Channel 8 (Thailand)

Channel 8
	Logo used since 2024
Country	Thailand
Broadcast area	Thailand; Malaysia (Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan and Terengganu); Myanmar (areas of Tachileik, Myawaddy, parts of Mawlamyine, and southernmost part of Tanintharyi Region); Cambodia (border areas of Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Pailin, parts of Battambang and Koh Kong provinces); Mekong river areas in Laos (including Vientiane)
Headquarters	RS Group Building, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand
Programming
Language(s)	Thai
Picture format	576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	RS Public Company Limited; (RS Multimedia Company Limited)
Sister channels	Channel 2
History
Launched	Satellite system:; 5 January 2011; 14 years ago; Terrestrial digital:; 25 April 2014; 10 years ago; Satellite and digital:; 2 December 2015; 9 years ago
Links
Website	www.thaich8.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital	Channel 27 (TPBS MUX4)
Streaming media
Channel 8	Watch live; (Thailand only)

Channel 8 (ช่อง 8) is a Thai digital television channel that broadcasts entertainment, foreign TV series, and sports. It is owned and operated by RS Multimedia Company Limited (through RS Vision Company Limited, a subsidiary of RS Group). The channel is based in Bangkok, Thailand, where it is available on both C and KU bands.^[1] Channel 8 broadcasts popular events such as HBO World Championship Boxing plus domestic and self-produced programs.

History

Channel 8 began broadcasting on a satellite platform in December 2010. It officially launched as a 24-hour free-to-air television channel on 5 January 2011.^[1] On 17 August 2013, Channel 8 upgraded its production and broadcast equipment to high-definition.^{[citation needed]} Its HD stream was broadcast on the Thaicom 6 satellite.^[1]^[2] In December 2013, RS won a license to broadcast Channel 8 on the digital terrestrial television platform in the Variety SD category.^[3] Channel 8 officially launched its digital TV channel on 25 April 2014.^[4]

Programming

Channel 8 airs both Thai and foreign dramas, including Korean series and self-produced Thai dramas. Its flagship sports content is boxing. In addition to airing boxing programs from HBO and UFC, Channel 8 produces its own boxing programs.^[5]

Notable series

The Doctors (2016)
Uncontrollably Fond (2016)
Love in the Moonlight (2016)
Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman (2017–18)
Eternal Love of Dream (2020)
The Romance of Tiger and Rose (2020)
The Love by Hypnotic (2019)
The Eternal Love 2 (2018)
Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019)
The Chang'an Youth (2020)
Lost Love in Times (2017)
The Classic of Mountains and Seas (2016)
Legend of Nine Tails Fox (2016)
The Hero Qi Ji Guang (抗倭英雄戚继光) (2015)

Notable sports

Presenters

Current

Phutta-apiwan Ongphrabaramee
Sarawat Kitpanich
Yonnakan Kornnattawee
Teera Thanyananphon
Sathaphon Riyapa
Theppakit Chatsuriyawong
Wiyada Peeraratkul
Waraporn Sansuk
Bunyita Ngamsappasin
Pattaraphon Nithiworapol
Chanitnun Punnannithi
Pitisak Yaowanont
Yingsak Jonglertjesdawong
Chaiya Mitchai
Saranchat Mitchai
Chanya Pakornphat
Jitdee Sridee
Chaianan Panchu

Former

Vanessa Samucsaruth (now at Channel 9 MCOT HD)
Natchaya Sanguansuk (now at Amarin TV)

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "RS spending Bt350m for Channel 8 HD broadcasts". The Nation. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "Thai Channel 8 - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "RS to broadcast popular Channel 8 on digital free-TV platform". The Nation. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on June 12, 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "Channel 8 - ContentAsia". www.contentasia.tv. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ PCL., Post Publishing. "Sport raises Channel 8 viewership". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^ "High Stakes In Thai TV - Media Business Asia". www.mediabusinessasia.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^ "Channel 8 to show English FA Cup matches". The Nation. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

External links

Official website

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[hd-1] "RS spending Bt350m for Channel 8 HD broadcasts". The Nation. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[2] "Thai Channel 8 - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[3] "RS to broadcast popular Channel 8 on digital free-TV platform". The Nation. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on June 12, 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[4] "Channel 8 - ContentAsia". www.contentasia.tv. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[5] PCL., Post Publishing. "Sport raises Channel 8 viewership". Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[content-6] "High Stakes In Thai TV - Media Business Asia". www.mediabusinessasia.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

[7] "Channel 8 to show English FA Cup matches". The Nation. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

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