Media & Entertainment

Thai media market ~THB 130B ad-spend; BEC, MCOT, Workpoint, GMM, RS TV; Major cinema; GMM Grammy music; streaming, creator disruption

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Market profiles

37

Cited sources

30

Primary-grade share

83%

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Filmmaker)

Thai filmmaker and Palme d'Or laureate (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, 2010), the highest-profile Thai auteur in the global art-house cinema circuit.

2 reports
Government

Auspicious Licence Plate Auctions (DLT Thailand)

Thai Department of Land Transport programme auctioning auspicious vehicle registration numbers; generates hundreds of millions of baht annually from superstition-driven demand.

1 report
Government

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)

Bangkok's primary public contemporary art and culture centre at Pathumwan intersection; operated under Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, hosting 200-plus exhibitions and events annually.

2 reports
Company/operator

Bangkok Cineplex

Thai cinema operator profile in the local exhibition market.

1 report
Company/operator
SET:BEC

BEC World

Listed Thai Channel 3 TV broadcaster; Maleenont family controlled; Thai drama, news content leader.

4 reports
Company/operator

Brahmin Thai Astrologers Temple Cluster

Network of Brahmin-tradition astrologers and fortune-tellers based at Thai royal temples and Brahmin shrines, providing traditional astrological consultation services.

1 report
Company/operator

Bumble Thailand (Bumble Inc.)

Bumble Inc.'s women-first dating app operates in Thailand with a growing urban user base concentrated in Bangkok, positioning as a premium alternative to Tinder.

1 report
Company/operator

Thai Celebrity Fortune-Tellers Aggregate (Mor Doo)

Cluster of high-profile Thai celebrity fortune-tellers operating across television, social media, and paid consultation in Thailand's multi-billion-baht astrology economy.

1 report
Company/operator

Red Bull Racing (Formula 1)

Red Bull GmbH's Formula 1 team operating under the Oracle Red Bull Racing brand; multiple Constructors' and Drivers' Championship winner headquartered in Milton Keynes.

1 report
Company/operator

G-Pra Online Amulet Auction Platform

Thailand's leading online marketplace for Buddhist amulet trading and auction; digitises the Thai amulet economy with authentication tools and live bidding.

1 report
Company/operator
SET:GRAMMY

GMM Grammy

Largest Thai music label, GMM 25 / ONE 31 TV, concert, events; Paiboon Damrongchaitham family controlled.

8 reports
Company/operator

Got Jakrapan (Got Mor Lam)

Thai mor lam vocalist and live performer from Isan; prominent in the contemporary mor lam circuit with strong YouTube streaming numbers and a loyal northeastern Thai fanbase.

1 report
Company/operator

Grindr Thailand (San Vicente Acquisition Corp.)

Grindr's Thai operation serves Thailand's LGBTQ community, with Thailand being one of its top-five Southeast Asian markets by monthly active users.

1 report
Company/operator

Khon Kaen Mor Lam Festival (Annual Event)

Annual Mor Lam music festival held in Khon Kaen city, the largest dedicated Mor Lam live-event in the northeast Thailand cultural calendar.

1 report
Company/operator

Thai Livestream Fortune-Telling Platforms Aggregate

Aggregate of Thai livestream platforms and channels delivering paid fortune-telling and astrology consultations via Facebook Live, TikTok, and YouTube in Thailand.

1 report
Company/operator
SET:MAJOR

Major Cineplex

Listed Thai cinema exhibitor; ~800 screens; dominant ~80% share; bowling, karaoke, F&B, pre-roll advertising.

4 reports
Company/operator
SET:MCOT

MCOT

State-majority listed broadcaster; Channel 9 TV, MCOT radio network; persistent losses, turnaround.

1 report
Company/operator

MOCA Bangkok (Boonchai Bencharongkul Collection)

Private contemporary-art museum in Bangkok founded by DTAC billionaire Boonchai Bencharongkul, housing Thailand's largest single private collection of Thai modern and contemporary art.

