions was formed in 1998 by the merger of IBC and UTV. TrueVisions operates under a 25 year Build Transfer Operate (BTO) concession issued by the Mass Communication Organisation of Thailand (MCOT) which is due to expire in September 2014. The original concession was a 20 year concession starting in October 1989 but was later extended to 25 years. It launched South East Asia’s first subscriber-based television network in Bangkok in October 1989 using a MMDS transmission platform. TrueVisions was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on February 3, 1994 with a registered share capital of Baht 180 million.

TrueVisions began serving viewers in major cities in all areas of Thailand in 1994 by transmitting programs using Thaicom 1 satellite. The satellite was used to relay signals to MMDS transmitters in the provinces. In 1995, TrueVisions launched its DStv (digital direct to home satellite) service using Ku-band transmission and MPEGII video compression. This enabled TrueVisions to increase the number of channels being offered, improve sound and picture quality improve control over access to its signals and distribute its service everywhere in Thailand. These services are now transmitted on the newer and more powerful Thaicom 5.