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Bangkok Bank lends CTH B14bn for football rights

Cable Thai Holding Plc (CTH) has raised its investment budget by 25% to 25 billion baht after securing the broadcasting rights for the English Premier League (EPL) in the three seasons from 2013-15.

Wichai Thongtang (second from left), chairman of CTH, shakes hands with Deja Tulananda, vice-chairman of Bangkok Bank, while Vachara Vacharaphol (left), vice-chairman of CTH, and Chatri Sophonpanich, chairman of Bangkok Bank, look on.

The extra money will be used to install a fibre-optic network nationwide, buy more content and invest in new broadcast technology.

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