Pundit: Streaming app plan overlooks market realities

Mr Rewin says introducing a distinct, state-backed app would only deepen consumer confusion.

Policy interventions and smart regulatory design, not a state-engineered streaming app, are the answers to rescue the local broadcasting industry, says a consultant.

Rewin Pataibunlue, managing partner at consultancy PrimeStreet Advisory, said the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) intention to ensure public access to information is a good idea, but building a sovereign streaming app as a digital TV broadcasting platform could become a financial trap.