Thaicom Public Company Limited announced that True Visions Group Co. Ltd. signed a long-term transponder capacity contract for continuing its pay TV service to audiences in Thailand. The company has retained several Ku-band transponders on the new Thaicom-8 satellite, which delivers pay TV services to audiences in Thailand and across Asia including premier sports and entertainment events. TrueVisions will start using the service on the Thaicom-8 satellite from 2019 onwards. The transfer of subscribers from Thaicom-5 to Thaicom-8 is necessary as Thaicom-5 does not serve TrueVision's long-term requirements.