Tero Entertainment Public Co. Ltd., formerly known as BEC-Tero, is a mass media and entertainment company in

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. It organizes and promotes

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s, owns

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s and produces

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s and

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shows. BEC-Tero was formed on March 27, 1998 as a majority-owned subsidiary of BEC World Public Co. Ltd. (the operator of Thai Channel 3), in a joint venture with Brian L. Marcar, owner of the company under its previous name World Media Supply. In December 2020 BEC World announced the sale of its shares in BEC-Tero to Marcar, totaling 15 million baht, and the company name was changed to Tero Entertainment. In March 2021, Tero withdrew all programs produced on Channel 3 HD from their programming. In order to produce new programs on Channel 7 HD, except for the morning news programs that have been changed to the channel's news department

Sony Music Entertainment (Thailand)

In 2001, BEC-TERO entered into a partnership with

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to create a Thai division of the

. The partnership was terminated in mid 2007, however, the partnership was revived in 2012. Among the artists on Sony Music's roster were Tata Young, one of Thailand's most popular female artists, and Same Same consisting of Clint Moffatt and Bob Moffatt formerly of

The Moffatts The Moffatts are a Canadian pop/rock country band composed of brothers Scott, Clint, Bob and Dave Moffatt. Scott was born on March 30, 1983, in Whitehorse, Yukon, and triplets Bob, Clint and Dave were born 11 months later in Vancouver, Briti ...

. The company also had the

Bakery Music Bakery Music is a Thai record label founded in 1994. It pioneered the independent music industry in the 1990s, being the most successful of its time, and inspiring the creation of many other indie labels. The company is now a subsidiary of Sony Mu ...

and Black Sheep record labels, which are focused on the

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scene. In addition, the company also distribute the LOVEis record label.

Thaiticketmajor

BEC-TERO has its own THAITICKETMASTER brand in Thailand since 1999 to support its concert business, and is the primary retailer of tickets to concerts and other events in Thailand. It has several outlets in Thailand's

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chain, as well as sales through its website. In 2007, Thaiticketmaster merged with Major Ticketing, owned by Major Cineplex Group, forming Thaiticketmajor. Tickets outlets now include all Major and EGV Cinema ticket outlets, and about 50 branches of post office. In February 2007, Thaiticketmajor adds intercity bus ticketing to their line of services.

Concert promotion

BEC-TERO is the primary promoter and organizer of

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concerts by foreign artists in Thailand. Artists brought to Thailand by BEC-TERO include

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and

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. Most of the bigger shows are held at

Impact Arena Impact, Muang Thong Thani ( th, ศูนย์แสดงสินค้าและการประชุม อิมแพ็ค เมืองทองธานี) is a commercial complex consisting of an arena, convention centre and ...

in Mueang Thong Thani, Amphoe Pak Kret. For a few years, the company hosted smaller events in what was known as BEC-TERO Hall in

Suan Lum Night Bazaar Suan Lum Night Bazaar was a market in Bangkok's Pathum Wan district, at the intersection of Rama IV and Wireless/ Sathorn Roads, opposite Lumphini Park at the MRT's Lumphini Station. Located on land owned by the Crown Property Bureau. It opened ...

in Lumphini,

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. It is used for concerts and other events. Artists who have performed there include

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and

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. The company's lease on the Suan Lum location expired in March 2007, and the hall was renamed Bangkok Hall. The company is looking for another location for its own event hall.Rungfapaisarn, Kwanchai (June 22, 2006)
"BEC-Tero to build permanent centre for exhibitions, concerts"
, ''

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''.

Film Bangkok

Film Bangkok and Chalermthai Studio are the film-production arms of BEC-TERO. Until 2005, Film Bangkok was run by Adirek Wattaleela, a producer and director who is often enigmatically credited as simply "Uncle". The last film to be produced by the now-shuttered Film Bangkok was '' SARS Wars''.

List of films produced by Film Bangkok

Films produced by Film Bangkok include: *'' Angulimala'' *'' Bangkok Dangerous'' *'' Bangrajan'' *''Goal Club'' *'' SARS Wars'' *'' Saving Private Tootsie'' *'' Som and Bank: Bangkok for Sale'' (''One Take Only'') *''

Tears of the Black Tiger ''Tears of the Black Tiger'' ( th, ฟ้าทะลายโจร, or ''Fa Thalai Chon'', literally, " the heavens strike the thief") is a 2000 Thai action-adventure film written and directed by Wisit Sasanatieng. The story of a tragic roma ...

'' *''The Remaker'' *''

The Siam Renaissance ''The Siam Renaissance'', known in Thai as ''Tawipop'' or ''Thawiphop'' ( th, ทวิภพ), is a 2004 Thai historical fantasy film directed by Surapong Pinijkhar. It is the second film adaptation of the 1986 novel ''Thawiphop'' by Thommayanti. ...

Tero Radio

Tero Radio Company Limited operates several stations. They are:
Hitz 955
(95.5 MHz)
Eazy FM 105.5
(105.5 MHz)
Star FM
(Online)
Tofu Pop Radio
(Online)
Rock on Radio
(Online)
RAD Radio
(Online)

Sony Music Entertainment (Thailand)

Thaiticketmajor

Concert promotion

Film Bangkok

List of films produced by Film Bangkok

Tero Radio

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