1 report
Company/operator

Thai Astrology Mobile Apps Aggregate

Cluster of Thai-market astrology and horoscope mobile applications providing daily forecasts, numerology, and personalised fortune services to Thai smartphone users.

1 report
Company/operator

Online Cockfight Broadcasting Platforms (Thai and Filipino Webcasts)

Grey-market online streaming platforms broadcasting live cockfighting bouts from licensed Thai provincial arenas and Filipino sabungan pits to international betting audiences, estimated to generate USD 50-100M in annual subscription and wagering-adjacent revenue.

1 report
Company/operator

Pranakorn Amulet Shop

Established Bangkok amulet dealer and authentication specialist operating in the Tha Phrachan amulet market cluster.

1 report
People/family

Rirkrit Tiravanija (Artist)

Thai-born, internationally acclaimed contemporary artist and relational aesthetics pioneer, represented in major global museum collections and a reference figure for Thai cultural-export value.

1 report
Company/operator
SET:RS

RS Group

Listed Thai music, Channel 8 TV; aggressive home-shopping / commerce pivot post-2018.

2 reports
Company/operator

Sasi Match

Thai matchmaking platform blending traditional matchmaker services with a digital app, targeting Thai singles seeking serious long-term relationships.

1 report
Company/operator

SF Cinema City

Major Thai cinema-chain operator in malls and urban entertainment venues.

1 report
Company/operator

Sotheby's Asia and Christie's Asia (Thai Art Secondary Market)

The two dominant international auction houses operating Southeast Asian and Thai art sales from Hong Kong, setting secondary-market price benchmarks for Thai modern and contemporary art.

1 report
Company/operator

Sugar Bangkok

Thai-local dating app startup launched circa 2019, targeting Bangkok's young urban singles with a lifestyle-social hybrid matching format.

1 report
People/family

Tai Orathai

Leading Thai luk thung and mor lam vocalist from Isan; one of Thailand's best-selling country music artists with decades of chart success and a national live touring presence.

1 report
Company/operator

Tantan Thailand (Momo / ByteDance acquisition rumour — TanTan, MOMO Inc.)

MOMO Inc.'s Tantan dating app serves a significant Thai user base, driven in part by Chinese tourist and expatriate communities alongside Thai urban millennial users.

1 report
Company/operator

Tha Phrachan Amulet Market Bangkok

Bangkok's largest and oldest amulet trading market on Tha Phrachan Road; primary physical hub for Thai Buddhist amulet commerce and valuation.

1 report
Company/operator

Thai Music Label Aggregate (GMM Grammy, RS Group, Workpoint Entertainment)

Aggregate of Thailand's three largest music and entertainment label groups, anchoring the Thai recorded-music and live-events ecosystem.

1 report
Company/operator

Thai Music Streaming Aggregate (JOOX, Spotify Thailand)

The combined Thai music-streaming market led by JOOX (Tencent Music) and Spotify Thailand, the dominant digital distribution channels for Mor Lam, luk thung, and Thai pop.

1 report
Company/operator

ThaiCupid (Cupid Media)

Cupid Media's ThaiCupid is a Thailand-specific dating site operating since 2002, focusing on connecting Thai singles with international and domestic partners.

1 report
Company/operator

Tinder Thailand (Match Group)

Match Group's Tinder operates in Thailand with an estimated 3-4 million monthly active users, making it the country's largest swipe-based dating app.

1 report
Company/operator

TV Phra Thailand

Thai amulet television and online media platform; broadcasts amulet auction programmes, authentication content, and collector commentary to a nationwide audience.

1 report
Company/operator
SET:WORK

Workpoint Entertainment

Listed Thai TV Channel 23, content production, game-show, reality-TV content factory.

8 reports
People/family

Yinglee Srijumpol

Thai mor lam and luk thung vocalist from Isan; daughter of legendary mor lam artist Pimpaporn Laddawan, known for contemporary takes on traditional northeastern Thai music.

1 report

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