THAICOM Public Company Limited (SET INDEX: THCOM) has signed a contract with Real Metro Company Limited for capacity on the THAICOM-5 satellite platform to transmit its seven television channels under the production and operation of Next Step Company Limited “Next Step”, its subsidiary.

The total contract value is approximately US$6.68 Million (or approximately Baht 234million). In addition, THAICOM has already broadcasted Next Step’s Seven Channels on the THAICOM-5’s Ku-band transponder since the beginning of 2009. The Next Step’s channels include: 1) Samrujlok, 2) Next Step Television, 3) Music Lifestyle, 4) MySci, 5) Fox Crime, 6) Net Geo Wild, and 7) Australia Network. Viewers across the country can watch Next Step’s channels via a Ku-band “DTV” satellite dish or “Yellow Dish” service, Next Step’s Top Up TV Service and cable TV service throughout the country. Next Step channels can reach more than three million households in Thailand.