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(From The Nation (Thailand))
Byline: The Nation.
UBC TV will begin airing Thailand's first 24-hour game channel on October 1, capitalising on a change in lifestyles and the robust growth of the computer-game industry.
Two years ago, Thailand's sole operator of nationwide cable service discovered the trend in which the global game market had exceeded the movie industry.
Currently UBC airs more than five movie channels, one being the most watched among its 50-plus channels. UBC executives now expect the new game channel to climb up among its top 10 most-watched channels within a short period.
"If you take the number of online game …