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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand:

Pattaya’s “Wan Lai” Festival Set for Massive 3-Day Beachfront Celebration! Water Fights, Sacred Water Pouring, Free Concerts, and Giant-Screen Football Cheer – All in One Epic Event Pattaya is gearing up for one of its most anticipated festivals of t... [1]

Pattaya, Thailand – On March 24th, 2026, Mr. Kritsana Boonsawad, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya City, presided over a coordination meeting to prepare for the “Songkran Wan Lai Pattaya” festival. [2]

TOKYO -- Sony Pictures Entertainment has entered a deal to stream its films exclusively on Netflix, a move seen as a possible shift in Sony Group's strategy that had focused on multi-platform distribution. [4]

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has announced plans to extend its regulatory scope covering online content on video-on-demand (VOD) and video-sharing platforms. [6]

HONG KONG -- Telecommunications giant PCCW has launched a video-on-demand streaming service in South Africa in a bid to capture the country's growing number of Internet users. [7]

TOKYO -- In May, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida faced his counterpart at Microsoft, Satya Nadella, on the sprawling campus in Redmond, Washington, that houses the world's largest software maker. [8]

SILICON VALLEY/LONDON -- U.S. streaming video provider Netflix has for the past few years been taking the global pay-TV market by storm, offering user-friendly services at affordable prices, and the convenience of online viewing. [9]

TOKYO -- Six major Japanese media companies together will enter the growing yet crowded domestic market for video streaming, preparing a wide variety of content including dramas, talk shows and economic news. [10]

Sources
[1] TH thepattayanews.com · 2026-03-25 · 81% match

Pattaya’s Songkran Festival Expands, Set for Massive 3-Day Beachfront Celebration!

Pattaya’s “Wan Lai” Festival Set for Massive 3-Day Beachfront Celebration! Water Fights, Sacred Water Pouring, Free Concerts, and Giant-Screen Football Cheer – All in One Epic Event Pattaya is gearing up for one of its most anticipated festivals of t

[2] TH thepattayanews.com · 2026-03-24 · 50% match

Pattaya Deputy Mayor Chairs Meeting to Finalize Plans for 2026 Official Pattaya Wan Lai and Songkran Festival, April 17th-19th

Pattaya, Thailand – On March 24th, 2026, Mr. Kritsana Boonsawad, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya City, presided over a coordination meeting to prepare for the “Songkran Wan Lai Pattaya” festival.

[3] TH www.khaosodenglish.com · 2025-10-23 · 65% match

Monomax Hits 1M Subscribers on English Premier League Boom

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-17 · 35% match

Sony Pictures changes course with exclusive Netflix streaming deal

TOKYO -- Sony Pictures Entertainment has entered a deal to stream its films exclusively on Netflix, a move seen as a possible shift in Sony Group's strategy that had focused on multi-platform distribution.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-29 · 31% match

Sony taps Crunchyroll to draw anime fans to its entertainment empire

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2023-08-19 · 45% match

NBTC to extend oversight to online video platforms

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has announced plans to extend its regulatory scope covering online content on video-on-demand (VOD) and video-sharing platforms.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-09-17 · 40% match

Hong Kong's PCCW offers on-demand streaming video in South Africa

HONG KONG -- Telecommunications giant PCCW has launched a video-on-demand streaming service in South Africa in a bid to capture the country's growing number of Internet users.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-07-24 · 39% match

A Netflix moment for gaming? Streaming challenges consoles in 5G era

TOKYO -- In May, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida faced his counterpart at Microsoft, Satya Nadella, on the sprawling campus in Redmond, Washington, that houses the world's largest software maker.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-12-09 · 38% match

Netflix shakes up global pay-TV market, eyes Asia

SILICON VALLEY/LONDON -- U.S. streaming video provider Netflix has for the past few years been taking the global pay-TV market by storm, offering user-friendly services at affordable prices, and the convenience of online viewing.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-05-24 · 37% match

Nikkei, TV Tokyo, TBS, others team on video streaming

TOKYO -- Six major Japanese media companies together will enter the growing yet crowded domestic market for video streaming, preparing a wide variety of content including dramas, talk shows and economic news.

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