Lakorn or lakhon is a popular genre of fiction in Thai television known in Thai as ละครโทรทัศน์ RTGS: lakhon thorathat. They are shown generally at prime-time on Thai television channels, starting usually on, before or approximately at 20:25-20:30 hrs local time. An episode of a prime-time drama is between 45 minutes to two hours long including commercials. Each series is a finished story, unlike Western "cliffhanger" dramas, but rather like Hispanic telenovelas.
The Asian Television Awards, founded in 1996, is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, it comprises 56 categories across news, documentaries and current affairs, kids and animation, entertainment, drama, technical, digital, as well as performances including acting and directing. The Awards draw about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations, pay-TV platforms, OTT platforms, as well as many independent production houses in Asia. Every year, a panel of more than 50 judges from more than 10 countries evaluate and select the entries. The winners are then awarded across 3 evenings: a Gala Dinner in Kuching for the technical and creative categories followed by a live telecast the next day for the entertainment and acting categories, also in Kuching. The digital awards are presented separately in another country.
Fan Pan Tae is a quiz show of Thailand.
The Tod Sa Gun Game is a Thai game show produced by Workpoint Entertainment. It was the 2003 runner-up, and the 2005 winner, of the "best game or quiz show on Asian television" award.
Ching Roi Ching Lan, also known as Ching 100 Ching 1,000,000, is a Thai game show. It was first introduced in 1990. It is one of the most popular game shows in Thailand and has survived on screen until now. The show is divided into four sections, and the participants are the hosts, the comedy actors and celebrity guests.
GMM Grammy Public Company Limited is the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand. Grammy top artists include Bird Thongchai, Silly Fools, Loso, Tai Orathai, Bie Sukrit, Tata Young, Mos Patiparn, Bodyslam, Getsunova, Joey Boy,... In addition to its music business, the company is involved in concert production, artist management, film and television production and publishing.
RS Group is a Thai entertainment and media company formed in 1982. Its core business categories are commerce business and media and entertainment business. The commerce brands are RS Mall and Lifestar Co., Ltd., and the media and entertainment brands are Thai television Channel 8, COOLISM radio station and RS Music.
BEC World Public Company Limited, doing business as BEC World, is a Thai media conglomerate, best known as the operator of television Channel 3. It was founded in 1990 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1995, though the group began doing business in 1967 as Bangkok Entertainment Co., Ltd., now a subsidiary. The business was founded by Vichai Maleenont, and continues to be majorly owned by the Maleenont family, though the company underwent major restructuring in the 2010s in response to major losses following landscape changes in the broadcast industry.
Shell Quiz, known in its latest iteration as Shell Quiz on the Road, is a televised upper-secondary school quiz competition in Thailand which was broadcast from 1965 to 2009. The questions are given in English, and deal with a broad range of topics of knowledge, with the English language itself as a focus. The programme was sponsored by Shell Thailand. At the time of its last season, it was the longest-running television programme in the country.
Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo is a Thai children's television reality show produced by Workpoint Entertainment and hosted by Panya Nirunkul. In 2009, it was nominated for an International Emmy Award in the Children and Young People category, but was beaten by Dustbin Baby. Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo was the first Thai production to receive an International Emmy nomination. In 2008, the show won the Asian Television Award for Best Game or Quiz Programme.
Rungtham Pumseenil is a Thai television producer and creative professional of game show, quiz show and reality television in Thailand. He had received many awards from local and international television awards around the world. His outstanding and well known game show is Fan Pan Tae, which gets many awards in Asia. He was worked as Vice President, Production of Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited. Rungtham is founder and currently Managing Director of Memiti Company Limited, joint venture with GMM One TV Company Limited, which is the joint venture company of GMM Grammy, the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand.
Wittaya Subphayuth is a Thai educational game show initiated and sponsored by the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) and produced by Workpoint Entertainment under the vision and direction of IPST. The programme features competitions between upper-secondary school students to create a machine to perform various tasks. It was broadcast weekly on Channel 5, for two seasons, from 2011 to 2013.
Thai animation has a rich history, dating back to the 1950s with the production of the first Thai animated shorts. Payut Ngaokrachang is considered the founding father of Thai animation. Over the decades, the industry has flourished, earning both local and international recognition. Today, Thailand has established itself as a popular outsourcing destination for animation work, with 91% of its animation studios providing services to international companies. This has boosted exports and raised the profile of Thai animation, earning recognition from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) as the top animation-related business destination in Southeast Asia in 2016.
Krit Sripoomseth is a Thai model and actor. He graduated from Assumption University. Starting off a career as a DJ at age 23, he later became best known for his moderator role in Fan Pan Tae for 4 years from 2012 to 2015 and Khon Uad Phee, the television programmes of Workpoint Entertainment.
CTH Public Company Limited (CTH), formerly known as Cable Thai Holding Public Company Limited, was a Thai pay TV operator and Internet broadband services provider.
Workpoint TV is a Thai television station owned by Thai Broadcasting Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Workpoint Entertainment, broadcasting on channel 23 of Thailand's digital television.
PPTV, also known as PPTV HD and PPTV HD 36, an acronym for Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth Television) is a digital terrestrial television channel in Thailand, owned by Bangkok Media & Broadcasting Co., Ltd., a company managed by Prasarttong-Osoth, Bangkok Airways and Bangkok Hospital group owner, Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth.
Kan Kantathavorn, nicknamed Fluke, is a Thai actor, model and host.
Chaleumpol Tikumpornteerawong is an actor from Muak Lek, Saraburi Province, Thailand. He graduated from Rangsit University.
