Chinese TV deal edged out Sonando: minister

Beehive Radio director Mam Sonando will not be granted a digital TV licence because up to 80 channels have been allocated to a Chinese state television network.

Khieu Kanharith, the minister of information, said in an interview on TVK on Tuesday night that the allocation of between 70 and 80 channels to Yunnan province’s state television network meant the ministry was “lacking frequencies”. …

Kanharith added that the government did not feel it should grant Sonando a licence because it saw him as affiliated with the Cambodia National Rescue Party, and the law does not state that parties have the right to run TV stations. …

Chhay Channyda
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