Nielsen’s Gracenote Projects Brazil and Argentina Will Prevail at World Cup 2022
Gracenote, a Nielsen company, today released its World Cup 2022 forecast which identifies Brazil and Argentina as the two favourites most likely to triumph in Qatar. Spotlight• According to Gracenote, Brazil is the favourite to win the 2022 World Cup with a 20% chance of lifting the trophy on December 18. Brazil is at the top of Gracenote's World Football Ranking after losing just three times in 50 matches since being eliminated from the 2018 World Cup by Belgium. Despite this, a World Cup final between Brazil and Argentina is currently the most likely match-up on December 18 according to Gracenote simulations. World Cup holders France are next according to Gracenote projections with a 5% chance of a repeat performance.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
November 25, 2022 05:05 UTC
World Cup now available on all internet TV platforms as True loses exclusive rights
In an urgent notification to internet protocol TV (IPTV) operators, the telecom regulator said that under the “must carry” rule, the tournament must also be made available on IPTV platforms including 3BB TV, NT-TOT IPTV, and AIS Playbox. The notification effectively cancels True Corp’s exclusive broadcasting rights for half of this year’s World Cup matches via its IPTV and other online platforms. But from now on, fans in Thailand can also watch the matches via other IPTV platforms. The “must carry” rule dictates that major sports events like the World Cup must be broadcast for free across all platforms in Thailand. On Wednesday, Fifa threatened to revoke Thailand’s World Cup broadcasting rights after it found Thai broadcasts of matches were being watched in neighbouring countries.
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November 25, 2022 03:13 UTC
Organisers credit ‘Thai unity’ for success in hosting Apec Summit
“As head of the Apec 2022 Task Force, I am grateful for all the contributions to help create history by successfully hosting the Apec 2022,” said Thanatip, a former Thai ambassador. The QSNCC served more than 5,000 people, including delegates and media people from all 21 member economies, during the Apec 2022. Meanwhile, NCC executive vice president MR Swasdivudh Svasti-vatana credited contributions from everyone in Team Thailand, including chefs, food stylists, artisans and students who worked behind the scenes to ensure Apec 2022 went on smoothly. “This success would not have happened without those people, and not just QSNCC teams,” he said. The executive also said that another pride for QSNCC was that Thai soft power was presented through food made with ingredients from local communities.
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November 24, 2022 16:08 UTC
Fifa warns it will revoke Thailand’s World Cup broadcast rights over encryption failures
Fifa’s warning prompted SAT to immediately notify the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, urging the telecom watchdog to ensure all parties involved in the broadcasting of the World Cup 2022 finals – being held in Qatar until December 18 – strictly abide by Fifa’s broadcasting transmission encryption standard. SAT governor Kongsak Yodmanee said on Wednesday that these parties are five multiplexer DTTs, Thaicom, and all companies providing set-top box (STB) services. Fifa has asked the broadcasters to strictly encrypt its over-the-air transmissions at least to the minimum standards of “Biss CA Director” or “Power/u”, said Kongsak. Furthermore, Thaicom and the providers of STB services cannot use the Biss 1 Simultcrypt as they are now doing, he added. “Failure to comply with these rules will result in Thailand’s broadcasting rights being forfeited,” Kongsak added.
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November 24, 2022 11:21 UTC
Explainer: The JFA Pledge for 2050 — Japan’s road map to winning the World Cup
Then, [we] came back to analyse and develop the system to reach the World Cup,” Witthaya said. Japan has now become a regular at the World Cup having qualified seven consecutive times. Twenty-one of Japan’s 26-man squad at the 2022 World Cup played in professional leagues in Europe. Currently, Japan have almost achieved all their short-term goals with only the top goal — the World Cup — still to be attained. However, considering their rapid rate of progress they might not have to wait until 2050 to hoist the World Cup.
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November 24, 2022 11:03 UTC
“Super Balance Thailand 2022” showcases junior balance bike tournament with over 2,000 participants
The event, held from November 19 to 20 at the Happy and Healthy Bike Lane at Suvarnabhumi Airport, sought to promote exercise and strengthen family ties. The response exceeded expectations, with almost 2,000 children and their families attending. The Happy and Healthy Bike Lane at Suvarnabhumi Airport was inaugurated in 2015 thanks to a partnership between SCB and Airports of Thailand PCL. We kicked off the inaugural "Super Balance Thailand 2022" competition during November 19-20. Over 2,000 children and family members attended the event, highlighting the significance of young children's physical and mental development for skill-building, promotion of sportsmanship, and extracurricular learning.
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November 24, 2022 08:04 UTC
24% of medium-size businesses ready to use pirated software to cut costs: Kaspersky
Pirated copies of software usually come with Trojans and miners and do not contain the fixes or patches released by developers to close vulnerabilities that might be exploited by cybercriminals. Use a security solution that detects not only malicious programs but also potentially unwanted instalments. • Update your operating system, security software, browser and all the programs you work with as soon as a new update comes out. A security solution with remediation feature will let you roll back actions performed by malware in the operating system, delivering protection against cryptolockers. More recommendations on how to protect your business with a limited budget are available on a dedicated Kaspersky Low Budget Hub.
