<div> <div>To protect Thailand’s TV industry, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has appointed a steering committee to lead surveillance of online streaming and broadcasting platforms. </div></div>

<p>Thai Administrative Court ruled that an order from the Thai broadcasting authority to shut down a TV station affiliated with a red-shirt group was unlawful.</p> <p>According to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.matichon.co.th/news_detail.php?newsid=1437031729">Matichon Online</a>, on Thursday, 16 July 2015, the Administrative Court in Bangkok issued an injunction to allow<a href="https://www.facebook.com/peacetv.udd">&nbsp;Peace TV</a>, a TV station affiliated with the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), an anti-establishment red-shirt group, to continue broadcasting.</p>

<p dir="ltr">The Thai broadcasting authorities warned a TV station over broadcasting a program on the Deep South peace talk, saying that the program could lead to conflict and confusion.</p>

<p>After being summoned by the Thai broadcasting authorities, Thai PBS, a public media company supported by the state, clarified that it was only doing its duty in broadcasting a TV programme about the 14 embattled anti-junta activists.</p>

<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-38694e5c-6e15-12eb-2a2a-714f19558bbc">A Thai national media association urged the head of the military junta to understand the role of the media and not to act as a dictator when confronted with unpleasant news reports. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>