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November 24, 2022 03:03 UTC
“Where’s Messi?” Saudi fans after shock 2-1 win over Argentina
Saudi Arabia fans shouted, “where’s Messi” and “they can’t look us in the eye,” as they made their way out of the stadium and into the streets of the city of Lusail, immediately north of the capital Doha. Argentina fans, on the other hand, were in a state of disbelief as they turned their attention to the remaining matches in the group phase against Mexico and Poland. On his fifth and final quest for the only major trophy to elude him, the 35-year-old Messi scored a 10th minute penalty in a dominant first half display where he and Lautaro Martinez also had three goals disallowed for offside.
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November 23, 2022 08:03 UTC
HRH Princess Sirindhorn unveils greeting card for Thais
The accompanying poem, composed by the Princess, tells the story of her teacher who kept a rabbit and a dog as pets. The two animals were close friends and together would often look up at the sky to admire the full moon. May all Thais be blessed as these two friends in all aspects in years to come,” said the poem. The Princess has graciously allowed the Phufa Shop to print the illustration and poem on several products for people to buy as gifts for their loved ones during the celebratory season. People can visit the 19 branches of Phufa Shop or head to http://www.phufa.org/shop to browse products such as polo items, T-shirts, hats, wall clocks, umbrellas, coffee mugs and hand sanitisers with the illustration and the signature of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
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November 23, 2022 07:18 UTC
Brazil neighbourhood bursts with art and colour to support World Cup team
Said RODRIGO HABIB BRAZILIAN ARTISTLocals, children, and teenagers in the Vila Isabel neighbourhood, helped decorate their streets on Saturday (November 19) with yellow and green garlands and paintings on asphalt. I am happy to be painting the street and decorating it for the World Cup." Said ISABELA JORGEMeters away, a wall featured a cartoon figure of Brazilian soccer legend Pele and forward Vinicius dancing. Brazil kick off their World Cup campaign on Thursday (November 24) against Serbia before facing their other Group G opponents, Switzerland and Cameroon. The Qatar World Cup starts on Sunday (November 20) and runs until the final on December 18.
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November 20, 2022 22:59 UTC
Thailand and China ink 5 agreements to boost trade, regional security
The talks at Government House, which came straight after Prayut had closed the Apec Summit, saw the announcement of five agreements signed during Xi’s visit:1. The cooperation plan on the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road3. Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in e-commerce between the Thai and Chinese commerce ministries. MoU on cooperation in academia, science and technology between Thailand's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and China’s Academy of Sciences. MoU on establishing a working group on investment and economic cooperation between Thailand's Industry Ministry and China's Commerce Ministry.
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November 20, 2022 08:05 UTC
Broadcasters cry foul after True dominates World Cup match allocation
ADTEB secretary Dew Waratangtragoon, who is also CEO of broadcaster ONE Enterprise, said the allocation of matches was done by lottery but was still basically unfair. Dew pointed out that the NBTC had allocated 600 million baht from the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Research and Development Fund for Public Interest (BTFP) to ensure that all people could watch the World Cup matches and maintain fairness in allocating the broadcasts. "Hence, SAT's move to allocate 32 of the 64 matches to True4U does not meet NBTC's resolution to maintain fairness in broadcasting rights allocation," he said. ADTEB will file a letter of complaint with the NBTC, asking it to examine SAT's move, he added. "If NBTC stands by its principle of thoroughness and equality, ADTEB still reserves the right to disagree with SAT's move," he said.
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November 20, 2022 08:05 UTC
A peek inside the Apec 2022 venue
After the summit was completed on Saturday, the Nation was granted exclusive rights to photograph the areas where leaders of the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) countries and invited guests discussed trade ties and an inclusive, sustainable future. We captured the key meeting rooms that were specially decorated with flowers, the leaders’ lounge, the room where private discussions were held and waiting rooms. The Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, which opened on October 15 after being renovated for three years, served as the venue for the summit. The 300,000-square-metre facility has 50 meeting rooms, two massive interconnected exhibition halls, two seminar halls and many other areas serving different purposes. The site has 3,000 parking spots and can accommodate up to 100,000 visitors.
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November 19, 2022 23:01 UTC
World Cup TV broadcasts confirmed
Reporters tour the Fifa VAR (video assistant referee) Room where close plays in World Cup matches will be reviewed, in Doha on Friday. (Photo: Reuters)Seventeen free television channels will broadcast live World Cup 2022 matches in rotation, with True4U 24 carrying the opening match between the host country Qatar and Ecuador on Sunday at 11pm Thailand time. Saturday’s meeting used a lot drawing to choose which channels would broadcast which matches. The 17 participating channels are True4U 24, TSports 7, Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 7, Channel 8, MCOT Channel 9, NBT, Thai PBS, Thairath TV, Amarin TV, Mono 29, PPTV 36, GMM 25, Nation TV, ONE 31 and JKN 18. True4U 24 is owned by the mobile, pay-TV and internet conglomerate True Corporation, one of the companies that provided financial support for the broadcasting rights.
Source:Bangkok Post
November 19, 2022 22:18 UTC
Apec 2022 ends with Prayut handing 'chalom' to next host – the US
The handover ceremony took place at around noon, with Prayut saying the chalom – the traditional Thai basket and this year’s Apec logo – represented strength, flexibility and consistency. He said he hoped the US would uphold Apec’s aims and visions when it hosts the next summit. “We hope the BCG [bio-circular-green] economic model will also be one of the main factors that bring economies together,” he added. Prayut said he hopes the US and other economies would work together to help the Asia-Pacific region prosper, adding that the world is undergoing significant change and that environment and sustainability are crucial. The next APEC meeting will be held in San Francisco.
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November 19, 2022 20:04 UTC